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
April 28, 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/87872660309?pwd=VOsEuf_7OgY0- 4sQzfw6QwjoF6O--A.vBOrvlpsky5Zkr8W or Zoom Webinar ID: 878 7266 0309 and Passcode: 622665
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 Benavente
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. Proclamation – to John Jones, Executive Director, CocoKids, congratulating CocoKids on 50 Years of Non-Profit Service. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura.
b. Proclamation – to Michael Miller declaring April 28, 2026, as "Michael Miller Day" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura. c. Proclamation – to Pat Schultz, Contra Costa Fruit Rescue, declaring April 22, 2026, as "Earth Day" in the City of Concord. Presentation 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 d. Proclamation – to Rocci Barsotti, Kiwanis Club of Concord, declaring April 24, 2026, as "Arbor Day" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura.
e. Presentation – to the City Clerk's Office staff declaring the week of May 3 - 9, 2026, as "Municipal Clerks' Week" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Nakamura.
f. Presentation – by Aaron Hawkins, General Manager, Live Nation, providing an update on the Toyota Pavilion at Concord. Introduction 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. a. Considering – approval of minutes from the April 14 and 17, 2026, Special Meetings and April 14, 2026, Regular Meeting. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – approval of a building lease with Kidango, Inc., a California Non-Profit Corporation, for the City-owned parcel located at 2750 Parkside Circle, known as Assessor Parcel #111-170-002-5, for a monthly rent of $575 plus ten cents ($0.10) per square foot of rentable space annual adjustment from the second year through the initial term of five years plus and including one extension option of five years, for a total of ten years, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the lease 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)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, and/or 15327.
c. Considering – adoption of a Resolution to accept the Concord Police Department AB 481 2025 Military Equipment Report, 2026 Military Equipment Inventory, and approving the existing department policy and continued use of military equipment. Recommended by the Chief of Police.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378. 5 d. Considering – approval of three Maintenance Services Agreements, each for a term of up to seven years with the option for three one-year extensions, to provide landscape maintenance services on City medians, certain right-of- way areas, and small pocket parks citywide, at annual not-to-exceed amounts as follows:
1. EMTS Inc., dba Elite Maintenance & Tree Service in the not-to- exceed amount of $289,868 per year, increasing by up to 5% per year, to provide services for Area 1;
2. Gachina Landscape Management, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $105,751 per year, increasing by up to 5% per year, to provide for Area 2;
3. Medallion Landscape Management, LLC. in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,269 per year, increasing by up to 5% per year, to provide services for Area 3; and
4. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Operating Budget). Recommended by the director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15304, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
e. Considering – approval of a Construction Contract in the not-to-exceed amount of $522,100 to Palomas Landscape Inc., including a $454,000 base amount and an additional 15% as project contingency for contract change orders, for street median landscaping renovations within Galindo Street, at Oak Street to Monument Blvd at Systron Drive, and within Monument Blvd. at the City entrance from Pleasant Hill; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Measure V/State Gas Tax) Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15301, 15302, 15304, 15378 and/or Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065.
f. Considering – adoption of eight Resolutions accepting the Preliminary Engineer's Reports and ordering improvements in the Downtown Landscape Maintenance District, Pine Hollow Landscape Maintenance District, Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 3, and the Citywide Street Lighting Assessment District, and setting a Public Hearing for May 26, 2026.
Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a “project” under Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3), 15273, and/or 15378; in the alternative, exempt under Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). 6 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 a work program and Professional Services Agreement with MIG, Inc., in an amount not-to-exceed $163,064 for updates to the Objective Design Standards (ODS) to address small lot residential subdivisions, individual single-family homes, and two-unit developments under SB 9; authorization of the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; and adoption of CEQA determinations for this work. (General Fund) Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 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 – adoption of a Resolution amending Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 (establishing fees and charges for various municipal services and programs in the City of Concord). Recommended by the Director of Finance.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to State Senator McNerney re: SB1408 (Arreguin) - Contra Costa Transportation Authority - Support - April 16, 2026
b. Correspondence received at meeting from Kristi Laughlin
8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
7 Council Reports
9. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 5/12/2026 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.