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ConcordConcord City News and Activity Guide www.cityofconcord.org Summer 2018 Music & Market Sports Day Camps pages 7–8 pages 20–23 Camp Concord New BART plaza pages 10 –11 page 8 Welcome to MCE, Concord! Sustainable Contra Costa Board Member Enjoying Mt. Diablo The City of Concord is proud to announce that starting April 1, Concord residents’ and business owners’ electric accounts were upgraded to 50% renewable energy (provided by MCE) at lower cost than PG&E. By joining MCE, Concord expects to reduce over 20,000 metric tons* of greenhouse gas emissions, which is similar to removing over 4,200 cars from the road for a year.** Together, we’ll bring Concord approximately 20% closer to achieving its 2020 emissions reduction goals within the fi rst year of MCE service. About MCE Energy programs, including Alameda, San Francisco, In operation since 2010, MCE is a local, not–for–profi t, Sonoma, Silicon Valley, and the Peninsula. public agency that provides renewable energy service at low and stable rates to approximately 450,000 Bay Electricity Choice Area customers. PG&E continues to provide the same Residents and business owners don’t need to do reliable delivery and billing service you’re used to, anything to receive MCE Light Green 50% renewable while MCE buys and builds more California renewables energy service. MCE is not an extra or new charge — to power homes and businesses with solar, wind, it simply replaces PG&E service with lower cost and bioenergy, hydroelectricity, and geothermal heat. more renewable electricity. PG&E will continue to deliver your power, maintain power lines, and provide Local Control your gas service. By joining MCE, Concord now has local control over electricity rates, renewable content, and energy Want to do even more to eliminate climate change? procurement. MCE is governed by a board of elected Opt up to Deep Green 100% California energy, and offi cials that represent each community that MCE all of the power you buy for your home or business serves. State law mandates that Community Choice will come from 100% non–polluting, Green–e Energy Energy programs like MCE serve as the primary certifi ed, wind and solar power produced in California. electricity provider for communities that vote to join, but now residents and businesses have a choice of Visit mceCleanEnergy.org for more information about provider, where they didn’t before. Communities MCE, to opt up to Deep Green 100% California energy, across the Bay Area are joining Community Choice or to opt out and return to PG&E. HOW MCE WORKS SOURCE DELIVERY CUSTOMER Buys and builds Delivers energy, maintains Benefits from renewables, cleaner energy lines, and sends bills choice, and local control MCE PG&E YOU * Based on the most recently reported emission factors for MCE and PG&E at the time of publication. ** Based on the EPA’s GHG equivalencies: epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies mceCleanEnergy.org/ContraCosta | 1 (888) 632–3674 | [email protected] CITY NEWS 2 City Contacts www.cityofconcord.org 3 3 City News Briefs City of Concord 3 MCE offers renewable energy choices Edi E. Birsan Mayor 4 Sign up for Smart911 Carlyn S. Obringer Vice Mayor 4 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Laura M. Hoffmeister Councilmember Ronald E. Leone Councilmember Budget Workshop Timothy A. McGallian Councilmember 5 5 First District Elections November 2018 Valerie J. Barone City Managerr 6 Home Share Contra Costa Leslye Asera Community Relations 7 Music and Market, Concert Calendar Manager and Editor 8 BART plaza project nears completion 8 New legislation could impact 7 Concord residential projects ACTIVITY GUIDE 10 9 Activity Guide 10 Camp Concord On the cover: Clockwise from top left 12 Preschool Day Camps (1) A crowd enjoys one of the Thursday Music and Market concerts; (2) Families enjoy Concord 13 Summer Day Camps Softball’s adult leagues; (3) Downtown Concord’s new BART plaza welcomes visitors; (4) Fun in 20 Sports Day Camps the sun at Camp Concord, Lake Tahoe. 13 24 Summer Camps Calendar 25 Preschool 28 Youth 29 Teens 30 Adults 20 38 Trips & Tours 40 Online Classes 41 Special Recreation 41 Picnic Site Rentals 33 42 50 & Better 47 Swimming 53 Rental Facilities 54 Concord Parks 47 55 Registration CONTACT Web site: ...................................................... www.cityofconcord.org Concord Community Park and Pool – 3501 Cowell Road ........671-3480 Events: ............................................................www.concordfirst.org Concord Library – 2900 Salvio St...........................................646-5455 Concord Senior Center – 2727 Parkside Circle .......................671-3320 Classes: ............................................................ www.concordreg.org Diablo Creek Golf Course – 4050 Port Chicago Highway ........686-6262 E-mail: .................................................... [email protected] K.O. Taekwondo – 4115 Concord Blvd., Unit 40 Phone: .........................................................................(925) 671-CITY Markham Nature Park – 1202 La Vista Ave. Newhall Park – 1351 Newhall Parkway Village Music – 1720 Linda Dr., Pleasant Hill .........................676-8400 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator ..................671-3031 Willow Pass Community Center and Park – 2748 E.Olivera Road ...671-3423 Building .................................................................................671-3107 Parks & Recreation Class Registration Business Licenses .................................................................671-3307 Registration Office .............................................................671-3404 Cable TV en Español ........................................................................671-3324 Astound Broadband ...........................................................459-1000 Rain Information Hotline Comcast .................................................................1-800-945-2288 for City of Concord Parks and Outdoor Facilities .....................671-3479 City Clerk ...............................................................................671-3390 City Council ...........................................................................671-3158 Sports Organizations City Manager .........................................................................671-3150 Code Enforcement Hotline .....................................................671-3075 Youth Baseball/Softball Concord Community Pool.......................................................671-3480 Bears Softball Association .............................. www.bears-softball.com Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project ......................671-3001 Clayton Valley Little League ..............................................www.cvll.org Concord Pavilion Information .................................................676-8742 Concord American Little League ..........................www.callbaseball.org Resident Hotline ................................................................363-5701 Concord Lady Hawks ...............................www.concordladyhawks.com Downtown Hotline .................................................................671-3464 JOBL Baseball & Softball ....................................www.joblconcord.com Economic Development .........................................................671-3355 Payless Batting Cages ...........................................................825-7526 Engineering ...........................................................................671-3361 Youth Football / Cheerleading Flood Zone Inquiries ..............................................................671-3425 Clayton Valley Athletic Assn .............................. www.cvaajreagles.com Garbage Collection ................................................................682-9113 Concord Youth Football ........................ www.concordyouthfootball.com Graffiti Hotline .......................................................................671-3080 Housing .................................................................................671-3370 Youth Soccer Mayor ....................................................................................671-3158 Concord AYSO ....................................................www.concordayso.org Permit Center ........................................................................671-3454 Diablo FC www.diablofc.org ................................................. 798-GOAL Picnic Site Reservations.........................................................671-3404 Liga Latina ................................................ www.ligalatinaconcord.com Planning ................................................................................671-3152 Mt. Diablo Soccer Association .................................www.mdsoccer.org Police and Fire Emergencies ........................................................... 911 Police/Information .............................................................671-3220 Adult Soccer Pothole Hotline ......................................................................671-3228 Concord AYSO ....................................................www.concordayso.org Public Works .........................................................................671-3448 Contra Costa Mixed Soccer .............................www.eteamz.com/ccmsl Park Maintenance..................................................................671-3444 East Bay Senior Soccer .................................................www.ebssl.com