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Home My WebLink About101519 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 15, 2019 STUDY SESSION: 5:30 p.m. — Room CC -8 Public Comments: None ► Canyon Loop Trail Conceptual Design CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Pro Tem Tye called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA. Staff Present: Dan Fox, City Manager; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Dave DeBerry, City Attorney; David Liu, Public Works Director; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; Dianna Honeywell, Finance Director; Amy Haug, Human Resources Manager; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator and Kristina Santana, City Clerk. CM/Fox stated that during tonight's Study Session, the City Council received a report on the Canyon Loop Trail Conceptual Design which provides for improvements and the addition of amenities to the trail above the Diamond Bar Center. Direction was provided to move forward with the concept plans and staff will be working on construction documents and completing the environmental review for the project. This item will come back after the first of the year with construction plans for Council consideration. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MPT/Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: Pastor Tim Park, Evangelical Free Church, provided the Invocation. ROLL CALL: Council Members Chou, Low, Lyons, and Mayor Pro Tem Tye. Absent: Mayor Herrera was excused. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented. 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Susan Pantages, President, Diamond Bar Friends of the Library, said she has been surprised to discover that many residents of Diamond Bar are unaware that there are two non-profit used book stores known as "Basically Books" run by the Friends of the Library in the City. She asked that residents support these book stores, which directly benefit the Diamond Bar Library. The Friends will be OCTOBER 15, 2019 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Basically Books, on Saturday, November 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the shopping center parking lot at the corner of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Golden Springs Drive. Attendees can partake of free hot dogs, cakes, drinks, face -painting, drawings and shopping and continue to support literacy and local library programs. Allen Wilson said that last Wednesday he attended a community meeting at the Holiday Inn hosted by a developer seeking input on development of 11 homes. He asked if there were any other developments in the City and if so, could the information be posted on the City's website. He appreciated the email response he received from PRD/Wright regarding the Grand Opening of the Sycamore Canyon Trail which unfortunately is being held during the work week and should, in his opinion, be held on the weekend so more community members can attend. Pui-Ching Ho spoke about programs and events taking place at the Diamond Bar Library during the "Read Together Diamond Bar" month of October. She invited residents to visit the library's website at https://Iacountylibrary.org/diamond-bar- library/ for additional programs and information. Many library events are sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Robin Smith spoke about the Diamond Bar/Pomona Valley Sierra Club and its purpose. With respect to the Canyon Loop Trail, the Sierra Club is very concerned about the City's pattern of improper CEQA categorical exemptions. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS: CM/Fox responded to comments regarding the Canyon Loop Trail, stating that staff will be completing the appropriate environmental review as part of the next steps in the process. Regarding Sycamore Canyon Trail, the Ribbon -Cutting is scheduled for November 5th because the City has a very heavy event schedule for the weekends preceding and after the event and once the trail is open it will immediately be used, so it is proper and expedient to hold ribbon -cutting ceremonies upon reopening of the trail. If there is an opportunity for an event in the spring the City might be able to plan a weekend event for the community's benefit and participation. 5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: 5.1 Diamond Bar Restaurant Week continues through Sunday, October 20tH 2019. Visit the website at http://dbrestaurantweek.com/ for a listing of participating restaurants and their offerings. Participants are reminded to save their receipts for entry in the drawing at City Hall. 5.2 Planning Commission Meeting — October 22, 2019, 6:30 p.m., City Hall Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive (canceled). 5.3 Parks and Recreation Meeting — October 24, 2019, 6:30 p.m., City Hall OCTOBER 15, 2019 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive. 5.4 Halloween Party — October 26, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Pantera Park, 738 Pantera Drive. 5.5 Special Meeting of the Planning Commission — October 30, 2019, 6:30 p.m., City Hall Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive. 5.6 Sycamore Canyon Trailhead Reopening — November 5, 9:00 a.m., Diamond Bar Boulevard Trailhead across from Steep Canyon Drive. 