HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.08.04 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 4, 2020
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Tye called the Regular City Council meeting to
order at 6:34 p.m.
Mayor Tye stated that consistent with COVID-19 regulations, all Council Members and
staff are participating via teleconference and there is no physical location for public
attendance. The Public has been invited to join the meeting online or by phone at the
numbers printed on the agenda.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Ruth Low, Jennifer
"Fred" Mahlke, Mayor Pro Tern Nancy Lyons, and
Mayor Steve Tye
Staff participating telephonically: Dan Fox, City Manager; Ryan McLean, Assistant
City Manager; Omar Sandoval, Assistant City Attorney; Ryan Wright, Parks and
Recreation Manager; Dannette Allen, Senior Management Analyst; David Liu, Public
Works Director; Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Greg
Gubman, Director of Community Development; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; Mayuko
Nakajima, Associate Planner; Dianna Honeywell, Director of Finance, Ken
Desforges, Director of Information Services; Marsha Roa, Public Information Manager;
Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; J.R. Ybarra, Media Specialist; Kristina
Santana, City Clerk
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As submitted.
1. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
CC/Santana read the following comments which were submitted by email and
forwarded to each Council Member:
Dr. Christina Goode commented on Crunch Fitness remaining open despite
public health orders. She requested that the City of Diamond Bar take action to
enforce and uphold County and State mandates in protecting public health.
C, Robin Smith commented on behalf of local Sierra Club task force members,
residents and herself. She stated that she has observed Crunch Fitness open for
business despite public health orders and asked what the City's monitoring and
enforcement procedures are.
Public Comments provided during the meeting:
Jacob Wolak, Field Representative for Congressman Cisneros, updated the City
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Council on the Congressman's activities including passage of a bill to help
businesses and childcare centers obtain PPE, funding for the Small Business
Development Center and support of a second round stimulus package.
RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT:
CM/Fox stated that the City is aware Crunch Fitness has been open since the
revised health orders required all gyms to close. The City has filed several
complaints with the County Health Department and is aware that on Sunday the
Health Department ordered the gym to close and the Sheriff's Department issued
a citation. The business continued to remain open and today the Sheriff's
Department issued another citation and the business closed for the day. The
City will continue to monitor the situation. CM/Fox reminded speakers that the
City does not have enforcement authority for blatant violation of the state
mandates. These are health orders issued by the Public Health Department and
the County Health Officer has sole enforcement authority. Anyone wishing to
forward a complaint may do so on the LA County Public Health COVID-19 site.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR: MPT/Lyons moved, C/Low seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote. -
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, Mahlke, MPT/Lyons, M/Tye
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
3.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
3.1a JULY 21, 2020 STUDY SESSION
3.1b JULY 21, 2020 REGULAR MEETING
3.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JULY
24, 2020 TOTALING $1,142,975.95.
3.3 APPROVED FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH RAYCOM DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR
DOCUMENT IMAGING SERVICES THROUGH APRIL 26, 2022.
4. PUBLIC HEARING(S): NONE
5. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
5.1 REVISED TEMPORARY SIGN AND TEMPORARY OUTDOOR
COMMERCIAL SERVICES POLICY.
CDD/Gubman presented the staff report and recommended Council
approval of the revised temporary sign and temporary outdoor commercial
services policy. The revised policy would extend the suspension of
temporary sign regulations through December 2020, and expand the types
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of businesses that could operate outside consistent with the latest County
Health Orders which may be amended from time to time.
C/Mahlke moved, C/Low seconded, to approve the revised Temporary
Sign and Temporary Outdoor Commercial Services policy. Motion carried
by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Chou, Low, Mahlke, MPT/Lyons,
M/Tye
None
None
6. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Low and colleagues M/Tye, C/Chou and C/Mahlke supported the local food
drive organized by resident Lauren James and Red Dragon Karate owner
Amanda Jahanvash along with the DB Community Foundation. Diamond Bar
City Council women will host a class "Kids, Classrooms and COVID Learning at
Home" on August 26t" at 7:00 p.m. She commented on the approved revised
sign policy, the COVID Recovery Grant program, contract classes, and August
being fire season in Southern California.
C/Chou was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the food distribution
program, reminded businesses that the LA Regional COVID fund third round
grant program for $5,000 to $15,000 is open through August 7t" and thanked his
neighbors who continue to wear masks when they are in the public arena.
C/Mahlke appreciated the opportunity to participate in the food drive and enjoyed
the community support and participation. She participated in a family birthday
parade for Mr. and Mrs. Peevy, asked everyone to participate in the August 26tn
Council Women's program to discuss how schools plan to handle education, and
hoped people would do their best to find moments of joy and happiness during
the pandemic.
MPT/Lyons asked CM/Fox if the volleyball courts could be opened to the public.
CM/Fox said that staff would look into whether that could be done under the
latest health orders. She invited the community to participate in the Council
Women's class to learn how education is being handled during COVID-19, and
provided an update of the improvements at the Diamond Bar golf course in
conjunction with future freeway improvements.
M/Tye reminded residents that street sweeping enforcement is in effect.
Residents were given courtesy notices beginning yesterday and citations will be
issued beginning August 17t". He commented that a routine traffic stop by a
Sheriff's deputy turned into an arrest for a home invasion robbery in Kern County.
He thanked Amanda Jahanvash and Lauren James for sponsoring the food drive
and the many, many volunteers who helped those in need. Do all you can to
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keep yourselves and others safe and we will get through this together.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Tye adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 7:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Kris na Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minu s are hereby approved this 18th day of August, 2020.
Steve Tye, Mayor