1 REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
VARIOUS ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
The Concord City Council met in a regular meeting via various electronic locations at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, with Mayor Aliano presiding. Minutes follow in abbreviated form per Resolution 3361 and Council Minutes of September 26, 1966.
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT VIA
VARIOUS ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS: Edi Birsan, Laura Hoffmeister, Tim McGallian, Carlyn Obringer, Dominic Aliano
STAFF PRESENT VIA VARIOUS
ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS: Valerie Barone, City Manager; Susanne Brown, City Attorney; Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Neetu Salwan, Deputy City Clerk; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Kevin Marstall, Director of Community Development; William Tarbox, Director of Public Works; Mark Bustillos, Chief of Police; Steve Voorhies, Director of Parks and Recreation; Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse; Bruce Davis, Interim City Engineer; Bernard Enrile, CIP Manager; Kevin Wheat, Associate Civil Engineer; Kylie Hicks, Budget Analyst
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: George Fulmore; Hope Johnson, Concord; Ady; Cora Mitchell; Natalie
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
George Fulmore spoke of unsafe intersections in Concord.
Hope Johnson, Concord, spoke of the Council not bringing up issues like violent crimes in Concord during Council Reports during Council meetings.
Ady spoke of the work she is doing with and needed services for the City’s unhoused.
PRESENTATION
2022 CITIZEN SATISFACTION AND ARPA PRIORITIES SURVEY – Bryan Godbe Mayor Aliano introduced Bryan Godbe, Godbe Research, who gave a presentation on the 2022 Citizen Satisfaction and ARPA Priorities Survey.
Following questions from the City Council, Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period.
George Fulmore inquired about the percentage of replies by zip code.
Ady asked for a breakdown of responses by demographics.
Hope Johnson, Concord, asked for a breakdown of responses by District.
Mayor Aliano closed the public comment period.
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TREASURER’S REPORT – October 1 – December 31, 2021
City Treasurer Patti Barsotti presented the Investment Report for the period October 1 – December 31, 2021.
Following questions from the City Council, Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period.
George Fulmore commented that the City has a large cash balance and it should be spent down.
Mayor Aliano closed the public comment period.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Birsan to receive the Treasurer’s Report for the period October 1 – December 31, 2021. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period, and upon receiving no public comment, closed the public comment period.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – February 22, 2022
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Obringer to approve the minutes from the February 22, 2022, meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-14 – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Obringer to adopt Resolution No. 22-14 entitled, “A Resolution Authorizing the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to Establish an Annual Parcel Assessment for FY 2022-23 for Drainage Maintenance and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPOINTMENT AS CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE TO CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE – Robert Barnes
This item was pulled from consideration on the Consent Calendar by Concord resident Hope Johnson who inquired why applications were not included with the staff report for the item.
Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period, and upon receiving no public comment, closed the public comment period.
A motion was made by Obringer and seconded by McGallian to appoint Robert Barnes as the City of Concord’s representative to the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Advisory Committee (County Connection) for a term ending December 31, 2024. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT – LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
This item was pulled from consideration on the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Obringer who highlighted that the project is for Zone FJ that includes residential streets immediately south of Hillcrest Community Park and north of Solano Way, including streets such as Overhill Road, Hilltop Road, and Avon Avenue, and that the design efforts are expected to be completed by December 2022 with construction beginning in spring 2023.
Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period, and upon receiving no public comment, closed the public comment period.
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A motion was made by Obringer and seconded by Hoffmeister to approve a Professional Services Agreement with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. of Martinez, California, in the not-to-exceed amount of $275,684.20 (base agreement of $250,622 plus staff authority to spend up to a 10% contingency of $25,062.20) to provide design and related services for Pavement Maintenance – Zone FJ Project (Project No. 2526); and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CONSIDERATION ITEM
FISCAL YEARS 2021-22 AND 2022-23 MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS Budget Officer Donna Lee presented the staff report, reviewing the Council Priority Focus Areas and Tier 1 and Tier 2 Priorities; providing a prior year and current year budget overview, including General Fund and Measure V and the recommended mid-year budget adjustments for FYs 2021-22 and 2022-23); reviewing the General Fund long-range financial forecast, and requesting adoption of a Resolution amending the FY 2021-22 and 2022-23 Municipal Budgets and update to the long-range financial forecast, adoption of a Resolution adopting the City of Concord’s Salary Schedule effective November 15, 2021, and adoption of a Resolution amending Policy and Procedure No. 31 – Budget Appropriation Transfer Controls.
Following questions from the City Council, Mayor Aliano opened a public comment period.
George Fulmore stated that there needs to be more transparency regarding the way budget funds are spent.
Cora Mitchell spoke of lack of GARE assessments on presentations.
Ady asked to have funds go toward social services, social workers, and housing staff to solve housing issues.
Hope Johnson stated that due to the doubled regressive sales tax approved by Measure V affects the underserved the most.
Natalie spoke of the Concord Police Department’s Instagram Account not being accessible to all.
Mayor Aliano closed the public comment period.
Following comments by the City Council, a motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Obringer to adopt Resolution No. 22-15 entitled, “A Resolution Amending the Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23 Municipal Budgets and Update to the Long-Range Financial Forecast” with revisions to Exhibit A to reduce Parks/Medians Maintenance Projects by $150,000 and appropriate and transfer $150,000 to General Fund to fund one Code Enforcement Officer (ongoing), and to allocate $2.4 million (one time) to reserve for needs of unhoused (to be determined at a later date). The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Obringer to adopt Resolution No. 22-4735.1 entitled, “A Resolution Adopting the City of Concord’s Salary Schedule Effective November 15, 2021, in Accordance with the Requirements of California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) for a Publicly Available Pay Schedule.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
Staff was directed to make modifications to Policy and Procedure No. 31 – Budget Appropriation Transfer Controls and return to a future City Council meeting for approval by Resolution.
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CORRESPONDENCE
a. PowerPoint Presentation – Agenda Item No. 3.a, 2022 Citizen Satisfaction and ARPA Priorities Survey
b. PowerPoint Presentation – Agenda Item No. 6.a, Fiscal Year 2021-22 Mid-Year Budget Update
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:
One potential case.
The City Council by a unanimous vote (Ayes: McGallian, Aliano, Birsan, Hoffmeister, Obringer; Nays: None) authorized the City Manager to execute settlement agreements with defendant opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson (“Distributors”) and one manufacturer, Janssen Pharma (“Janssen”) in the case In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, MDL No. 2804. On February 25, 2022, Defendants approved the settlement agreements with participating states and local government subdivisions across the country.
COUNCIL REPORTS
It was the consensus of the Council to direct staff to post CORE success stories on the City’s website.
Councilmembers shared information on events and activities in which they had participated since the last meeting and commented on items of interest.
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned on March 8, 2022, at 10:39 p.m. /s/
DOMINIC ALIANO
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK