Parks commission approves revised San Ramon Trails Master Plan; sends it to City Council

Program Manager Keith Haas presented updates to the San Ramon Trails Master Plan at the May 13 Parks and Community Services Commission meeting, and the commission voted to approve the revised plan and forward it to the City Council for final approval.

Haas summarized edits made since the commission’s March review: the executive summary was retitled and moved before the table of contents, the document flow was revised to place the community needs and trail system assessments ahead of plan recommendations, and reference materials were moved to appendices. A new Appendix D describes potential "friends of" groups and examples; conservation easement mapping was updated using city engineering data; and photo captions and legends were clarified. Staff also noted that all capital cost estimates in the plan are shown in 2026 dollars and that a typo on page 92 will be fixed.

Haas highlighted a policy clarification related to the Northwest San Ramon GAD: a map shading and a sentence indicating both the city and East Bay Regional Parks would adhere to the GAD plan were incorrect in the packet. He said the shading would be changed and the language revised to reflect that only the city is held to the Northwest San Ramon GAD plan of control.

Commissioners thanked staff and the consultant for incorporating feedback. There were no in-person public speakers on the item; the clerk noted one written comment (Brian Swanson) had been submitted to apply to this item. After discussion, Commissioner Dorelick moved to accept the revised Trails Master Plan and recommend it be forwarded to the City Council; Commissioner Mitra seconded. The motion passed 6–0.

The commission’s approval includes the revisions described by staff; staff will make final editorial and map shading corrections before transmittal to the City Council for final action.