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
August 12, 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.
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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/81739213242?pwd=34pSFDcyEtSUp7BGBnbdEaRJJ1kj ag.NY7hOVCIMGVVZFcK or Zoom Webinar ID: 817 3921 3242 and Passcode:
691218
b.Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (669) 900-6833 or (346) 348-7799 or (253) 215- 8782.
c.If a Councilmember is participating remotely 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 a. Written Public Comment
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – to Pete Caldwell, Executive Director, We Care Child Services, proclaiming August 12, 2025, as "We Care Day" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
b. Presentation – of Business Recognition Awards to Hooy & Hooy PLC, Scandinavian Designs, TWRAPS, and Autopia (Building Design Award).
Overview of program and introduction of recipients by Melissa Rea, Economic Development Specialist. Presentations by Kevin Cabral, President/CEO, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. 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 c. Presentation – by Aaron Hawkins, General Manager, Toyota Pavilion at Concord, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Toyota Pavilion at Concord.
Introduction by Mayor Obringer.
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 minutes from the May 6, 13, 27, June 3, 10, and 24, 2025 Regular meetings and June 10 and 24, 2025, Special Meetings.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Receiving – the Treasurer's Report for the period April 1 - June 30, 2025.
Recommended by the City Treasurer.
c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting and appropriating grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in the amount of $270,000 for Select Traffic Enforcement and appropriation of funds and approval for use for the City’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (Project No. 2711). Recommeded by the Chief of Police.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378 including subsection (b)(3).
d. Considering – appointment of applicants Richard Fleming, Tjiuk Kurniadi, Amber Hom, Melvin Lee, and Marilyn Fowler to the Concord Commission on Aging for four-year terms ending June 30, 2029; Stephen Sticka, Isabel Lara, and Maria Bagley to the Concord Community Services Commission for four- year terms ending June 30, 2029; Michael Handlin and Evangeline Ward to the Concord-Pleasant Hill Health Care District Grant Committee for four-year terms ending June 30, 2029, and Jayne Lecky to the Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee for the remainder of a four-year term ending February 28, 2027, as recommended by the Council Committee on Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Community Services
(Nakamura/Benavente). Recommended by the City Clerk.
e. Considering – appointment of applicants Michael Miller, John Pamer, and Thomas Premo to the Concord Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Commission for four-year terms ending June 30, 2029, as recommended by the Council Committee on Youth and Education (Benavente/Aliano).
Recommended by the City Clerk.
5 f. Considering – approval to renew the agreement between the City of Concord and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, Forensic Services Division, for the County to provide forensic services from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027--estimated cost is $475,000 each fiscal year (General Fund); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Chief of Police. g. Considering – the following actions in relation to Street Maintenance Project No. 1 (Project No. 2736), which will repair pavement on portions of five streets—Bailey Road, Willow Way, Burnett Avenue, Laura Alice Way, and Nelson Avenue:
1. Award of a Construction Contract in the amount of $1,372,530 to Goodfellow Bros. California LLC and authorizing staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders up to 30% of the contract amount; authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and making the CEQA determination as provided in this staff report (Measure V Funds);
2. Approving an agreement with the City of Pittsburg to construct pavement repairs on Bailey Road in a not-to-exceed amount of $135,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and
3. Authorizing the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of Project No. 2736 and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. (Measure V Funds and reimbursed by the City of Pittsburg) 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, 15304, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
h. Considering – adoption of a Resolution authorizing the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the La Clinica Grant (Project No. 2672) to implement the Mobile Resource Strategy within the City’s Homeless Strategic Plan (Project No. 2594). (General Fund) Recommended by the Director of Finance.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
i. Considering – approval of Task Order #4 with Diablo Engineering in the not- to-exceed amount of $499,802.00 to provide design services and construction support for the Farm Bureau Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Phase 3 (Project No. 2726); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the task 6 order, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Measure J Funds) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per Public Resources Code
21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
j. Considering – the following for the Contra Costa Improvement Project (Project No. 2637):
1. Approving an increase of $140,000 to the Cooperative Agreement Amendment between the City of Concord and the City of Pleasant Hill to pave Sunvalley Boulevard (new not-to-exceed amount of $580,000); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement Amendment, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Measure V and Measure J Funds); and
2. Approving a budget transfer from the Monument Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Project No. 2581) in the amount of $530,000 from Measure V (Fund 407) to the project, replacing Measure J funding which will be reallocated by Council at a later date, fully funding Concord’s share of this project. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15301 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. The City of Pleasant Hill is the “lead agency” pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15051(a) and (d).
k. Considering –approval of Task Order #4 with Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) in the amount of $231,747 for a new total not-to-exceed amount of $448,247 to provide design engineering and related services for the Civic Center Greening Project (Project No. 2518) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Task Order in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Storm Water Management, Capital Projects General Fund) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
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 a Resolution authorizing disbursement of $1,638,896 of one-time Homeless Strategic Plan funding to Caminar to operate a Mobile Resource Unit and authorizing the City Manager to execute 7 a Grant Agreement, with any additional Council directed grant conditions if desired, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (General Fund and Measure V) Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. This item will be considered at a later date.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Chase re: Sponsorship for TSBA Welcome and Cleanliness Program - June 10, 2025
b. Letter to Starbucks re: Sponsorship for TSBA Welcome and Cleanliness Program - June 10, 2025
c. Letter to Wells Fargo re: Sponsorship for TSBA Welcome and Cleanliness Program - June 10, 2025
d. Letter to Mt. Diablo Unified School District re: Support for Energize Charging Infrastructure Grant - July 10, 2025
e. Letter to Senator Limon and Assemblymember Irwin re: Support Cap & Trade Reauthorization by Prioritizing Investments in Climate Safe Infrastructure - July 14, 2025
f. Letter to Hon. Maria Elena Durazo, California State Senate re: Senate Bill 707 - Open meetings; meeting and teleconference requirements - Notice of Opposition (as Amended July 17, 2025) - August 1, 2025
g. Letter to Ibgo Union of Northern California welcoming the Second Annual Igbo Cultural Heritage Festival to Todos Santos Plaza - August 5, 2025 h. Correspondence received at meeting from Bashir Rahimi
7. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
8. ADJOURNMENT – in memory of Linda Jacob.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
8 Date: 8/26/2025 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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