1 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CONCORD SENIOR CENTER
2727 PARKSIDE CIRCLE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023
The Concord City Council met in a special meeting at the Concord Senior Center located at 2727 Parkside Circle, at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 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; Karan Reid, Director of Finance; Will Tarbox, Director of Public Works; Kevin Marstall,
Director of Community Development; Guy Bjerke,
Director of Community Reuse Planning; Steve Voorhies,
Director of Parks and Recreation; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Mark Bustillos, Chief of
Police; Jasmin Loi, Director of Human Resources;
Jennifer Ortega, Community Relations Manager; James
Nakayama, Police Captain; Craig Blythe Administrative
Services Manager; Kit Jory, Parks Manager; Ken Yee,
Facilities Manager; Wendy McAuley, Executive Assistant
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Ray Barbour, Concord; Tim Carr, Concord; Jenny, Monument Impact; Tony; Rev. Millie Phillips
ANNUAL WORKSHOP ON CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Mayor Hoffmeister provided introductions and introduced City Manager Valerie Barone who reviewed the workshop agenda and meeting outline.
Director of Finance Karan Reid presented information on the Cannabis Community Benefits Fund.
Following questions from the City Council, Mayor Hoffmeister opened a public comment period on the presentation on the Cannabis Community Benefits Fund, and upon receiving no public comment, closed the public comment period.
It was the consensus of the Council to assign the Community Services Commission to establish/adopt a distribution methodology for the Cannabis Community Benefits Fund.
Mayor Hoffmeister recessed the meeting at 11:00 a.m. The meeting resumed at 11:07 a.m.
Director of Human Resources Jasmin Loi provided a staffing update.
Following questions from the City Council, Mayor Hoffmeister opened a public comment period on the staffing update.
Ray Barbour, Concord, stated that people, equipment, and technology go hand in hand.
City Council Minutes March 11, 2023
2 Tim Carr, Concord, spoke about City departments sharing employees.
Mayor Hoffmeister closed the public comment period and recessed the meeting at 12:19 p.m. The meeting resumed at 12:32 p.m.
Assistant City Manager Ezell reviewed past year’s achievements, then City Manager Barone presented the existing work program.
Mayor Hoffmeister opened a public comment period.
Tim Carr, Concord, spoke in opposition to the replacement of the HR/Finance System (Lawson), and suggested that the City use other agencies products to make staff’s lift easier.
Jenny, Monument Impact, spoke in support of rent stabilization and just cause for eviction.
Tony spoke in support of strong tenant protection policies and affordable housing.
Rev. Millie Phillips spoke in support of prioritizing rent stabilization and just cause for eviction ordinances.
Mayor Hoffmeister closed the public comment period.
Following discussion, the Council confirmed the following Tier 1 priorities for the organization for FY 2023-24 based on adopted Council policy, mandated ARPA requirements, and two carry-forward items:
Tier 1 Priorities
Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse
Completion and Implementation of a Homeless Strategic Plan Implementation of Housing Element Mandates
Implementation of ARPA-Funded Projects
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned at 2:18 p.m. /s/
LAURA M. HOFFMEISTER
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK