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
July 28, 2026
6:30 p.m. - Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or various
telephonic/electronic
locations as indicated
below, and The
Blackstone Autograph
Collection, 636 South
Michigan Avenue,
Lobby, Chicago, IL
60605
*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, various telephonic/electronic locations as indicated below, and The Blackstone Autograph Collection, 636 South Michigan Avenue, Lobby, Chicago, IL 60605.
Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Public comment may be provided in-person, remotely, 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 or The Blackstone Autograph Collection, 636 South Michigan Avenue, Lobby, Chicago, IL 60605. 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: The public may participate and provide public comment remotely as follows:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/89918739077?pwd=SD8eeKnV4ztpPwgPv_CH3TdTJfaB qQ.qw16K4jV767Oog-u or Zoom Webinar ID: 899 1873 9077 and Passcode: 810536 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 so that we can efficiently call on you when it is your turn to speak 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. on 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. 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 a Professional Services Agreement with FCS International, Inc. (dba FirstCarbon Solutions) in an amount not-to-exceed $356,164, to prepare an environmental impact report for the Concord Townsquare Project on the former Coast Guard property at 3295 Haleakala Street, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form
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 acceptable to the City Attorney. (Developer Reimbursement) 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. b. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting and appropriating grant funding to Fund 402 from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in the amount of $296,197 for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) to assist with reducing and mitigating the impacts of impaired driving in the City of Concord. Recommended by the Chief of Police.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378 including subsection (b)(4).
4. 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 – a recommendation from the Infrastructure & Franchise Committee to adopt a Resolution calling for and giving notice of a November 3, 2026, election on a proposed Business License Tax Simplification Ballot Measure; and establishing the policies and procedures for such an election and requesting that the County of Contra Costa conduct such an election. (General Fund) Report by Justin Ezell, Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Exempt per Public Resources Code section 21065, 21080(b)(8), CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15060.
5. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco re: Assembly Bill 1821 - California Public Records Act: Methods of Submission, Fees, and Agency Response Time - Support (as amended June 10, 2026) - June 17, 2026
6. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
5 a Report out by Councilmember Obringer who serves and represents the City of Concord on the Green Empowerment Zone Board. b Report out by Mayor Nakamura who serves and represents the City of Concord on the Marin Clean Energy (MCE) Board of Directors.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 8/11/2026 6:30 p.m.
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.