1 COUNCIL MEMBERS
Carlyn S. Obringer, Mayor
Laura M. Nakamura, Vice Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano
Pablo Benavente
Laura M. Hoffmeister
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Regular Meeting of the
Concord City Council/City
Council Sitting as the
Local Reuse Authority
Tuesday
January 28, 2025
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.
Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. 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.
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.
Amended Agenda
Changes Reflected in Green
Highlight – Time of Meeting
updated from 6:30 p.m. to
6:00 p.m.
2 2. REMOTE: Remote public comment will not be accepted, except when a Councilmember participates remotely pursuant to AB 2449. At the time of the posting of this agenda, Councilmember Nakamura has notified the City Clerk’s Office that they intend to participate remotely pursuant to AB 2449, and therefore remote public comment will be accepted at the meeting. If, after publication of this agenda and before the meeting begins, any other councilmember determines that they will need to participate remotely due to just cause or emergency circumstances under AB 2449, their remote participation will be announced at the outset of the meeting in connection with the Roll Call item. If a Councilmember participates in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, the public may participate and provide public comment remotely, as follows:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/81293001932?pwd=2bT4hAEfCw9sfCnQ_YRS8dztp9cahg.dZlgC vCBu2S40kxn or Zoom Webinar ID: 812 9300 1932 and Passcode: 957670. 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 Channels 29 and 1026, and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
b.Watch the TV broadcast through the City’s website by following THIS LINK c.Watch Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK d.Join the Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
3 5. INTERPRETATION OR WRITTEN TRANSLATION:
OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call – Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Councilmembers to Participate Remote 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 Submit Public Comments” above.
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Proclamation – recognizing Floyd Roseberry for his years of service to the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
b. Presentation - by Jamie Elmasu, Director, Community Health Improvement, John Muir Health, providing 2025 updates. Introduction by Mayor Obringer. c. Presentation - by Walter Eichinger, Chair, Todos Santos Business Association, on the Downtown Safety and Cleanliness Downtown Pilot Program funded by one-time ARPA funds. Introduction by Marie Suvansin.
1. To access interpretation or written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link:
Para accesar a la traducción durante la reunion, por favor escanee el Código QR o haga clic en el enlace:
https://attend.wordly.ai/join/SYMQ-8840
2. Choose Language and Click Attend
Seleccione su lenguaje y haga clic en asistir
3. Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device.
Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcipción en el dispositivo.
4 d. Presentation – update from BCUS Acquisitions LLC (Brookfield Properties) on the Concord Community Reuse Project at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. Introduction by Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
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 Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – approval of an agreement with Contra Costa County Health Services to provide a three-member team working fulltime in Concord to provide Coordinated Outreach Referral and Engagement (CORE) services for three years within the City of Concord in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,277,706 ($397,594 for FY2023-24, $427,912 for FY2024-25, and $452,200 for FY2025-26), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Measure V and PLHA Grant Funding) Recommended by the City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
b. Considering – acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report with the Independent Auditors' Report and Required Communications Letter for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Recommended by the Acting Director of Finance.
c. Considering – approval of the third amendment to the Professional Services Agreement, Agreement No. 3328, for financial, accounting, and administrative services with Robert Half International, Inc. in the amount of $241,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $361,000 for the term of this agreement, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (General Fund) Recommended by the Acting Director of Finance.
d. Considering – the recommendation to reappoint Tijuk Fong Kurniadi to continue to serve as Concord's Representative on the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Advisory Committee (County Connection) for a four-year term ending December 31, 2028. Recommended by the Mayor. 5 5. 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 Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – the adoption of an agreement with Strategic Economics to create a new Economic Development Strategic Plan for a total not-to-exceed amount of $107,750 (base contract of $97,935 and inclusion of an approximately 10% contingency). Report by Marie Suvansin, Economic Development Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15262, 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
b. Considering – staff’s proposed work program to establish regulations addressing sidewalk vending. Report by Meredith Rupp, Principal Planner.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3) and 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
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 Mayor’s appointment of two Councilmembers to serve on a Council Ad Hoc Committee to advise the City Manager on efforts to pursue State and Federal grants and other funding opportunities. Report by Mayor Obringer.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378
6 8. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 2/4/2025 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.