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/City
Council Sitting as the
Concord-Pleasant Hill
Health Care District/City
Council Sitting as the
Local Reuse Authority
Tuesday
May 26, 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.
2 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. 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/84849455119?pwd=_tI7_QR2XQMmzxg72SJZul8BObhP Dw.Zut03lceV_zNqNnP or Zoom Webinar ID: 848 4945 5119 and Passcode: 274388 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. 3 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
5. INTERPRETATION OR WRITTEN TRANSLATION:
OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call – Councilmember Announcements of "Just Cause" Remote Participation
Pledge of Allegiance – Councilmember Obringer
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 a. Written Public Comment
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – by BART Directors Matt Rinn and Mark Foley providing an update on BART. 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 b. Presentation – by Bisa French, Executive Director, Family Justice Center, providing an update on the Family Justice Center. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
c. Presentation – by Jenny Robbins, Chief of Programs, Contra Costa County Health, Housing and Homeless Services, on the City's CORE Program.
Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
4. CITY COUNCIL/CONCORD-PLEASANT HILL HEALTH CARE DISTRICT (CPHHCD)/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA) CONSENT CALENDAR
The public is entitled to address the City Council/CPHHCD/LRA on items appearing on the Consent Calendar before or during the City Council’s/CPHHCD’s/LRA’s consideration of the Consent Calendar. Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the City Council/CPHHCD/LRA, 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.
City Council Consent Calendar
a. Considering – approval of minutes from the April 23, and May 12, 2026, Special Meetings and May 12, 2026, Regular Meeting. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Receiving – the Treasurer's Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2026.
Recommended by the City Treasurer.
c. Considering – approval of an agreement with Contra Costa County Health Services to provide a three-member team working fulltime in Concord to provide Coordinated Outreach Referral and Engagement (CORE) services for three years within the City of Concord in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,491,842 ($473,225 for FY2026-27, $496,886 for FY2027-28, and $521,731 for FY2028-29), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Measure V, PLHA, and Opioid Settlement Funds) Recommended by the Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
d. Considering – approval of a License Agreement with ABC Tree Farms, LLC for a fee of $5,775 per month from September through December 2026 ($23,100 total) to allow temporary operation of a pumpkin patch and Christmas tree lot for the property bounded by Clayton Road, Concord Boulevard, and Galindo Street; authorizing the City Manager to sign the 5 agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Recommended by the City Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, and/or 15305.
e. Considering – adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit the City of Concord Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Action Plan to the U. S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) consistent with program rules which govern the receipt and expenditure of Community Development Block Grant Funds allocated by HUD during FY 2026/27; appropriating and authorizing disbursement of $88,200 from the Cannabis Community Benefit Fund (Fund 292); and execution of all attendant documents and agreements for FY 2026/27. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. f. Considering – approval of a second amendment to Maintenance Services Agreement No. 3446 with Jerry Tiansing, dba Russo Autobody, to increase the annual agreement amount for autobody repair services for the City’s fleet vehicles from $90,000 to $140,000 for Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 ($280,000 total); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the amendment in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Fleet Maintenance Fund) 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, 15323, and/or 15301.
g. Considering – authorizing the procurement of asphalt from the following two (2) vendors to support the Residential Roadway Maintenance – Street Patch Crew from 7/1/26 to 6/30/29, in the annual not to exceed amount of $1,906,200 increasing 5% per fiscal year ($6,006,296 total) to: 1) County Quarry Products $1,396,200 for FY 2027; and 2) Antioch Building Materials $510,000 for FY 2027. (Measure V) Recommended by the Director of Public Works. Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15304 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
6 h. Considering – the adoption of a Resolution adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27. (SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017). 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), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
i. Considering – rejection of all bids submitted for the Newhall Park Water Quality Improvement (Project No. 2353); and directing staff to re-advertise the project for bids. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Statutorily exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(5) and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15270.
j. Considering – the following for the Street Median Turf Conversion Project (PJ 2384) from Clayton Road and Kirker Pass Road to Schenone Court:
1. Award of a Construction Contract in the not-to-exceed amount of $226,636 to CLS Cervantes Landscape Services Inc., including a $197,075 base amount and an additional 15% as project contingency for contract change orders, for street median landscaping renovations; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Measure V); and
2. Approval of a related budget transfer and appropriation of $500,000 (Fund 407) from Clayton Road Pavement Rehabilitation (Project No. 2609) to Street Median Turf Conversion (Project No. 2384).
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.
k. Considering – approval of a fifth amendment to Professional Services Agreement No. 3255 with Western States Oil to continue providing renewable diesel fuel, increasing spending authority from $120,000 to $210,000, and extending the term through January 11, 2027, with two renewal options; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Amendment in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Fleet Maintenance Fund) Recommended by the Director of Public Works. 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, 15323, and/or 15301.
7 Public Hearing Item on the City Council Consent Calendar l. Considering – adoption of four Resolutions confirming the annual Engineer’s Report and Assessment Diagrams for levies and assessments for the Downtown Landscape Maintenance District, Pine Hollow Landscape & Lighting District, Landscape & Lighting District No. 3, and the Citywide Street Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and directing the City Clerk to file a certified copy with the Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller.
Recommended by the Director of Public Works.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15273, 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3).
City Council Sitting as the Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District Consent Calendar m. Considering – adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Executive Director to disburse $550,000 in funds and execute all attendant documents and agreements for Fiscal Year 2026/27 funding on behalf of the Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District (subject to District Counsel approval); accepting and appropriating $525,000 from Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District Fund 530 grant funds; and accepting and appropriating $25,000 from John Muir Health for administration of the program.
Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Sections 21065.
City Council Sitting as the Local Reuse Authority Consent Calendar n. Considering – the approval of 13 Professional or Legal Services Agreements (Agreements) for various consultant services for the Local Reuse Authority’s (LRA) work related to the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) for a total not-to-exceed amount of $3,732,170 through March 31, 2027; and authorizing the Executive Director of the LRA to execute the agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Funded through Reimbursement Agreement Deposits to LRA by BCUS Acquisitions LLC (Brookfield)) Recommended by the Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
8 5. CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA)
CONSIDERATION ITEM
The public is entitled to address the LRA 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 a Term Sheet with U.S. Navy for the Economic Development Conveyance Property at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station; Acceptance of Revisions to the BCUS Acquisitions LLC (Brookfield) Term Sheet; and Adoption of Amendments to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with BCUS Acquisitions LLC (Brookfield). Report by Guy Bjerke, Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 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. Public Hearing – pursuant to Government Code Section 3502.3 to receive a report on the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts.
Report by Jasmin Loi, Director of Human Resources.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to California State Transportation Agency re: Support for Contra Costa Countywide Transit Signal Priority Project - TIRCP Cycle 8 - May 7, 2026 b. Letter to Senator Tim Grayson re: Notice of Opposition to SB 866 (Blakespear) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; housing element - May 19, 2026
8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
9. ADJOURNMENT
9 Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 6/9/2026 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.
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