City News News in Brief
Winter/Spring 2022
Master Developer Selected At its Oct. 26, 2021 meeting, the Concord City Council sitting as the Local Reuse Authority unanimously approved the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Concord First Partners, LLC, making them the new master developer for Concord’s Base Reuse Project. The agreement lays out the terms and timeframes that the new master developer and City will abide by in this process as they work toward getting the project ready for development.
In the next phase, Concord First Partners will prepare conceptual land-use and financial plans to support the proposed “term sheet,” a document that defines what community benefits the City will receive from the project and the vision for a Specific Plan to guide build-out of the project over the next 30 years. The City Council/Local Reuse Authority is expected to consider these conceptual plans and the proposed term sheet in a public meeting in the spring of 2022. Learn more at concordreuseproject.org.
Housing Element Work Continues The public outreach phase of the Housing Element Update has begun, with two well-attended town hall events in October and other in-person opportunities for residents to learn about this project. The purpose of the events was to inform the community about the Housing Element Update and gather input about the City’s housing needs. The Housing Element serves as a policy guide to address the housing needs. It is a state-mandated plan that will address how Concord plans to meet its goal of adding more than 5,000 housing units at all income levels by 2031. Additional events are being planned and will be announced soon. In addition, the project team is reviewing the current Housing Element and gathering the necessary data for the update. The team expects to provide a summary of this review in early 2022. To participate in the recently-released survey on Concord’s housing needs, learn more about this process, and receive notices of future meetings, visit concordhousingelement.org.
Measure V Dollars Hitting the Streets The first of many roadway repair projects funded by Measure V will start construction in December 2021, with many more projects to follow in the spring and summer 2022. The Citywide Patch Paving Contract is scheduled to start work just after Thanksgiving, weather permitting. This includes making repairs and conducting "patch paving" on several major roadways including: • Ayers Road: Ygnacio Valley Road to Myrtle Drive
• Myrtle Drive: Ayers Road to Kirker Pass Road
• Concord Boulevard: Bailey Road to Ygnacio Valley Road
• Cowell Road: Babel to Ygnacio Valley Road
• Galindo Street: Concord Boulevard to Cowell Road
• Kirker Pass Road: Clayton Road to City limits
Other major construction projects are scheduled to commence in 2022. Please visit: cityofconcord.org/CIP.
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