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Authority Agenda
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Study Session 5:00 PM
Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
Diamond Bar City Hall – Windmill Community Room
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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ANDREW CHOU
Council Member
STAN LIU
Council Member
STEVE TYE
Council Member
NANCY A. LYONS
Mayor
RUTH M. LOW
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager Dan Fox • City Attorney David DeBerry • City Clerk Kristina Santana
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AGENDA
May 18, 2021
STUDY SESSION:5:00 p.m.
FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 OPERATING
BUDGET
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CALL TO ORDER:6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:Mayor
ROLL CALL:Chou, Liu, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Low,
Mayor Lyons
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:Mayor.
1.CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS:
"Public Comments" is the time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Council
on Consent Calendar items or other matters of interest not on the agenda that
are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Although the City Council
values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, members of the City Council
or Staff may briefly respond to public comments if necessary, but no extended
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discussion and no action on such matters may take place. There is a five-minute
maximum time limit when addressing the City Council. Please complete a
Speaker Card and hand it to the City Manager (completion of this form is
voluntary). The City will call on in person speakers first and then teleconference
callers, one at a time to give their name and if there is an agenda item number
they wish to speak on before providing their comment. If you wish to speak on a
public hearing item or council consideration item, you will then be called upon to
speak at that point in the agenda.
3.CONSENT CALENDAR:
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be
routine and will be acted on by a single motion unless a Council Member or
member of the public request otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed
for separate consideration.
3.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE MAY 4, 2021 STUDY SESSION AND
REGULAR MEETING.
3.1.a May 4, 2021 Study Session Minutes
3.1.b May 4, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the May 4, 2021 Study Session and Regular City Council
meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
3.2 CITY COUNCIL RECEIPT OF COMMISSION MINUTES.
3.2.a Planning Commission Minutes of February 23, 2021
3.2.b Planning Commission Minutes of March 23, 2021
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Planning Commission meeting minutes of February
23, 2021 and March 23, 2021.
Requested by: City Clerk
3.3 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED APRIL 22, 2021
THROUGH MAY 5, 2021 TOTALING $335,418.97.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
3.4 TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the January 2021 Treasurer’s Statement.
Requested by: Finance Department
3.5 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
PROCLAMATION.
Recommended Action:
Adopt the Proclamation declaring May as Asian American and Pacific
Islander Heritage Month.
Requested by: City Manager
3.6 AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED
BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB-1)
FOR FY 2021/22.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-18 authorizing the submittal of a project list of
road projects funded by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
(SB-1) for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
Requested by: Public Works Department
3.7 CITY OF DIAMOND BAR LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.
38 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/22.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-19 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and
to file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in
Landscaping Assessment District No. 38 and any assessment thereon for
Fiscal Year 2021/22.
Requested by: Public Works Department
4.PUBLIC HEARINGS:
4.1 LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39.
Recommended Action:
1.Decline to adopt Resolution No. 2021-15 by either a roll call vote or
by way of a lack of motion or second to approve; and
2.Adopt Resolution No. 2021-20 ordering the City Engineer to
prepare and to file a report related to maintenance of improvements
in the existing Landscape Assessment District No. 39 for Fiscal
Year 2021/22.
Requested by: Public Works Department
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5.COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
5.1 NEW LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-21 declaring intention to form new Landscape
Assessment District No. 41-2021, approving the Engineer’s Report,
providing notice of public hearing and mailing of the assessment ballot.
Requested by: Public Works Department
5.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIAMOND BAR PARKING AUTHORITY.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-22 establishing the Diamond Bar Parking
Authority, designating the City Council to serve as Members of the Parking
Authority, and other administrative matters.
Requested by: City Manager
5.3 CONSIDERATION TO AFFIRM A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON.
Recommended Action:
Discuss the matter and take action as deemed appropriate. The attached
Resolution is included for approval should the City Council choose to
proceed with a vote of no confidence.
Requested by: City Manager
RECESS TO SPECIAL PARKING AUTHORITY:
1.CALL TO ORDER:
2.ROLL CALL:Authority Members Chou, Liu, Tye, Vice
Chair Low, Chair Lyons
3.PUBLIC COMMENTS:
"Public Comments" is the time reserved on each special meeting agenda to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Authority
on agenda items only. Although the Authority values your comments, pursuant
to the Brown Act, the Authority generally cannot take any action on items not
listed on the posted agenda. Please complete a Speaker's Card and give it to
the Executive Director (completion of this form is voluntary). There is a five-
minute maximum time limit when addressing the Authority. The City will call on in
person speakers first and then teleconference callers, one at a time to give their
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name and if there is an agenda item number they wish to speak on before
providing their comment.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
5.PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
6.AUTHORITY CONSIDERATION:
6.1 DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS, ADOPTION OF BYLAWS,
AUTHORIZATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE DIAMOND BAR PUBLIC
FINANCING AUTHORITY JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS
AGREEMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. PA 2021-01 designating officers, adopting personnel
rules and regulations and a conflict of interest code, providing for an
annual meeting, adopting Bylaws, and authorizing the execution and
delivery of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
Requested by: City Manager
7.AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS:
Items raised by individual Authority members are for Authority Discussion.
Direction may be given at this meeting or the item may be scheduled for action at
a future meeting.
8.ADJOURN PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING:
RECESS TO PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY:
1.CALL TO ORDER:
2.ROLL CALL:Authority Members Liu, Low, Lyons, Vice
Chair Tye, Chair Chou
3.PUBLIC COMMENTS:
"Public Comments" is the time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Authority
on Consent Calendar items or other matters of interest not on the agenda that
are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority. Although the Authority
values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, the Authority generally cannot
take any action on items not listed on the posted agenda. Please complete a
Speaker's Card and give it to the Executive Director (completion of this form is
voluntary). There is a five-minute maximum time limit when addressing the
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Authority. The City will call on in person speakers first and then teleconference
callers, one at a time to give their name and if there is an agenda item number
they wish to speak on before providing their comment.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR:
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the Authority to be
routine and will be acted on by a single motion unless a Authority Member or
member of the public request otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed
for separate consideration.
4.1 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES.
Recommended Action:
Approve the May 4, 2021 meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Manager
5.PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
6.AUTHORITY CONSIDERATION:
6.1 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP FROM THE DIAMOND BAR
PARKING AUTHORITY.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. PFA 2021-04 approving the application for
Membership of the Diamond Bar Parking Authority.
Requested by: City Manager
7.AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS:
Items raised by individual Authority members are for Authority Discussion.
Direction may be given at this meeting or the item may be scheduled for action at
a future meeting.
8.ADJOURN PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING:
RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
6.COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
7.ADJOURNMENT:
Agenda #: 1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Daniel Fox, City Manager
FROM: Brent Mason, Interim Finance Director
TITLE: STUDY SESSION RE: FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 OPERATING BUDGET
Introduction
Each year, the City prepares an annual Operating Budget and Capital
Impr ovement Program for City Council consideration that implements the Council’s
priorities and Strategic Plan Goals, and provides the financial resources to deliver
services to the community. The preparation of the annual budget is a significant and
importan t undertaking that takes place over the course of more than five months.
Below is the schedule for the preparation of the FY 2021/22 City Operating Budget:
•FY 2020/21 Mid-Year Budget Review – City Council Completed on 2/16/2021
•Council Study Session on Draft FY 2021/22 Capital Improvement Project
Budget – City Council Completed on 5/4/2021
•Council Study Session on Draft FY 2021/22 Operating Budget – 5/18/2021
•Adoption of FY 2021/22 City Budget – 6/1/2021
On May 4, 2021, the City Council held a Study Session to review the Draft Capital
Improvement Program. The purpose of this Study Session is to provide the City
Council with an opportunity to review the Draft FY 2021/22 Operating Budget,
including Special Funds, and the FY 2020/21 year-end estimates. Based on direction
received, appropriate revisions and refinements will be made and presented to the City
Council for adoption at the June 1, 2021 City Council meeting. It is anticipated that
there will be other minor adjustments identified subsequent to the study session. Staff
will summarize all differences from the draft budget reviewed at the study session with
the City Council at the June 1, 2021 meeting.
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COVID-19
It goes without saying that throughout this past year, the COVID-19 global pandemic
continued to be a devastating worldwide health crisis impacting the United States,
including California, LA County and Diamond Bar. Conditions have continually
improved following the significant surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths that
were tragically experienced between November 2020 and January 2021. While not
totally eradicated, there is optimism that as more persons are vaccinated, new cases,
hospitalizations and related deaths will remain low and community spread w ill be held
in check to allow for a more robust recovery as the State, County and City continue
the reopening journey.
On March 11, 2021 the President signed the American Rescue Plan (ARM) which is a
$1.9 trillion relief package to mitigate the continuin g effects of the COVID-19
pandemic. Of that amount, approximately $64 billion has been allocated to provide
direct and flexible financial resources for every city and town in the nation. The City of
Diamond Bar anticipates receiving just under $10.5 mill ion in ARM funds over the next
two years. These funds may be used for a broad range of purposes including the
replacement of lost revenue, restoration of City programs and services, COVID -19
expenses not otherwise reimbursed, and projects that help build resiliency and
financial stability for the residents and businesses of the City. Staff is still awaiting
specific guidance and timing from the US Treasury Department on accessing the
funds.
As a result, the proposed FY 2021-2022 Budget provides a positive outlook to restore
many City programs and services, advance deferred maintenance and Capital
Improvement projects, and focus on key initiatives consistent with the City’s Long -Term
Financial Stability Report and Strategic Plan.
Budget Overview
The Draft Budget currently reflects the following estimated resources and expenditures
as well as a minor surplus of $160,254. No use of General Fund Reserves is
programmed for the FY 2021/22 General Fund Operating Budget:
Estimated Resources $27,445,915
Estimated Expenditures $27,285,661
Surplus $160,254
The above estimates reflect an approximate 4.9%, or $1,133,201, increase in General
Fund revenue from the prior year, before Transfers -In. The Transfers-In for both FY
2020/21 and for FY 2021/22 include amounts being transferred from the COVID-19
Recovery Fund to replace “lost revenues.” More specifically, the use of ARM funds in
the amount of $1,688,430 is programmed to make up the estimated loss of revenue
associated with continuing COVID-19 impacts that if had been available, would have
balanced the FY 2021/22 General Fund Operating Budget. The amount of $3,454,576
is programmed for transfer from the COVID-19 Recovery Fund in FY 2020/21
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representing estimated lost revenue in that year and the prior year when the pandemic
began.
Revenue Overview – Estimated Resources (General Fund): $27,445,915
The following are noteworthy General Fund revenue items incorporated into the
proposed FY 21/22 Operating Budget. The FY 20/21 column reflects the mid -year
projection amount with an increase/decrease % from the adopted budget for FY 20/21.
The second column reflects the amount projected for FY 21/22 and the corresponding
% increase/decrease from the amount projected for FY 20/21.
Property Taxes FY 20/21 FY 21/22
The assessed valuation of parcels in the City
increased by 3.9% during FY 20/21 which will result in
an overall increase to Property Tax revenue. The City
uses HdL as a consultant to help monitor and project
this major City revenue sources. Property Taxes do
not seem to have been impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic, increasing steadily throughout.
$5,759,400 $5,954,150
+3.4%
Property Tax in Lieu of VLF (Vehicle License Fees) FY 20/21 FY 21/22
This revenue source grows at the same general pace
as the above Property Tax revenue and benefits from
the same growth in assessed valuation. The City’s
consultant, HdL, also assists with the projection of this
significant revenue item. The same kind of sustained
growth was experienced through the pandemic.
$6,762,084 $6,908,000
+2.2%
Sales Taxes FY 20/21 FY 21/22
Throughout the state, cities’ sales tax revenue was
strained during the pandemic. The City uses HdL to
assist with monitoring and projecting this key revenue
source as well. HdL too had trouble interpreting the
impact COVID-19 would have on taxable sales. Actual
FY 20/21 results are trending significantly better than
originally budgeted, and modest increases from the
projected FY 20/21 amount are anticipated, and are
consistent with the projection of HdL. However, this
still remains below pre-COVID levels.
$4,818,000 $4,863,000
+1.0%
Transient Occupancy Taxes FY 20/21 FY 21/22
The pandemic decimated this revenue line item in
terms of a percentage decline. Based on current
activity levels at the end of FY 20/21 and the gradual
reopening of the economy to travel and gathering,
small upticks in TOT taxes are already being seen,
supporting a modest increase for FY 21/22.
$750,000 $900,000
+20.0%
Gas Tax – Transfer In FY 20/21 FY 21/22
The Transfer-In from the Gas Tax fund supports the
City’s street maintenance budget. This amount varies
$1,036,000 $1,049,000
+1.2%
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from year to year based on the level of budgeting set
by Public Works for the anticipated maintenance
activities for a particular year. The FY 21/22 overall
Transfer-In is slightly less than the prior year but
reimburses all eligible costs included in the General
Fund budget.
Current Service Charges FY 20/21 FY 21/22
Building Permit Activity – Revenue from Building,
Planning and Engineering activity is estimated to be
higher than projected in the current year.
$1,258,010 $1,273,150
+1.2%
Facility Rentals – Facility Rentals were essentially
eliminated during the COVID-19 period. Only Cell
Tower rental revenue remained. For FY 2021/22, staff
is projecting a gradual ramping back up of rentals of
the DBC, and the increase in revenue reflects that
anticipation. Cell Tower revenue remains unchanged
at $160,000.
$185,550 $345,550
+86.2%
Recreation Programs – Similar to Facility Rentals,
above, COVID-19 closures eliminated most Recreation
Programs. Staff is anticipating a ramping up in these
programs in the new fiscal year, and the anticipated
revenue reflects that plan.
$103,000 $594,995
+477.6%
Expenditures Overview – Estimated Appropriations (General Fund): $27,264,281
The following items are noteworthy expenditure items incorporated into the proposed
FY 21/22 Operating Budget related to individual Departmental budgets:
•City Administration (City Attorney, City Council, City Manager, City Clerk)
o City Manager/City Clerk – With the new Finance ERP system, the City Clerk’s
Department has been separated out from the City Manager’s Department. This
includes personnel costs for the City Clerk, Administrative Assistant and Sen ior
Office Specialist, as well as election related expenses, legal advertisements and
operating supplies. Since there is no General Municipal Election scheduled for
FY 21/22, only minimal funding for required reporting has been included this
year.
•Administration & Support (Finance, Human Resources & Risk Management,
Information Systems, Civic Center, Public Information, Economic
Development
o Human Resources
-Human Resources/Risk Management – With the new Finance ERP system,
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the Human Resources & Risk Management Department and the Health &
Safety Program Department have been combined into one Department,
Human Resources & Risk Management. Funding in this new combined
Department is consistent with previous years.
- Cost of Living/Benefit Allotment - Each year, the City Council adopts the
Compensation and Benefits Plan for the upcoming fiscal year which includes
employee positions, associated salary ranges and benefits. The City’s
Personnel Rules and Regulations specify that the City Manager may request
that the City Council authorize a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for
employees based on the March-to-March rates of the federal Consumer Price
Index (CPI) for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in Los Angeles/Orange
Counties. Last year’s CPI calculation sharply dropped in March 2020 to 2.18%
following months of strong economic performance and a CPI in February of
3.54%. Given the unknown impacts to economy due to the COVID -19 global
pandemic and anticipated decreases in City revenue, the City Manager
declined to recommend a COLA or any benefit increases for City staff in
addition to the temporary removal of the performance pay budget resulting in a
savings of approximately $344,000 to the FY 2021/21 budget.
This year’s CPI for the established measurement period of March 2020 to
March 2021 is 2.67%. The cumulative increase to CPI between last year and
this year is 4.85%. As revenues are being stored and the economy reopens, it
is recommended that the salary schedules for all benefitted classifications of
employment, including all executive positions such as Department Directors,
Assistant City Manager and City Manager, be increased by 3.25%. The cost to
implement the proposed COLA is approximately $241,335. In addition, it is
recommended that all staff, include Part-Time staff and executive positions
such as Department Directors, Assistant City Manager and City Manager, who
were on payroll as of May 1, 2021 receive a 1% off -salary schedule stipend as
of the first pay period in July using a 12-month look back period. It is
estimated that the cost of the stipend will be approximately $75,000 and will be
paid for out of the performance pay budget of $90,000 proposed for FY
2021/22.
It is also recommended that a $50 per month increase to the Benefit Allotment
be approved for all benefitted classifications of employment including the
executive positions such as Department Directors, Assistant City Manager and
City Manager, and members of the City Council, to help keep up with
corresponding health premium rate increases. With the monthly Benefit
Allotment increase, full-time non-exempt staff will receive $1,420 and full-time
exempt staff and City Council Members will receive $1,450 to be used towards
health benefits. The anticipated cost to implement a $50 per month benefit
allotment increase is $37,350.
- Minimum Wage - On April 4, 2016 California Governor Jerry Brown signed
Senate Bill 3 into law which legislated scheduled and phased annual
increases to minimum wage starting January 1, 2017 through January 1,
2022 when it would reach $15 per hour. While not a current item for City
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Council consideration at this time, a streamlined and consolidated salary
schedule for part-time employees that will meet the current and future staffing
needs of the City while incorporating minimum wage mandates will be
presented for future Council consideration in November 2021 to be effective
January 1, 2022.
o Public Information – Funding of $50,000 has been included for the preparation of
Resident’s Satisfaction Survey. This is envisioned to be a statistically valid
survey conducted by a professional polling company that would gage opinion on
a variety of city programs and service. Conducting a Resident Satisfaction
Survey is a Key Initiative in the Strategic Plan under the Goal of Op en, Engaged
and Responsive Government.
o Economic Development – Funding of $25,000 for Restaurant Week and $12,000
for services from the Regional Chamber of Commerce – San Gabriel Valley has
been included. In addition, efforts to develop a more robust Sho p Local
campaign to help with the recovery of local business activity from COVID -19 will
also be undertaken.
•Public Safety (Law Enforcement, Volunteer Patrol, Fire Protection, Animal
Control, Emergency Preparedness)
o Law Enforcement – The FY 2021-22 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
contract amount is $7,232,714, representing approximately 26.5% of proposed
General Fund expenditures. The contract amount includes a contract rate
increase of 1.45% plus a Liability Trust Fund (LTF) surcharge of 11% on each
contracted position. A one-time appropriation of $61,874 to purchase a new
vehicle for the Community Services Assistant is also included as a rollover from
FY 2020-21 due to the Sheriff’s Department’s postponement of vehicle
purchases in the last year.
The proposed personnel allocation for patrol and Special Assignment Team
deputies remains at current levels, but there are two personnel -related budget
changes of note:
-The Sheriff’s Department has cancelled the STAR program for the second
consecutive year due to COVID-19-related budget impacts. Given its
unavailability, the position and associated costs (approximately $47,650 in FY
2020-21) have been removed from the FY 2021-22 budget.
-The Law Enforcement Technician position was budgeted in FY 2020 -21 but
was vacant. Improvements in Sheriff’s Department fingerprinting timelines
and the absorption of other duties, including processing of parking citations,
traffic statistics analysis, and general law enforcement-related customer
service by City staff have resulted in the recommendation to eliminate this
non-sworn position. This results in a savings of $124,581 in FY 2021-22.
When these items are factored in, FY 2021-22 contract costs are $49,966 less
than FY 2020-21 expected actuals.
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The Law Enforcement Reserve Fund includes funding for up to $100,000 for as -
needed special assignments and suppression patrols which have proven to be a
cost-effective approach to reducing crime and responding to specific public
safety issues throughout the year.
o Crossing Guards – With schools expected to fully reopen in the fall, funding has
been reestablished for crossing guard services. The City currently provides
Crossing Guards at 19 locations which includes 17 locations at 8 elementary
schools and 2 locations at 2 middle schools. The total budget for crossing guard
services is $223,465 which is a $29,965 increase over the previous budgeted
amounts during a full school year.
o Animal Control - The City of Diamond Bar has contracted with the Inland Valley
Humane Society (IVHS) since incorporation for animal control and licensing
services. The City’s contract with IVHS generally includes a total gross cost,
guaranteed revenue based on licensing for the year, and the net contract cost
that is included in the City’s annual operating budget. The City’s current IVHS
service cost for Fiscal Year 2020-21 is $392,473, and when the guaranteed
revenue is subtracted yields a total net contract cost of $200,284 in the current
budget.
Similar to the City’s other Public Safety service providers, the IVHS contract cost
has increased and is reflected in the estimated Fiscal Year 2021-22 operating
budget. Due to variability in licensing revenues, staff will be bringing a new
contract and fees to the City Council that does the following: 1) IVHS contract
costs will be based on the total gross contract cost of $480,000 for FY2021 -22; 2)
there is no revenue guarantee as part of the contract, rather, ALL revenues IVHS
collects will be noted as a credit in future months payments; and 3) any future fee
increases adopted by the Council will ensure that residents are charged the full
cost of providing services. At the request of IVHS, the City will be bringing a
Municipal Code update that will ensure all IVHS cities have identical codes – this
will ensure a consistent operating environment with the goal of standardizing
procedures and minimize cost increases. Each of these items will be brought to
the City Council for consideration in the near future.
Based on the anticipated new contract and the historic trends for licensing
revenue, the overall net cost for animal control services is expected to increase
to $285,000 which reflects an approximate $84,700 increase.
• Parks & Recreation (Diamond Bar Center, Recreation)
The Parks and Recreation Department anticipates a fiscal year with continued changes,
yet remains optimistic that valuable programs, services, and events can return to the
community. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Health Department guidelines, the
department has strategically positioned itself to gradually reinstate community services
while focusing on participant and staff safety.
Modified programs and events returning this summer and fall include summer youth day
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camp, full park amenities, field allocations, expanded outdoor contract classes, senior
drive through events, picnic reservations, and even Concerts-in-the-Park. Virtual
programs such as BINGO, Tiny Tots, the Windmill Hunt, and “May the Fourth Be With
You” continue to bring the community together from a new perspective. Based on
recent community interest and as guidelines are modified, staff anticipates a gradual
reopening for private Diamond Bar Center rentals will commence in late fall or early
winter. In addition, staff continues to research all options to return senior activities,
youth indoor sports, and other in-person activities when safe to do so.
Expenses for the recreation programs and operations at the Diamond Bar Center have
been increased commensurate with the anticipated activities, but still remain below pre-
COVID levels.
• Public Works (PW Administration, Engineering, Road Maintenance, Parks &
Facilities Maintenance, Landscaping Maintenance)
o Engineering - The Public Work Engineering Division includes a variety of
Professional Services related to the priority roadway projects, including continued
effort on the 57/60 Confluence Project such as:
- SR 57/60 Federal Congestion Relief Efforts with Prince Global Solutions
($50,000).
- State Goods Movement/Freight Plan/SR 57/60 Congestion Relief Efforts with
Tait & Associates ($45,000).
- As-needed Technical Engineering support for 57/60 Confluence Project and
related traffic studies ($40,000).
- Traffic Signal Timing Support for the 57 Pavement Replace Project which will
be reimbursed by Caltrans ($50,000).
- Design of the Annual CDBG Curb Ramp Replacement Project $22,000
o Maintenance Divisions – The Road, Park & Facilities and Landscaping
Maintenance Division includes a variety of projects such as:
- Annual Tree Trimming Maintenance within Residential areas 3 & 6 which
includes approximately 3,585 trees ($208,000)
- Various sidewalk, curb & gutter replacements in residential area 1B
($160,000).
- Residential Street Name Sign Replacements in Residential Areas 1, 2 and 3
($150,000).
Special Funds
Special Funds are generally used to accumulate General Fund revenues over multiple
years for a specific purpose whose funding requirement is sufficiently large that it
necessitates a multi-year funding strategy. This ensures that funds are adequately set
aside and not caught up in the General Fund reserves and subject to alternative
programming. The City’s Special Funds are as follows:
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• Fund 101 – Community Organization Support Fund
As in previous years, $20,000 is proposed to be set aside for this fund which is
designed to help local non-profit organizations.
• Fund 102 – Law Enforcement Reserve Fund
As previously mentioned, the FY 21/22 Operating Budget includes up to $161,874 to
be transferred out of this fund into the General Fund to pay for as -needed additional
suppression patrols throughout the City and the carry -over of the purchase of a CSA
vehicle.
