1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Laura M. Hoffmeister, Mayor
Edi E. Birsan, Vice Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano
Laura M. Nakamura
Carlyn S. Obringer
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Regular 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
Tuesday,
December 13, 2022
6:30 p.m. - Open Session
Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or Various
telephonic/electronic
locations
NOTICE: Members of the City Council, City staff/consultants, and/or the public will be able to participate either in-person or remotely via Zoom.
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. Tonight’s meeting will be conducted both in-person and remotely via Zoom.
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 Join the Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
2 How to Submit Public Comments:
Please note that emailed comments will not be read aloud by staff.
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].
If you are commenting on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number and letter.
If you are commenting on an item not listed on the agenda, please identify your comment as a General Public Comment.
To Participate in Public Comment During the Meeting:
Please note that emailed comments will not be read aloud by staff.
In-Person Comments: Blue Speaker Identification Cards are located near the Council Chamber entrance. Please complete a Speaker Card and give it to the City Clerk prior to the agenda item you wish to speak on and preferably prior to the Council meeting. When the Mayor opens a public comment period, the City Clerk will call speakers to provide comment in the order the Speaker Cards are received. Should you have any questions after consulting the Speaker Identification Card, please contact the City Clerk prior to the start of the Council meeting.
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:
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oBy phone: US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 348 7799 or 1 253 215 8782 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 called upon to speak, speakers will be promoted to panelists so they have the ability to turn on their cameras so they are visible to the Council and public.
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.
3 OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance - Councilmember Nakamura
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
This is a 15-minute Public Comment Period for items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction that are not on this agenda. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes.
State law prohibits the City Council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the Public Comment Period. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Written Public Comment
3. ANNOUNCEMENT
a. Announcing – openings on Concord's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; Commission on Aging; Community Services Commission; Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee; Design Review Board; Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission; and Planning Commission; and setting a deadline of Friday, January 20, 2023, at 5 p.m. for applications to be due to the City Clerk. Report by Joelle Fockler, City Clerk.
4. CITY COUNCIL/CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA)/CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE 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/LRA/CPHHCD, 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 2023 City Council Meeting Calendar.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – authorization to purchase three new Ford Super Duty F-250 trucks in the amount not to exceed $200,000 and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. 4 (Annual Vehicle Replacement Fund) Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution supporting the local, state, and federal efforts to exonerate the Port Chicago 50. Recommended by the Assistant City Manager.
d. Considering – approval of five Master Service Agreements (MSAs), each in the not-to-exceed amount of $500,000 over an up-to five-year term, for on- call consultant services for the Planning Division and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (reimbursed through permit fees and General Fund). Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
e. Considering – approval of amendments extending the Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) agreements with Shelter, Inc. and ECHO Housing from December 31, 2022, to June 30, 2023, without change to the agreement amounts, and authorize the City Manager to execute such amendments subject to City Attorney approval. (Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus Funds). Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. f. Considering – approval of Task Order #1 with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. (LCC) of Martinez, California, in the not-to-exceed amount of $168,718 (base agreement of $153,380 plus Staff authority to spend up to a 10% contingency of $15,338) to provide design and related services for Pavement Maintenance – Zone 3N (Project No. 2623), and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Measure J Local Funds and Capital Projects General Fund). Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378 and/or 15061(b)(3). g. Considering – adoption of a Resolution finding that there remains a reasonable relationship between current needs for the Offsite Street Improvement Program (OSIP), Art in Public Places, and Master Storm Drain Fees and the purposes for which they were originally charged. (Government Code Section 66000 et. seq.) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
5 CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060, 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
h. Considering – adoption of:
(1) a Resolution approving the negotiated terms and authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-and-a-half-year memorandum of understanding between the City of Concord and the Concord Police Association for the period January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026; and approving an appropriation of $675,100 from General Fund balance in Fiscal Year 2022-23, to implement the terms of the memorandum of understanding; and (2) a Resolution approving the negotiated terms and authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-and-a-half-year memorandum of understanding between the City of Concord and the Concord Police Managers’ Representation Unit for the period January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026; and approving an appropriation of $43,600 from General Fund balance for Fiscal Year 2022-23, to implement the terms of the memorandum of understanding. Recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Reg. Sections 15060, 15061, and/or 15378.
CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY/CONCORD-PLEASANT HILL HEALTH CARE
DISTRICT CONSENT CALENDAR
i. Considering – adoption of a Resolution declaring the ability of the City Council, Local Reuse Authority, Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District, standing City Council Subcommittees, and all City boards, commissions (including the Planning Commission), and committees to continue to meet 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. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS
The public is entitled to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda before or during the City Council’s consideration of that item. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – (1) adoption of a Resolution establishing a Working Group for the Homeless Strategic Plan; (2) calling for recruitment to fill five positions; and (3) Selecting January 17 or 25 as a special meeting date to conduct interviews and make Working Group appointments, and select two 6 Councilmembers to serve on the Working Group and assign one as Chair and one as Vice Chair. Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, and/or 15378.
b. Considering – (1) adoption of a Resolution stating the City of Concord's intent to participate in the Green Empowerment Zone; and (2) appointment of a Councilmember to serve on the board of directors. Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, and/or 15378.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
7. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Closed Session Announcements
b. City Manager or Staff Reports
c. Council Reports
8. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Special Meeting
Date: 1/7/2023 9:00 a.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 7 meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.