CITY OF SAN RAMON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REVISED AGENDA
Members: Krupa Adusumilli Steve Bried Chadi Chazbek Jason Gong (Chair) Bevin Hong Terry Koehne Michael Lee (Vice Chair) Patience Ofodu
Dwight Pratt Jennifer Shuen Pallavi Sringeshwara
Dave Thompson (Chamber of Commerce) Wade Luckhardt (Business Owner) Alternates: Williams Ejuwa Natalie Alvanez
AGENDA QUESTIONS: PLEASE CALL STEVEN SPEDOWFSKI AT (925) 973-2632
Documents received after publication of this Agenda and considered by Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee in its deliberation will be available for inspection only via electronic document transfer, due to COVID-19. See the COVID-19 provisions outlined below. Please call or email staff
during normal business hours if you require access to any such documents.
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY AND MEETING PROCEDURE Under the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, this meeting may utilize teleconferencing. As a precaution to protect the health and safety of staff, officials, and the general public. Committee members will not be physically in attendance, but will be available via video conference.
There will be no physical location for members of the public to participate in the meeting. We encourage members of the public to shelter in place and access the meeting online using the web- video communication application, Zoom. Zoom participants will have the opportunity to speak during Public Comment (for topics not on the agenda), in addition to each of the agendized items.
If you are submitting public comment via email, please do so by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 to [email protected]. Please include “Public Comment 9/8/2021” in the subject line. In the body of the email please include your name and the item you wish to speak on. Comments received by email will not be read aloud; however they will be forwarded to the Committee for their consideration and made a part of the public record.
This meeting will be conducted on the web-video communication platform, Zoom. In order to view and/or participate in this meeting, members of the public will need to download Zoom from its website, www.zoom.com. It is recommended that anyone wishing to participate in the meeting complete the download process before the start of the meeting.
TELECONFERENCE REGULAR MEETING
4:00 P.M.
September 8, 2021
There will be zero tolerance for any person addressing the Committee making profane, offensive and disruptive remarks, or engaging in loud, boisterous, or other disorderly conduct, that disrupts the orderly conduct of the public meeting.
How to view the meeting remotely.
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2. For audio access to the meeting by telephone, use the dial-in information below:
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How to participate in the meeting remotely.
1. Provide live remote public comments: https://cityofsanramon.zoom.us/j/93915354472 From a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device.
Webinar ID: 939 1535 4472
(To supplement a PC, Mac, tablet or device without audio, please also join by phone: +1 (669) 900-6833)
To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button or *9 on your telephone to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the agenda item.
You will then be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to three minutes. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.
2. Provide public written comments prior to the meeting by email, to [email protected].
If you are submitting public comment via email, please do so by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 to [email protected]. Please include “Public Comment 9/8/2021” in the subject line. In the body of the email please include your name and the item you wish to speak on. Comments received by email will not be read aloud; however they will be forwarded to the Committee for their consideration and made a part of the public record.
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1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 June 9, 2021 – Regular Meeting 4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the audience are encouraged to address the Committee on any non-agenda item.
Members of the public who are participating via Zoom will have the opportunity to make comments to the Committee live through the Zoom application.
Comments from the public 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 Committee for their consideration. No Committee action can be taken at this meeting on issues raised during Public comment, whether submitted by email or Zoom. Written Public Comment emails must be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting.
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5.1 General Plan Update - Presentation by Cindy Yee, Senior Planner 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. GOVERNMENT LIAISON REMARKS 8.1 City Council
8.2 Planning Commission
8.3 Parks and Community Services Commission 8.4 Teen Council
9. ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify the Economic Development Advisory Committee agenda was posted 72 hours before the noted meeting:
Dated: September 1, 2021
CITY OF SAN RAMON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 9, 2021 DRAFT 1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee of the City of San Ramon was called to order by Chair Gong at 4:04 p.m. via Zoom teleconference. Prior to roll call, the City Clerk made an announcement that the meeting was conducted pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders relaxing the requirements pertaining to remote meetings under the Brown Act. To facilitate social distancing and slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Executive Orders authorize state and local legislative bodies, including this Committee, to hold public meetings by teleconference. The Executive Orders allow public meetings accessible to the public via electronic means, including telephone. The City Clerk conducted roll call. The Committee was instructed to take roll call votes for the meeting.
