|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
One member of the San Ramon Planning Commission has committed to remain in her seat for an additional term amid turnover in two other seats on the five-member body earlier in the year.
Following an application and interview process featuring eight other candidates, Planning Commissioner Jean Kuznik was selected by the San Ramon City Council for another four years in the position during a special meeting on June 30, the day her prior term expired.
“It was a tremendous vote of confidence to be reappointed. There were other fine candidates for the position,” Kuznik told DanvilleSanRamon. “The council members asked very thoughtful questions to ensure they would seat a commissioner who is prepared for the position.”
Kuznik added that she was enthusiastic about remaining on the body, and looked forward to seeing the future fruits of the commission’s labor in the form of well-planned and thought-out developments that are sought by extensive review and discussion of applications.
“I look forward to engaging with my fellow commissioners, our citizens and the Planning department to ensure the future of San Ramon is the best possible version,” Kuznik said. “I have learned so much from working with the current and past commissioners. We have established a dynamic process for creating projects that are innovative, sustainable and pleasing to the community.”
In recent months, the Planning Commission has welcomed two new commissioners appointed by the City Council to replace two former commissioners who resigned before the end of their terms — Rick Marks and Corie Edwards — and were replaced by S. Ashar Ahmed and Dave Curtis, respectively.
“It requires lots of time to prepare, to understand the applications we see and to abide by the changing landscape of the State housing laws,” Kuznik said. “In the end, it is very satisfying when we can have a hand in creating a beautiful cityscape.”
Kuznik is now set to remain on the commission through June 2027, as is Ahmed, who was appointed to a full term in addition to the short remainder of Marks’ term – which had also been set to expire on June 30.
Barring any additional early resignations, the five commissioners are all set to remain in their seats for immediate future. Curtis, along with fellow commissioners Gary Alpert and Eric Wallis, are in the midst of terms that end in June 2025, with Curtis having been appointed to fulfill the remainder of Edwards’ term through that time.
Appeal over redevelopment project at old Chevron HQ coming to San Ramon councilApril 6, 2026 10:32 pm
