MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 6, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Mark Armstrong Chair Present
Scott Perkins Vice Chair Present
Lauren Barr, Planning Services Manager
Debbie Chamberlain, Community Development Director
Kathi Heimann, Parks & Community Service Director
Dennis Lau, Senior Plan Check Engineer
Mae Mlyniec, Parks & Community Services Analyst
Brad Morris, Parks & Community Division Manager
Adolfo Navarro, Accounting Specialist
Scott Rennicks, Public Services Division Manager
Kelly Sessions, Administrative Services Director
Joan Snashall, Deputy City Clerk
Steven Spedowfski, Interim City Manager
Roderick Wui, Senior Civil Engineer
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment was received from Tywon Sacontrie emphasizing that it is important to properly document public meetings especially where money is involved. She requested to please make sure that staff properly check the audio recording to verify the device is in good function for transparency to accurately document exchanges between the government and the public.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Finance Committee - Regular Meeting - Feb 6, 2023 4:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
3.2 Finance Committee - Special Meeting - Feb 23, 2023 3:30 PM Tywon Sacontrie complimented staff on the minutes and on the speaker names which were well documented in the summary that was given in the minutes. She also voiced her appreciation for good documentation and for the clerk for producing this meeting's audio recording.
2 Finance Committee Meeting – March 6, 2023
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Fee Schedule Proposed Changes FY 2023/2024
Staff Report by Joan Snashall, Deputy City Clerk
Public Comment was received by Tywon Sacontrie stating her disappointment in paying taxes for other people's profit/fun or whoever wants to benefit from the programs. For Administrative Services, she requested that receipts be provided in cash collections to document the transaction. For Planning Services, she asked that the current projection provide more detail to show how much additional revenue is being brought in terms of the increase. Ms. Sacontrie suggested charging more in fees for the services provided by several departments, including Building, Public Works and Parks and Community Services specifically on rental deposits. For Police Services, she recommended an increase in fees for special events due to the high quality of police officers the city has.
The Finance Committee accepted the report.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Armstrong, Perkins
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Committee members had nothing additional to report.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Finance Committee Meeting is scheduled for April 24, 2023.