HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/22/2018 PC MinutesMINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MAY 22, 2018
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair/Mok called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Windmill Room,
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Mahlke led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Frank Farago, Jennifer "Fred" Mahlke,
Chairperson Kenneth Mok
Absent: Commissioner Raymond Wolfe and Vice Chairperson Naila
Barlas were excused.
Also present: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; David
Liu, Public Works Director; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; and Stella Marquez,
Administrative Coordinator.
2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting: April 24, 2018
C/Farago moved, C/Mahlke seconded, to approve Consent Calendar Item 4.1 as
submitted. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Farago, Mahlke, Chair/Mok
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Wolfe, VC/Barlas
OLD BUSINESS: None
NAPA -111.101
6.1
SP/Lee presented the staff report which concluded with the recommendation that
the Commission find the FY 2018-2019 CIP to in conformance with the General
Plan.
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C/Mahlke asked if the electronic message board in front of the LA County Fire
Department facility was the City's property. CDD/Gubman explained that it is the
City's sign and the City controls the content and maintenance. When the Fire
Department moved into the building, the arrangement for occupancy resulted in
the City taking ownership of the sign and the City will be modernizing the sign
and programming its content.
Chair/Mok asked if the two monument sign projects would be done
simultaneously and PWD/Liu explained that the project has been advertised as a
single bundled project. The project is out for bid at this time and the plan is to
make sure the project can be done as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible
by one contractor.
Chair/Mok said that at the intersection of Grand Avenue/SR60 heading north on
Grand Avenue just before making the right turn to go onto the SR60 east that
lane is closed and asked if when the project is finished that lane would remain
closed to through traffic. PWD/Liu said that his understanding is that the
dedicated right -turn lane will be restored once that stretch of Grand Avenue is
widened. He said he would check to see if that was correct and get back to
Chair/Mok.
Chair/Mok asked if the City of Industry was on schedule with the design and
PWD/Liu responded that they are not. They have been talking about going out
to bid for some amount of time. Hopefully, they will be able to proceed in the near
future so that the project can commence this summer and be completed by the
end of 2019. The design is near completion.
C/Mahlke moved, C/Farago seconded, to Adopt the Resolution Finding that the
Upcoming Fiscal Year's CIP is in Conformance with the City's General Plan.
Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Farago, Mahlke, Chair/Mok
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Wolfe, VC/Barlas
7. PUBLIC HEARING(S): None
8. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
Chair/Mok said he attended the reopening of McDonald's. One of the owners said he
was looking into perhaps having outdoor seating. Chair/Mok told him to contact City
Hall about whether that is possible. CDD/Gubman said they have a very tight parcel,
and their expansion envelopes all of the available land for the enhanced drive-thru
configuration and the bigger building footprint which does not leave a lot of room, but
staff would be happy to see how it might provide for that feature.
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9. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
9.1 Proiect Status Report.
CDD/Gubman stated that the next regular Planning Commission meeting date of
June 12 will be canceled and the next meeting will take place on June 26. There
will be another GPAC meeting on Thursday, June 216t during which a lot of
business will be covered beginning with an EIR Scoping meeting at 6:00 p.m. to
kick off the EIR process for the General Plan Update and for the Climate Action
Plan that is being prepared concurrently. During the regular business of the
GPAC, there will be a discussion and crafting of policy language for the new Land
Use and Economic Development, and the Resource Conservation Element
policies.
CDD/Gubman said that PWD/Liu was instrumental in the process of obtaining a
$22 million grant for the SR57/60 Confluence Project that was awarded by the
California Transportation Commission under the Trade Corridor Enhancement
Program, a program that was established under the passage of SB1. The total
project budget is estimated at $340 million for the improvements, but $57 million
has been awarded to date. The support for this project is very encouraging and
the City hopes SB1 survives the upcoming ballot measure because it provides
for much needed and overdue and deferred transportation enhancements.
PWD/Liu briefly explained the project and said that the $22 million is very critical
to continuing the design process momentum and the strategy is to actively pursue
all funding and grant opportunities.
10. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As posted in the Agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission,
Chair/Mok adjourned the regular meeting at 7:25 p.m. to June 26, 2018.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 26th of June, 2018.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Gubman
Community Development Director
Ke n th Mok, Chairperson