• Fund 104 – Technology Reserve Fund
A total of $100,000 has been included as a transfer in from the General Fund
consistent the Council’s Reserve Policy to help pre-fund needed technology system
replacements.
• Fund 105 – Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund
In FY 2014-15 the City Council set aside resources in order to fund the City’s Other
Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) unfunded liability. At that time approximate ly
$596,000 was set aside to establish this fund. The City’s actuary calculated the
City’s annual contribution (called the Actuarial Required Contribution, or ARC). To
adequately fund the OPEB liability, the City is to annually transfer the ARC to the
California Employer’s Retiree Benefit Trust (CERBT) it previously created to
accumulate resources to pay this obligation. Payments have been made from this
OPEB Reserve Fund to meet that obligation, which is currently $88,000 per year.
As actuarial assumptions and demographics change, the City’s OPEB liability
increases and/or decreases. The City updates its prior actuarial calculation of the
outstanding liability and ARC every two years. The last time that calculation was
updated was at June 30, 2020, at which time the City’s total OPEB liability was
$951,911. There was $490,481 in the CERBT account as of 3/31/21, which means
that the City’s latest net OPEB liability would be $461,430 at year end. As the City
continues to fund its annual ARC payment, the net liability will continue to go down
each year. The FY 21/22 Operating Budget includes $88,000 to fund the anticipated
ARC for the next fiscal year.
The OPEB Reserve Fund’s resources have decreased as annual transfers have
been made to the CERBT. For FY 21/22, the final amount of current balance is
being made, totaling $50,618. The balance of the total $88,000 ARC contribution is
being paid from the General Fund. Subsequent years will exclusively be the
responsibility of the General Fund until such t ime that additional resources are
identified to replenish this fund.
The City’s Reserve Policy states an objective that the “combined amount of the
OPEB Reserve Fund and Trust Fund shall equal no less than 80% of the total OPEB
Liability based on the most recent independent actuarial valuation.” Currently the
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total OPEB liability is $951,911. To reach that objective, 80% would represent
$771,529. The projected balance of the combined OPEB Reserve Fund and Trust
fund is anticipated to be approximately $541,099 or 56.8%. While this balance is not
at the prescribed 80% level, the City’s current practice of funding the ARC each year
is moving it aggressively toward the targeted level.
• Fund 106 – COVID-19 Recovery Fund
This fund was established when California, and in turn the City of Diamond Bar,
declared a state of emergency in March 2020. The fund was established to
segregate costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and collect the related resources
that may be provided in support of these costs. Currently th e fund contains costs for
such items as sanitation supplies, citywide signage and payroll costs related to
various leave provisions established by the Federal, State and local governments.
Funding has been received from FEMA and the federal CARES Act in su pport
(reimbursement) of costs incurred.
Currently, the President of the United States has signed into law, the American
Recovery Plan which is anticipated to provide nearly $10.5 million to the City. The
expectation is that there are a broad range of eligible expenditures/lost revenues for
which the funds can be used. Included in FY 20/21 is a transfer of $3,454,576 to the
General Fund for lost revenues for FY’s 19/20 and 20/21. Based on what we
currently believe to be guidance from the US Treasury Department, this amount is
calculated by comparing actual revenues from the base year of FY 18/19, against
the actual revenue for FY 19/20 and estimated revenue FY 20/21. Then there is an
additional $1,688,430 included in the FY 21/22 budget to backfill th e General Fund
for the estimate of continued lost revenues impacted by the COVID -19 pandemic.
This amount is calculated by comparing actual revenues from the base year of FY
18/19, against the Budgeted revenue for FY 21/22. This amount is reflected as a
Transfer-Out in the COVID Recovery Fund and as a Transfer-In to the General
Fund.
Special Revenue Funds
The City has several special revenue funds which account for and report proceeds for
specific revenue sources that are restricted for specified purposes. Some examples of
special revenue funds utilized by the City include Measure M Fund, Measure R Fund,
Prop A & C Funds, Measure W and the Lighting and Landscape District Funds. Each of
these funds has a specific revenue source and strict guidelines as to how those
resources may be spent. The City uses these restricted resources to pay for things such
as slurry seal projects, transit related programs, park projects and solid waste reduction
programs.
• Fund 238 – Landscape Maintenance District 38
District 38 provides for the maintenance of the landscaped medians citywide.
Estimated costs for maintenance total $504,326, which includes a subsidy from the
General Fund of $208,923 which is the same as FY 20/21. While there continues to
be a need for a General Fund subsidy, it has been incorporated into the landscape
maintenance budgets and is not being identified separately as a use of General
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Fund Reserves.
•Fund 239 – Landscape Maintenance District 39
As the Council is aware, efforts have been underway to d issolve District 39. The
DRAFT Budget as presented in this Study Session assumes the District would be
dissolved. At the May 4, 2021 Council meeting and in response to requests by
some property owners within the District, the Council has requested additi onal
information to consider initiating a new Prop 218 ballot process for the property
owners to consider increasing assessments to keep the District solvent. This will be
further considered as a separate item by the Council at the May 18 meeting. Should
the Council ultimately decide to initiate a new Prop 218 ballot process, an updated
budget will be included Final version for Council consideration at the June 1, 2021
meeting and would anticipate including a General Fund subsidy of approximately
$85,000 to $95,000 similar to this past year.
•Fund 241 – Landscape District 41
As the Council is aware, efforts have been underway to dissolve District 41. The
DRAFT Budget as presented in this Study Session assumes the District would be
dissolved. The Council has initiated a new Prop 218 ballot process at the request of
the HOAs and some property owners within the District. The Council will consider
the Engineer’s Report and start the ballot process for a NEW District 41 with
assessments that would make the District solvent. The counting of the ballots is
scheduled for your July 6, 2021 meeting. If successful, the new assessments will be
established and a Budget Amendment will be presented for Council consideration.
•Fund 250 – AB 939 Integrated Waste Management Fund
Valley Vista Services (VVS) and Waste Management (WM) and have been the City’s
exclusive commercial solid waste hauler since 2000 under two separately negotiated
franchise agreements. Under these agreements, VVS and WM have offered a
variety of refuse and recycling programs and options to residents and businesses.
The term of the current agreements expires August 2023.
Newly adopted State recycling laws require the City to provide both residential and
business customers with new collection services aimed at diverting organic waste,
including food waste. In order to establish new programs and services, the City will
be required to evaluate the existing agreements and potential paths to reach
compliance.
Based on previous practice and the need for experienced support, a solid waste
consultant would be able to assist the City with the complex and time -consuming
process. The proposed budget includes $180,000 for this effort. The consultant
expenditure is an eligible AB939 expense and would no t impact the City’s General
Fund.
Internal Service Funds (Self-Insurance Fund, Vehicle Maintenance & Replacement
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Fund, Equipment Maintenance & Replacement Fund, Building Facility &
Maintenance Fund)
• Fund 401 – Debt Service Fund
The Debt Service Fund accounts for the payment of principal and interest on the
outstanding lease revenue bonds (LRB’s) associated with the acquisition and
construction of the Diamond Bar Center. As the Council is aware, in June 2021 the
former 2002 LRB’s will be refinanced, reducing the overall annual cost of debt
service by approximately $150,000 for the remaining term on these bonds. That
reduction in debt service cost is reflected in this fund, which receives its resources
from a Transfer-In from the General Fund. For budgeting purposes, debt service
cost is currently estimated at $715,000 until the actual cost can be determined from
the refunding transaction. The savings associated with the refinance directly
reduced the required transfer from the General Fund and will do so each year
through 2033.
• Fund 501 - Self-Insurance Fund
CJPIA covers the City’s property, pollution liability, crime, workers’ compensation
and general liability needs. The premiums are anticipated to be approximately
$433,740, which is a 6.6% increase over the FY 20/21 premiums.
• Fund 503 - Equipment Maintenance & Replacement Fund
o Provides $150,000 for Depreciation Expense which represents the annual
contribution to the fund per the Reserve Policy.
o Provides $154,000 for necessary hardware upgrades/replacements.
• Fund 504 - Building Facility & Maintenance Fund
o Provides $75,000 for a Transfer Out to the Capital Improvement Project Fund to
fund its share of the proposed list of projects as reviewed by the City Council at
the May 4, 2021 Study Session which is the design phase for the HVAC System
replacement at the DBC. The intention is to qualify this project, and the ultimate
construction, as an eligible expense under the American Rescue Plan.
Attachments:
1. 1.a FY22 Draft Budget Book (Study Session)
2. 1.b GF Budget Totals
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City of Diamond BarANNUAL BUDGET
Fiscal Year 2021 - 2022
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 l p: 909.839.7000 l www.diamondbarca.gov
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City of Diamond Bar, California 51 FY 2021/22 Draft Budget
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Property Taxes
5,954,150
21.7%
Other Taxes
7,439,000
27.1%
State Revenue
6,991,936
25.5%
Fines & Forfeitures
370,000
1.3%
Current Service Charges
2,531,895
9.2%
Use of Money and Property
788,980
2.9%
Cost Reimbursements
273,150
1.0%
Transfers In-Other Funds:
3,096,804
11.3%
Total Revenue: $27,445,915
GENERAL FUND REVENUE OVERVIEW CHART
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Property Taxes
40010 Secured Property Taxes $ 5,209,997 $ 5,409,900 $ 5,409,900 $ 5,589,150
40020 Unsecured Property Taxes 196,322 184,500 184,500 185,150
40030 Supplemental Roll Taxes 149,347 135,000 135,000 147,500
40040 Prior Year Property Taxes -13,474 -15,000 -15,000 -15,000
40060 Interest, Penalties & Delinq 21,204 15,000 15,000 17,350
40070 Homeowner's Exemption 27,503 30,000 30,000 30,000
Total Property Taxes $ 5,590,899 $ 5,759,400 $ 5,759,400 $ 5,954,150
Other Taxes
41010 Sales Tax Revenue $ 5,252,376 $ 4,800,000 $ 4,818,000 $ 4,863,000
41020 Transient Occupancy Tax 1,128,386 750,000 750,000 900,000
41030 Franchise Tax 1,340,960 1,376,000 1,376,000 1,376,000
41050 Property Transfer Tax 293,904 275,000 300,000 300,000
Total Other Taxes $ 8,015,626 $ 7,201,000 $ 7,244,000 $ 7,439,000
State Revenue
43010 Motor Vehicle In Lieu $ 45,505 $ — $ 41,936 $ 83,936
43020 Property Tax In Lieu of VLF 6,500,484 6,762,084 6,762,084 6,908,000
Total Subventions - State $ 6,545,989 $ 6,762,084 $ 6,804,020 $ 6,991,936
From Other Agencies
45010 Intergovt Rev-Other Cities $ — $ 600,000 $ 600,000 $ —
Total From Other Agencies $ — $ 600,000 $ 600,000 $ —
Fines & Forfeitures
47010 Vehicle Code Fines $ 150,306 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 125,000
47020 General Fines 25,178 15,000 15,000 15,000
47030 Municipal Code Fines 25,955 22,500 15,000 20,000
47040 Parking Fines 218,685 80,625 80,625 200,000
47050 Impound Fees 11,900 10,000 10,000 10,000
47060 False Alarm Fees 750 0 0 0
Total Fines & Forfeitures $ 432,774 $ 203,125 $ 195,625 $ 370,000
Current Service Charges
Building Fees:
48010 Construction Permit Fees $ 797,526 $ 1,232,426 $ 1,251,419 $ 1,266,750
48020 Plan Check Fees-Bldg/Sfty 496,989 — — —
48160 Building Standards Admin Fee — 288 1,633 1,800
48170 SMIP Fees — 730 4,958 4,600
Sub-Total $ 1,294,516 $ 1,233,444 $ 1,258,010 $ 1,273,150
Planning Fees:
48100 Planning Fees $ 272,970 $ 129,500 $ 105,000 $ 129,500
48110 Developer Fees 38,087 — — —
48130 Business License Fee 41,105 31,000 31,000 35,000
48140 Business License - Late Fee 2,920 2,500 2,500 3,000
Sub-Total $ 355,082 $ 163,000 $ 138,500 $ 167,500
FY 19/20 Actual FY 20/21 Adjusted FY 20/21 Projected FY 21/22 Proposed
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Engineering Fees:
48200 Plan Check Fees - Engineering $ 23,831 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 80,000
48210 Address Change Fee 5,820 5,000 5,000 5,000
48220 Encroachment Permit - Eng 108,418 100,000 100,000 100,000
48230 Inspections - Engineering 13,070 7,000 7,000 7,000
