Regular Joint Meeting of the Concord City Council
and Redevelopment Agency

Tuesday, December 12, 2006
5:30 p.m. - Public Reception for the Community Advisory Committee
6:30 p.m. - Regular Meeting with Jt. City Council/Comm. Adv. Comm. Study Session
Concord Senior Center - Wisteria Room - 2727 Parkside Circle, Concord, CA

*PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME AND LOCATION

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.

5:30 p.m. - Concord Senior Center

  1. PUBLIC RECEPTION

    The Concord City Council invites the members of the newly formed Community Advisory Committee to get acquainted at a public reception.

6:30 p.m. - Wisteria Room
Concord Senior Center

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG - Councilmember Hoffmeister

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE STUDY SESSION - on Concord's Community Reuse Plan Process and Federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Report by Michael Wright, Reuse Project Director.

CITY COUNCIL
MATTERS

  1. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
    1. Approval of Minutes - of November 28, 2006. Recommended by the City Clerk.
    2. Approving - the designation of alternates to act on behalf of Councilmembers in a disaster. Resolution 06-77 for adoption. Recommended by City Clerk.
    3. Matter to be set for Public Hearing - on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - Jones Ranch - consideration of an application for a Preliminary Development Plan and certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a new retail center that includes a 165,765 sq. ft. Lowe's Home Improvement store and 176,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart, and a 3,220 sq. ft. In-N-Out Burger restaurant with a drive-thru on a 28.05-acre site at 1923-1985 and 2001 Arnold Industrial Way. The General Plan designation is Industrial Business Park; Zoning classification is PD (Planned District); APN's 159-090-013, -015, -024, 028, -030, -032, -034, and -036. This matter is scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on January 3, 2007.
    4. Accepting - the improvements for Project No. 2034, Ygnacio Valley Road Emergency Repair, constructed by Granite Construction of Watsonville; declaring the continuing emergency of Ygnacio Valley Landslide; and directing the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion. Resolution 06-78 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Building, Engineering, and Neighborhood Services.
    5. Accepting - the improvements for Project No. 2031, Centre Concord Roof Repair, constructed by Enterprise Roofing Service, Inc. of Concord; and directing the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion. Recommended by the Director of Building, Engineering and Neighborhood Services.

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  1. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
    1. Authorizing - the acceptance of a Grant Deed for the acquisition of 1701 and 1711 Concord Avenue, a single parcel with two addresses, APN No. 112-101-022. Resolution No. 06-692 for adoption. Recommended by Director of Planning and Economic Development.
  2. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING
    1. Authorization of Redevelopment of Pine Street Site as a Unified Development by a Master Developer - to consider the adoption of a resolution authorizing the assembly and development of an approximately 1.8-acre site bounded by Clayton Road, Pine Street, Market Street and Willow Pass Road as a unified development by a master developer. The site is located within the Central Concord Redevelopment Project Area and consists of APN Nos. 126-291-010, 126-291-016, 126-291-017, 126-291-019, and 126-291-020. Resolution 06-694 for adoption. Report by Helen Bean, Economic Development/Redevelopment Agency Manager.

      Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 06-694 authorizing the assembly and development, as a unified development by a Master Developer, of a 1.83 acre site located within the Central Concord Redevelopment Project Area.
  3. 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.
  4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
  5. COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
    1. Mayor's appointments of Councilmembers to serve for terms ending December 2007:

      1. Council Standing Committees

      Staff Recommendation: Announce the recommendations and approve the selection. Report by Mayor.

      2. Ad Hoc Committees and City Representatives to External Agencies

      Staff Recommendation: Announce the appointments. Report by Mayor. b) Recent Conference Attendance
  6. ADJOURNMENT

Next Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 9, 2006

 

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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.

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The following is a list of regular 2007 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 Bjerke/Hoffmeister 1st Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Infrastructure & Franchise Hoffmeister/Allen 2nd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Neighborhood & Community Services Allen/Bjerke 4th Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Policy Development & Internal Operations Peterson/Shinn 2nd Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Recreation & Cultural Affairs Shinn/Peterson 2nd Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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: Audio cassette tapes and videotapes of most City Council meeting are available for listening or viewing at the City Clerk's office. Copies of the videotapes may be purchased. Contact the Community Relations Manager at (925) 671-3272 for further information.

 

 
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