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No additional motions or roll-call votes on separate ordinances, resolutions or appointments were recorded in the transcript portion provided. Proclamations and staff introductions that followed were handled as ceremonial presentations and public comment items.

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Brown said 988 provides immediate support by call or text for anyone in mental-health distress and that some students and families may not be aware of the service. She said class members have met with the city manager, the police chief and parks-and-recreation and public-works staff about partnering on permanent signs and social-media promotion. Brown announced a local 988 awareness event planned for May 15 at 5 p.m. (location to be determined) and said Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who authored state legislation implementing 988 in California, will speak; she invited council and the public to attend.

Brown left flyers and provided contact information for follow-up; she also thanked the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce for amplifying 988 messaging. Council members responded positively and staff offered to follow up on signage and outreach where appropriate.

","A Leadership San Ramon Valley class project urged the council to help promote California’s 988 mental-health crisis line and announced a May 15 awareness event with Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan slated to appear.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6579715,"San Ramon welcomes Jennifer Wakeman as new finance director",166,3004000,3170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049840-2b04a9a464c589915045719f9239c916&start=3004&end=3170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049840-2b04a9a464c589915045719f9239c916/thumbnail_3004000.jpg","/articles/6579715/San-Ramon-City/Contra-Costa-County/California/San-Ramon-welcomes-Jennifer-Wakeman-as-new-finance-director","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579715-39505fcfc119ce50f07d01dff3637235/orig.mp4?Expires=1775358477&Signature=CyESOi20~I7Pda-qVnyu6SzwtUcPb~QnaWFUvIF5RdK5OklA9mEI6nprmb75dQZS1aSn69ao2DhNfmHmAHIyO6v3l0NBYZvorJmwhWFZHiS5Dlg7HVGicRDPmD02lwdIpe78nlH~FHCqj8q-drolHlFpS~K6IIpa~TkbVTWc88WKHxkNZmW8fo7MNBUkm32HJIIdbEFr6Sue1E0zEcViAbYJadLNBcaMcVhT7ZjSgMFLiw8YWXcM9IoRs1HIFGAFg7qmsL~bhGj38xCDClA89yoAbEr7AzfPTh-C6o-CH~luVS3WiciPxHh-Ytgcb0PV-djm8tCGgDWAhJWz6ZIKng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager introduced Jennifer Wakeman to the City Council on March 11 as San Ramon’s new director of finance. The manager said Wakeman brings more than 22 years of experience in municipal finance, most recently as assistant administrative services director for the city of Lafayette, and noted awards and leadership roles with the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO).

Jennifer Wakeman addressed council members and said she grew up in Moraga, has lived in Lafayette for 19 years and is honored to serve San Ramon. She said she looks forward to working with internal finance staff and the leadership team on financial reporting and upcoming budget work; several council members welcomed her and said they had heard positive references from Lafayette area contacts and CSMFO colleagues.

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Larry Fong, a San Ramon resident and Red Cross volunteer, said local Red Cross activities include blood drives (the community hosted 17 blood drives yielding 428 units in San Ramon), youth programs at Cal High and Dougherty Valley High, smoke-alarm installations and disaster-case services. He described the agency’s disaster-cycle services — short-term shelter, food and recovery assistance — and explained how Red Cross volunteers are dispatched when fire departments determine households need help.

Council members thanked Red Cross volunteers for their work locally and internationally; members noted Red Cross preparedness trainings (CPR, AED), youth-club activity in local high schools and the organization’s role in larger-scale disasters.

The proclamation was read and presented; the transcript shows the item handled as a ceremonial proclamation and community recognition rather than a formal legislative action recorded as a separate vote.

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April (no last name provided), speaking for the local nonprofit NCAPDA (National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse, per her remarks), briefed the council on local trends and prevention efforts. She said county-level tools such as ODMAP show 48 suspected overdoses in San Ramon between Jan. 1, 2023, and the date she pulled data before the meeting; she said one of those was a fatality and naloxone was administered on 16 occasions. April warned that fentanyl in counterfeit pills is “the biggest contributor to overdose” and that fake pills distributed via social media can be lethal.

April described NCAPDA’s local programs: free naloxone training and distribution, fentanyl test-strip distribution, youth-ambassador outreach in high schools, and a plan to place naloxone distribution units that hold about 45 boxes each in public locations. She noted a grant from the Dougherty Valley San Ramon Rotary Club helped purchase distribution boxes and that NCAPDA offers training sign-ups at ncapda.org.

Three youth ambassadors—Shrey Sharma (Cal High), Adishi Gupta (Monte Vista High) and Anvita Kadambi—addressed the council and described school-based outreach and peer education on fentanyl and prescription-drug misuse.