Members Present: Krupa Adusumilli, Steve Bried, Chadi Chazbek, Jason Gong, Bevin Hong, Terry Koehne, Michael Lee, , Wade Luckhardt, Dwight Pratt, Jennifer Shuen, Pallavi Sringeshwara, Dave Thompson
Members Absent: Patience Ofodu, Alt. Williams Ejuwa, Alt. Natalie Alvanez
Liaisons Present: Parks & Community Services Liaison Carol Lopez Lucey, Planning Commissioner Gary Alpert
Staff: City Manager Joe Gorton, Deputy City Manager Steven Spedowfski, Deputy City Clerk Joan Snashall
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deputy City Manager Steven Spedowfski introduced Deputy City Clerk Joan Snashall to the Committee.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 March 10, 2021 – Regular Meeting
Chair Gong requested two grammatical corrections to the minutes.
A motion was made by Committee Member Adusumilli to approve the minutes with corrections and was seconded by Committee Member Lee. A roll call vote was taken
3.1
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4. PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments.
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5.1 Bishop Ranch Business Park and City Center Update
Alexander Mehran, President and CEO of Sunset Development provided an update.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Roundtable Discussion
Deputy City Manager Steven Spedowfski led a discussion looking for ideas on how the City can assist local businesses recover from COVID-19.
8. GOVERNMENT LIAISON REMARKS 8.1 City Council remarks
City Manager Joe Gorton provided an update.
8.2 Planning Commission remarks
Planning Commissioner Gary Alpert provided an update.
8.3 Parks and Community Services Commission remarks
Parks and Community Services Commissioner Carol Lopez-Lucy provided an update.
8.4 Teen Council remarks No update was provided.
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Gong adjourned the meeting at 6.06 p.m.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT
DATE: September 8, 2021
TO: Economic Development Advisory Committee
FROM: Debbie Chamberlain, Community Development Director By Cindy Yee, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: General Plan Update (GPA 2021-0001)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff requests the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) receive and provide comments to Staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council on the General Plan Update.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
City staff has begun a City-initiated General Plan Update (GPA 2021-0001) project to update all General Plan Elements, including the Housing Element, the Climate Action Plan, add new relevant topics to comply with recent updates/mandates in State law, and assess the City’s changing economic landscape.
The Update will articulate the long-term vision for the City over the next 20 years while the Housing Element covers an eight-year period from January 2023 through January 2031. The Update will establish the City’s eight-year housing plan to satisfy the state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), and develop an implementation strategy to address the housing needs of San Ramon. The Update will also include revisions to policies, narratives, data, and figures in the General Plan and Climate Action Plan through 2040.
The current General Plan includes various goals and policies to foster a climate for businesses to prosper, maintain the fiscal and financial health of the City, provide adequate land use designations for a complimentary mix of uses, and implement the various goals and strategies of the Economic Development Strategic Plan.
The General Plan Update will include an update to the 2017 Retail Analysis to reflect recent and ongoing changes in the retail industry, including shifts in shopping patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the General Plan Update will include a Market Demand Study and an Economic Opportunities Analysis focused on the City’s business growth and job creation potential to inform the near and long-term General Plan land use development assumptions and policies related to business retention, expansion, and attraction.
5.1
Community Vision
As part of the General Plan Update, the City is holding a series of workshops with the public, stakeholders, and various City committees to engage the community and obtain feedback on the City’s long-term vision. Today’s meeting is the first step towards meeting with the economic development community and to listen to your future desires, concerns, and needs for the Update review process. Staff is interested in gathering input on a variety of discussion topics, such as:
Current and future economic environment and impacts from the COVID-19 Pandemic;
Mixed Use development profile(s) which provide a feasible mix of non-residential and residential land uses; and
In-fill residential development near employment, shops, and services FISCAL ANALYSIS
None
NEXT STEPS
Comments from the EDAC will be provided to Staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. The Update review process will continue throughout 2021 and 2022, incorporating a public review process with meetings at various City committees, commissions, and the City Council.