REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND VARIOUS
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025
The Concord City Council met in a regular meeting in the Council Chamber, located at 1950 Parkside Drive and via various telephonic/electronic locations at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, with Mayor Obringer presiding. The pledge of allegiance was led by Vice Mayor Nakamura. 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; Monique Robinson, Deputy City Clerk; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Mark Bustillos, Chief of Police; Mindy Gentry, Director of Community Development; Guy Bjerke,
Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse; Margaret O’Brien, Director of Finance; William Tarbox, Director of Public Works; James Nakayama, Police Captain; Carlton Thompson, City Engineer; Bruce Davis, Senior Civil Engineer; Kir Jory, Parks Manager; Donna Lee, Budget and Treasury Officer;
Abhishek Parikh, Deputy Director of Public Works –
Transportation; Richard Buchan, Public Works Supervisor; James Thompson, Heavy Equipment Operator; Ricard Farias, Senior Maintenance Team Leader; William Gallagher, Public Works Supervisor; Jesse Crawford, Public Works
Superintendent; Jeff Rayos, Administrative Services Manager; Sophia Huckabay, Housing Manager; Himmat Bains, Senior
Financial Analyst; Kylie Hicks-Carrera, Budget Analyst; Kelly Rush, Housing Program Analyst; Ken Yee, Facilities Manager; Bernard Enrile, Senior Civil Engineer
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Natalie; David Liu, Concord; Ruth Gusenkov; Yvette Morray; Dani Lanis, Joe Summers, Contra Costa Labor Council; John Ebert; Kay Saeyang; Micah Pearce, Concord; Wendy Hershey, Concord
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Natalie requested a statement to the community from the City Council regarding ICE and the National Guard activities.
David Liu, Concord, expressed safety concerns on Turtle Creek Rd.
Ruth Gusenkov requested a statement to the community from the City Council regarding ICE activities.
Yvette Morray spoke of students at Diablo Valley College who are afraid of ICE.
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2 Dani Lanis, Bike East Bay, spoke of cancelled Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory meetings.
Joe Summers, Contra Costa Labor Council, spoke of ICE and a distrust of the legal system.
PRESENTATIONS
BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES – Update on the Concord Community Reuse Project Public comment provided by John Ebert, Concord.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment was received.
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-25 – Pleasant Hill Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District #20 A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to adopt Resolution No. 25-25 entitled “A Resolution Approving the Request of the City of Pleasant Hill to Allow Sunvalley Mall and Certain other City of Concord Commercial Properties to be Included in Pleasant Hill Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District #20, Commercial Area Landscaping and Lighting.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE AGREEMENT – HDL Companies
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to approve an agreement with HDL Companies for Business License System Upgrade, Cloud Migration, and Integrated Payment Processing Services in the not to exceed amount of $266,850 for the full length of the Agreement (two years plus the ability for three, one-year extensions) and establishing the contractual relationship for discovery, collections, and auditing compliance activities, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE LICENSE AGREEMENT – ABC Tree Farms, LLC
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to approve a License Agreement with ABC Tree Farms, LLC for a fee of $5,500 per month from September through December 2025 ($22,000 total) to allow temporary operation of a pumpkin patch and Christmas tree lot for the property bounded by Clayton Road, Concord Boulevard, and Galindo Street; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT – Universal Building Services and Supplies Co.
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to approve an amendment to Agreement No.5990 with Universal Building Services and Supplies Co., increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount in FY24-25 to $545,000, FY25-26 to $641,050, and FY26-27 to $657,581 to continue providing citywide janitorial services; and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract amendment in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT – Lakeside Apartments A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to approve the Loan Agreement for the Lakeside Apartments to re-subordinate the City’s financing, allowing Resources for Community Development and its affiliates to resyndicate tax credits to facilitate renovation, and authorize the City Manager to execute the amended Loan Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
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3 CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-26 – Accepting Concord Tourism Improvement District’s 2023-2024 Annual Report
Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse, introduced Beth Javens, Executive Director of Visit Concord who provided the Annual Tourism Improvement District Report.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Nakamura and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-26 entitled, “A Resolution Accepting the Concord Tourism Improvement District’s 2023-2024 Annual Report.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NOS. 25-27-, 25-28, 25-29, and 25-30 – Confirming the Annual Engineer’s Report and Assessment Diagrams for levies and Assessments Vice Mayor Nakamura recused herself from the item due to economic interest in real property resulting from proximity to her primary residence and left the dais.
