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,
June 6, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Closed Session
6:30 p.m. - Open Session
Closed Session:
City Council
Conference Room
1950 Parkside Drive,
Wing A
Open Session:
Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or Various
telephonic/electronic
locations
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* UPDATED JUNE 1, 2023
Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at the addresses/locations indicated above.
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 NOTICE: The Closed Session portion of the meeting agenda will be held in person only in the City Council Conference Room, 1950 Parkside Drive, Wing A. Members of the public may not participate in the Closed Session; however, Public Comment for the Closed Session item will be taken in person when the Closed Session begins at 6:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call
2. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
The public is entitled to address the City Council on items appearing on the Closed Session Calendar before the City Council’s consideration thereof. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. Please see “How to Participate” above.
3. CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: City Council (Laura Hoffmeister, Edi Birsan, Dominic Aliano, Laura Nakamura, Carlyn Obringer) Employee Representative: MRG (Mary Egan)
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
4. RECESS TO OPEN SESSION
Members of the public will be able to participate in the Open Session either in-person and/or remotely via Zoom.
Join the Zoom webinar for Open Session public comment by following
THIS LINK
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.
3 2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/86978758452?pwd=UjBzdSt1MlNnbW1oNG10Zml0NFB uZz09 or Zoom Webinar ID: 869 7875 8452 and Passcode: 709615 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
OPEN SESSION
5. OPENING
Roll Call – Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Councilmembers to Participate Remotely Pursuant to AB 2449 4 Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor for the Day Alyssa Maclang
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.
7. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – by Mayor Hoffmeister declaring Alyssa Maclang Mayor for the Day on June 6, 2023. Presentation by Mayor Hoffmeister. b. Presentation – an update on the Contra Costa Water DIstrict by Contra Costa Water District Board President Ernesto A. Avila, P.E. Introduction by Mayor Hoffmeister.
8. 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 April 25 and May 2, 2023, meetings. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Receiving – the Treasurer's Report for the period January 1 - March 31, 2023. Recommended by the City Treasurer.
c. Considering – authorizing staff to purchase four Ford F-series heavy duty trucks and two Ford F-150 Hybrid trucks in the amount not to exceed $700,000 (Annual Vehicle Replacement Fund). Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
d. Considering – the adoption of a resolution adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
e. Considering – the following:
1. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $450,000 to SZS Engineering Access, Inc. for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 5 Transition Plan Update (Project No. 2377); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and
2. Approval of budget transfers to the ADA Transition Plan Update (Project No. 2377) in the amounts of $200,000 from Pavement Maintenance Zone 5L (Project No. 2563) and $19,000 from Citywide Accessibility Improvements No. 8 (Project No. 2519) to fully fund the Professional Services Agreement and City staff time. (Funded by State Gas Tax, Measure V and Measure J Local Funds) 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), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
f. Considering – approval of a three-year service agreement in the amount of $558,608 and an additional $350,000 for other service fees with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. for a total not-to-exceed amount of $908,608, appropriating $97,195 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and appropriating $106,055 for Fiscal Year 2024-25, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Workers’ Compensation Fund) Recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
9. 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 – selection of applicants to interview for two seats on the Homeless Strategic Plan Working Group (one representative that is from, or that has experience working with, the LGBTQI+ community and one representative that is an active owner or manager of a business based in Concord). Report by Joelle Fockler, City Clerk.
6 10. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 updating the City’s Annual Sewer Service Charges and amending the Master Fee Schedule (Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 Establishing Fees and Charges for Various Municipal Services in the City of Concord). Report by Craig Blythe, Administrative Services Manager.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project per Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Reg. Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15273, 15378 and/or 15061(b)(3).
b. Considering – the adoption of Mid-Cycle CIP Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023-24, specifically including the following:
1. Adoption of a Resolution adopting the Mid-Cycle Adjusted CIP Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-2024 (Attachment 1); and
2. Approval of the appropriation and budget transfers for the Mid-Cycle Adjusted CIP Budget – Project-specific funding allocations (Attachment 2) and making the CEQA determinations as provided in the staff report. Report by Bernard Enrile, CIP Manager.
CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
12. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
13. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 6/13/2023 6:30 PM
7 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.