Regular Meeting of the Concord City Council

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
6:00 p.m. Closed Session - City Council Conference Room. 1950 Parkside Drive
6:30 p.m. Open Session - Council Chamber. 1950 Parkside Drive

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AGENDIZED ITEMS - 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.

CLOSED SESSION

1. OPENING
   Roll Call
   
   
2. PUBLIC COMMENT


3. CLOSED SESSION
   1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
      Property: Area within Concord Community Reuse Plan
      Agency negotiators: Valerie Barone, City Manager; Guy Bjerke, Director of Community Reuse Planning
      Negotiating parties: Alan Lee, Department of the Navy
      Under negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment


4. RECESS TO OPEN SESSION


5. OPENING
   Roll Call
   Pledge to the Flag - Councilmember McGallian


6. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
   This is a fifteen 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.


7. PRESENTATIONS


8. ANNOUNCEMENTS


9. 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.
   
   
   1. Considering - approval of the minutes from the meeting of June 27, 2017. Recommended by the City Clerk.
   2. Considering - approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Seagull Ways, LLC, for technical support and configuration of the City's Enterprise Resource Planning Software (Lawson) in a yearly not to exceed amount of $120,000, with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year terms, for a total of three years and $360,000 if all options are exercised; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (General Fund) Recommend by Director of Information Technology.
   3. Considering - proposed amendments to Policy & Procedure No. 37.35, Preventing Workplace Violence, to clarify that only sworn members of the Concord Police Department may be armed while at work with the City of Concord. Recommended by Chief of Police.
   4. Considering - a proposed policy regarding use of closed circuit television ("CCTV") cameras and the capture, storage, and use of images captured from the cameras. Recommended by Chief of Police.
   5. Considering - acceptance of improvements for the Civic Center Playground Project, Project No. 2387, directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion, and authorizing the Director of Public Works to sign the Certificate of Customer Acceptance. Recommended by Director of Public Works.
   6. Considering - approval of the West Concord Bikeways Project (PJ 2421); acceptance and appropriation of $120,000 Transportation Development Act - Article 3 (TDA) Grant funds from MTC; and appropriation of $30,000 for local match funds from Measure J (Fund 475). Recommended by Director of Community and Economic Development
      
      CEQA: Categorically Exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities and 15304 - Minor Alternations to Land.
   
   


10. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS
    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.
    1. Considering - appointment of applicants to the Residential Rent Review Panel. Report by City Clerk.
    
    


11. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
    Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the public hearing is opened, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment. After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council. No public hearing shall commence after 10 p.m. unless approved by majority vote of the City Council.
    1. Continuing to the November 28, 2017, City Council Meeting - consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 17-76 accepting the Concord Tourism Improvement District's 2017-18 Annual Report and adoption of Resolution No. 17-77 declaring results of majority protest proceedings and renewing the Concord Tourism Improvement District.
    2. Considering - introduction of Ordinance No. 17-13 to amend the Municipal Code and Development Code to ban all marijuana (cannabis) uses, except for personal indoor cultivation and delivery of medical marijuana to qualified patients from licensed dispensaries located outside the City, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading; receive a presentation on the marijuana survey results; and provide direction to staff on creating a work plan, if desired, for developing additional regulations related to marijuana uses. Report by Michael Cass, Principal Planner.
       
       CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code 21065, Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), or 15378; in the alternative, is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment.
    
    


12. CORRESPONDENCE
    Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda.
    1. Proclamation - 20th Anniversary of Central San's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, October 16, 2017
    2. Proclamation - Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, 2017
    
    


13. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Closed Session Announcements
    City Manager or Staff Reports
    Council Reports


14. ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 11/7/2017 - 6:30 p.m.

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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
Policy Development & Internal Operations	Hoffmeister/Birsan	2nd Wednesday at 6:00 pm
Housing & Economic Development	Leone/Obringer	4th Monday at 5:30 pm
Infrastructure & Franchise	Birsan/Hoffmeister	2nd Monday at 6:00 pm
Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Community Services	Obringer/McGallian	3rd Wednesday at 5:30 pm
Youth & Education	McGallian/Leone	3rd Monday at 5:30 pm

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