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
September 22, 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, various telephonic/electronic locations indicated below.
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 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.
Amended Agenda
Adding agenda Item
Nos. 3.c and 3.d.
2 2. REMOTE: The public may participate and provide public comment remotely as follows:
a. Zoom: https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/83890502169?pwd=XNtOThMPZ- M1NvfVG92bbb5Aof_2yw.KKsYIfg7ZsfNIKuw or Zoom Webinar ID: 838 9050 2169 and Passcode: 142902
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. 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 – by Bill Churchill, General Manager, and Ruby Horta, Assistant General Manager of Administration, Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (County Connection), providing an update on the services in the City of Concord. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
b. Proclamation – to Matthew Hulse, Executive Director, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, congratulating Contra Costa Senior Legal Services on 50 Years of providing legal services to seniors in 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 c. Proclamation – to Economic Development and Base Reuse Director, Guy Bjerke, congratulating him on his retirement. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura
d. Presentation – to Silvia Maldonado, honoring “Hispanic Heritage Month" in the City of Concord. Presentation 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 September 8, 2026, Regular Meeting. Recommended by the Interim City Clerk.
b. Considering – appointment of applicants Cynthia Hermann, Beth Limberg, Jan Newbegin, and Beatrice Shelton for the remainder of four-year terms ending June 30, 2027, and Steven Lopez for the remainder of a four-year term ending June 30, 2029, to the Concord Commission on Aging, as recommended by the Council Committee on Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Community Services (Benavente/Nakamura). Recommended by the Interim City Clerk.
c. Considering – approval of new artwork for one of six utility boxes as part of the Phase IV Utility Box Artwork Program located on Clayton Road, Concord Avenue, Concord Boulevard, Cowell Road, Treat Boulevard, and Willow Pass Road; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the artist agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney. Recommended by the Assistant City Manager.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378, 15061(b)(3), and/or 15300.2.
d. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit, on behalf of the City of Concord, the CAPER, consistent with the program rules which govern the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 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 Section 21065. 5 5. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Governor Newsom, re: SB 328 (Grayson) - Concord Community Reuse Project – SUPPORT – September 4, 2026.
6. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
7. ADJOURNMENT in memory of Reserve Officer Ronald Crenna.
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 10/13/2026 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.