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Public commenters urge benches in Carmelita, remote participation and promote local AI tool; council greets new parks director
Summary
Residents urged council to consider installing benches in the Carmelita neighborhood, asked for remote meeting participation and criticized committee processes; a high-school volunteer demonstrated an AI chatbot; council welcomed new Parks and Community Services Director Henry Perez Alonso and approved the consent calendar.
During the public-comment period at the July 22, 2025 San Ramon City Council meeting, residents raised several matters including a request for benches in the Carmelita neighborhood, a request to restore remote participation options, and a demonstration of a local AI tool. The council also welcomed Henry Perez Alonso as the new Parks and Community Services director and approved the consent calendar unanimously.
Santosh Kanjula, a resident of the Carmelita community near the Daugherty and Bollinger intersection, asked the council to place an item on a future agenda to allow installation of benches or small passive-use features in the neighborhood. Kanjula said the nearest park is “a little over a mile away” and that elders and children lack nearby places to sit; he said the community is prepared to fund the work and asked staff to…
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