1 CONTINUED SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL/CITY COUNCIL
SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND VARIOUS
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023 (CONTINUED
FROM JANUARY 7, 2023)
The Concord City Council met in a continued special meeting in the Council Chamber, located at 1950 Parkside Drive and via various telephonic/electronic locations at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, with Mayor Hoffmeister presiding. Minutes follow in abbreviated form per Resolution 3361 and Council Minutes of September 26, 1966.
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Dominic Aliano, Edi Birsan, Laura Nakamura, Carlyn Obringer, Laura Hoffmeister
STAFF PRESENT: Valerie Barone, City Manager; Susanne Brown, City Attorney; Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Stefanie Ananthan, Deputy City Clerk; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse; Israel Mora, Executive Secretary
CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA) CONSIDERATION ITEM CONSIDERING THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY’S ACCEPTANCE OF CONCORD FIRST PARTNERS, LLC’S, TERM SHEET FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 2,275 ACRES AT THE FORMER CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION – continued from January 7, 2023 Mayor Hoffmeister reminded the public that the item was continued from January 7, 2023, and the public comment period for the item was held during the January 7 meeting.
The City Council asked clarifying questions to Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse Guy Bjerke and Concord First Partners, LLC, representatives Louis Parsons, President of Discovery Builders, Inc., Phil Tagami, CEO, Capital Investment Group, and Albert Seeno, III, CEO, Discovery Builders, Inc.
Mr. Bjerke reviewed the proposed alternative actions the Council was being requested to consider as follows:
1. Choose to approve the Term Sheet as drafted (LRA staff’s recommendation); or
2. Provide additional direction to LRA staff and Concord First Partners, LLC, regarding additional or change provisions for consideration in the Term Sheet and continue this meeting to January 28, 2023; or
3. Reject the Term Sheet; direct LRA staff to let the Exclusive Agreement to Negotiate with Concord First Partners, LLC expire on January 31, 2023.
Mr. Bjerke explained the proposed Alternative Action No. 2 was presented with the intention that City Council would have taken action at the January 7, 2023, meeting.
City Council Minutes January 28, 2023
2 Following comments from the City Council, a motion was made by Obringer and seconded by Nakamura to direct LRA staff to let the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Concord First Partners, LLC expire on January 31, 2023. The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Nakamura, Obringer, Hoffmeister NOES: Aliano, Birsan
CORRESPONDENCE
a. Agenda Item No. 2.a – Concord First Partners Term Sheet – Benched Memorandum Changes and Clarifications to Term Sheet
b. Agenda Item No. 2.a – Concord First Partners Term Sheet – Benched Correspondence (received up to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023)
c. Agenda Item No. 2.a – Concord First Partners Term Sheet – Benched Correspondence (received after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023)
d. Agenda Item No. 2.a – Concord First Partners Term Sheet – Staff PowerPoint Presentation e. Agenda Item No. 2.a – Concord First Partners Term Sheet – Concord First Partners PowerPoint Presentation
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned on January 28, 2023, at 10:55 a.m. /s/
LAURA M. HOFFMEISTER
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK