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
March 10, 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/j/81112117855?pwd=Vb2O9m7gmWMpDyIlVrHD7LGOeF q5bQ.1 or Zoom Webinar ID: 811 1211 7855 and Passcode: 585395 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 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. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – to Carlos Hanze, American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region, proclaiming March 2026 as "American Red Cross Month" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura.
b. Presentation – of Business Recognition Awards to Concord Aquarium, The Flipper Room, Patty's Original Cheese Zombies, and Blue Oak Square (Building Design). 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 Nakamura.
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 Paul Derringer, Chief Strategy Officer, John Muir Health, providing an update on John Muir Health. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
4. TREASURER'S REPORT
a. Receiving – the Treasurer's Report for the period October 1 - December 31 2025. Report by Patti Barsotti, City Treasurer.
5. 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 February 24, 2026, Special and Regular Meetings. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of Ordinance No. 26-425.1 entitled, "An Ordinance Amending Concord Municipal Code, Title 18 (Development Code), Chapters
18.15 (Zoning Districts and Zoning Map), 18.25 (Development and Land Use Approvals), 18.30 (Residential Districts), 18.40 (Office and Commercial Districts), and 18.410 (Zoning Clearance), and Adding Chapter 18.120 (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Overlay District) and Rezoning Approximately 28 Acres to Apply the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Overlay District (PL25166-MC)." Ordinance 26-425.1 was introduced on February 24, 2026, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Statutorily exempt from CEQA Pursuant to Public Resources Code 21080.085, enacted by Senate Bill 131 (2025); and/or not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15378.
c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Contra Costa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District to establish an annual parcel assessment for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for drainage maintenance and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
5 d. Considering – the appointment of Jeanette Green to serve on the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Advisory Committee (County Connection) representing the City of Concord for the remainder of a three-year term ending June 30, 2028. Recommended by Mayor Nakamura.
e. Considering – award of three, five-year contracts for on-call traffic signal maintenance and streetlight repair services in the not-to-exceed amounts of $400,000 per year to DC Electric Group, Inc., Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC., and St. Francis Electric, LLC., with the option to extend each contract for two (2) additional one (1) year periods, (for a total not to exceed value of $1,200,000 a year, with a 7-year not-to-exceed total of $8.4 million); and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contracts in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, and/or 15305.
Public Hearing Item
f. Considering – adoption of a Resolution amending the General Plan Safety and Noise Element to incorporate the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan by reference to make the City eligible for additional disaster assistance pursuant to California Government Code Section 8685.9 (AB 2140, 2006) (PL26004- GP). Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project and/or exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and 15378.
6. 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 – acceptance of the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report, which includes an Annual Progress Report on the 2023-2031 Housing Element, authorizing submittal of the General Plan Annual Progress Report to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and submittal of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and authorizing the City Manager to make minor edits prior to said submittals. Report by Ben Ulrey, Associate Planner.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065; CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3),15306, and/or 15378.
6 7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Schultz re: Notice of Support for AB 1632 (Johnson) - Trespass - February 24, 2026 b. Letter to US Senator Schiff re: support for White Pony Express Grant Application for Community Project Funding - March 4, 2026 c. Letter to Chair Allen, Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee re: SB 1138 (Padilla) - Support - March 5, 2026
8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
9. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 3/24/2026 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.