MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
February 8, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Prior to roll call, the City Attorney made an announcement that the meeting was conducted pursuant to the provisions under Assembly Bill 361 relaxing the requirements pertaining to remote meetings under the Brown Act. AB 361 authorizes state and local legislative bodies including the City Council, to hold public meetings by teleconference.
AB 361 allow public meetings accessible to the public via electronic means, including telephone.
The City Council and City Clerk were instructed to take roll call votes for the meeting.
The City Clerk conducted Roll Call.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dave Hudson Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Sridhar Verose Vice Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Mark Armstrong Council Member Present 7:00 PM
Scott Perkins Council Member Present 7:00 PM
Sabina Zafar Councilmember Present 7:00 PM
Also in attendance City Manager Joe Gorton, City Attorney Martin Lysons, City Clerk Christina Franco, Public Works Director Maria Fierner, Planning Division Manager Lauren Barr, and Transportation Specialist PJ Dhoot.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
3.1 Changes and Additions to the Agenda
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4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was received from Sara Lashanlo, Sue Bock, and Jim Blickenstaff.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered routine and are acted upon by the City Council with a single action. Members of the audience wishing to provide public input may request (by email to the City Clerk or under Item 4 Public Comment) that the City Council remove the item from the Consent Calendar. Members of the public may request that items be removed from the Consent Calendar, however, the decision to remove the item is solely at the discretion of the City Council.
With respect to the approval of resolutions and ordinances, the reading of the title thereto shall be deemed a motion to waive a reading of the complete resolution or ordinance and unless there is a request by a Council member that the resolution or ordinance be read in full, further reading of the resolution or ordinance shall be deemed waived by unanimous consent of the Council.
Cm. Zafar's motion to approve items 5.1-5.6 was seconded by Cm. Perkins. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved 5-0-0-0.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sabina Zafar, Councilmember
SECONDER: Scott Perkins, Councilmember
AYES: Hudson, Verose, Armstrong, Perkins, Zafar
5.1 Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting – January 25, 2022 7:00 PM Recommendation: Accept Minutes
5.2 Minute Order No. 2022-003 - Authorizing the Continued Use of Teleconferencing for the Meetings of All City Legislative Bodies for the Next 30 Days, Pursuant to the Provisions of AB 361 and as Adopted by Minute Order No. 2021-005 Recommendation: Approve Minute Order No. 2022-003
5.3 Minute Order No. 2022-004 - Authorizing Mayor Hudson to Attend the American Public Transportation Association’s 2022 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC on March 13-15, 2022 Sponsored by the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
Recommendation: Approve Minute Order No. 2022-004
5.4 Resolution No. 2022-018 - Accepting Certain Roadway Dedications and Improvements in Road Acceptance 1250 for Maintenance (Shapell Industries, Inc./Toll Brothers)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-018
5.5 Resolution No. 2022-019 - Accepting Certain Roadway Dedications and Improvements in Subdivision 9297 for Maintenance (Shapell Industries, Inc./Toll Brothers)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-019
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5.6 Resolution No. 2022-020 - Accepting Certain Roadway Dedications and Improvements in Subdivision 9298 for Maintenance (Shapell Industries, Inc./Toll Brothers)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-020
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
7. DEFERRED CONSENT ITEMS
8. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.1 Resolution No. 2022-021 - Designating Azalea Lane, Fuchsia Lane, Pearlgrass Lane, and Pearlgrass Court as Permanent Permit Parking Area “R” Under the City’s Residential Permit Parking Program, Restricting Parking Without a Valid Permit
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-021
Staff report by Transportation Specialist PJ Dhoot.
Public comment was received from Brad Cavanagh, Siva Raja, Venki Kumar, Ann Uawithya, Jessica McKernan, Sanjay Aggarwal, Ayush N, Sheila Zarekari, Paul Lynch, Robert Trujillo, Tiffany Primero, James Sevier, Rabi Kulshi, and Han Wang.
Written public comment was received Hong Chen, Surender, Valerie Minney, William and Karen Bane, and Marc Stillman.
Cm. Perkins' motion to approve Resolution No. 2022-021 Designating Azalea Lane, Fuchsia Lane, Pearlgrass Lane, and Pearlgrass Court as Permanent Permit Parking Area “R” Under the City’s Residential Permit Parking Program, Restricting Parking Without a Valid Permit was seconded by Cm. Armstrong. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved 5-0-0-0.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Scott Perkins, Councilmember
SECONDER: Mark Armstrong, Councilmember
AYES: Hudson, Verose, Armstrong, Perkins, Zafar
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Resolution No. 2022-022 - Adopting the San Ramon Walking District Plan Guidelines
Recommendation: Staff Recommends that the City Council a Resolution Adopting the Walking District Plan with Changes Made to Address the Feedback from the Planning Commission and Parks & Community Services Commission 2022-022
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Introduced by Planning Division Manager Lauren Barr, Presentation by Stephanie Grigsby, Design Workshop.
Public comment was received from Joyce Carr and Susan Ferris-Inderkum.
The City Council took a break at 9:00 p.m. and reconvened at 9:05 p.m.
Cm. Perkins' motion to approve Resolution No. 2022-022 - Adopting the San Ramon Walking District Plan Guidelines was seconded by Vice Mayor Verose. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved 5-0-0-0.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Scott Perkins, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sridhar Verose, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hudson, Verose, Armstrong, Perkins, Zafar
11. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
12. PUBLIC COMMENT
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' AND MAYOR'S COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.