CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
March 25, 2025
WE PROVIDE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL TO THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN SAN RAMON
Mark Armstrong, Mayor • Sridhar Verose, Vice Mayor
Richard Adler, Councilmember • Robert Jweinat, Councilmember • Marisol Rubio, Councilmember Council Chamber
7000 Bollinger Canyon Road
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 PM
Agenda Questions: Please contact the City Clerk (925) 973-2539 or [email protected] Please refer to the end of the agenda to review options for participation in the meeting.
Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the audience are encouraged to address the City Council on any non-agenda item relating to the business of the City Council. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes, or less time if a large number of speakers are anticipated. A speaker may not allocate their time to another speaker. All remarks shall be addressed to the City Council.
Comments from the public on non-agenda items may also be submitted by email to [email protected]. Comments received by email will not be read aloud; however, they will be forwarded to the Council for their consideration. If you wish to present your comments to the public, you may do so in-person during this Public Comment period. No Council action can be taken at this meeting on issues raised during public comment.
During public comment, members of the public are permitted to address the City Council only on the following:
Any non-agenda item relating to the business of the City Council. 2 City Council Meeting – March 25, 2025
Items that are on the Consent Calendar, including requests to pull an item from the consent calendar and the reason why you wish to pull the item or items. Please note that the decision to remove the item from the Consent Calendar is strictly at the discretion of the City Council.
Requests for Future Agenda Items.
Special Presentation Items under Section 6 of tonight’s Agenda. Items that are not on the agenda and are within the City Council’s jurisdiction.
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.
5.1 Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 2025 Recommendation: Approve Minutes
5.2 Register of Demands as Presented by the City Treasurer (Period Ending February 28, 2025)
Recommendation: Approve Register of Demands
5.3 Minute Order No. 2025-002 - 2024 General Plan Annual Report Recommendation: Accept Minute Order No. 2025-002
5.4 Resolution No. 2025-031 - Approving the Parcel Map for Bishop Ranch 12 Minor Subdivision MS 24-0003 Located at 1 Annabel Lane and 2 Annabel Lane (APN 213-131-001)
Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2025-031
5.5 Arts Advisory Committee Appointments
Recommendation: Confirm the appointment of Kenn Costanzo, Srinivasa Manapragada, Robert Maser, and Naina Shastri to serve as regular members with terms expiring March 2027 and Dinesh Govindarao to serve as Alternate 2 with a term expiring March 2026.
5.6 Library Advisory Committee Appointments
Recommendation: Confirm the appointment of Jennifer Adams, Mousumi Kottakota, and Sandra Silva to serve as regular members with terms expiring March 2027.
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5.7 Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Appointments
Recommendation: Confirm the appointment of Colette Clark serve as a regular member with a term expiring March 2026, and Sandra March, Judith Murphy, and Xeno Rasmusson to serve as regular members with terms expiring March 2027.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Proclamation Recognizing the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Veterans Memorial Building of San Ramon Valley. Presentation by Mayor Armstrong to Christian Taddeo, President, Board of Trustees, Veterans Memorial Building of San Ramon Valley.
6.2 Proclamation declaring April 6-12, 2025 as National Library Week. Presentation by Mayor Armstrong to Dr. Francis Adebola-Wilson, San Ramon Senior Library Manager and Elayne Pedley, Dougherty Station Library Manager.
7. DEFERRED CONSENT ITEMS
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1 Innovate 680 – Bollinger Canyon Road Share Mobility Hub Presentation Presentation by Tim Haile, Executive Director, Contra Costa Transportation Authority
9.2 Resolution No. 2025-(Next in Line) - Establishing Fees and Charges for Various Municipal Services for Fiscal Year 2025/26, Repealing Resolution No. 2024-051, and Setting a Public Hearing on April 22, 2025
Recommendation: Receive the Report and Set the Public Hearing for April 22, 2025 Presented by Miaoxia Joe, Administrative Analyst
9.3 Introduction of Budget Process for 2025/2026
Presented by Candace Daniels, Finance Division Manager
10. CITY MANAGER'S AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS /
MATTERS INITIATED
11. ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify the agenda was posted 72 hours before the noted meeting. This agenda is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a).
Dated: March 21, 2025
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HOW TO VIEW OR PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING:
The public is invited to participate in the meeting using any of the following methods:
IN-PERSON
Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the meeting. To make a request for disability-related accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION BY EMAIL
Public comments may be submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. Any public comments received up until two (2) hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council via e-mail, provided at the meeting in the red binder, and posted online at https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/public_comment.
Written comments received after the cut-off time will be provided to the City Council the day following the meeting.
Please include “Public Comment” in the subject line. In the body of the email please include your name and the item you wish to comment on. Written public comment will not be read aloud during the meeting.
TO VIEW OR LISTEN ONLY
As a courtesy and technology permitting, the public will have the opportunity to view the meeting via one-way feed by the options below. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s remote access to any meeting will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
a. Zoom: https://cityofsanramon.zoom.us/j/94713079473
Webinar ID: 947 1307 9473
b. Zoom Phone Numbers: +1 (669) 900-6833
c. The City’s YouTube Channel: www.sanramon.ca.gov/YouTube Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on Contra Costa Television (CCTV) (Channel 27) on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. immediately following the meeting. Regular City Council meetings are also broadcast on AT&T U-Verse (Channel 99).
ATTENDEE CONDUCT
There will be zero tolerance for any person addressing the Council making profane, offensive and disruptive remarks, or engaging in loud, boisterous, or other disorderly conduct, that disrupts the orderly conduct of the public meeting.
Specifically, it is important for all speakers to adhere to the following guidelines for participation in this meeting:
a. No profanity or obscenity.
b. Refrain from personal threats or attacks.
c. Refrain from hateful epithets and demeaning language based on any person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or disability.
d. Respect all people that are present or watching.
At the discretion of the Mayor, a speaker may forfeit speaking time for any of the following reasons:
a. Exceeding the allotted time to speak;
b. Yelling, screaming, or other behavior that renders this Council unable to continue the meeting; c. Excessive profanity or slander;
d. Specific threats or “fighting words” that incite violence; or e. Speech that is outside the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council or the specific agenda item in which you are speaking.
While the City of San Ramon ensures the First Amendment rights of its citizens, we do not accept nor endorse any offensive or hateful comments made during our meetings. The City of San Ramon celebrates the diversity of our community, and we strive to be a welcoming and open community for all.