1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Laura M. Nakamura, Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano, Vice Mayor
Pablo Benavente
Laura M. Hoffmeister
Carlyn S. Obringer
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Regular Meeting of the
Concord City Council
Tuesday
January 13, 2026
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.
Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely, 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. 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, 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, 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, the public may participate and provide public comment remotely, as follows:
a. Zoom: https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/s/83142542975 or Zoom Webinar ID: 831 4254 2975 and Passcode: 336546
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 – Councilmember Announcements of “Just Cause” Remote Participation
Pledge of Allegiance – Councilmember Hoffmeister
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. PRESENTATION
a. Presentation – honoring January 19, 2026, as "Martin Luther King Day" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura.
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.
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 a. Considering – approval of minutes of the December 2 and 9, 2025, Regular Meetings and December 9 and 16, 2025, Special Meetings. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of Ordinance No. 25-8, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Concord Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings 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 Conra 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.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt under and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378. c. Considering – the following actions for the Rocketship/ Glenbrook Sidewalk Gap Closure Project:
1. Adoption of a Resolution approving a request to Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for an allocation of $208,000 of Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to support the Rocketship/Glenbrook Sidewalk Gap Closure, located on Olivera Road between Hillsborough Drive and Thunderbird Drive; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant funding from MTC up to $208,000 and execute all necessary documents in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061 (b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15282(j), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, Public Resources Code Section 21065, and/or 21080.19. d. Considering – the recommendation of the Council Committee on Housing and Economic Development to defer the implementation of Objective 4.7 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element to facilitate affordable housing development on property owned by public educational agencies. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
5 e. Considering – authorizing the Mayor to sign and submit a Letter of Support to Congressman DeSaulnier designating the United States Postal Service office building located at 2121 Meridian Park Boulevard in Concord, California, as the "Carl Jefferson Post Office Building" (H.R. 6849).
Recommended by the Community Relations Manager.
f. Considering – authorizing an increase to the contingency from 15% to 21% (an increase of $453,780) on the existing construction contract with Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. for the Residential Pavement Maintenance Phase E Project located on Port Chicago Highway and the St. Francis Park and Holbrook Heights neighborhoods (City Project Nos. 2613 & 2621) to cover additional paving and fiber optic work. (Funded by Measure V, Fund 407) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Previously determined not to be a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. g. Considering – the following actions for the Citywide Accessibility Improvements No. 12 (Project No. 2728), which will upgrade curb ramps at five locations throughout the City:
1. Award of a Construction Contract in the amount of $400,988 to Rosas Brothers Construction and authorizing staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders up to 10% of the contract amount; authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and making the NEPA and CEQA determination as provided in this staff report (Funded by Community Development Block Grant Funds and Measure J Local Funds);
2. Approving related budget transfers in the total amount of $210,000 from Street Maintenance Project No. 1 (Project No. 2736); and
3. Authorizing the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of Project No. 2728 and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
NEPA: Categorical exclusion per Section 24 CFR 58.25 (a)(2). 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 – a recommendation by the City Council Committee on Housing and Economic Development to defer the implementation of Housing Element Objective 16.1 facilitating tiny homes and cottage developments on religious institution sites. Recommended by the Director of Community Development. 6 CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
i. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting the Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and making findings in compliance with AB 1600. (Government Code Section 66000 et. seq) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
j. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting and appropriating a $300,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to enhance the City’s Collision Dashboard and approval for use for the development of the Enhanced Collision Dashboard for Concord (Project TRA-26-001); approval of a task order with TJKM Transportation Consultants under the existing Master Services Agreement (MSA), Agreement No. CCA-6083, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to develop and configure OTS grant-funded dashboard features; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the task order in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15306, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
k. Considering – approval of Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Science Associates in a not-to-exceed amount of $250,750 for project design and related services for the lower Mount Diablo Creek Restoration Study Project (Project No. 2805, FAIN No. HQ00052510032), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Storm Water Management Fund, Federal Grant) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
l. Considering – approval of Task Order #3 with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $100,700 for a new total not-to-exceed amount of $291,356 to provide design engineering and related services for the Storm Drain Master Plan Project (Project No. 2732) and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Task Order in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Measure V Projects 7 Funds, Storm Water Management Fund) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15262, 15273, 15306, 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 – approval of the City Manager candidate profile. Report by Sara Castro, Senior Human Resources Analyst.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Code of Regulations Title 14 Sections 15061(b), 15273 and/or 15378.
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the public hearing is opened, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment.
After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council. No public hearing shall commence after 10 p.m. unless approved by majority vote of the City Council. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – introduction of an Ordinance amending Concord Municipal Code Title 18 (Development Code), Chapters 18.30 (Residential Districts) and 18.40 (Office and Commercial Districts) to increase maximum residential and mixed-use building heights in the Community Office (CO), Commercial Mixed Use (CMX), and Residential High Density (RH) zoning districts to implement state law and Objective 2.6 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. (PL25200 – MC) Report by Benjamin Ulrey, Associate Planner.
CEQA: Statutorily exempt pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21080.085, enacted by Senate Bill 131 (2025); and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2) or 15378.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter of Support for Mt. Diablo USD's CEC GFO-25-301 (EPIC) DRIVES Grant Application, including School Bus Charging Infrstructrure Storage +Solar Microgrid Integration - 11/10/2025
8 b. Letter to Chabad of Concord - 12/17/2025
8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
a Considering – appointing Councilmembers to represent the City Council on Council committees and regional bodies and boards of various external organizations of which the City is a member. Report by Mayor Nakamura.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 1/27/2026 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.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Concord to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator Tianjun Cao at (925) 671-3243 or [email protected], at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.