48240 Soils/Misc Engineering Fees 11,165 20,000 20,000 20,000
48260 Waste Hauler Fees 203,237 209,250 209,250 209,250
48270 Industrial Waste Fees 39,495 42,000 42,000 45,000
48275 NPDES Business Inspection Fees 0 0 0 30,000
Sub-Total $ 405,036 $ 508,250 $ 508,250 $ 496,250
Recreation Fees:
48300 Special Events $ 21,745 $ 2,500 $ — $ 13,450
48310 Senior Programs 26,738 6,000 — 27,490
48320 Youth Programs 134,445 55,000 — 234,195
48330 Athletic Programs 38,125 1,600 — 62,110
48340 Contract Classes 153,525 103,000 103,000 257,750
Sub-Total $ 374,577 $ 168,100 $ 103,000 $ 594,995
Total Current Service Charges $ 2,429,211 $ 2,072,794 $ 2,007,760 $ 2,531,895
Use of Money and Property
Misc Use of Money & Property
48900 Returned Check Charges $ 184 $ 230 $ 230 $ 230
48915 Film Permit Revenue 2,842 3,000 1,500 3,000
48920 Election Fees — — 1,600 —
48925 Donations — 500 — —
48960 Nuisance Abatement (5,745) — 0 — —
48990 Miscellaneous Revenue 18,085 15,000 15,000 15,000
Sub-Total $ 15,366 $ 18,730 $ 18,330 $ 18,230
Investments
48500 Investment Earnings $ 505,077 $ 311,000 $ 311,000 $ 425,000
48510 Unrealized Gain/Loss Fmv 542,880 — — —
48520 Gain/Loss On Sale of Invest 21,314 — — —
Sub-Total $ 1,069,271 $ 311,000 $ 311,000 $ 425,000
Rents & Concessions
48600 Cell Tower Rental Revenue $ 180,659 $ 160,000 $ 160,000 $ 160,000
48605 Db Center Revenue 255,931 — — 157,550
48610 Facility Security Charge 15,155 — — 10,000
48625 Field & Facility Rentals 22,351 — — 18,000
Sub-Total $ 474,095 0 $ 160,000 0 $ 160,000 0 $ 345,550
FY 19/20 Actual FY 20/21 Adjusted FY 20/21 Projected FY 21/22 Proposed
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Taxable Sales
48700 City Store Sales $ 95 $ — $ — $ —
48710 Printed Material Sales 118 500 500 200
Sub-Total $ 213 $ 500 $ 500 $ 200
Total Use of Money and Property $ 1,558,944 $ 490,230 $ 489,830 $ 788,980
Cost Reimbursements
48800 Prop Damage Reimb - Pwks $ 40,292 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
48810 Prop Damage Reimb - Parks 274 1,000 1,000 1,000
48820 Cost Reimbursements 115,491 84,275 84,275 242,150
Total Cost Reimbursements $ 156,056 0 $ 115,275 0 $ 115,275 0 $ 273,150
Transfers In-Other Funds:
49102 Transfer In - Law Enforcement $ — $ 161,874 $ 100,000 $ 161,874
49106 Transfer In - COVID Fund — — 3,454,576 1,688,430
49205 Transfer In - Gas Tax Fd 1,001,782 1,036,000 1,036,000 1,049,000
49250 Transfer In - Ab939 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
49251 Transfer In - Ab2766 — — — 35,000
49280 Transfer In - Cops Fund 87,115 120,654 120,654 152,500
Total Transfers In-Other Funds $ 1,098,897 $ 1,328,528 $ 4,721,230 $ 3,096,804
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE $ 25,828,396 $ 24,532,436 $ 27,937,140 $ 27,445,915
FY 19/20 Actual FY 20/21 Adjusted FY 20/21 Projected FY 21/22 Proposed
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By Department
City Administration
$2,321,554
12.1%
Administration & Support
$3,496,805
18.2%
Community Development
$1,970,390
10.3%
Parks & Recreation
$3,447,866
17.9%
Public Works
$5,595,916
29.1%
Transfers Out
$2,381,612
12.4%
Total Appropriations: $27,285,661
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS OVERVIEW CHART
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By Category
Personnel Services
$9,218,553
57.2%
Supplies
$573,200
3.6%
Operating Expenditures
$2,498,522
15.5%
Professional Services
$1,416,880
8.8%
Capital Outlay
$39,500
0.2%
Transfers
$2,381,612
14.8%
Total Appropriations: $27,285,661
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS OVERVIEW CHART
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DEPARTMENT:City Administration
DIVISION:City Council
ORGANIZATION #:100-110
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries 48,025 44,760 44,760 46,215
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 3,040 3,130 3,130 1,603
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 2,045 1,576 1,576 1,400
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 1,998 2,199 2,199 2,927
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts 0 71 71 112
50050 City Paid Benefits 3,604 3,485 3,485 3,395
50056 Medicare Expense 1,291 1,400 1,400 693
50060 Benefit Allotment 82,482 84,000 84,000 87,000
50070 Cell Phone Allowance 0 2,700 2,700 2,700
50072 Auto Allowance 14,100 4,500 4,500 18,000
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 156,585 $ 147,822 $ 147,822 $ 164,045
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 170 $ 250 $ 250 $ 250
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 170 $ 250 $ 250 $ 250
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52130 Photography $ 285 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
52200 Telephone 2,552 — — —
52400 Membership & Dues — 500 500 500
52410 Meetings 2,112 2,000 2,000 2,000
52415 Conferences 6,905 5,000 5,000 5,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 11,854 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 $ 8,000
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ — $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
DIVISION TOTAL $ 168,608 0 $ 156,572 $ 156,572 0 $ 172,795
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DEPARTMENT:City Administration
DIVISION:City Attorney
ORGANIZATION #:100-100120
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54020 PS - General Legal Services 128,405 175,950 168,000 168,000
54022 PS - Special Legal Services 139,625 48,077 15,077 33,000
54024 PS - Special Legal Code Enf 28,679 50,000 50,000 50,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 296,708 $ 274,027 $ 233,077 $ 251,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 296,708 $ 274,027 $ 233,077 $ 251,000
CITY ATTORNEY
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DEPARTMENT:City Administration
DIVISION:City Manager
ORGANIZATION #:100-100130
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 803,482 $ 797,083 $ 797,083 $ 594,422
50020 Over Time Wages — 500 — —
50030 Part-Time Wages 27,950 29,600 29,600 52,200
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 127,683 135,928 135,928 99,208
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 82,651 64,308 64,308 86,496
50050 City Paid Benefits 7,024 7,255 7,255 4,401
50052 Worker's Compensation 7,378 10,966 10,966 10,800
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 3,320 4,615 4,615 5,709
50056 Medicare Expense 12,895 12,307 12,307 9,410
50057 Medicare Payable 196 — — —
50060 Benefit Allotment 112,796 114,006 114,006 72,378
50072 Auto Allowance 4,200 4,440 4,440 2,670
50074 Technology Allowance 4,000 4,200 4,200 2,448
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 1,193,575 $ 1,185,209 $ 1,184,709 $ 940,143
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 19,480 $ 18,000 $ 18,000 $ 2,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 1,055 500 500 500
51400 Promotional Supplies 238 5,000 5,000 0
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 20,773 $ 23,500 $ 23,500 $ 2,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 5,420 $ 7,100 $ 2,500 $ 3,500
52140 Engraving Services 1,708 2,000 2,000 —
52160 Advertising 2,932 6,000 6,000 2,000
52170 Postage 15,904 15,500 15,500 —
52200 Telephone — 1,100 1,100 1,100
52250 Late Fees Paid 195 — — —
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 745 50 50 —
52302 Rental/Lease - Real Property 45,330 35,500 35,500 62,920
52310 Equipment Maintenance 327 700 700 —
52400 Membership & Dues 41,490 60,155 60,155 59,435
52405 Publications 1,180 1,800 1,800 —
52410 Meetings 3,450 2,500 2,500 2,500
52415 Conferences 7,703 5,000 5,000 5,000
52420 Mileage Reimbursement 825 — — —
52500 Education & Training 2,216 1,900 1,900 1,900
53530 Elections 1,530 147,660 147,660 —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 130,956 $ 286,965 $ 282,365 $ 138,355
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 88,877 $ 140,622 $ 140,622 $ 130,180
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 88,877 $ 140,622 $ 140,622 $ 130,180
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,434,183 $ 1,636,295 $ 1,631,195 $ 1,211,178
CITY MANAGER
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DEPARTMENT:City Administration
DIVISION:City Clerk's Office
ORGANIZATION #:100-100140
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ — $ — $ — $ 213,327
50020 Over Time Wages — — — 500
50030 Part-Time Wages — — — —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt — — — 37,218
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts — — — 32,399
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt — — — —
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — — — —
50050 City Paid Benefits — — — 2,593
50052 Worker's Compensation — — — 1,711
50054 Short/Long Term Disability — — — 2,139
50056 Medicare Expense — — — 3,116
50057 Medicare Payable — — — —
50060 Benefit Allotment — — — 38,700
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 1,440
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 1,200
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ — $ — $ — $ 334,341
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ — $ — $ — $ 18,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — — — 1,000
51400 Promotional Supplies — — — 5,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ — $ — $ — $ 24,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ — $ — $ — $ 7,000
52140 Engraving Services — — — 2,000
52160 Advertising — — — 6,000
52170 Postage — — — 15,500
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt — — — 50
52302 Rental/Lease - Real Property — — — —
52310 Equipment Maintenance — — — 700
52400 Membership & Dues — — — 585
52405 Publications — — — 520
52410 Meetings — — — —
52415 Conferences — — — 400
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — — — 200
52500 Education & Training — — — 1,200
53530 Elections — — — 2,575
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ — $ — $ — $ 36,730
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ — $ — $ 34,300
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ — $ — $ — $ 34,300
DIVISION TOTAL $ — $ — $ — $ 429,371
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Finance
ORGANIZATION #:100-100210
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 452,009 $ 460,755 $ 460,755 $ 466,149
50020 Over Time Wages 801 3,000 1,500 1,500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 75,158 79,849 79,849 77,024
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 45,563 35,856 35,856 67,076
50050 City Paid Benefits 5,218 4,965 4,965 5,013
50052 Worker's Compensation 3,589 3,375 3,375 3,542
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 2,171 2,573 2,573 4,427
50056 Medicare Expense 7,138 6,177 6,177 6,820
50060 Benefit Allotment 73,533 76,627 76,627 71,826
50072 Auto Allowance 3,250 3,000 3,000 2,775
50074 Technology Allowance 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,110
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 669,629 $ 677,377 $ 675,877 $ 707,261
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 1,701 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — 500 500 500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 1,701 $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 4,534 $ 6,000 $ 4,500 $ 4,500
52255 Banking Charges 14,311 19,000 19,000 19,000
52310 Equipment Maintenance — 1,000 1,000 750
52400 Membership & Dues 465 1,250 1,250 1,250
52405 Publications 35 250 250 250
52410 Meetings 331 250 250 250
52415 Conferences 2,885 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement 131 500 500 500
52500 Education & Training 1,529 1,000 1,000 3,400
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 24,221 $ 29,250 $ 27,750 $ 29,900
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54010 PS - Accounting & Auditing $ 67,374 $ 74,200 $ 69,450 $ 73,750
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 80,742 84,525 82,225 89,550
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 148,116 $ 158,725 $ 151,675 $ 163,300
DIVISION TOTAL $ 843,667 $ 868,352 $ 858,302 $ 903,461
FINANCE
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Human Resources
ORGANIZATION #:100-100220
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 207,818 $ 210,359 $ 210,359 $ 312,514
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 34,831 36,434 36,434 37,298
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 22,380 17,654 17,654 32,482
50050 City Paid Benefits 2,193 2,495 2,495 2,441
50052 Worker's Compensation 1,649 1,662 1,662 1,715
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,070 1,267 1,267 2,144
50056 Medicare Expense 3,143 4,512 4,512 4,559
50060 Benefit Allotment 32,183 33,240 33,240 34,440
50062 Benefits Administration 4,762 3,000 3,000 3,000
50072 Auto Allowance 4,440 1,440 1,440 1,440
50074 Technology Allowance 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 315,668 $ 313,262 $ 313,262 $ 433,233
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 1,034 $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 2,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 2,050 3,000 3,000 3,000
51400 Promotional Supplies 2,330 1,750 1,750 1,750
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 5,414 $ 6,750 $ 6,250 $ 6,750
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ — $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
52160 Advertising 3,290 1,000 1,000 1,000
52400 Membership & Dues 4,369 4,500 4,500 4,500
52405 Publications — 300 — 300
52410 Meetings 3,304 2,500 1,000 2,500
52415 Conferences 196 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — 100 100 100
52500 Education & Training 4,699 4,200 2,000 4,000
52505 Employee Tuition Reimbursement 1,500 — — 1,500
