1 COUNCILMEMBERS
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
Tuesday
April 1, 2025
6:30 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.
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.
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, none of the Councilmembers have notified the City Clerk’s Office that they intend to participate remotely pursuant to AB 2449, and therefore no remote public comment will be accepted at the meeting. If, after publication of this agenda and before the meeting begins, any 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/86343779461?pwd=bMe71vpBUOiYk31lIwZ2MLtS32v8C w.KSE1cKwopWA-Blck or Zoom Webinar ID: 863 4377 9461 and Passcode: 745208 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. Presentation – to Friends of Concord Creek proclaiming April 2025 as "Earth Month" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer. b. Presentation – to Ygnacio Valley High School, and Clayton Valley Charter High School proclaiming April 5-12, 2025, as "National Robotics Week" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
c. Presentation – an update on the Family Justice Center by Natalie Oleas, Regional Director of Administration. Introduction by Mayor Obringer.
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 – Police Department Update from Concord Chief of Police Mark Bustillos. Introduction by Mayor Obringer.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Announcing – openings on Concord's Commission on Aging; Community Services Commission; Concord-Pleasant Hill Health Care District Grant Committee; and Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission; and setting a deadline of Friday, May 2, 2025, at 5 p.m. for applications to be due to the City Clerk. Report by Joelle Fockler, City Clerk.
5. 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 – the following actions:
1. Award of a construction contract in the not-to-exceed amount of $261,522 to DC Electric Group, Inc., authorizing staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders up to an additional 20% of the contract amount for the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RFFB) Crosswalk Enhancements (Project No. 2696) at nine locations; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Funded by HSIP Grant Funding, Fund 402, and Measure J, Fund 475);
2. Acceptance and appropriation of $50,016 of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant funds (Fund 402) from the State of California (State) for Project No. 2696;
3. Approval of a budget transfer and appropriation of $190,000 from Monument Boulevard Signal Upgrade (Project No. 2578) to Project No. 2696 (Funded by Measure V, Fund 407); and
4. Authorizing the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of Project No. 2696 and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c), 15061 (b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, and Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065.
5 b. Considering – accepting traffic signal fiber optic cable improvements for the Clayton Road Traffic Operation Improvement, Phase 1 (Project No. 2547) located on Clayton Road Between Sutter and Market Streets; and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Previously determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, 15302, 15303, and 15304.
c. Considering – approval of Streambed Alteration Agreement Notification No. 1600-2017-0582-R3 with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for Newhall Park Water Quality Improvement (Project No. 2353) located at 1351 Newhall Parkway, and authorizing the City Engineer to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per and Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378 and/or 15061(b)(3).
6. 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 Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving an exception to the 180- day waiting period to hire a California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) retiree, to work in 911-dispatch, in accordance with Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224. Report by Matthew Cain, Police Lieutenant.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Code of Regulations Title 14 Sections 15061(b), 15273 and/or 15378.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Senator Padilla, Senator Schiff, and Congressman DeSaulnier re:
support for the remodeling and expansion of District 4 Youth Center - March 6, 2025
b. Letter to Senator Schiff re: support of White Pony Express' (WPE) grant application for the Community Project Funding - March 26, 2025
8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
6 City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
9. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 4/8/2025 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.