REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CONCORD CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AND VARIOUS
TELEPHONIC/ELECTRONIC LOCATIONS
TUESDAY, February 10, 2026
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, February 10, 2026, with Mayor Nakamura presiding. The pledge of allegiance was led by Vice Mayor Aliano. 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, Carlyn Obringer, Laura Nakamura
STAFF PRESENT: Valerie Barone, City Manager; Susanne Brown, City Attorney; Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager; Joelle Fockler, City Clerk; Monique Robinson, Deputy City Clerk; Mark Bustillos, Chief of Police; Greg Taylor, Director of Information Technology; Margaret O’Brien, Director of Finance; Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development & Base Reuse; Mindy Gentry, Director of Community Development; James Nakayama, Police Captain; Kit Jory, Director of Public Works; Colleen Awad, Community Relations Manager; Suzanne McDonald, Financial Operations Manager; Ken Yee, Facilities Maintenance Manager; Jeff Rayos, Administrative Services Manager; Lisa Agustin, Budget Treasury Officer; Kylie Hicks-Carrera, Budget Analyst; Himmat Bains, Senior Financial Analyst; Jesse Crawford, Maintenance
Superintendent; James Thompson, Heavy Equipment Operator
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL: Rai Diaz, Clayton Valley Charter High School; Sarah Sinclair, Clayton Valley Charter High School; Stephanie Vasquez,
Clayton Valley Charter High School; Kellan O’Connor, Devil Mountain Disc Golf Club; Jen Cazanov-Diggs, Devil Mountain Disc Golf Club; Elias Mitchell, Concord; Hunter Steven Plumley, Concord; Josh Sonneneld, Port Chicago Alliance; Smitty Ardrey, Bike Concord
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Rai Diaz, Sarah Sinclair, and Stephanie Vasquez, Clayton Valley Charter High School, shared details about the Wood Duck Boxes located at Newhall Park built by Clayton Valley Charter High School students.
Kellan O’Conner and Jenn Cazanov-Diggs, Devil Mountain Disc Golf Club, provided statistics on the usage of the Disc Golf course at Hillcrest Park.
Elias Mitchell, Concord, asked the City for one acre of land to build bike jumps for the children of the community.
Hunter Steven Plumley, Concord, expressed interest in having a community bike park.
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2 PRESENTATIONS
JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II DAY – February 19, 2026 No public comment was received.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment was received.
APPROVE MINUTES – January 13, 2026, Regular Meeting
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Obringer to approve the minutes from the January 13, 2026, Regular Meeting. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-1 – Amending Title 18 (Development Code) to Increase Maximum Residential and Mixed-Use Building Heights
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Obringer to adopt Ordinance No. 26-1 entitled, “An Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Development Code), Chapters 18.30 (Residential Districts) and 18.40 (Office and Commercial Districts) to Increase Maximum Residential and Mixed-Used 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 (PL25200 – MC).” Ordinance No. 26-1 was introduced on January 13, 2026, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
APPOINTMENT TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IRON HORSE CORRIDOR (IHC) MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE – Michael Maestas
A motion was made by Benavente and seconded by Obringer to recommend the appointment of Michael Maestas to serve as Concord’s Representative on the Contra Costa County Iron Horse Corridor (IHC) Management Program Advisory Committee for a four-year term ending January 31, 2030. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
ACCEPT ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT – Independent Auditors Report This item was pulled from consideration from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Hoffmeister.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Benavente to accept the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report with the Independent Auditors’ Report and Required Communications Letter for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION CALENDAR
THURGOOD MARSHALL/HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50 PARK PRESENTATION - East Bay Regional Park District
City Manager Barone introduced East Bay Regional Park District Ward 6 Board Member John Mercurio, who announced the project and then turned the presentation over to Government & Legislative Affairs Division Lead Erich Pfuehlert, who presented on project background, timeline, and funding.
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3 Public comment was provided by:
Josh Sonnenfeld, Port Chicago Alliance
Smitty Ardrey, Bike Concord
A motion was made by Obringer and seconded by Aliano to sign onto an advocacy letter to Senator Grayson advocating for $8 million toward the Thurgood Marshall Regional Park Home of the Port Chicago 50 located south of Bailey Road. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
FISCAL YEARS 2025-26 AND 2026-2027 MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE Margaret O’Brien, Director of Finance, presented the staff report.
No public comment was received.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 26-4 entitled, “A Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 and 2026-27 Municipal Budgets.” The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Council.
A motion was made by Hoffmeister and seconded by Benavente to adopt Resolution No. 26- 4735.1 entitled, “A Resolution Adopting the City of Concord’s Salary Schedule Effective January 1, 2026, 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
CORRESPONDENCE
a. Agenda Item 2.a – Written Public Comment
b. Agenda Item 2.a – Hillcrest Park Disc Golf statistics provided by Jenn Cazanov-Diggs at the meeting
c. Agenda Item 2.a – Community Bike Park information provided by Hunter Plumley at the meeting d. Agenda Item 5.a – PowerPoint Presentation
e. Agenda Item 5.b – PowerPoint Presentation
f. Agenda Item 2.a – Community Bike Park information provided by Hunter Plumley at the meeting
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 February 10, 2026, at 8:20 p.m. /s/
LAURA M. NAKAMURA
MAYOR
/s/
JOELLE FOCKLER, MMC
CTY CLERK