52510 Employment Physicals 6,272 4,000 4,000 6,000
52515 Miscellaneous Employee Benefit 1,581 1,500 1,500 1,800
52520 Employee Recognition Program 4,635 3,700 2,000 3,700
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 29,845 $ 22,300 $ 16,600 $ 25,900
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 2,150 $ 3,000 $ 1,000 $ 19,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 2,150 $ 3,000 $ 1,000 $ 19,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 353,077 $ 345,312 $ 337,112 $ 484,883
HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK MANAGEMENT
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Info Systems
ORGANIZATION #:100-100230
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 439,070 $ 439,481 $ 439,481 $ 463,039
50020 Over Time Wages — 1,500 1,500 1,500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 62,771 66,793 66,793 66,001
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 39,687 31,344 31,344 57,467
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 3,800 4,590 4,590 4,880
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 149 149 186
50050 City Paid Benefits 3,929 4,136 4,136 4,067
50052 Worker's Compensation 6,607 6,489 6,489 6,759
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 2,025 2,603 2,603 4,436
50056 Medicare Expense 6,235 6,438 6,438 6,758
50060 Benefit Allotment 62,186 66,267 66,267 64,917
50072 Auto Allowance 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,850
50074 Technology Allowance 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,280
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 631,711 $ 635,190 $ 635,190 $ 685,141
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 34,500 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 2,129 1,000 1,000 1,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 36,629 $ 31,000 $ 31,000 $ 31,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52100 Photocopying $ 8,978 $ 13,000 $ 3,000 $ 10,000
52200 Telephone 78,385 65,400 80,400 80,400
52250 Late Fees Paid 28 — — —
52310 Equipment Maintenance 1,855 3,500 3,250 3,250
52314 Computer Maintenance 408,161 456,550 451,050 444,000
52400 Membership & Dues 1,920 2,200 2,200 2,200
52405 Publications — 100 — —
52410 Meetings — 300 — —
52415 Conferences 2,427 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement 404 200 — —
52500 Education & Training 1,223 2,500 1,500 1,500
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 503,382 $ 543,750 $ 541,400 $ 541,350
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54030 PS - Data Processing Services $ 30,182 $ 44,500 $ 44,500 $ 44,500
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 39,842 47,500 47,500 47,500
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 70,024 $ 92,000 $ 92,000 $ 92,000
CONTRACT SERVICES
55000 Cs - Contract Services $ 20,735 $ 32,100 $ 32,100 $ 19,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 20,735 $ 32,100 $ 32,100 $ 19,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,262,481 $ 1,334,040 $ 1,331,690 $ 1,368,491
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Civic Center
ORGANIZATION #:100-100620
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 83,815 $ 95,917 $ 95,917 $ 102,216
50020 Over Time Wages 1,233 2,500 2,500 2,500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 10,717 12,635 12,635 13,136
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 7,413 6,157 6,157 11,422
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 1,714 1,827 1,827 1,852
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 59 59 71
50050 City Paid Benefits 945 1,032 1,032 1,026
50052 Worker's Compensation 2,530 2,704 2,704 2,820
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 462 583 583 998
50056 Medicare Expense 1,288 1,400 1,400 1,497
50060 Benefit Allotment 16,588 17,496 17,496 18,126
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 222
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 120
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 126,705 $ 142,311 $ 142,311 $ 156,004
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 15,467 $ 42,435 $ 42,435 $ 42,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — 1,500 1,500 1,500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 15,467 $ 43,935 $ 43,935 $ 44,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure $ 125,233 $ 165,764 $ 165,764 $ 140,000
52215 Gas Utility Expenditure 3,908 5,930 5,930 5,000
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 8,572 12,806 12,806 10,000
52250 Late Fees Paid 60 — — —
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 1,603 2,000 2,000 2,000
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings 178,470 209,201 211,701 210,919
52400 Membership & Dues 20,051 23,065 23,065 25,980
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 337,897 0 $ 418,766 0 $ 421,266 0 $ 393,899
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ — $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56120 Furniture & Fixtures Exp $ — $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 480,069 $ 609,512 $ 612,012 $ 598,403
CIVIC CENTER
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Public Information
ORGANIZATION #:100-100240
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 247,377 $ 256,200 $256,200 $268,132
50020 Over Time Wages 4,175 6,000 6,000 6,000
50030 Part-Time Wages — — — —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt — — — —
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 42,604 44,470 44,470 45,524
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 27,379 21,546 21,546 39,642
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — — — —
50050 City Paid Benefits — — — —
50052 Worker's Compensation 2,961 3,047 3,047 2,998
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 5,155 5,722 5,722 5,906
50056 Medicare Expense 1,375 1,546 1,546 2,617
50060 Benefit Allotment 4,165 3,741 3,741 3,914
50070 Cell Phone Allowance 41,899 41,676 41,676 43,176
50072 Auto Allowance — — — —
50074 Technology Allowance — 1,440 1,440 1,296
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 378,306 $ 386,588 $ 386,588 $ 420,285
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 919 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 793 2,000 2,000 1,250
51400 Promotional Supplies 24,454 14,500 14,500 14,500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 26,166 $ 21,500 $ 21,500 $ 20,750
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 51,558 $ 73,000 $73,000 $77,000
52130 Photography 3,084 9,000 8,000 6,500
52160 Advertising 3,657 10,000 — 10,000
52170 Postage 56,240 54,200 54,200 54,000
52400 Membership & Dues 2,690 1,835 1,835 1,835
52405 Publications — 500 500 500
52410 Meetings — 150 150 150
52415 Conferences 1,297 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — 100 100 100
52500 Education & Training 65 500 500 500
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 118,591 $ 149,285 $ 138,285 $ 150,585
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 55,918 $ 93,650 $ 93,650 $ 143,650
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 55,918 $ 93,650 $ 93,650 $ 143,650
CONTRACT SERVICES
55000 Cs - Contract Services $ 711 $ 4,700 $ 4,700 $ 4,700
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 711 $ 4,700 $ 4,700 $ 4,700
DIVISION TOTAL $ 579,692 $ 655,723 $ 644,723 $ 739,970
PUBLIC INFORMATION
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DEPARTMENT:Administration & Support
DIVISION:Econ Development
ORGANIZATION #:100-100150
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 109,090 $ 116,323 $ 116,323 $ 103,627
50020 Over Time Wages 387 — — —
50030 Part-Time Wages — — — —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 17,878 19,660 19,660 17,227
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 10,436 9,540 9,540 15,022
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt — — — —
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — — — —
50050 City Paid Benefits 744 862 862 719
50052 Worker's Compensation 1,062 2,126 2,126 1,860
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 391 685 685 992
50056 Medicare Expense 1,633 1,702 1,702 1,513
50060 Benefit Allotment 12,532 13,005 13,005 12,570
50070 Cell Phone Allowance — — — —
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 450
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 480
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 154,152 $ 163,904 $ 163,904 $ 154,460
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52400 Membership & Dues $ 5,250 $ 5,750 $ 5,750 $ 5,750
52410 Meetings 110 2,500 2,500 2,500
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 5,360 $ 8,250 $ 8,250 $ 8,250
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 60,744 $ 62,500 $ 62,500 $ 82,500
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 60,744 $ 62,500 $ 62,500 $ 82,500
CONTRACT SERVICES
55000 Cs - Contract Services $ 15,000 $ 12,000 $ 12,000 $ 12,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 15,000 $ 12,000 $ 12,000 $ 12,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 235,256 $ 246,654 $ 246,654 $ 257,210
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
DIVISION:Law Enforcement
ORGANIZATION #:100-100310
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 710 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — 1,000 1,000 1,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 710 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 $ 3,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52310 Equipment Maintenance $ 688 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
52410 Meetings 2,710 — — —
53500 Criminal Apprehension Reward 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,500
53510 Public Safety Outreach 614 2,500 5,000 2,500
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 6,012 $ 6,000 $ 8,500 $ 6,000
CONTRACT SERVICES
55400 Cs - Sheriff's Department $ 6,857,669 $ 7,344,554 $ 7,282,680 $ 7,232,714
55402 Cs-Sheriff - Special Events 96,162 141,865 141,865 214,740
55408 Cs - Parking Citation Admin 26,662 30,000 30,000 30,000
55412 Cs - Crossing Guard Services 136,077 96,750 96,750 233,465
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 7,116,571 $ 7,613,169 $ 7,551,295 $ 7,710,919
DIVISION TOTAL $ 7,123,294 $ 7,622,669 $ 7,563,295 $ 7,720,419
LAW ENFORCEMENT
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DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
DIVISION:Volunteer Patrol
ORGANIZATION #:100-100320
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ — $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ — $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52410 Meetings $ 882 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 3,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 882 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 3,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 882 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 4,000
VOLUNTEER PATROL
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DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
DIVISION:Fire Protection
ORGANIZATION #:100-100330
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
CONTRACT SERVICES
55406 Cs - Fire Department $ 7,359 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 7,359 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500
DIVISION TOTAL $ 7,359 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 7,500
FIRE PROTECTION
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DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
DIVISION:Animal Control
ORGANIZATION #:100-100340
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
CONTRACT SERVICES
55404 Cs - Animal Control $ 189,001 $ 200,300 $ 200,300 $ 285,000
55410 Cs - Wild Animal Control 2,135 7,500 7,500 7,500
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 191,136 $ 207,800 $ 207,800 $ 292,500
DIVISION TOTAL $ 191,136 $ 207,800 $ 207,800 $ 292,500
ANIMAL CONTROL
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DEPARTMENT:Public Safety
DIVISION:Emergency Prep
ORGANIZATION #:100-100350
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 8,948 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 8,948 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52200 Telephone $ 8,784 $ 8,800 $ 9,400 $ 9,500
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure — 500 500 500
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 945 1,000 1,000 1,000
52302 Rental/Lease - Real Property 400 400 400 400
52310 Equipment Maintenance — 5,500 5,500 5,500
52400 Membership & Dues 2,853 3,200 3,200 3,200
52500 Education & Training 231 2,000 2,000 2,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 13,214 $ 21,400 $ 22,000 $ 22,100
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ — $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 22,161 $ 43,900 $ 47,000 $ 47,100
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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DEPARTMENT:Community Development
DIVISION:Planning
ORGANIZATION #:100-100410
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 468,841 $ 464,333 $ 464,333 $ 478,200
50020 Over Time Wages 1,721 5,000 5,000 5,000
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 77,503 76,799 76,799 66,839
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 49,888 39,638 39,638 58,165
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt — — — 6,273
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — — — 240
50050 City Paid Benefits 5,068 5,198 5,198 5,162
50052 Worker's Compensation 8,399 8,485 8,485 8,463
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 2,362 2,845 2,845 4,666
