HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.11.17 - Minutes - Study SessionCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
STUDY SESSION: M/Tye called the Study Session to order at 5:15 p.m.
Mayor Tye stated that consistent with COVID-19 regulations, all Council Members and
staff were participating via teleconference and there was no physical location for public
attendance. The Public was invited to join the meeting online or by phone at the numbers
printed on the agenda.
Public Comments: None Offered.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Jennifer "Fred"
Mahlke, Ruth Low, Mayor Pro Tern Nancy Lyons, Mayor
Steve Tye
Staff participating telephonically: Dan Fox, City Manager; Dave DeBerry, City Attorney;
Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Manager;
Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; David Liu, Public Works Director; Hal
Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Greg Gubman, Community
Development Director; Dianna Honeywell, Director of Finance; Amy Haug, Human
Resources and Risk Manager; Ken Desforges, Director of Information Services; Marsha
Roa, Public Information Manager; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator;
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
No. STREET SWEEPING PARKING ENFORCEMENT — PWD/Liu
C/Chou asked about the current condition of the streets and PWD/Liu responded
that the weekly conditions mirror what staff has noticed since the end of March
where some streets are worse than others, depending on the amount of parked
vehicles preventing a consistent level of service.
MPT/Lyons favored reinstating enforcement of street sweeping but was
concerned how residents would be notified that the goal is not issuing tickets, but
to keep the streets clean. CM/Fox reiterated that prior to reinitiating
enforcement, residents would be given two weeks' of courtesy notices as well
as, notification through all of the usual media outlets.
C/Low asked if health and safety hazards could affect residents if enforcement
was discontinued for a time. PWD/Liu responded that as a bedroom
community, Diamond Bar rarely encounters local health hazard issues. The issue
is that pollutants enter the storm drain system and flow out into the ocean.
M/Tye said he was concerned about standing water (vector) issues in gutters,
especially on Bowcreek Drive and believes enforcement should be reinstated as
soon as possible.
Council concurred to reinstate the street sweeping enforcement program as of
January 1, 2021.
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M/Tye suggested a postcard be sent to every residence noticing reinstatement of
the street sweeping enforcement program with emphasis on the goal of public
service - healthy and clean streets.
ON. QUARTERLY BUDGET UPDATE — SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 — FD/Honeywell
MPT/Lyons asked if there was anything that concerned FD/Honeywell with respect
to revenue and/or expenditures and FD/Honeywell responded that while she is
comfortable with the adjustments that have been made, she believes there is a
need to continue monitoring the TOT and recreation revenue reductions that have
negatively affected the General Fund.
C/Low and M/Tye thanked FD/Honeywell for her budgetary diligence.
► USE OF PROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN PROGRAM FUNDS — PWD/Liu
MPT/Lyons suggested that a better contract with a good firm that would participate
in renovation of the bus shelters would be more beneficial to the City.
C/Low agreed with MPT/Lyons and recommended that the Prop A Funds be used
to supplement the LLAD deficits during the pandemic.
M/Lyons felt residents benefiting from the LLAD's should be paying the full amount
but she could support using the money this year to supplement the LLAD's and hold
money back for bus shelters until the current contract is renegotiated.
C/Chou felt it would be best to find a contractor that would pay for the bus shelter
renovations and that Prop A money could be used to bridge the gap until the LLAD
situation is resolved.
CM/Fox said he believed there is an opportunity to shore up the General Fund this
year by selling some of the Prop A monies and that there would still be sufficient
monies left over to implement a replacement/refurbishment plan for bus shelters.
C/Chou felt the most important objective was to make sure the General Fund
remained intact with money left over for Capital Improvement Project(s).
M/Tye felt it would be good to sell the Prop A Funds as long as residents understood
that it would benefit Diamond Bar.
MPT/Lyons recommended that staff determine if vendors would agree to maintain
the bus shelters before deciding whether to develop a bus shelter replacement
program.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council,
M/Tye recessed the Study Session at 6:11 p.m. to the Regular Meeting.
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Respectfully submitted:
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 1st day of December, 2020.
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