MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAMON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 23, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status
Mark Armstrong Mayor Present
Sridhar Verose Vice Mayor Present
Richard Adler Councilmember Present
Robert Jweinat Councilmember Present
Marisol Rubio Councilmember Absent
Also in attendance: City Manager Steven Spedowfski, City Attorney Martin Lysons, City Clerk Christina Franco, and Senior Planner Cindy Yee.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was received from Bob Peoples, Jim Blickenstaff, Gary Alpert, Santhosh Kanjula, Chirag Kathrani, Abhijit Banerjee, and Sandeep.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Mayor Verose motioned to approve consent calendar item 5.1 -5.3, and was seconded by Councilmember Jweinat. Prior to a vote, the City Clerk read item 5.3 Ordinance Amending Title B (Regulations), Division B6 (Health, Sanitation and Environmental Quality), Chapter I (Solid Waste and Recycling) Article 2 (Solid Waste, Organic Materials, and Recyclable Materials Collection Service and Containers) and Article 3 (Authorized Collectors) of the San Ramon Municipal Code. The motion passed 4-0-0-1. Councilmember Rubio was absent.
5.1 Minutes of the City Council - Regular Meeting - Sep 9, 2025 7:00 PM Recommendation: Approve Minutes
5.2 Register of Demands as Presented by the City Treasurer (Period Ending August 31, 2025)
Recommendation: Approve Register of Demands
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5.3 Ordinance 533 - Amending Title B (Regulations), Division B6 (Health, Sanitation and Environmental Quality), Chapter I (Solid Waste and Recycling) Article 2 (Solid Waste, Organic Materials, and Recyclable Materials Collection Service and Containers) and Article 3 (Authorized Collectors) of the San Ramon Municipal Code
Recommendation: Waive the Reading and Read by Title Only, and Adopt Ordinance 533
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Discover San Ramon Event Innovator Competition Award Presentation The 2025 winner were;
Shiven Balaji, Dougherty Valley High School
Lantern and Drones Festival: San Ramon Festival of Lights Samhita and Akshita Chikoti, Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon Summer Olympiad
Dhyan Shetty, Pranav Raghunath, and Sohan Babu, Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon Scavenger Stroll
7. DEFERRED CONSENT ITEMS
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1 Public Hearing: Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (TA 2024-0005) and Environmental Review (ENVR 2025-0006) Applications for an Ordinance of the City of San Ramon to Amend Title D (Zoning) of the San Ramon Municipal Code
Recommendation: Staff Recommends that the City Council Receive the Staff Report; Open the Public Hearing, Take Public Testimony, Close the Public Hearing and After Discussion, Introduce the Ordinance, Waive the Reading, Read by Title Only, and Set October 14, 2025 for Adoption.
The City Clerk stated, staff would like to acknowledge a revision made this afternoon.
version and has now been added. No other pages or items were revised, removed, or added.
Staff report by Cindy Yee, Senior Planner.
Vice Mayor Verose motioned to open the public hearing. The motion was seconded by Cm. Adler and passed by a vote of 4-0-0-1. Cm. Rubio was absent. 3 City Council Meeting – September 23, 2025
Public comment was received from Susie Ferris-Inderkum and Chirag Kathrani. Written public comment was received from Byron De Arakal representing TRC.
Vice Mayor Verose motioned to close the public hearing. The motion was seconded by Cm. Adler and passed by a vote of 4-0-0-1. Cm. Rubio was absent.
Vice Mayor Verose motioned continue the item and set the Ordinance (next in line) for adoption at the City Council meeting scheduled on October 14, 2025. The motion was seconded by Cm. Adler and passed by a vote of 4-0-0-1. Cm. Rubio was absent.
10. CITY MANAGER'S AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS /
MATTERS INITIATED
10.1 Rescheduling of November 2025 City Council Meeting In observance of Veterans Day, the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, will be moved to Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
The City Council agreed to move the Tuesday, November 11, 2025 meeting to Wednesday, November 12, 2025 in observance of Veterans Day.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m.