ROLL CALL

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG - Councilmember Shinn

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
MAYOR: I will now open the Public Comment Period. Members of the audience may address the Council on any matter that is not on tonight's agenda. Fifteen minutes is allocated to the Public Comment Period, and each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes.

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY COUNCIL MATTERS

  1. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT ITEMS
    MAYOR: "The next item is the City Council Consent Calendar which is considered in a single motion. If any member of the Council or the public wishes to remove any item from the Consent Calendar, please indicate now; otherwise I will consider a motion for approval."
    Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Consent Calendar as recommended.
    1. Approving - minutes of the meeting of May 4, May 6 and May 11, 2009. Recommended by City Clerk.
    2. Authorizing - the acceptance of Justice Assistance Recovery Grant funds in the amount of $240,896 and appropriating them to partially fund the Police Department's part-time Forensic Specialist, half-time Forensic Technician positions and one-time equipment purchases. Recommended by Chief of Police.
    3. Accepting - the improvements for Project No. 2112, 1948 Colfax Street Lighting Improvements, constructed by Hubbard Electric of Martinez; and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
    4. Accepting - a grant from the East Bay Regional Park District for Project No. 1283, Galindo Creek Trail Gap Closure; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the grant agreement and any related amendments. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
    5. Authorizing - the City Manager to offer qualified employees a Supplemental Retirement Program. Resolution No. 09-50 for adoption. Recommended by Assistant City Manager.
    6. Approving - the filing of an application for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block (EECBG) Grant program funding to install energy-efficient lighting; and authorizing the City Manager to approve all related documents. Resolution No. 09-37 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Public Works.
    7. Approving - the Phase I Final Map and Subdivision Agreement for John Muir Medical Center; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Phase I Subdivision Agreement. Resolution No. 09-38 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
    8. Approving - participation in the Caltrans Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program; and authorizing the City Engineer to execute the Race-Conscious Implementation Agreement. Resolution 09-44 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
  1. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
    MAYOR: Madam Clerk, have all the publications been completed and appropriate parties notified?
    1. Sewer Increase - consideration of an Amendment to the Concord Municipal Code, Chapter 110 Utilities, Article II Sewer System, Section 110-32 Rates and Charges Established, Paragraph (c) Annual Sewer Service Charges, increasing the minimum annual sewer service charges by $12 per year and increasing other corresponding charges as stated in paragraph (c) and making an administrative change in Section 110-42. Ordinance 09-2 for introduction. Report from Qamar Khan, Director of Public Works.

      Staff Recommendation: Hear report, take public testimony, introduce Ordinance 09-2 by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.

      NOTE TO MAYOR: After motion and second, ask City Attorney to read the ordinance title.
    2. Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts - public hearing to consider confirming assessment diagrams and levying annual assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-10 related to the following landscape and lighting maintenance districts. Report from Director of Public Works.
      1) Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for the Downtown Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2009-10. Resolution 09-45 for adoption.
      Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 09-45 confirming the assessment diagram and levying the annual assessment for 2009-10.

      2) Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for the Pine Hollow Estate Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2009-10. Resolution 09-46 for adoption.
      Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 09-46 confirming the assessment diagram and levying the annual assessment for 2009-10.

      3) Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2009-10. Resolution 09-47 for adoption.
      Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 09-47, confirming the assessment diagram and levying the annual assessment for 2009-10.

      4) Confirming the Assessment Diagram and Levy of Assessments for the Citywide Street Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2009-10. Resolution 09-48 for adoption.
      Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 09-48 confirming the assessment diagram and levying the annual assessment for 2009-10.
    3. Community Development Block Grant - Recovery Fund Projects – consideration of a substantial amendment to the 2008-09 Action Plan containing the Community Service Commission’s recommendations for Community Grant Funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Recovery Fund Projects and additionally substantially amend the 2009-2010 Action Plan. Resolution No. 09-43 and Resolution No. 09-51 for adoption. Report by Teri House, Community Services Manager.

      Staff Recommendation: Hear Report, take public testimony, adopt Resolutions No. 09-43 and 09-51.

JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  1. JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT ITEM
    1. Approving - the removal of the remainder of a forty (40) year affordability restriction on future use of the property at 3142 Grant Street, relinquishing the requirement for shared appreciation value and accepting the return of principal in the amount of $80,000 as payment in full of all financial obligations; City Council Resolution No. 09-49 and Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 09-734 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Planning and Economic Development.

