MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
February 17, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 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, and City Clerk Christina Franco.
2. PUBLIC HEARING - REDISTRICTING
2.1 Public Hearing No. 3: the 2021-2022 Redistricting Process Recommendation: Receive the Staff Report, Open the Public Hearing, Receive Public Testimony, Close the Public Hearing, and Provide Staff and the City’s Demographer with Direction Regarding the Creation of the Initial Draft or Drafts of the Revised District Boundary Map
City Attorney Martin Lysons provided an overview of the staff report. Mr. Wagaman provided a quick overview of the process and introduced the first round of draft maps.
Mayor Hudson's motion to open the public hearing was seconded by Vice Mayor Verose.
A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved 5-0-0-0.
Public comment was received from Call In User 1. Written public comment was received from Marcy Watson, Nick Harvey, Michael Ardakanian, Jamie Perez, Ayaan Karan, Saul Arnold, and Richard Currie.
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Mayor Hudson's motion to close the public hearing was seconded by Vice Mayor Verose.
A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved 5-0-0-0.
The City Council provided direction and comments to Mr. Wagaman.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.