50056 Medicare Expense 7,001 6,937 6,937 6,990
50060 Benefit Allotment 73,948 72,876 72,876 75,516
50072 Auto Allowance 3,000 3,000 3,000 1,500
50074 Technology Allowance 1,200 1,200 1,200 600
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 698,931 $ 686,311 $ 686,311 $ 717,613
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 2,416 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 2,416 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ — $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
52160 Advertising — 1,000 1,000 1,000
52170 Postage 348 300 300 300
52400 Membership & Dues 1,583 1,800 1,800 1,800
52405 Publications 401 — — —
52410 Meetings 161 200 200 200
52415 Conferences 1,304 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — 200 200 200
52500 Education & Training 110 300 300 600
52525 Commissioner Compensation 4,095 4,000 4,000 4,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 8,001 $ 8,300 $ 8,300 $ 8,600
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54200 PS - Environmental Services $ — $ 6,000 $ 1,200 $ 6,000
54300 PS -Planning General Plan 796 — — —
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 1,587 2,000 2,000 2,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 2,383 $ 8,000 $ 3,200 $ 8,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 711,731 $ 705,111 $ 700,311 $ 736,713
PLANNING
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DEPARTMENT:Community Development
DIVISION:Building & Safety
ORGANIZATION #:100-100420
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 103,479 $ 109,978 $ 109,978 $ 113,486
50020 Over Time Wages 133 250 250 250
50030 Part-Time Wages — 5,000 5,000 5,000
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 17,175 18,591 18,591 19,034
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 11,443 9,004 9,004 16,569
50050 City Paid Benefits 828 875 875 864
50052 Worker's Compensation 1,132 1,321 1,321 1,209
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 505 646 646 1,094
50056 Medicare Expense 1,363 1,711 1,711 1,651
50060 Benefit Allotment 18,710 18,960 18,960 19,650
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 450
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 180
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 154,769 $ 166,336 $ 166,336 $ 179,436
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 970 $ 2,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,200
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 970 $ 2,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,200
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52255 Banking Charges $ 702 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 702 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
CONTRACT SERVICES
55100 Cs - Building & Safety $ 587,526 $ 611,990 $ 670,000 $ 687,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 587,526 $ 611,990 $ 670,000 $ 687,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 743,967 $ 781,326 $ 838,336 $ 868,636
BUILDING & SAFETY
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DEPARTMENT:Community Development
DIVISION:Neighborhood Improvement
ORGANIZATION #:100-100430
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 173,368 $ 183,060 $ 183,060 $ 215,443
50020 Over Time Wages 1,992 5,000 5,000 5,000
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 8,292 9,236 9,236 12,673
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 5,634 4,668 4,668 10,943
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 8,979 10,098 10,098 10,739
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 328 328 410
50050 City Paid Benefits 2,537 2,591 2,591 2,720
50052 Worker's Compensation 3,187 3,351 3,351 3,964
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 865 1,114 1,114 2,137
50056 Medicare Expense 3,029 3,198 3,198 3,149
50060 Benefit Allotment 37,550 38,688 38,688 41,838
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 750
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 300
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 245,433 $ 261,332 $ 261,332 $ 310,066
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 5,566 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 5,566 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ — $ 2,000 $ 1,000 $ 2,200
52400 Membership & Dues 325 425 335 425
52410 Meetings — 300 — 300
52415 Conferences 1,094 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — 50 — 50
52500 Education & Training 474 750 400 800
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 1,893 $ 3,525 $ 1,735 $ 3,775
CONTRACT SERVICES
55110 Cs-Code Enforcement $ 6,748 $ 9,000 $ 9,000 $ 9,000
55120 Cs-Property Abatement 1,343 5,000 12,000 5,000
55540 Cs - Graffiti Removal 36,300 39,000 35,700 35,700
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 44,391 $ 53,000 $ 56,700 $ 49,700
DIVISION TOTAL $ 297,283 $ 319,357 $ 321,267 $ 365,041
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
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DEPARTMENT:Parks & Recreation
DIVISION:D-Bar Center
ORGANIZATION #:100-100510
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 278,495 $ 329,478 $ 329,478 $ 346,539
50020 Over Time Wages 1,469 1,000 1,000 1,900
50030 Part-Time Wages 263,022 50,000 50,000 370,077
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 33,175 38,035 38,035 40,815
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 22,821 18,599 18,599 35,457
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 6,126 8,943 8,943 8,245
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 291 291 315
50050 City Paid Benefits 3,557 3,966 3,966 3,720
50052 Worker's Compensation 14,442 18,046 18,046 21,534
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,467 2,025 2,025 3,427
50056 Medicare Expense 7,769 10,713 10,713 10,504
50057 Medicare Payable 4,570 — — —
50060 Benefit Allotment 56,595 62,262 62,262 66,216
50072 Auto Allowance 250 1,500 1,500 1,722
50074 Technology Allowance 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,050
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 695,558 $ 546,656 $ 546,656 $ 911,521
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 27,671 $ 8,500 $ 14,500 $ 12,500
51210 Janitorial Supplies — 20,000 20,000 20,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — 2,000 2,000 2,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 27,671 $ 30,500 $ 36,500 $ 34,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 1,975 $ 9,400 $ 8,500 $ 15,800
52160 Advertising 21,900 30,000 30,000 31,000
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure 67,172 64,925 64,925 64,925
52215 Gas Utility Expenditure 9,489 11,025 11,025 11,025
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 4,781 7,056 7,056 7,056
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 1,733 4,500 4,500 9,500
52304 Rental/Lease - Exhibit Space 1,881 2,500 2,500 2,500
52310 Equipment Maintenance 23,947 35,590 35,590 35,590
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings 64,776 83,000 83,000 83,000
52415 Conferences 1,745 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — — — —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 199,400 $ 247,996 $ 247,096 $ 260,396
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 6,875 $ 20,250 $ 20,250 $ 23,240
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 6,875 $ 20,250 $ 20,250 $ 23,240
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CONTRACT SERVICES
55300 Cs - Special Events $ — $ — $ 500 $ 4,750
55330 Cs - Security 32,666 10,000 10,000 12,500
55505 Cs - Pw Contract Services 64,800 147,229 147,229 147,229
55524 Cs - Landscape Maintenance 66,484 — — —
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 163,950 $ 157,229 $ 157,729 $ 164,479
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ — $ — $ —
56116 Equipment 8,918 27,500 15,000 22,500
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 8,918 $ 27,500 $ 15,000 $ 22,500
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,102,370 $ 1,030,131 $ 1,023,231 $ 1,416,636
DIAMOND BAR CENTER OPERATIONS
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DEPARTMENT:Parks & Recreation
DIVISION:Recreation
ORGANIZATION #:100-100520
FY 19/20 Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 590,812 $ 592,636 $ 592,636 $ 631,908
50020 Over Time Wages 4,003 350 350 350
50030 Part-Time Wages 273,107 163,909 35,000 2,000
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 82,470 84,467 84,467 88,324
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 51,733 41,114 41,114 76,625
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 12,799 14,297 14,297 15,664
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 465 465 599
50050 City Paid Benefits 9,396 10,523 10,523 10,822
50052 Worker's Compensation 19,236 25,088 25,088 16,846
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 3,677 4,053 4,053 7,122
50056 Medicare Expense 13,258 15,335 15,335 10,540
50057 Medicare Payable 5,303 — — —
50060 Benefit Allotment 156,385 156,420 156,420 163,794
50072 Auto Allowance — 1,500 1,500 1,500
50074 Technology Allowance 1,200 1,200 1,200 2,070
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 1,223,379 $ 1,111,356 $ 982,447 $ 1,028,163
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 68,349 $ 41,297 $ 4,000 $ 10,300
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — — — —
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 68,349 $ 41,297 $ 4,000 $ 10,300
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 12,068 $ 11,000 $ — $ —
52160 Advertising 758 5,000 5,000 5,000
52255 Banking Charges 6,184 5,000 5,000 5,000
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 20,948 4,300 — —
52302 Rental/Lease - Real Property 22,026 13,400 10,000 10,000
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings — 8,400 — —
52400 Membership & Dues 3,470 3,800 3,800 3,800
52405 Publications — 100 100 100
52410 Meetings 1,885 2,000 2,000 1,000
52415 Conferences 1,901 — — —
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — — — 500
52500 Education & Training 299 2,000 500 500
52525 Commissioner Compensation 1,125 1,400 1,400 1,400
53520 Admissions - Youth Activities 21,225 17,550 — —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 91,889 $ 73,950 $ 27,800 $ 27,300
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 325 $ 950 $ — $ 2,560
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 325 $ 950 $ — $ 2,560
CONTRACT SERVICES
55300 Cs - Special Events $ — $ 20,800 $ — $ —
55310 Cs - Senior Programs 10,776 15,000 — —
55315 Cs - Youth Programs — 9,300 — —
55320 Cs - Contract Classes 87,194 66,000 — —
55402 Cs-Sheriff - Special Events — 25,000 25,000 25,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 97,970 $ 136,100 $ 25,000 $ 25,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,481,911 $ 1,363,653 $ 1,039,247 $ 1,093,323
RECREATION
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FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PROGRAM
(PR352) CONTRACT CLASSES $—$—$82,146 $198,180
(PR331) DAY CAMP ——16,923 132,739
(PR328) Field Attendant/Allocations ——56,703 66,746
(PR332) TINY TOTS ——42,830 64,861
(PR360) HERITAGE PARK ——5,723 64,025
(PR306) Concerts/Movies in the park ——11,745 56,590
(PR308) Winter Snowfest ——1,220 60,580
(PR323) Youth Basketball ———58,788
(PR307) Halloween Party ——850 31,456
(PR303) Armed Forces Banners ——12,627 16,471
(PR357) SENIOR PROGRAMS ——6,656 15,290
(PR362) CH WINDMILL ROOM ——800 19,585
(PR356) SENIOR DANCES ——5,241 13,241
(PR324) Youth Soccer ———18,416
(PR342) DB 4 YOUTH ——150 16,845
(PR301) DBC - Bridal Show ———15,956
(PR313) Healthy Diamond Bar ———11,824
(PR315) Breakfast with The Bunny ——3,400 8,204
(PR319) Concert Share ———11,245
(PR316) Veterans Recognition ——2,150 9,057
(PR355) SENIOR EXCURSIONS ———9,763
(PR304) City Birthday Party ——1,908 7,764
(PR329) Table Tennis ——40 8,925
(PR310) Adult Excursions*——750 7,927
(PR361) PANTERA PARK ——523 7,771
(PR341) VOLUNTEENS ———7,291
(PR327) Adult Volleyball ———6,133
(PR318) Virtual Recreation ——560 3,600
(PR322) Youth Sports ———2,723
(PR364) PICNIC RENTALS ———1,867
Total $—$—$252,945 $953,863
PARK & REC PROGRAMS
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
DIVISION:Public Works Administration
ORGANIZATION #:100-100610
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 255,859 $ 322,652 $ 322,652 $ 306,446
50020 Over Time Wages 214 500 500 500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 31,597 45,960 45,960 44,934
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 29,685 20,760 20,760 39,123
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 4,637 3,143 3,143 3,343
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 102 102 128
50050 City Paid Benefits 2,854 3,200 3,200 3,140
50052 Worker's Compensation 4,463 5,149 5,149 5,503
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,200 1,732 1,732 3,023
50056 Medicare Expense 3,808 4,218 4,218 4,483
50060 Benefit Allotment 40,467 47,475 47,475 44,220
50072 Auto Allowance — 4,440 4,440 2,109
50074 Technology Allowance 1,200 1,800 1,800 1,800
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 375,985 $ 461,132 $ 461,132 $ 458,752
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 630 $ 4,500 $ 4,500 $ 4,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment — 500 500 500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 630 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 796 $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000
52160 Advertising — 4,000 4,000 4,000
52400 Membership & Dues 335 2,000 — 3,285
52405 Publications 1,202 1,500 1,500 1,500
52410 Meetings 105 500 500 500