5.7 City Council Meeting — November 5, 2019, 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Low moved, C/Chou seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, Lyons, MPT/Tye NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: M/Herrera 6.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: 6.1a SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 — as presented. 6.1b STUDY SESSION OF OCTOBER 1, 2019—as presented. 6.1c REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2019—as presented. 6.2 RECEIVED AND FILED COMMISSION MINUTES: 6.1a TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MEETING OFJUNE 13, 2019. 6.1 13 PARKS AND RECREATION MEETING OF AUGUST 22, 2019. 6.3 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 THROUGH OCTOBER 9, 2019 TOTALING $1,855,333.04. 6.4 APPROVED SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LAE ASSOCIATES, INC. INCREASING THE NOT - TO -EXCEED CONTRACT AMOUNT FROM $124,200 TO $223,200. 7. PUBLIC HEARING(S): None 8. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: None 9. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: C/Chou thanked C/Lyons for spearheading Restaurant Week a couple of years OCTOBER 15, 2019 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL ago and a couple of pounds ago. He is on his 14t" restaurant and has 15 more to go by Sunday. There is a very unhealthy competition being recorded on Facebook. On October 6t" he attended the 2019 Diamond Bar Multicultural Festival which was a lot of fun and very well attended. On October 12th he attended the Community Health Expo & Fitness Fun and thanked staff for a very well executed event. He congratulated owners Ramil and Jen Veneracion on the Grand Reopening of the Diamond Bar Crossfit. C/Low said she is enjoying Restaurant Week which is a great opportunity to try out new restaurants as well as those that have been around for a time. Restauranteurs are very friendly and very much appreciate their patrons. The October 6t" Multicultural Festival was lots of fun. Everyone had a good time and it was a great opportunity to talk with business and community groups. This event demonstrates what a great City Diamond Bar is and how non -profits work together and how businesses are supported by the community. Thanks to everyone who participated. Read Together Diamond Bar, which is sponsored by the Library and Friends of the Library, is available to all. She is very excited about the trail openings and she thanked staff for their great work on those projects. C/Lyons hoped that everyone would join her and her dog, Kensey at the Halloween event this year on October 26t". It will be a lot of fun with free games for the kids and a costume contest and a costume contest for the dogs as long as the owner is in costume. There will be a Veterans' Day event on November 7t" at the Diamond Bar Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. For anyone who is a veteran or family member of a veteran, this event will provide a lot of enjoyment of great music and speeches. She is not getting the scale out but she has visited 15 restaurants with 13 to go. The City Council and Planning Commission has met twice to review the General Plan and the meetings lasting a total of 5'/2 - 6 hours have allowed for detailed in depth study of the document. She found that the work of the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) was really good. The GPAC did a great job analyzing the document and the consultant did a good job of putting it together. She is happy to join her Council Members in saying they want this General Plan update wrapped up by the end of this calendar year so that it can serve as a guide for the City for the next 25-30 years. MPT/Tye attended the Contract Cities Fall Seminar on October 4t" through October 6t" where he received a lot of great information and listened to terrific speakers, one of whom was from the Sheriff's Department who spoke about cybersecurity. Unless one is hacked or something goes wrong, people are generally unaware of the way thieves are invading digital spaces. There was a great presentation on things to watch for and he was able to brag about ISM/Desforges and his team keeping the City safe and avoiding problems many other cities have. The following week he attended the JPIA Forum where there were experts addressing such issues as homelessness and cybersecurity. He thought the session on homelessness would be on what to do with it and how to solve it. After spending hundreds of millions of dollars no one has an idea about what to do, certainly in the city and county of Los Angeles. It was about how to OCTOBER 15, 2019 PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL interface and deal with the homeless and it was very enlightening. Dr. Steven Albrecht spoke about the library project because homeless are using libraries for security and warmth in different cities. He brought information back from the event to share with staff and the Sheriffs Department. MPT/Tye said he would be adjourning tonight's meeting in memory of AYSO coach Dirk Keck who was a grandfather and mentor to many kids he coached and to many young parents as well. His family are in the thoughts and prayers of Diamond Bar residents. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, MPT/Tye adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 6:58 p.m. in memory of Dirk Keck. Respectfully submitted, Kristina Santana City Clerk The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 5t" day of November, 2019. 64t�4MA, Carol Herrera Mayor