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
Concord City Council
Regular Meeting
Tuesday,
September 12, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or Various
telephonic/electronic
locations
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* 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.
Spanish interpretation is available in the Council Chamber during the meeting.
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.
Please note
6:00 p.m.
Meeting Start
2 2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/84951092732?pwd=cTNMM2dNMnkxWTVqdDRxRm 45cytHdz09 or Zoom Webinar ID: 849 5109 2732 and Passcode: 823217 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 Nakamura
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. 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 a Task Order with Advanced Mobility Group under the existing Master Service Agreement (MSA), Agreement No. CCA - 6073, approved by City Council on June 27, 2023, to provide staff augmentation services for the Transportation Division for $300,000 per fiscal year (for a total of $600,000) through June 30 2025; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Task Order in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
b. Considering – adoption of Ordinance No. 23-6, entitled, "An Ordinance Amending the City of Concord's Development Code (Title 18) by Adding Chapter 18.152 - Objective Design Standards (2023-2031 Housing Element Objective 15.3) (PL23101 - DC)." Ordinance No. 23-6 was introduced on August 22, 2023, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Not a “project” and/or exempt under to Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378 and/or 15061(b)(3).
4 c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit, on behalf of the City of Concord, the CAPER, consistent with the program rules which govern the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 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. d. Considering – introduction of an Ordinance amending the Concord Municipal Code (Title 18) by amending Section 18.200.180 (Accessory Dwelling Units) to bring the regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units into compliance with state law by reading of the title only and waiving further reading (PL20005 - DC). Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Statutorily exempt, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h).
4. 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. Residential Rent Stabilization and Just Cause for Eviction Workshop:
This item was opened on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 and further discussion was continued to Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Please note that public comment on this item was taken on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 and the public comment period has been closed.
Consider information provided by staff and during public comment, and provide feedback on elements to be incorporated into a Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Amendments to the Just Cause for Eviction Component of the City’s Residential Tenant Protection Ordinance. (Continued from September 5, 2023) Report by Sophia Huckabay, Housing Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
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. 5 a. Considering – the following:
1) Introduction of an Ordinance amending Concord Municipal Code, Title 18 (Development Code) Section 18.20.030 (Definitions) and CDC Chapter
18.185 (Affordable Housing), by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.
2) Adoption of a Resolution amending the Inclusionary Housing Fee by amending Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 establishing fees and charges for various municipal services in the City of Concord. (2023 – 2031 Housing Element Programs 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4) (PL23100 – MC). This item is continued to Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
CEQA: Not a “project” under Public Resources Code 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c) or 15378 and; in the alternative, if deemed a “project,” exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
6. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
7. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
a Announcing – the Mayors appointment of two Councilmembers to serve on a Council Ad Hoc Committee to advise the City Manager regarding planning efforts around Diablo Creek Golf Course; the ad- hoc will exist until final committee recommendations are made to the full Council or until September 12, 2024, whichever is sooner.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, and/or 15378.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Special Meeting
Date: 9/19/2023 6:00 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, 6 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.