1 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CONCORD SENIOR CENTER
2727 PARKSIDE CIRCLE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025
The Concord City Council met in a special meeting at the Concord Senior Center located at 2727 Parkside Circle, at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025, with Mayor Obringer presiding. Minutes follow in abbreviated form per Resolution 3361 and Council Minutes of September 26, 1966.
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Dominic Aliano; Pablo Benavente; Laura Hoffmeister, Laura Nakamura; Carlyn Obringer
STAFF PRESENT: Valerie Barone, City Manager; Susanne Brown, City Attorney; Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Margaret O’Brien Director of Finance; Will Tarbox, Director of Public Works; Mindy Gentry, Director of Community
Development; Guy Bjerke, Director of Community Reuse
Planning; Steve Voorhies, Director of Recreation Services; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Mark Bustillos, Chief of Police; Jasmin Loi, Director of Human Resources; James Nakayama, Police Captain; Kit Jory, Parks Manager; Ken Yee, Facilities Manager; Jesse Crawford, Maintenance
Superintendent; Carlton Thompson, City Engineer; Jeff Rayos, Senior Administrative Analyst; Abhishek Parikh, Deputy Director of Public Works – Transportation; Donna Lee, Budget and Treasury Officer; Wendy McAuley, Executive Assistant; Darrold Withrow, Public Works Supervisor; Richard Barraco, Public Works Supervisor; Nicholas Davison, Police Sergeant
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Tim Carr, Concord; Hope Johnson, Concord; Anonymous
COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON LONG-RANGE GENERAL FUND PROJECTIONS AND UNFUNDED
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
City Manager Barone presented the Study Session Goals:
1. Team Building among City Council and Executive Team;
2. Receive long-rang fiscal projection update of Concord’s General Fund Operating Budget; and
3. Receive updated summary of the City’s unfunded infrastructure needs and discuss what near term and long-term options Council wants to explore further.
Budget and Treasury Officer Donna Lee and Steve Toler, Baker Tilly, presented a review of the year’s operating budget and the long-range financial forecast for Fiscal Years 2025-2027.
Public comment was received by:
Tim Carr, Concord
Hope Johnson, Concord
Anonymous
City Council Minutes March 1, 2025
2 Mayor Obringer recessed the meeting at 10:40 a.m. The meeting resumed at 10:53 a.m.
Assistant City Manager Justin Ezell and Steve Toler, Baker Tilly, made a presentation on unfunded infrastructure needs and a funding options overview.
Public comment was received by:
Tim Carr, Concord
Hope Johnson, Concord
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned on March 1, 2025, at 2 p.m. /s/
CARLYN S. OBRINGER
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK