REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND VARIOUS
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 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, December 2, 2025, with Mayor Obringer presiding. The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember Benavente.
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 (arrived at 6:37 p.m.), Laura Nakamura, Carlyn Obringer CITY TREASURER PRESENT: Patti Barsotti
STAFF PRESENT: Susanne Brown, City Attorney; Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Monique Robinson, Deputy City Clerk; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Margaret O’Brien, Director of Finance; Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse; Steve Voorhies,
Director of Recreation Services; Mindy Gentry, Director of Community Development; James Nakayama, Police Captain;
Carlton Thompson, City Engineer; Abhishek Parikh, Deputy Director of Public Works-Transportation; Colleen Awad,
Community Relations Manager; Marie Suvansin, Economic
Development Manager; Jeff Rayos, Administrative Services Manager; Bruce Davis, Senior Civil Engineer; Himmat Bains, Senior Financial Analyst; Deyuanne Lei, Associate Civil Engineer; Aldrich Bautista, Associate Civil Engineer; William Wahbeh, Associate Civil Engineer; Melissa Rea, Economic Development Specialist
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Dick Offerman, Pleasant Hill; John Tague; Kevin Cabral, President/CEO, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce;
Janette Green, Concord
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Dick Offerman, Pleasant Hill, spoke on the use of leaded aviation fuel at Buchanan Field.
The City Council Consent Calendar was considered out of agenda order prior to Presentations.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment was received.
City Council Minutes December 2, 2025
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 4, 2025, Special and Regular Meetings, and November 4, 2025, Special Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District Board of Directors Meeting A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to approve the minutes of the November 4, 2025, Special and Regular Meetings, and the November 4, 2025, Special Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District Board of Directors Meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
RECEIVE TREASURER’S REPORT – July 1 – September 30, 2025 A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to receive the Treasurer’s Report for the period July 1 – September 30, 2025. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-8 – Amending Concord Municipal Code, Title 15 (Building and Building Regulations)
The City Attorney announced a clerical correction to Ordinance No. 25-8, Section 15.67.030, due to change of date of adoption of Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 25-15. The text removed was “adopted on November 4, 2025.”
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to adopt Ordinance No. 25-8 entitled, “An Ordinance Amending the Concord Municipal Code Title 15 (Building and Building Regulations) to Include the 2025 California Building Standards Code and the 2024 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, and Ratifying Amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code and 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Contained in the Contra Costa County Ordinances No. 2025-14 and No. 2025-15." Ordinance No. 25-8 was introduced on November 4, 2025, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
REJECT ALL BIDS - Transportation Offices at the Corporation Yard, Project No. 2648 A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to reject all bids submitted for the Transportation Offices at the Corporation Yard (Project No. 2648) and direct staff to re-advertise the project for bids. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-46 – Accepting and Appropriating Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to adopt Resolution No. 25-46 entitled, “A Resolution Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funding from the California Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the Amount of $170,110 for Appropriation of Funds and Approval for Use for the City’s Citywide LED Traffic Signal Indication Upgrade (Project TRA-26-001).” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFER, AND ACCEPT IMPROVEMENTS – Golf Course Maintenance Building Fire Repair Project (Project No. 2551) A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to;
1. Award a construction contract in the amount of $255,360 to PIK Construction Inc. for the repair of fire damage to the City’s golf course’s maintenance building at the Diablo Creek Golf Course, authorize staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders up to 20% of the contract amount, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and
2. Approve a budget transfer from the Diablo Creek Golf Course Bridges (Project No. 2532) in the amount of $380,000 to the Golf Course Maintenance Building Fire Repair Project (Project No. 2551) and associated appropriation of such funds; and City Council Minutes December 2, 2025
3 3. Authorize the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of Project No. 2551 and direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFER, AND ACCEPT IMPROVEMENTS – Residential Pavement Maintenance No. 1 Project (Project No. 2741) This item was pulled from consideration on the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Benavente.
