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/City
Council Sitting as the
Local Reuse Authority
Tuesday
April 22, 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/81367312481?pwd=MAgxWtLbTwrbg7pB8H58FJgbdXsu TQ.nHqM9RHnsDaKbehs or Zoom Webinar ID: 813 6731 2481 and Passcode: 820732 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 Benavente
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 the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano proclaiming April 2025 as "Volunteer Appreciation Month" in the City of Concord.
Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
b. Presentation – to MDUSD CARES Expanded Learning Program proclaiming April 21-25, 2025, as "Afterschool Professionals Week" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
c. Presentation – to Denise Miles, Wells Fargo, proclaiming April 22, 2025, as "Earth Day" in the City of Concord, and to Christine Boschen, Markham
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 Arboretum, proclaiming April 22, 2025, as "Arbor Day" in the City of Concord.
Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
4. CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA) 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 – adoption of a Resolution revising Policy & Procedure 37.22 –, Military Leave, retroactive to January 1, 2025. Recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Sections 15060, , 15061, and/or 15378).
b. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting and appropriating grant funding from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) in the amount of $220,750 to support and expand the Senior Transportation Program, Project No. 2792. Recommended by the Director of Recreation Services.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15060 (b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378 including subsection (b)(4).
c. Considering – approval of a License Agreement with Six Flags Concord LLC for a fee of $1,875 per month from May to September and $1,000 per month from October to April, each year, to allow Six Flags staff to utilize a maintenance building on City of Concord's property located on Waterworld Way; and authorizing the City Manager to sign the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 – Existing Facilities,15305 – Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations, and/or 15323 – Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings.
d. Considering – adoption of four resolutions ordering the preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the levy of Fiscal Year 2025-26 assessments for the City’s four Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts. (Maintenance District Funds) Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3), 15273, 15378, and/or 15061(b) 5 e. Considering – the appointment of Martin Steinpress, Jency James, and Carlos Montalvo to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for four- year terms ending February 28, 2029, as recommended by the Council Committee on Infrastructure and Franchise (Aliano/Hoffmeister).
Recommended by the City Clerk.
f. Considering – appointment of Jill Finn and Darren Kelly as Design Professionals to the Design Review Board for four-year terms ending February 28, 2029, as recommended by the Council Committee on Housing and Economic Development (Hoffmeister/Obringer). Recommended by the City Clerk.
g. Considering – approval of Maintenance Services Agreements to provide on- call tree maintenance with three firms, at annual not-to-exceed amounts, as follows:
1. J.T.S. Tree Experts, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of$895,000 per year to complete on-call tree maintenance, tree planting, and tree-related crane services in the Parks, Opens Space, and other City-maintained property;
2. Mountain F Enterprises, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $400,000 per year to complete on-call tree maintenance for City-maintained Street Trees and other trees that may impact sewers; and
3. SavATree LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $225,000 per year for emergency response to City-maintained and private property trees that impact the rights-of-way.
Each agreement’s term is for up to five (5) years with the option for three (3) one-year extensions; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Operating Budget and Capital Budget) Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, 15301, and/or 15304.
h. Considering – appointment of incumbents Cedric Cheng and Lance LeDrew to the Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee for four-year terms ending February 28, 2029, as recommended by the Council Committee on Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Community Services
(Nakamura/Benavente). Recommended by the City Clerk.
i. Considering – a resolution to accept the Concord Police Department AB 481 2024 Military Equipment Report, 2025 Military Equipment Inventory, and approve the continued use of existing department policy. Recommended by the Chief of Police.
6 CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378. j. Considering – approval of a Maintenance Service Agreement with Palomas Landscape Inc. for turf management and surface maintenance services for a three-year term, with three one-year extensions, in the amount of $190,000 per fiscal year and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Operating Budget) Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2) and (3), 15273, 15301, 15302, 15304, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code section 21065.
LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
k. Considering – a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the City of Concord Local Reuse Authority (LRA) on the development and operation of the Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Program on the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS). Recommended by the Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15352, 15273, and/or 15378.
5. 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 Ordinance No. 25-3 amending Concord Municipal Code Chapter 19.40 “Residential Tenant Protection Program” to revise existing provisions thereof, including but not limited to adjusting the Annual Allowable Rent Increase and the applicability of the “just cause for eviction” provisions to rented single-family homes and condominiums. Ordinance No. 25-3 was introduced on March 25, 2025, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. 7 a. Letter to Hon. Mark DeSaulnier re: Support for East Bay Regional Park District South of Bailey Road - Community Development Project - March 28, 2025
b. Letter to Hon. Scott Wiener re: SB 79 (Wiener) Transit-oriented Development Notice of Opposition - April 7, 2025
c. Letter to Hon. Maria Elena Durzo re: SB 634 (Perez) Homelessness: civil and criminal penalties Notice of OPPOSITION (As Amended 03/26/25) - April 14, 2025
d. Letter to Grant Committee - re: Support for La Concordia Wellness Center - April 14, 2025
e. Letter to Hon. Mark DeSaulnier re: Support for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District's STation LED Lighting Program - April 8, 2025 f. Letter to Assemblymember Annamarie Avila Farias - April 8, 2025
7. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
8. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 5/6/2025 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.
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