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
Tuesday,
April 25, 2023
6:30 p.m. - Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or various
telephonic electronic
locations
and Garden
Conference Room
1950 Parkside Drive
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* UPDATED MARCH 2, 2023
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. 2 HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
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/84325685948?pwd=S0Q2UWUwcElGbFdVeGFJOElyMyt QUT09 or Zoom Webinar ID: 843 2568 5948 and Passcode: 790028 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.
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
3 OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call – Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Councilmembers to Participate Remotely Pursuant to AB 2449 Pledge of Allegiance – Councilmember Aliano
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 Participate” above.
3. PRESENTATION
a. Presentation – to Kimberli Buckley, Concord Library Manager, proclaming April 23-29, 2023, as "National Library Week" in the City of Concord.
Presentation by Mayor Hoffmeister.
4. 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 February 14 and 28, 2023, meetings. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of eight Resolutions accepting the Preliminary Engineer's Reports and ordering improvements in the Downtown Landscape Maintenance District, Pine Hollow Landscape Maintenance District, Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 3, and the Citywide Street Lighting Assessment District, and setting a Public Hearing for May 23, 2023.
Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a “project” under Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378; in the alternative, exempt under Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
c. Considering – acceptance of improvements for Pothole and Base Repair #2, Port Chicago and Bates (Project No. 2556), constructed by Ghilotti Brothers, 4 Inc. on Bates Avenue (from Nelson Avenue to Port Chicago Highway) and Port Chicago Highway (from Panoramic Drive to the city limits at Kinne Boulevard); and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15282(j), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, 15305, Public Resources Code Section 21065, and/or 21080.19. d. Considering – an amendment of a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $30,065.40 with Park Engineering for the Monument Boulevard Class 1 Path (Project No. 2455) on Monument Boulevard from Systron Drive to Cowell Road; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and/or 21080.19, Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
e. Considering – adoption of Resolutions expressing Local Support for OBAG3 for Galindo Street Multimodal Project, OBAG 3 for Willow Pass Road Project, Regional ATP6 for Willow Pass Road Project authorizing the filing of applications for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and agreeing to comply with state housing laws, committing to fund $1,315,169 in total local match, and stating assurance to complete two transportation CIP projects: Galindo Street Multimodal Corridor (project limits between Salvio Street and Clayton Road and Clayton Road between Galindo Street and Grant Street) and Willow Pass Road Bikeway Connection Project (project limits between Parkside Drive and Landana Drive and Parkside Drive between Willow Pass and Salvio) as follows:
1. A Resolution agreeing to comply with the State Surplus Lands Act, State laws regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs), and State Density Bonus Law, and representing that the City of Concord is in compliance with these laws;
2. A Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to MTC and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the Galindo Street Multimodal Corridor Project;
3. A Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to MTC and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the Willow Pass Road Bikeway Connection Project; and
4. A Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to MTC and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the Willow Pass Road Bikeway Connection Project for Active 5 Transportation Program. Recommended by the Deputy Director of Public Works – Transportation.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15273, 15378, 15301 – Existing Facilities, 15302 – Replacement and Reconstruction, and/or 15304 – Minor Alterations to Land.
5. RECESS TO GARDEN CONFERENCE ROOM (1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE, WING A)
FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM
The City Council Consideration item (including public comment on the item) and adjournment will be held in person only in the Garden Conference Room.
6. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM
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 Participate” above.
a. Considering – interview questions and holding interviews to fill one (1) unscheduled vacancy for the remainder of a four-year term ending February 28, 2025, and two (2) positions for four-year terms ending February 28, 2027, on the Planning Commission. Report by Joelle Fockler, City Clerk.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 5/2/2023 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.