MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
December 11, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dave Hudson Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Sridhar Verose Councilmember Present 7:00 PM
Mark Armstrong Councilmember Present 7:00 PM
Scott Perkins Vice Mayor Present 7:00 PM
Marisol Rubio Councilmember Present 7:00 PM
Also in attendance: City Manager Steven Spedowfski, City Attorney Martin Lysons, City Clerk Christina Franco, Community Development Director Debbie Chamberlain, Senior Civil Engineer Deborah Fehr and Associate Planner Ryan Driscoll.
2. NEW BUSINESS
2.1 Public Hearing: Call for Review of Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-23 Approving the Iron Horse Village Development Project (DP 2023-0001; MJ 2023-0001; MUP 2023-0006; TRP 2023-0002; and ENVR 2023-0002) Located at 3401 Crow Canyon Rd.
Resolution No. 2023-124 - Affirming the Original Planning Commission Decision with Resolution Number 11-23; and Approves the Iron Horse Village Development Project Applications (DP 2023-0001; MJ 2023-0001 – Vesting Tentative Map 9576; MUP 2023-0006; TRP 2023-0002; and ENVR 2023-0002) Located at 3401 Crow Canyon Road (APNS: 213-020-037 and 213-020-046) Subject to Conditions of Approval
Recommendation: Receive the Staff Report, Receive Testimony from the Applicant, Open Public Comment, Receive Public Testimony, Close Public Comment and Public Hearing, Discuss and Deliberate, and Adopt the Resolution to Affirm the Original Planning Commission Decision and Approve the Project Applications, Subject to the Conditions of Approval.
Staff report by Ryan Driscoll, Associate Planner. Applicant presentation by Bryan Nolan and Steve Garret with Lennar Homes.
The City Council took a break at 7:41 p.m. and reconvened at 8:02 p.m.
Vice Mayor Perkins' motion to open the public hearing was seconded by Cm. Rubio. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.
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Public comment was received from Robert Klingner, Bill Clarkson, Pat Baran, and Jamie Van Randwyk.
Written public comment was received from Susie Ferris-Inderkum, Jim Blickenstaff, and Joyce Carr.
Vice Mayor Perkins' motion to close the public hearing was seconded by Cm. Rubio. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.
Vice Mayor Perkins' motion to reopen the public hearing was seconded by Cm. Rubio.
The motion passed 5-0-0-0.
The City Council took a break at 8:27 p.m. and reconvened at 8:53 p.m.
The City Attorney read the proposed amended four (4) conditions of approval, condition 11, 12, 15, and 26.
11. Prior to issuance of a building permit, subject to the review and approval of the Community Development Director, the Applicant shall provide revised specifications for the installation of a solid wall varying in height between 5-feet to 8-feet based on the proposed grade or, if not feasible, a 60-inch (5-ft.) perimeter tubular steel fence design, to replace the prior proposed 42-inch fence along the Crow Canyon Rd. and Alcosta Blvd. frontages.
12. Prior to the issuance of the first residential unit building permit, the Applicant shall have a fully executed Affordable Housing Agreement with the City as an alternative means of compliance with the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The Agreement shall provide for a total of five (5) multi-family units of affordable housing and one (1) singlefamily detached unit on the Iron Horse Village project property. Of the total five (5) multi-family affordable units, a minimum of one (1) affordable unit shall be offered forsale to very-low income households, two (2) affordable units shall be offered for-sale to low income households, and two (2) affordable units shall be offered for-sale to moderate income households. The one (1) single-family detached affordable unit shall be offered for-sale to a low income household, and shall completely satisfy the Single Family Detached Home affordable housing obligation under the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. All affordable units must meet the State of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development requirements and count towards the City’s fair share housing production of the applicable very low, low, and moderate income units as assigned by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
15. All affordable ownership units shall be required to remain affordable for a period of not less than 30 years following initial close of escrow. If the affordable units are sold or transferred during the required term, each change of ownership will require a new 30- year affordability term to be recorded. The affordability covenants on the six (6) affordable units shall be made enforceable by recorded deed covenants or restrictions on all of the affordable unit parcels in the Official Records of Contra Costa County, California.
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26. The Applicant shall install a left-turn pocket, approximately 150-feet to 200-feet in length in the Crow Canyon Road median between the Project driveway and the Crow Canyon Road / Alcosta Boulevard intersection to function as a U-turn, subject to review and approval of the City Traffic Engineer. The Applicant shall eliminate the eastbound left-turn lane at the driveway and create an emergency vehicle access through the median as approved by the City and San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
Cm. Verose's motion to close the public hearing was seconded by Vice Mayor Perkins.
The motion passed 5-0-0-0.
Vice Mayor Perkins' motion to approve Resolution No. 2023-124 affirming the original Planning Commission decision with Resolution No. 11-23; and approves the Iron Horse Village Development Project Applications (DP 2023-0001; MJ 2023-0001 - Vesting Tentative Map 9576; MUP 2023-0006; TRP 2023-0002; and ENVR 2023-0002) Located at 3401 Crow Canyon Road (APNS: 213-020-037 and 213-020-046) with amendments to the Conditions of Approval as recited by the City Attorney was seconded by Mayor Hudson. The motion passed 5-0-0-0.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.