Kit Jory, Parks Manager, presented the staff report.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Aliano to adopt Resolution No. 25-27 entitled, “A Resolution Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for Maintenance within the Downtown Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2025/26.” The motion passed by the following vote
AYES: Aliano, Benavente, Hoffmeister, Obringer NOES: None ABSENT: Nakamura A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-28 entitled, “A Resolution Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for Maintenance within the Pine Hollow Estates Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2025/26.” The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Aliano, Benavente, Hoffmeister, Obringer NOES: None ABSENT: Nakamura A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-29 entitled, “A Resolution Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for Maintenance within the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2025/26.” The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Aliano, Benavente, Hoffmeister, Obringer NOES: None ABSENT: Nakamura A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-30 entitled, “A Resolution Confirming Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for Maintenance within the Citywide Street Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025/26.” The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Aliano, Benavente, Hoffmeister, Obringer NOES: None ABSENT: Nakamura Vice Mayor Nakamura returned to the dais.
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4 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-26 AND 2026-27,
A LONG-RANGE FINANCIAL FORECAST, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONS Donna Lee, Budget and Treasury Officer, presented the staff report. Brandy Leidgen, Vice Chair Measure V Committee, presented the Committee Report.
Public comment provided by:
Kay Saeyang
Micah Pearce, Concord
Wendy Hershey, Concord
Following discussion by the Council, a motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-31 entitled, “A Resolution Adopting the Municipal Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27, including a Long-Range Financial Forecast.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to adopt Resolution No. 25-32 entitled, “A Resolution Forgiving the Outstanding Balance of the Interfund Loan Agreement between the Workers’ Compensation Fund (Lender) and the Pavilion Fund (Borrower) in the Amount of $1,153,846.12.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Nakamura and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-33 entitled, “A Resolution Establishing the Appropriation Limit for the City of Concord for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Aliano to adopt Resolution No. 25-4735.3 entitled, “A Resolution Adopting the City of Concord’s Salary Schedule Effective July 7, 2025, in Accordance with the Requirements of California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) for a Publicly Available Pay Schedule.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Nakamura to adopt Resolution No. 25-6042.3 entitled, “A Resolution Amending Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 to Correct Transportation Fees on the Permit Center Schedule Erroneously Identified as Zero Dollars in Uncodified Ordinance 25-5, Exhibit A2.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Nakamura and seconded by Benavente to adopt Policy & Procedure No. 184, Fiscal Year 2025-26 City of Concord Investment Policy. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
The meeting recessed at 8:37 p.m., and resumed at 8:49 p.m.
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-34 – Mid-Cycle Adjusted Capital Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025- 2026, Accept and Appropriate Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Funds, and Authorize Redistribution Budgeted Appropriations between Existing Similar Capital Projects Senior Civil Engineer Bruce Davis presented the staff report, and City Engineer Carlton Thompson presented the report on Measure V budget transfers and appropriation of funds to on-going projects.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Nakamura to adopt Resolution No. 25-34 entitled, “A Resolution Approving the Mid-Cycle Adjusted Capital Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026; Acceptance and Appropriation of $8,848,000 of Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Funds from City Council Minutes June 10, 2025
5 the Federal Highway Administration; and Authorizing the City Manager to Redistribute Budgeted Appropriations Between Existing Similar Capital Projects, up to $220,000 Per Project.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council, with Benavente and Obringer dissenting as to Section 6 thereof.
A motion was made by Aliano and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 25-35 entitled, “A Resolution of an Application for Funding Assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Committing any Necessary Matching Funds and Stating Assurance to Complete the Concord Parking Management Implementation Project; and Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriates such Funds and Execute Necessary or Appropriate Documents in a Form Acceptable to the City Attorney.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CORRESPONDENCE
a. Agenda Item No. 3.a – Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) June 2025 Project Update – PowerPoint Presentation
b. Agenda Item No. 5.a – Visit Concord Update – PowerPoint Presentation c. Agenda Item No. 6.b – Benched Attachment 10 – Correspondence d. Agenda Item No. 6.b – Benched Correspondence
e. Agenda Item No. 6.b – Proposed Biennial Operating Budget – PowerPoint Presentation f. Agenda Item No. 6.c – Benched Correspondence
g. Agenda Item No. 6.c – CIP Budget Mid-Cycle Fiscal Years 2025 & 2026 – PowerPoint Presentation
h. Agenda Item No. 7 – Correspondence received at the meeting by David Liu.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmembers shared information on events and activities in which they had participated since the last meeting and commented on items of interest.
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned on June 10, 2025, at 10:04 p.m. in memory of Tyce Dekker.
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CARLYN S. OBRINGER
MAYOR
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JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK