Regular Joint Meeting
of the Concord City Council and
Redevelopment Agency

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
6:30 p.m. – Regular Joint Meeting
City Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA

CLOSED SESSION: The City Council may convene in closed session immediately prior to or at the conclusion of the above meeting. If a closed session is to be held, an agenda will be posted on the Friday prior to the meeting. For additional information regarding the closed session, contact the City Attorney’s Office at 671-3160.

6:30 p.m. – Council Chamber

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG – Councilmember Peterson

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

  1. PRESENTATION – to Bill E. Brumley, Concord Planning Commissioner, in honor of his 16 years of service to the City of Concord. Report by Mayor Shinn.
  1. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
    1. Awarding – a contract in the amount of $18,799 to Silmar Flooring of Pleasanton, CA for RFB #2118, Remove and Install Centre Concord ballroom carpet. Recommended by Director of Public Works.
    2. Authorizing - the continuation of emergency action for Project No. 2034, Ygnacio Valley Road Landslide, pursuant to Section 22050 of the Public Contract Code. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
    3. Accepting – work performed by McNabb Construction for RFB No. 2103, Park Signage (CIP 2082); and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. Recommended by Director of Public Works.
    4. Approving – a Professional Services Agreement with Barber & Gonzales Consulting Group in the amount of $30,300 to provide training and facilitation services for the Citywide employee Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Task Force; and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement. Recommended by Director of Finance.
    5. Authorizing - the appointment of Robert Barnes to serve as Concord’s representative to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Citizen’s Advisory Committee for a two-year term ending February 28, 2010. Recommended by Mayor Shinn.
    6. Authorizing – the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to establish an annual parcel assessment for Fiscal Year 2008/09 for drainage system maintenance and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program by maintaining the current Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) rate of $35.00 per single family parcel. Recommended by Director of Public Works.
    7. Approving - agreement with Francisco & Associates in the amount of $29,000 to provide Engineering Services for the City of Concord's 2008/09 Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts: Downtown Landscape Maintenance District, Pine Hollow Landscape Maintenance District, Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District #3, and the Citywide Street Lighting Assessment District, and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement.  Recommended by Director of Public Works.
  2. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
    1. Consideration - of a proposed amendment to the Concord Municipal Code concerning Mobilehome Rent Stabilization, increasing automatic annual rent adjustments, permitting partial vacancy decontrol, and utilizing a third party hearing officer for special rent increase proceedings. Ordinance 08-2 for introduction. Report by Mark Coon, Assistant City Attorney.

      Staff Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance 08-2 by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.
  1. CORRESPONDENCE - City Council correspondence not selectively included in the following list is available for inspection during normal business hours by contacting the City Clerk at 671-3495.
  2. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
  3. COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
    1. Recent Conference Attendance
  4. ADJOURNMENT

Notice to Public

Speaker's Card

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Agenda Reports

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Public Comment Period

This is a fifteen-minute Public Comment Periodfor items not on this agenda, and 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.

Consent Calendar

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council/Agency to be routine and will be acted upon in a single motion. There will not be separate discussions of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council/Agency considers the motion to adopt.

Public Hearings

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ADA Notice and Hearing Impaired Provisions

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The following is a list of regular Council Committee meeting dates. Most meetings are held in the Garden Conference Room, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord.

Note: Meetings are subject to change or cancellation. For latest information and committee agendas please call 671-3158.

Committee  Chair/Member Meeting Time
Housing & Economic Development Hoffmeister/Bjerke 4th Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Infrastructure & Franchise Allen/Hoffmeister 2nd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Neighborhood & Community Services Bjerke/Peterson 4th Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Policy Development & Internal Operations Shinn/Allen 1st Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Recreation & Cultural Affairs Peterson/Shinn 2nd Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Correspondence

Correspondence received that constitutes a public record under the Public Records Act concerning any matter on this agenda is available for inspection during normal business hours by contacting the City Clerk's office at 1950 Parkside Drive, Wing A, Concord, CA

Notice

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 Section 1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting, regardless of whether it is a regular or special meeting (Policy and Procedure No. 2, Section 4.24). For information on the next regular or special City Council meeting, please call (925) 671-3495.

Meeting Records

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