REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND VARIOUS
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 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, September 23, 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: Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Thomas Capriola, Senior Assistant City Attorney; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Monique Robinson, Deputy City Clerk; Greg Taylor, Director of
Information Technology; Mindy Gentry, Director of Community Development; Mark Bustillos, Chief of Police; Aaron Sage, Planning Manager; Frank Abejo, Principal Planner; Aaron Elias, Transportation Program Manager II
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Gail Van Tassell, Concord Historical Society; Sean Wilson, Office of Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias; Linda
Meneken, Concord
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Gail Van Tassell, President, Concord Historical Society, announced an open house on October 6, 2025, at the Concord Heritage Center.
Sean Wilson, Office of Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias, introduced himself and shared upcoming events.
Linda Meneken, Concord, spoke about Fall Prevention Awareness Week.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment was received.
APPROVE MINUTES – September 9, 2025, Regular Meeting
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Hoffmeister to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2025, Regular meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
City Council Minutes September 23, 2025
2 ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-7 – Speed Limits Established
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Hoffmeister to adopt No. 25-7 entitled " An Ordinance Amending Concord Municipal Code Title 10 (Traffic and Vehicles), Chapter 10.20 (Operation of Vehicles), Article IV (Special Speed Zones), Section 10.20.080 (Speed Limits Established) Approving Speed Limit Changes in Accordance with the Findings of Engineering and Traffic Surveys on Various Streets throughout the City of Concord." Ordinance No. 25-7 was introduced on August 26, 2025, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-42 - Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Fiscal Year 2024/25
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Hoffmeister to adopt Resolution No. 25-42 entitled, “A Resolution Accepting the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Submit, on behalf of the City of Concord, the CAPER, Consistent with the Program Rules which Govern the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as Required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM
RECEIVE TWO-YEAR UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OBJECTIVE SESIGN STANDARDS (ODS)
Frank Abejo, Principal Planner, presented the staff report.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Benavente to direct staff to add applying the Objective Design Standards to SB 9 projects by including standards for new single-family construction that would also apply to SB 9 projects to the scope of work for the previously created Ad Hoc Committee that has not met yet for a period of up to one year (Hoffmeister/Obringer). The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CORRESPONDENCE
a. Agenda Item No. 3.b – Benched Correspondence
b. Agenda Item No. 4.a – Objective Design Standards Two-Year Update PowerPoint Presentation c. Correspondence received at the meeting from Gail Van Tassell d. Correspondence received at the meeting from Linda Menken e. Correspondence received at the meeting from Councilmember Hoffmeister
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmembers shared information on events and activities in which they had participated since the last meeting and commented on items of interest.
City Council Minutes September 23, 2025
3 Councilmember Hoffmeister reported out on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Ad Hoc Committee’s (Hoffmeister/Nakamura) progress and the changes in the AFFH process post AB 130/SB 131. It was the consensus of the City Council to agendize discussion on changes and next steps at a future City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
By order of the Mayor, the meeting was adjourned on September 23, 2025, at 7:50 p.m. /s/
CARLYN S. OBRINGER
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK