Concord Naval Weapons Station Grand Jury Report, a Promise Unfulfilled*

GoMentum Station Expenses Findings 5.a CCTA, AAA, and their partner clients have been using the GoMentum test facility on the CNWS site since 2014. Response: The LRA agrees with this finding. 5.b There is language in a 2017 LRA document that CCTA would pay 80 percent of Guardian Security costs. Response: The LRA agrees with this finding. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, AAA forwarded to Concord memos listed as Security Guard coverage 5.c for GoMentum Station that stated maximum monthly payments AAA will pay for GoMentum security services. These memos were signed only by AAA and are not signed by Concord city staff. Response: The LRA agrees with this finding. The signed MOU between Concord and CCTA states that CCTA should reimburse Concord for 5.d incurred fees/costs associated with providing access and security for GoMentum facility at CNWS. Response: The LRA agrees with this finding. Since 2016, Concord has paid 33 percent of Guardian Security fees associated with GoMentum 5.e and CCTA and AAA have jointly reimbursed Concord for 67 percent of Guardian Security's costs associated with providing security services at CNWS. Response: The LRA disagrees with this finding. The calculation incorrectly assumes that all Guardian Security costs are attributable to GoMentum/CCTA/AAA. The U.S. Navy, LRA, East Bay Regional Park District, and Contra Costa County required gate access during this timeframe and those costs were borne by the LRA.