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
Tuesday,
March 14, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Closed Session
6:30 p.m. - Open Session
Closed Session:
City Council
Conference Room
1950 Parkside Drive
Open Session:
Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or Various
telephonic/electronic
locations
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* UPDATED MARCH 2, 2023
City Councilmembers will be participating from the Council Chamber. Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: Council Chamber, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA.
As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
AMENDED AGENDA
CHANGES HIGHLIGHTED
2 NOTICE: The Closed Session portion of the meeting agenda will be held in person only in the City Council Conference Room,
1950 Parkside Drive. Public Comment for the Closed Session item will be taken in person only when the Closed Session begins at 6:00 p.m.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
For meeting interpretation from English to Spanish during the meeting, please join the meeting Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
Para traducción de Ingles a Español durante esta junta, por favor entre a la junta de Zoom usando ESTE ENLACE
1. IN PERSON:
a.Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chamber.
Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chamber will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/88624380277?pwd=aEd3eHJhdFlHU3o2UnhsOHQ5Qjd MQT09 or Zoom Webinar ID: 886 2438 0277 and Passcode: 395268 b.Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (669) 900-6833 or (346) 348-7799 or (253) 215- 8782.
c.During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and promote you to panelist in the webinar so you can be seen via your camera. Please enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date at [email protected]).
3. EMAIL:
a.Public comments can also be submitted via email to [email protected]. Please note that emailed comments will not be read aloud by staff. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at
https://stream.ci.concord.ca.us/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/Search, and
3. inserted into the meeting record.
b.As emails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your email. 3 4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a.Watch on TV on Comcast Channel 28, Astound/Wave Channel 1026, and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
b.Watch the TV broadcast through the City’s website by following THIS LINK c.Watching Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK d.Join the Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
CLOSED SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
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 Participate” above.
3. CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One potential case.
4. RECESS TO OPEN SESSION
4 OPEN SESSION
5. OPENING
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance – Councilmember Aliano
6. 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 Participate” above.
a. Written Public Comment
7. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
The public is entitled to address the City Council on items appearing on the Consent Calendar before or during the City Council’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 Participate” above. a. Considering – approval of the minutes from the January 17, 2023, meeting.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving the street names for Villas at Walters Place Townhomes Subdivision (Tract No. 9585), located at 1200 Detroit Avenue. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Previously determined to be exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Infill Development Projects); street naming not a project/exempt under Public Resources Code 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3).
c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving the street name for Walnut Grove Major Subdivision (Tract No. 9434), near the intersection of Mohr Lane and Wicket Court. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Previously determined to be exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Infill Development Projects); street naming not a project/exempt under Public Resources Code 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3).
5 8. CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA)
CONSIDERATION ITEM
The public is entitled to address the LRA 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 Participate” above.
a. Study Session – for the Local Reuse Authority/City Council to consider and provide direction to staff on desired Term Sheet parameters and the method for selecting a master developer. Report by Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
9. 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 Participate” above. a. Considering – adoption of a Resolution: (1) adopting the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (PL23013 – GP) (“2023-2031 HEU”); (2) finding the 2023-2031 HEU exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption; (3) finding the 2023-2031 HEU substantially complies with Government Code section 65580 et seq. (“Housing Element Law”); (4) approving a General Plan Amendment repealing the 2014-2022 Housing Element and adopting the 2023-2031 HEU; and (5) authorizing the City Manager or designee to make changes to the 2023-2031 HEU to achieve internal consistency or address non-substantive changes or amendments requested by the Department of Housing and Community Development to certify the 2023-2031 HEU (PL23013 – GP), and (6) making other related findings and delegations as appropriate. Report by Aaron Sage, Principal Planner.
CEQA: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); Initial Study/Negative Declaration.
10. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
11. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
6 City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
12. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 3/28/2023 6:30 PM
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.