1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Laura M. Hoffmeister, Mayor
Edi E. Birsan, Vice Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano
Laura M. Nakamura
Carlyn S. Obringer
Special Joint Meeting
of the
Concord City Council
and the
Mt. Diablo Unified School
District Governing Board
GOVERNING BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Keisha Nzewi, President
Erin McFerrin, Vice President
Cherise Khaund
Debra Mason
Linda Mayo
Susana Barrios, Student Trustee
Tuesday,
August 29, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Open Session MDUSD School District
Board Room
1936 Carlotta Drive,
Concord, CA 94519
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: MDUSD SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM, 1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519.
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.
Open Session will begin at 6 p.m. Broadcast viewing, public participation, and interpretation information will be posted at mdusd.org/boardmeetings on the meeting day.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the Special City Council/MDUSD Governing Board meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a.Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the MDUSD Board Room.
Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The MDUSD Board Room will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2 2. 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/MDUSD Governing Board 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. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a.Broadcast viewing, public participation, and interpretation information will be posted at mdusd.org/boardmeetings on the meeting day.
3 OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call
Pledge of Alliegance
2. CITY COUNCIL/MDUSD GOVERNING BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS
The public is entitled to address the City Council/MDUSD Governing Board on items appearing on the agenda before or during the City Council’s/MDUSD Governing Board’s discussion of that item.
Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. a. Update – on the Concord Community Reuse Project at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. Report by Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse, City of Concord.
b. Update – on enrollment trends and budgets within Mt. Diablo Unified School District and their impacts to Concord Schools. Report by Dr. Clark, MDUSD Superintendent.
3. PRESENTATIONS on the following safety topics:
The public is entitled to address the City Council/MDUSD Governing Board on items appearing on the agenda before or during the City Council’s/MDUSD Governing Board’s discussion of that item.
Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. a. City facilitated traffic safety improvements around school sites. Report by Abhishek Parikh, Deputy Public Works Director - Transportation, City of Concord.
b. MDUSD recently updated District Transportation Plan. Report by Dr. Clark, MDUSD Superintendent.
c. Recently adopted tobacco regulations in Concord. Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager, City of Concord.
d. Tobacco enforcement on campuses, Fentanyl awareness within the MDUSD system, and bullying and anti-bullying efforts on Concord campuses. Report by Dr. Clark, MDUSD Superintendent.
4. PRESENTATION
The public is entitled to address the City Council/MDUSD Governing Board on items appearing on the agenda before or during the City Council’s/MDUSD Governing Board’s discussion of that item.
Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. 4 a. School Resource Officers. Report by Mark Robison, Lieutenant, Concord Police Department.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 9/5/2023 6:00 p.m.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any individual requiring disability-related accommodations or modification, including auxiliary aids and services in order to participate in the meeting, should contact Laura Juranek, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent at (925) 682-8000 or [email protected], at least 24-hours in advance of this meeting to make arrangements for such reasonable accommodations.