52415 Conferences 878 1,000 1,000 3,000
52420 Mileage Reimbursement — — — —
52500 Education & Training 1,095 3,000 3,000 3,000
52525 Commissioner Compensation 990 1,600 1,600 1,350
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 5,400 $ 16,600 $ 14,600 $ 19,635
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54200 PS - Environmental Services $ 146,847 $ 138,000 $ 138,000 $ 81,350
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 500 1,500 1,500 1,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ 147,347 $ 139,500 $ 139,500 $ 82,350
CONTRACT SERVICES
55550 Cs - Industrial Waste Services $ 36,611 $ 37,000 $ 37,000 $ 42,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 36,611 $ 37,000 $ 37,000 $ 42,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 565,972 $ 659,232 $ 657,232 $ 607,737
PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
DIVISION:Engineering
ORGANIZATION #:100-100615
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 151,343 $ 177,250 $ 177,250 $ 171,506
50020 Over Time Wages 592 1,500 1,500 1,500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 15,591 22,481 22,481 21,803
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 13,918 10,098 10,098 18,959
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 4,123 3,143 3,143 3,343
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 102 102 128
50050 City Paid Benefits 1,954 2,025 2,025 2,006
50052 Worker's Compensation 3,073 3,253 3,253 3,482
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 771 967 967 1,692
50056 Medicare Expense 2,377 2,324 2,324 2,528
50060 Benefit Allotment 28,672 30,606 30,606 29,076
50072 Auto Allowance 120 — — 666
50074 Technology Allowance 100 — — 360
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 222,636 $ 253,751 $ 253,751 $ 257,049
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54400 PS - Engineering $ 261,440 $ 83,786 $ 83,786 $ 137,500
54410 PS - Traffic 135,085 229,900 227,900 170,000
54420 PS - Plan Checking 6,200 48,917 48,917 45,000
54430 PS - Soils/Surveying 17,954 18,000 18,000 18,000
54440 PS - Inspection 3,368 21,737 21,737 5,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 424,046 $ 402,340 $ 400,340 $ 375,500
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52400 Membership & Dues $ 600 $ — $ — $ —
52410 Meetings 79 — — —
52500 Education & Training 1,081 — — —
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES $ 1,760 $ — $ — $ —
DIVISION TOTAL $ 648,442 $ 656,091 $ 654,091 $ 632,549
ENGINEERING
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
DIVISION:Road Maintenance
ORGANIZATION #:100-100655
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 239,562 $ 267,450 $ 267,450 $ 280,187
50020 Over Time Wages 2,105 3,500 3,500 3,500
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 25,918 29,554 29,554 30,699
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 25,424 14,445 14,445 26,649
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 6,023 7,118 7,118 7,569
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 231 231 205
50050 City Paid Benefits 3,211 3,568 3,568 3,555
50052 Worker's Compensation 6,705 7,300 7,300 7,731
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,292 1,586 1,586 2,756
50056 Medicare Expense 3,639 3,919 3,919 4,097
50060 Benefit Allotment 53,136 54,264 54,264 56,229
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 444
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 240
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 367,016 $ 392,935 $ 392,935 $ 423,862
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 388 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
51250 Road Maintenance Supplies 16,446 50,000 50,000 200,000
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 9,001 10,000 10,000 10,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 25,835 $ 61,000 $ 61,000 $ 211,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure $ 74,869 $ 94,500 $ 94,500 $ 94,500
52250 Late Fees Paid 114 — — —
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 1,750 4,000 4,000 4,000
52310 Equipment Maintenance 179 6,000 6,000 6,000
52312 Vehicle Maintenance 272 — — —
52330 Fuel 161 — — —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 77,345 $ 104,500 $ 104,500 $ 104,500
CONTRACT SERVICES
55510 Cs - Street Sweeping $ 182,372 $ 210,000 $ 210,000 $ 210,000
55512 Cs - Road Maintenance 222,897 340,000 340,000 180,000
55514 Cs - Sidewalk Maintenance 126,051 130,000 130,000 160,000
55516 Cs - Striping & Signing 11,726 50,000 50,000 50,000
55528 Cs - Pkwy/Vegetation Control 136,680 130,000 130,000 140,000
55530 Cs - Right Of Way Clean Up 25,167 50,000 50,000 35,000
55532 Cs - Storm Drainage 11,001 35,000 35,000 45,000
55536 Cs - Traffic Signal Maint 67,841 93,000 93,000 69,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 783,735 $ 1,038,000 $ 1,038,000 $ 889,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,253,931 $ 1,596,435 $ 1,596,435 $ 1,628,362
ROAD MAINTENANCE
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
DIVISION:Parks & Facility Maintenance
ORGANIZATION #:100-100630
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 220,944 $ 263,858 $ 263,858 $ 316,090
50020 Over Time Wages 2,842 8,000 8,000 8,000
50030 Part-Time Wages 33,725 35,034 35,034 36,017
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 34,707 38,469 38,469 45,801
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 22,057 18,690 18,690 39,843
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 1,141 3,089 3,089 3,241
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 100 100 35
50050 City Paid Benefits 2,735 3,116 3,116 3,453
50052 Worker's Compensation 6,113 7,157 7,157 8,528
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,203 1,580 1,580 3,057
50056 Medicare Expense 3,837 4,363 4,363 5,135
50057 Medicare Payable 415 575 575 575
50060 Benefit Allotment 42,125 49,833 49,833 56,853
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 222
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 120
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 371,844 $ 433,865 $ 433,865 $ 526,970
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 8,751 $ 40,700 $ 40,700 $ 40,700
51300 Small Tools & Equipment (157) 5,000 5,000 5,000
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 8,595 $ 45,700 $ 45,700 $ 45,700
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure $ 37,071 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000
52215 Gas Utility Expenditure 2,099 2,431 2,431 2,431
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 235,356 314,766 314,766 354,766
52250 Late Fees Paid 65 — — —
52300 Rental/Lease - Equipmnt 2,655 7,500 7,500 7,500
52312 Vehicle Maintenance 532 — — —
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings 167,645 168,700 168,700 173,700
52400 Membership & Dues — 1,450 1,450 1,450
52415 Conferences 1,137 5,000 100 5,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 446,559 $ 549,847 $ 544,947 $ 594,847
CONTRACT SERVICES
55505 Cs - Pw Contract Services $ 28,452 $ 454,793 $ 454,793 $ 565,833
55524 Cs - Landscape Maintenance 356,628 — — —
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 385,080 $ 454,793 $ 454,793 $ 565,833
PARKS & FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ — $ — $ —
56116 Equipment $ 39,716 $ 16,690 $ 16,690 $ 15,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 39,716 $ 16,690 $ 16,690 $ 15,000
DIVISION TOTAL $ 1,251,794 $ 1,500,895 $ 1,495,995 $ 1,748,350
PARKS & FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
DIVISION:Landscape Maintenance
ORGANIZATION #:100-100645
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
CONTRACT SERVICES
55522 Cs - Tree Maintenance $ 327,186 $ 275,463 $ 275,463 $ 344,313
55528 Cs - Pkwy/Vegetation Control 23,026 35,100 35,100 36,200
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 350,212 $ 310,563 $ 310,563 $ 380,513
DIVISION TOTAL $ 350,212 $ 310,563 $ 310,563 $ 380,513
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:
Community Organization Support
FUND #101
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY 97-98 to account for transfers and expenditures related to the City Council's policy to support various non profit community organizations which are of a benefit to the City. The City has continued this program to show their ever increasing interest and support of the City's non profit community organizations.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
49100 Transfer-in General Fund 13,850 20,000 8,000 20,000
TOTAL RESOURCES 13,850 20,000 8,000 20,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52600 Contributions - Com Groups $ 13,850 $ 20,000 $ 8,000 $ 20,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 13,850 $ 20,000 $ 8,000 $ 20,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves — — — —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL USES $ 13,850 $ 20,000 $ 8,000 $ 20,000
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUPPORT FUND
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:Public Safety
FUND #102
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY12-13 to incorporate a method to fund future increases in the Sheriff's Department contract and the Liability Trust Fund. The primary revenue source in this fund is from annual savings realized in the law enforcement budget in the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 945,106
36100 Investment Earnings — — — —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 945,106
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ — $ 161,874 $ 100,000 $ 161,874
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ — $ 161,874 $ 100,000 $ 161,874
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,045,106 $ 883,232 $ 945,106 $ 783,232
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1,045,106 $ 883,232 $ 945,106 $ 783,232
TOTAL USES $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 1,045,106 $ 945,106
LAW ENFORCEMENT RESERVE FUND
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:General Plan Update
FUND #103
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was created in FY 14-15 to establish an allocation of resources needed to fund the preparation of a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 130,311 $ 90,528 $ 90,528 $ 52,846
36100 Investment Earnings — — — —
49100 Transfer In - General Fund 117,438 — — —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 247,749 $ 90,528 $ 90,528 $ 52,846
OPERATING SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 1,339 $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL OPERATING SUPPLIES $ 1,339 $ — $ — $ —
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 1,828 $ — $ — $ —
52160 Advertising 9,019 — — —
52170 Postage 54 — — —
52410 Meetings 320 — — —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 11,221 $ — $ — $ —
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54300 PS -Planning General Plan $ 141,313 $ 75,364 $ 37,682 $ 37,682
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 3,348 — — —
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 144,661 $ 75,364 $ 37,682 $ 37,682
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 90,528 $ 15,164 $ 52,846 $ 15,164
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 90,528 $ 15,164 $ 52,846 $ 15,164
TOTAL USES $ 247,749 $ 90,528 $ 90,528 $ 52,846
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FUND
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:Technology Reserve
FUND #104
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was created in FY 15-16 to establish an allocation of resources needed to fund the future replacement of a variety of hardware and software platforms throughout the City.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 118,127 $ 158,817 $ 158,817 $ 212,702
48030 Permit System Replacement 40,690 53,885 53,885 43,000
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — — — 100,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 158,817 $ 212,702 $ 212,702 $ 355,702
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 158,817 $ 212,702 $ 212,702 $ 355,702
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 158,817 $ 212,702 $ 212,702 $ 355,702
TOTAL USES $ 158,817 $ 212,702 $ 212,702 $ 355,702
TECHNOLOGY RESERVE FUND
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:OPEB Fund
FUND #105
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was created in FY 14-15 to establish an allocation of resources needed to fund the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) unfunded liability.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 261,468 $ 158,618 $ 158,618 $ 50,618
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — — — 57,382
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 261,468 $ 158,618 $ 158,618 $ 108,000
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50048 Post Emplymt Beneft (Opeb)$ 14,850 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 14,850 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59601 Contr To Opeb Trust $ 88,000 $ 88,000 $ 88,000 $ 88,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 88,000 $ 88,000 $ 88,000 $ 88,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 158,618 $ 50,618 $ 50,618 $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 158,618 $ 50,618 $ 50,618 $ —
TOTAL USES $ 261,468 $ 158,618 $ 158,618 $ 108,000
OPEB FUND
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FUND TYPE:General Fund
FUNCTION:COVID-19 Fund
FUND #106
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was created in FY 19-20 to establish an allocation of resources needed to fund expenses related to COVID-19.
