MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 12, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dave Hudson Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Sridhar Verose Vice Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Mark Armstrong Councilmember Present 7:00 PM
Scott Perkins Councilmember 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, Parks and Community Services Director Kathi Heimann, Planning Services Division Manager Lauren Barr, and Parks and Community Services Supervisor Adam Chow.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
3.1 Changes and Additions to the Agenda
3.2 If you wish to speak under Public Comment or regarding an agenda item please fill out a speaker card located in the back of the room and submit it to the City Clerk. If you are participating remotely, click the “Raise Your Hand” button on your computer or *9 on your telephone to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the Agenda item.
3.3 Board, Committee and Commission Meetings
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was received from Nisarg Modi, Walker Tippett, and Call In User 1.
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. 2 City Council Meeting – July 12, 2022
Cm. Armstrong recused himself from item 5.4.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Scott Perkins, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sridhar Verose, Vice Mayor
AYES: Hudson, Verose, Armstrong, Perkins, Zafar
5.1 Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting and Closed Session - Jun 28, 2022 Recommendation: Accept Minutes
5.2 Minute Order No. 2022-016 - 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. 2022-016
5.3 Minute Order No. 2022-017 - City Council Designation of Mayor Hudson as the Voting Delegate and Vice Mayor Verose as Voting Delegate Alternate to the League of California Cities 2022 Annual Conference
Recommendation: Approve Minute Order No. 2022-017
5.4 Resolution No. 2022-106 - Authorizing a Five Year Extension of a Development Agreement Between the City of San Ramon and Brave Church Consistent with the Terms of the Approved Development Agreement (Ordinance 430) Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-106
5.5 Resolution No. 2022-107 - Authorizing the Appropriation of $277,031 from the Vehicle Replacement Fund for the Purchase of Six Chevrolet Tahoe Replacement Patrol Vehicles for Fiscal Year 22/23
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-107
5.6 Resolution No. 2022-108 - Authorizing an Appropriation from the Vehicle Equipment Replacement Fund (Fund 602) to the Public Works Operating Budget in the Amount of $150,000 for the Purchase of Four Electric Vehicles for the Community Development Department Building Division and Public Works Department Engineering Division; Authorizing the Purchase of Six Electric Vehicles, Three Utility Trucks, and One Dump Truck from Dublin Chevrolet, in an Amount Not to Exceed $468,000; and Declaring Seven Pick-Up Trucks, Two Utility Trucks, and One Dump Truck as Surplus and Authorizing Their Sale at Auction
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-108
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5.7 Resolution No. 2022-109 - Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with Quantum Energy Services & Technologies, Inc. (Quest, Inc.) for the Purchase and Installation of Four (4) Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for the Citywide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Project (CIP 200008) in an Amount Not to Exceed $325,000 and Approving an Appropriation of Additional Funds from the General Fund Reserve and Increasing the Authorized Project Budget for CIP 200008 by $47,955
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-109
5.8 Resolution No. 2022-110 - Authorizing Execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of San Ramon and Services Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2022-110
5.9 Resolution No. 2022-111 - Authorizing Execution of the Salary and Benefit Resolution Covering the City of San Ramon Unrepresented Miscellaneous Employees
Recommendation: Approve the Resolution 2022-111
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Proclamation Declaring July 2022 as Parks Make Life Better Month. Presentation by Mayor Hudson to Parks and Community Services Supervisor Adam Chow.
7. DEFERRED CONSENT ITEMS
8. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Dog Park Initiative Update
Presentation by Kathi Heimann, Parks and Community Services Director.
The Mayor opened public comment. Public comment was received from Call In User 1.
The Mayor closed public comment.
The City Council did not take any action on this item.
10.2 Planning Commission Year in Review and Project Updates Presentation by Lauren Barr, Planning Services Division Manager.
The Mayor opened public comment. Public comment was received from Call In User 1.
The Mayor closed public comment.
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The City Council did not take any action on this item.
11. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
The Mayor opened public comment. Public comment was received from Call In User 1.
The Mayor closed public comment.
12. PUBLIC COMMENT
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' AND MAYOR'S COMMENTS
The Mayor opened public comment. Public comment was received from Call In User 1.
The Mayor closed public comment.
14. CLOSED SESSION
The Mayor opened public comment. There was no public comment. The Mayor closed public comment.
The City Council convened to close session at 8:26 p.m.
14.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) Name of case: City of Long Beach, et al. v. Monsanto Company, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:16-cv-03493- FMO-AS (class action).
14.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code) Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One potential case.
14.3 Report on Closed Session
The City Council reconvened from closed session at 8:51 p.m.
With all councilmembers present, the City Council voted unanimously to opt-out of the class action settlement related to Monsanto Company’s manufacture and sale of PCBs in City of Long Beach v. Monsanto (Case number 2:16 CV-03493-FMO-AS in the US District Court for the Central District of CA), and instead to initiate direct litigation.
15. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.