Public comment provided by John Tague
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to;
1. Award a construction contract in the not-to-exceed amount of $740,618.90 to McKim Corporation, authorize staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders up to 20% of the contract amount, and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and
2. Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $330,700 from the Citywide Arterial & Collector Maintenance Project #2 (Project No. 2527) to Project No. 2741 and appropriation of such funds; and
3. Authorize the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of Project No. 2741 and direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE PURCHASE OF AGING EQUIPMENT – Tesco Controls
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to approve the purchase of 60 batteries and 50 inverters from Tesco Controls to replace aging equipment at citywide traffic signal locations in an amount not to exceed $221,859.63, authorize the City Manager to execute the associated documents in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and make the CEQA determinations as set forth in the staff report. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPROVE FIVE-YEAR GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT – East Bay Golf Course Maintenance, LLC
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to approve a five-year golf course maintenance services agreement, with an additional 3.25-year option to extend through March 30, 2034, with East Bay Golf Course Maintenance, LLC. for Diablo Creek Golf Course in an amount not to exceed $1,308,540 annually during the first two calendar years and including annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the remaining years including any extension, with the ability of the Director of Recreation to approve additional work up to $95,000 per calendar year, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement together with any optional extension in a form approved by the City Attorney. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
PRESENTATIONS
The presentation of certificates to Mayor’s Art Competition winners was presented out of agenda order.
MAYOR’S ART COMPETITION WINNERS
No public comment was received.
City Council Minutes December 2, 2025
4 PROCLAMATION – 2025 Beacon Spotlight Award to the City of Concord No public comment was received.
PROCLAMATION – National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Family Caregivers Month – November 2025
Public comment provided by John Tague.
COMMENDATION CERTIFICATE – Laasya Munjeti, Harmonizing Minds No public comment was received.
BUSINESS RECOGNITION AWARDS – Airgas, Luna Restaurant, Pet Food Express, and Rockin’ Robbies
Public comment provided by John Tague.
CONTRA COSTA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT QUARTERLY UPDATE
Public comment provided by John Tague.
ANNOUCEMENTS
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT City Clerk Joelle Fockler announced a recruitment for the City of Concord’s representative on the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Advisory Committee (County Connection) for a three-year term ending June 30, 2028, and setting a deadline of Friday, January 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. as the deadline for receipt of applications by the City Clerk.
No public comment was received.
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS
ADOPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
Marie Suvansin, Economic Development Manager, introduced the item then turned the presentation over to Derek Braun, Principal, Strategic Economics, and David Greensfelder, Managing Principal, Greensfelder Commercial Real Estate LLC.
Public comment provided by:
Kevin Cabral, President/CEO, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Janette Green, Concord
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Benavente to adopt the Economic Development Strategic Plan. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
Mayor Obringer recessed the meeting at 10:36 p.m. The meeting resumed at 10:45 p.m.
City Council Minutes December 2, 2025
5 ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-47 – Amending Policy and Procedure No. 2 and Establishing the Day of the Week and the Number of Meetings per Month that Council Meetings will Convene Joelle Fockler, City Clerk, presented the staff report.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Nakamura to adopt Resolution No. 25-47 entitled, “A Resolution Amending Policy and Procedure No. 2 and Establishing the Day of the Week and the Number of Meetings per Month that Council Meetings will Convene as Set Forth in the Attached 2026 City Council Meeting Calendar.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
Because it was after 11 p.m., a motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Aliano to consider the remaining items on the agenda. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CORRESPONDENCE
a. Agenda Item No. 3.f – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District – PowerPoint Presentation b. Agenda Item No. 5.b – Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy – PowerPoint Presentation c. Agenda Item No. 5.d – Benched Correspondence
d. Agenda Item No. 6.a – Concord Economic Development Strategic Plan – PowerPoint Presentation
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Aliano, as a member of the City Manager Recruitment Process Ad Hoc Committee, provided an update on the City Manager Recruitment Process.
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 December 2, 2025, at 11:07 p.m. /s/
CARLYN S. OBRINGER
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CITY CLERK