Council members praised NCAPDA’s work and accepted printed flyers and training offers. The proclamation was read and presented during the meeting; no council roll-call vote was recorded on the record in the transcript, and the item proceeded as a ceremonial proclamation and public-comment presentation.

","The City Council read a proclamation declaring March 2025 Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month. Local nonprofit NCAPDA representatives described local overdose data, naloxone distribution and youth outreach, and council members praised their ongoing education work.",{"_33":123,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":124,"_41":125,"_43":126,"_45":127,"_47":128,"_49":129,"_51":130,"_53":131,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":132,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":133,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6579722,"San Ramon engineer briefs council on GAD wildfire prevention, reserves and maintenance",1625,3515000,5140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049840-2b04a9a464c589915045719f9239c916&start=3515&end=5140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049840-2b04a9a464c589915045719f9239c916/thumbnail_3515000.jpg","/articles/6579722/San-Ramon-City/Contra-Costa-County/California/San-Ramon-engineer-briefs-council-on-GAD-wildfire-prevention-reserves-and-maintenance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579722-728605f9e61caad89ff9255717a5b54d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775358477&Signature=CkpmGIBgrxskEpzVBMvsfW~dUb3rkMOqWtgHLKX~gb0x5LHsax2DAYvshzOcFU3v6qOR-HFobdijMv5FPz6~mbOaRMzj1yzNSyYGm4jg~XNNi1Ij3WghjVqjnEASzZLMh83VST2d75aCqIrMsnsL73CKEs7Zy1F3vmKJwsdZE6GyjqemngeBAjJdYNpc8R8jazuZXa-cPAK2d~E5lM38~JX5D1utFppLOpB3qzCvop2ajXBhssc5a~3ePwML9JdJS7CrI7aHPDEGTnDriwYV1mOniJPsfD~3ovFK~WHapNJH8zu-LILvcH5zT75yjmD2f6a4MKIC~b66Di~iM~TFSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shane Shee, district engineer for San Ramon, told the City Council on March 11 that the city manages two Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts — the Dougherty Valley GAD and the Northwest San Ramon GAD — and that both are engaged in routine and large-scale maintenance to reduce geologic and wildfire risk.

Shee said the Dougherty Valley GAD (formed in 1990, renamed 2017) will ultimately own about 2,900 acres of open space and currently comprises roughly 12,000 assessment units; Northwest San Ramon GAD, formed in 2017, will eventually include about 192 acres and roughly 363 assessment units. He said the Dougherty Valley GAD maintains a reserve fund of about $40 million and Northwest San Ramon GAD about $2 million to cover deferred maintenance and large repairs.

Shee described annual activities the GADs perform to reduce fire risk, including spring weed abatement and firebreak mowing ahead of the June 1 deadline used by the fire district, maintenance of drainage features and fire-access roads, and targeted repairs such as the Cammy Court landslide project, which he said cost about $5 million. He also explained the city uses grazing (primarily cattle) to reduce fuel loads and preserve habitat, and that grazing is contracted at low cost to the GADs.

The engineer addressed how regulatory constraints shape work in open-space parcels. Many GAD lands are covered by conservation easements that require preserving habitat and native plantings; Shee said that limits removing vegetation simply to clear views or reduce perceived risk and that unauthorized removal of vegetation can violate the easement and be treated as vandalism.

Shee fielded council questions on wildlife displacement during mowing and grazing, stormwater bioretention and sediment removal, nonnative species monitoring, use of drones and other technologies for landslide monitoring, and coordination with the fire district. He said most wildlife flee disturbance, that stormwater ponds collect sediments which the city tests and removes as needed, and that conservation-easement holders monitor nonnative plant incursions and submit annual reports. Shee said the city’s engineers and contractors perform regular visual monitoring of potential landslide sites; drone mapping has been used on some projects to model damage and support funding requests.

Shee described the Cal Fire hazard-zone mapping in draft form and said roughly 12–31% of city land is in Cal Fire’s mapped high-to-moderate hazard categories, mainly in open-space areas rather than residential neighborhoods. He noted recent state-level actions — including a 2025 executive order discussed during the presentation and the 2020 legislative item referenced as AB 3074 — that have focused attention on ember-zone clearance but that the executive order’s immediate requirements apply to “very high” hazard areas, which San Ramon does not have within city limits under current Cal Fire data. He reiterated there is no new local requirement to impose a five-foot ember-clearance around homes beyond existing standards, but the city will continue coordination with the fire district as state guidance evolves.

Council members and staff agreed to post the presentation and to explore distributing the material to residents; Shee’s contact information is listed on property tax bills for GAD questions. The item concluded as a staff presentation and discussion; no formal council action was recorded on the GAD presentation itself.

","City district engineer Shane Shee summarized the role, funding and wildfire-prevention work of two Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GADs), described maintenance schedules and responded to council questions about grazing, tree management and recent landslide repairs.","actionData","errors"]

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