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MATTERS

  1. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT ITEMS
    1. Approving - a supplemental lease agreement between the Concord Redevelopment Agency and the Concord Veterans Center for premises located at 1899 Clayton Road, Suite 140, Concord, CA; and authorizing the Executive Director to execute the agreement. Recommended by Director of Planning and Economic Development.

CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY

  1. LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEM
    1. Accepting - a grant from the Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), in the amount of $706,976 to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and consultants for the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) Reuse Project and to authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to execute the grant acceptance. Recommended by the Reuse Project Director.
  1. LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY CONSIDERATION ITEM
    1. Consideration - of the formation of a Concord Naval Weapons Station Open Space Working Group to work with the East Bay Regional Park District, and designate of the Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve as members. Report by Reuse Project Director.

      Staff Recommendation: Hear the report, designate the Mayor and Vice Mayor to serve on the working group, and direct the City Manager and the Reuse Project Director to work with the East Bay Regional Park District to determine their representatives and staffing.

JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  1. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET REPORTS (Continued from the Budget Workshops of May 4 and May 6, 2009)
    1. FISCAL YEAR 2009-10 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET - Report from Jim Forsberg, Director of Planning and Economic Development.
    2. FISCAL YEAR 2009-10 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET - Report by Alex Pascual, Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.
    3. FISCAL YEAR 2009-10 ENTERPRISE FUNDS:
      • Sewer Enterprise Fund. Report by Qamar Khan, Director of Public Work.
      • Golf Course Enterprise Fund. Report by Joan Carrico, Director of Community and Recreation Services.

BUDGET HEARING

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING

MAYOR: Madam Clerk, have all the publications been completed and appropriate parties notified?

  1. Approval of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budgets - for the City of Concord and Concord Redevelopment Agency, Ten-Year Financial Plans and Related Items – consideration for approval of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budgets for the City of Concord and Concord Redevelopment Agency, Ten-Year Financial Plans and Related Items, which include:

    1) Proposed Amendments to the Master Fees and Charges Resolution - consideration of amending the Master Fees and Charges Resolution for fees relating to various municipal services, including but not limited to Administrative Fees; Business, Professional and Trades Fees; Parks and Recreation Fees; Permit Center Fees; Police Fees; Off-Site Street Improvement Program (OSIP) Fees; and Parkland In-Lieu Fees. Data is available, as required by Government Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 8 Section 66016. Please contact Margaret Lefebvre, Director of Finance, at (925) 671-3078.

    2) Annual Appropriation Limits and Adjustment Factors - approving annual appropriation limits and adjustment factors for Fiscal Year 2009-10, pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution and reaffirming Policy & Procedure No. 129, "Budget and Fiscal Policies" in order to ensure the City’s continued financial health.

    3) 2009-10 City of Concord Budget, Ten-Year Financial Plan and Capital Improvement Program - consideration of Fiscal Year 2009-10 City of Concord Budget and Ten-Year Financial Plan, and adoption of the 2009-10 Capital Improvement Program.

    4) 2009-10 City of Concord Redevelopment Agency Budget - consideration of Fiscal Year 2009-10 City of Concord Redevelopment Agency Budget.
    Staff Recommendation: Hear the report. Open the public hearing, receive testimony and continue the public hearing to Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

  2. 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.
    1. Treasurer’s Report for the month of March, 2009.
    2. Letter dated May 19, 2009 to Assemblymember Caballero in support of AB 715 – City Ordinances: Publishing and Posting Requirements.
    3. Letter dated May 20, 2009 to Senator Feinstein in support of H.R. 2295 – The Defense Communities Assistance Act.
    4. Letter dated May 20, 2009 to Congressman Miller in support of H.R. 2295 – The Defense Communities Assistance Act.
    5. Letter dated May 20, 2009 to Congressman Tauscher in support of H.R. 2295 – The Defense Communities Assistance Act.
    6. Letter dated May 20, 2009 to Senator Boxer in support of H.R. 2295 – The Defense Communities Assistance Act.
  3. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
  4. COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
    1. Recent Conference Attendance
  5. ADJOURNMENT