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
Special Meeting of the
Concord City Council
Tuesday,
May 16, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive,
various
telephonic/electronic
locations as indicated
below, and
The Wayfarer San Luis
Obispo, Tapestry
Collection by Hilton
1800 Monterey Street
Room 336
San Luis Obispo, CA
93401
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* UPDATED MAY 11, 2023
Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: Council Chamber, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA, various telephonic/electronic locations as indicated below, and The Wayfayer San Luis Obispo, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 1800 Monterey Street, Room 336, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
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.
Under California law, public comments at special meetings are limited to subjects on the agenda only.
Please note
6:00 p.m.
Meeting Start
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 or The Wayfayer San Luis Obispo, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 1800 Monterey Street, Room 336, San Luis Obispo CA 93401. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The in-person locations 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/86389632923?pwd=NEtjYUwxRE1VcmUyRllZbzNvSGJJ UT09 or Zoom Webinar ID: 863 8963 2923 and Passcode: 966035 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 – Vice Mayor Birsan
2. PRESENTATION
a. Presentation – by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Aaron McAlister providing an update on District activities. Introduction by Mayor Hoffmeister.
3. 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 – adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit, on behalf of the City of Concord, the One Year Action Plan to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development consistent with the program rules which govern the receipt and expenditure of Community Development Block Grant Funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during Fiscal Year 2023/24. 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. b. Considering – approval to submit a request for group insurance and enter into an agreement with Prudential Insurance for a total not-to-exceed amount of $645,935.50 for professional services as the third-party administrator of the City of Concord's group life and disability insurance plans for the period June 1, 2023 – December 31, 2026, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the application and agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
4 4. 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 Participate” above.
a. Considering – adoption of a Resolution authorizing a loan of $6.64 Million in Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Funds to Eden Housing to preserve the long-term affordability, and for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 116-unit affordable housing project comprised of Coral Court Apartments, 1491 Detroit Avenue, Concord, and Sunset Pines Apartments, 1770 Adelaide Street, Concord, in exchange for an agreement restricting a minimum of 10 of the units at 30% of the Area Median Income and 10 additional units at 60% of the Area Median Income. Report by Sophia Huckabay, Housing Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2) and (3), 15273, 15378, and Resources Code Section 21065. b. Study Session – on the Proposed Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 and the Updated Long-Range Financial Forecast. Report by Donna Lee, Budget and Treasury Officer.
5. 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 – the following:
1. Adoption of a Resolution to update the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule by amending Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 establishing fees and charges for various municipal services in the City of Concord; and
2. Adoption of a Resolution amending Sewer Capacity (Connection) Fees.
Report by Kylie Hicks, Budget Analyst.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project per Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2) or (3) 15273, 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3).
6. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 5/23/2023 6:30 PM
5 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.