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*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 pursuant to AB 2449, 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 Submit Public Comments in city council and planning commission meetings
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
IN PERSON:
- 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.
REMOTE: Remote public comment will not be accepted, except when a Councilmember participates remotely pursuant to AB 2449.
EMAIL:
- Public comments can also be submitted via email to cityclerk@cityofconcord.org. 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:
- distributed to the Council before the meeting,
- posted online for public inspection.
- inserted into the meeting record.
- 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.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the Planning Commission meeting using any of the following methods:
IN PERSON:
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. Blue Speaker Identification Cards are located near the Council Chamber entrance. Please complete a Speaker Card and give it to City staff prior to the agenda item you wish to speak on and preferably prior to the Commission meeting. When the Chair opens a public comment period, City staff will call speakers to provide comment in the order the Speaker Cards are received. Should you have any questions after consulting the Speaker Identification Card, please contact the Planning Division at (925) 671-3152 prior to the start of the Commission meeting.
Each speaker is typically afforded a maximum of 3 minutes to speak.
REMOTE: Remote public comment will not be accepted, except when a Commissioner participates remotely pursuant to AB 2449.
EMAIL/WRITTEN COMMENTS:
Public comments can also be submitted via email to pcpubliccomments@cityofconcord.org. 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:
- Distributed to the Commission before the meeting,
- Posted online for public inspection at https://stream.ci.concord.ca.us/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/Search, and
- Inserted into the meeting record.
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.
how to WATCH LIVE MEETINGS
1. Watch on TV on Comcast Channel 28, Astound/Wave Channel 1026, and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
2. Watch the TV broadcast through the City's website (see instructions below).
3. Watch Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK
4. Join the Zoom webinar via instruction on the meeting agenda.
TV broadcast through the City’s website
Watch the live TV broadcast through the City’s website by clicking the image below. Once you arrive to the new screen, click the PLAY icon in the middle of the screen.
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