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San Ramon Council appoints Richard Adler to District 2; adopts ordinance on encampments on public property
Summary
On Jan. 14 the San Ramon City Council voted 4-0 to appoint Richard Adler to represent District 2 and approved a corrected ordinance replacing the 'living in vehicles' code with a chapter on encampments on public property (ordinance No. 527) as part of the consent calendar, 5-0.
The San Ramon City Council voted to confirm Richard Adler as the District 2 councilmember and adopted a corrected municipal ordinance addressing encampments on public property during its Jan. 14 regular meeting.
By a roll-call vote of 4-0 the council approved Resolution No. 2025-001 confirming the appointment of Richard Adler to the District 2 seat "upon the certification of the November 2024 general municipal election results" and asked the city clerk to notify the Contra Costa County Elections Department of the appointment. Council member Rubio moved the resolution and Council member Varoz seconded; Council members Joannette, Rubio, Varoz and Mayor Mark Armstrong voted yes.
The resolution followed brief public comment. Chirag Katharani, identified as a resident, said public input from the earlier interview process had not been adequately addressed and asked the council to "be very clear in how they did the scoring" and to respond to petition signers. Anthony DeAngelis, also speaking as a resident, urged the council to focus on process: "This is not about a person. This is about the process," he said.
After the vote the city clerk administered the oath of office and Adler addressed the council, thanking members and saying he was "very happy and honored to be the person that is chosen to be District 2 Representative."
On the consent calendar the council adopted Corrected Ordinance No. 527, "repealing and replacing title B, division B6, health, sanitation, and environmental quality, chapter 9, living in vehicles of the San Ramon Municipal Code with chapter 9, encampments on public property." The consent calendar was approved 5-0 (Council member Adler, Council member Zwaynak, Council member Rubio, Council member Barros and Mayor Armstrong recorded yes votes); the consent motion was moved and seconded as part of the standard consent‑calendar action.
During council comments members also directed staff to place a potential agenda item to reopen or agendize commission appointment deadlines so that residents who recently interviewed could be considered; council members discussed whether such an extension should be opened to the general public or limited to prior applicants and agreed to return the matter as a future agendized item for public discussion.
Neither formal appeal nor litigation was raised at the meeting; both the appointment resolution and the consent ordinance passed according to the votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