FY 19/20 Actual FY 20/21 Adjusted FY 20/21 Projected FY 21/22 Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Unrestricted Fund Balance $ — $ 1 $ 1 $ 1,822,567
42010 Fema Revenue — 31,142 31,142 —
42015 Cares Act Revenue — 705,972 705,972 —
42017 American Recovery Plan Revenue — — 5,250,000 5,250,000
49100 Transfer In - General Fund 168,423 — — —
TOTAL RESOURCES 168,423 737,115 5,987,115 7,072,567
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 23,253 $ 30,690 $ 30,690 $ —
50030 Part-Time Wages 59,773 62,945 62,945 —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 2,840 3,400 3,400 —
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 576 780 780 —
50050 City Paid Benefits 419 550 550 —
50052 Worker's Compensation 2,016 2,185 2,185 —
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 156 203 203 —
50056 Medicare Expense 1,254 1,380 1,380 —
50060 Benefit Allotment 6,182 8,600 8,600 —
50062 Benefits Administration 20,712 47,379 47,379 —
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 117,181 $ 158,112 $ 158,112 $ — $ —
OPERATING SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 22,386 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ —
52110 Printing 4,299 — — —
52160 Advertising 800 — — —
52310 Equipment Maintenance 2,844 — — —
TOTAL OPERATING SUPPLIES $ 30,329 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ — $ —
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54020 PS - General Legal Services $ 12,305 $ — $ — $ —
54456 PS - Bus Recov Grant Cares Act — 150,000 150,000 —
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 20,912 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ —
CONTRACT SERVICES
55400 Cs - Sheriff's Department $ — $ 375,199 $ 375,199 $ —
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $ — $ 375,199 $ 375,199 $ —
COVID-19 RECOVERY FUND
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CAPITAL OUTLAY
56116 Equipment $ — $ 22,661 $ 22,661 $ —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ 22,661 $ 22,661 $ —
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ — $ — $ 3,454,576 $ 1,688,430
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ — $ — $ 3,454,576 $ 1,688,430
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1 $ 27,143 $ 1,822,567 $ 5,384,137
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1 $ 27,143 $ 1,822,567 $ 5,384,137
TOTAL USES $ 168,423 $ 339,255 $ 2,134,679 $ 5,384,137
COVID-19 RECOVERY FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:201
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Approved by the voters on November 6, 2018, Measure W provides for a 2.5 cents per square foot of “impermeable surface” assessment on the property tax bill to fund projects that improve water quality. This fund accounts for the local return of 40% that is remitted by the County to the City of the total assessments received from Diamond Bar property tax payers. The County retains the remaining amount which is used to fund water quality improvement projects at the regional level.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ 775,622
44050 Measure W Revenue — 829,702 829,702 800,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ — $ 829,702 $ 829,702 $ 1,575,622
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ — $ 37,067 $ 37,067 $ 69,882
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt — 3,376 3,376 7,337
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts — 3,371 3,371 6,378
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt — 1,884 1,884 2,004
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 61 61 77
50050 City Paid Benefits — 740 740 727
50052 Worker's Compensation — 1,337 1,337 1,443
50054 Short/Long Term Disability — 387 387 685
50056 Medicare Expense — 921 921 993
50060 Benefit Allotment — 4,936 4,936 10,296
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 444
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 240
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $ — $ 54,080 $ 54,080 $ 100,505
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54200 PS - Environmental Services $ — $ 174,000 $ — $ 177,110
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ — $ 174,000 $ — $ 177,110
CONTRACT SERVICES
55530 Cs - Right Of Way Clean Up $ — $ — $ — $ 20,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ — $ — $ — $ 20,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ — $ — $ — $ 690,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ — $ — $ — $ 690,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ 601,622 $ 775,622 $ 588,007
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ 601,622 $ 775,622 $ 588,007
TOTAL USES $ — $ 829,702 $ 829,702 $ 1,575,622
MEASURE W FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:202
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Senate Bill 1 (SB-1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 was signed into law in April 2017 in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide. SB-1 prioritizes funding towards maintenance, rehabilitation and safety improvements on state highways, local streets and roads, and bridges, and to improve the State's trade corridors, transit and active transportation facilities.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,384,274 $ 2,036,555 $ 2,036,555 $ 2,686,410
31732 Road Maint Rehab Acct 995,806 1,026,055 1,026,055 1,123,722
36100 Investment Earnings 33,239 23,800 23,800 23,800
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 2,413,319 $ 3,086,410 $ 3,086,410 $ 3,833,932
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 376,765 $ 2,076,811 $ 400,000 $ 1,576,811
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT 376,765 2,076,811 400,000 1,576,811
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 2,036,555 $ 1,009,599 $ 2,686,410 $ 2,257,121
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 2,036,555 $ 1,009,599 $ 2,686,410 $ 2,257,121
TOTAL USES $ 2,413,319 $ 3,086,410 $ 3,086,410 $ 3,833,932
ROAD MAINTEANCE & REHABILITATION FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:203
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Approved by the voters on November 8, 2016, the Measure M half-cent sales tax increase will fund projects that will improve local streets, repair potholes and improve traffic flow/safety.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 528,074 $ 761,185 $ 761,185 $ 1,385,422
44030 Measure M Revenue 777,455 854,428 854,428 814,096
48500 Investment Earnings 13,871 7,500 7,500 7,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,319,400 $ 1,623,113 $ 1,623,113 $ 2,207,018
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 558,215 $ 380,019 $ 237,691 $ 1,237,691
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 558,215 $ 380,019 $ 237,691 $ 1,237,691
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 761,185 $ 1,243,094 $ 1,385,422 $ 969,327
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 761,185 $ 1,243,094 $ 1,385,422 $ 969,327
TOTAL USES $ 1,319,400 $ 1,623,113 $ 1,623,113 $ 2,207,018
MEASURE M FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:204
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Measure R Local Return program funds are to be used for major street resurfacing, rehabilitation, and reconstruction; pothole repair; left turn signals; bikeways; pedestrian improvements; streetscapes; signal synchronization; & transit.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 148,436 $ 139,637 $ 139,637 $ 895,122
44040 Measure R Revenue 690,627 753,985 753,985 718,320
48500 Investment Earnings 5,000 1,500 1,500 1,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 844,063 $ 895,122 $ 895,122 $ 1,614,942
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 704,426 $ 45,000 $ — $ 900,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 704,426 $ 45,000 $ — $ 900,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 139,637 $ 850,122 $ 895,122 $ 714,942
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 139,637 $ 850,122 $ 895,122 $ 714,942
TOTAL USES $ 844,063 $ 895,122 $ 895,122 $ 1,614,942
MEASURE R FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:
Street Maintenance/Construction
FUND #:205
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City receives funds from Sections 2105, 2106, 2107, and 2107.5 of the Streets and Highway Code. State law requires that these revenues be recorded in a Special Revenue Fund, and that they be utilized solely for street related purposes such as new construction, rehabilitation or maintenance. It is anticipated that the City will use Gas Tax Funds to fund ongoing street maintenance programs to the extent possible. Any remaining funds will be used to assist in the funding of the City's Capital Improvement Project Program. Beginning in 2011-12, the State replaced Prop 42 funds with Highway Users Tax.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 132,791 $ 12,742 $ 12,742 $ 301,608
43030 Gas Tax - 2105 293,287 306,683 306,683 330,953
43040 Gas Tax - 2106 171,134 174,971 174,971 188,735
43050 Gas Tax - 2107 370,331 389,273 389,273 421,164
43060 Gas Tax - 2107.5 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
43070 Highway Users Tax (Huta) 396,449 444,939 444,939 507,905
43090 Sb-1 Loan Repayment 64,637 — — —
48500 Investment Earnings 4,434 1,500 1,500 1,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,440,563 $ 1,337,608 $ 1,337,608 $ 1,759,365
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ 1,001,782 $ 1,036,000 $ 1,036,000 $ 1,049,000
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund 426,039 — — 64,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 1,427,821 $ 1,036,000 $ 1,036,000 $ 1,113,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 12,742 $ 301,608 $ 301,608 $ 646,365
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 12,742 $ 301,608 $ 301,608 $ 646,365
TOTAL USES $ 1,440,563 $ 1,337,608 $ 1,337,608 $ 1,759,365
GAS TAX FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Public Transportation
FUND #:206
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City receives Proposition A Transit Tax which is a voter approved sales tax override for public transportation purposes. This fund has been established to account for these revenues and approved project expenditures.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 467,644 $ 878,599 $ 878,599 $ 659,761
44010 Prop A Transportation Tax 1,111,697 1,211,864 1,211,864 1,154,660
48400 Transit Pass Sales 432,626 200,000 200,000 200,000
48500 Investment Earnings 16,403 9,500 9,500 9,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 2,028,370 $ 2,299,963 $ 2,299,963 $ 2,023,921
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 87,768 $ 62,679 $ 62,679 $ 116,308
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 14,613 11,249 11,249 19,319
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 11,245 8,594 8,594 16,805
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 51 248 248 264
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 8 8 10
50050 City Paid Benefits 1,098 1,418 1,418 1,421
50052 Worker's Compensation 1,143 964 964 1,194
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 456 636 636 1,144
50056 Medicare Expense 1,361 1,536 1,536 1,709
50060 Benefit Allotment 16,762 13,070 13,070 24,033
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 255
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 177
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 134,497 $ 100,402 $ 100,402 $ 182,638
OPERATING SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ — $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200
TOTAL OPERATING SUPPLIES $ — $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52255 Banking Charges $ 7,205 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000
52314 Computer Maintenance 5,000 8,100 8,100 8,100
52400 Membership & Dues 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 32,205 $ 43,100 $ 43,100 $ 43,100
CONTRACT SERVICES
55300 Cs - Special Events $ — $ — $ — $ 20,000
55310 Cs - Senior Programs 30,380 — — 12,500
55315 Cs - Youth Programs — — — 13,850
55560 Cs - Dial-A-Cab Services 201,772 350,000 350,000 350,000
55610 Transit Program Subsidy 131,911 40,000 40,000 40,000
55620 Transit Fares Expenses 455,525 200,000 200,000 200,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 819,588 $ 590,000 $ 590,000 $ 636,350
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ — $ — $ —
56130 Computer Eq - Hardware Exp — 42,000 42,000 42,000
56135 Computer Eq - Software Exp — 10,000 10,000 10,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ 52,000 $ 52,000 $ 52,000
MISC EXPENDITURES
58000 Contribution To Other Govts $ — $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $ —
TOTAL MISC EXPENDITURES $ — $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $ —
PROPOSITION A FUND
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TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 163,481 $ 53,500 $ 53,500 $ 930,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 163,481 $ 53,500 $ 53,500 $ 930,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 878,599 $ 659,761 $ 659,761 $ 178,633
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 878,599 $ 659,761 $ 659,761 $ 178,633
TOTAL USES $ 2,028,370 $ 2,299,963 $ 2,299,963 $ 2,023,921
PROPOSITION A FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:
Street Maintenance/Construction
FUND #:207
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City receives Proposition C Tax which is additional allocations of State Gas Tax funds from Los Angeles County. These funds must be used for street-related purposes such as construction, rehabilitation, maintenance or traffic safety. The projects must be transit related improvements. In order to spend these funds, the City must submit the project to Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for prior approval.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,078,994 $ 1,200,843 $ 1,200,843 $ 2,066,857
44020 Prop C Transportation Tax 922,155 1,005,209 1,005,209 957,760
48500 Investment Earnings 26,024 14,000 14,000 14,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 2,027,173 $ 2,220,052 $ 2,220,052 $ 3,038,617
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 58,100 $ 41,689 $ 41,689 $ 101,763
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 8,288 7,118 7,118 12,090
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 8,621 6,646 6,646 10,513
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 728 2,274 2,274 2,419
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 74 74 92
50050 City Paid Benefits 488 1,178 1,178 1,081
50052 Worker's Compensation 1,157 2,014 2,014 1,921
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 322 652 652 1,013
50056 Medicare Expense 825 1,561 1,561 1,488
50060 Benefit Allotment 8,752 6,989 6,989 16,215
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 75
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 60
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 87,282 $ 70,195 $ 70,195 $ 148,730
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52314 Computer Maintenance $ 6,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 6,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000 $ 63,000
CONTRACT SERVICES
55000 Cs - Contract Services $ — $ — $ — $ 75,000
55536 Cs - Traffic Signal Maint 193,988 220,000 — 220,000
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 193,988 $ 220,000 $ — $ 295,000
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54410 PS - Traffic 37,302 100,000 — 80,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 37,302 $ 100,000 $ — $ 80,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56130 Computer Eq - Hardware Exp $ — $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ — $ 20,000 $ — $ 20,000 $ — $ 20,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 501,759 $ 346,185 $ — $ 843,685
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 501,759 $ 346,185 $ — $ 843,685
PROPOSITION C FUND
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FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,200,843 $ 1,400,673 $ 2,066,857 $ 1,588,202
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1,200,843 $ 1,400,673 $ 2,066,857 $ 1,588,202
TOTAL USES $ 1,989,871 $ 2,100,052 $ 2,200,052 $ 2,938,617
PROPOSITION C FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:209
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The State allocates funds to cities for the specific purpose of the construction of bike and pedestrian paths via SB821. This fund has been established to account for transactions related to the receipt and expenditure of these funds.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ (1) $ (1) $ 117,712
43230 Sb821 - Bikeways & Trails 7,919 117,713 117,713 —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 7,919 $ 117,712 $ 117,712 $ 117,712
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 7,920 $ 100,787 $ — $ 100,787
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 7,920 $ 100,787 $ — $ 100,787
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ (1) $ 16,926 $ 117,712 $ 16,925
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ (1) $ 16,926 $ 117,712 $ 16,925
TOTAL USES $ 7,919 $ 117,712 $ 117,712 $ 117,712
SB 821 FUND - BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS (TDA)
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:210
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Call for Projects allocates discretionary transportation capital funds for regionally significant projects proposed by local jurisdictions, Caltrans, and other public agencies. The Call is a competitive grant process that is typically held biannually in odd-numbered years.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ (52,623) $ (320,852) $ (320,852) $ —
44095 Mta Grant Revenue 639,195 320,852 320,852 —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 586,572 $ — $ — $ —
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer to CIP Fund $ 907,424 $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 907,424 $ — $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ (320,852) $ — $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ (320,852) $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL USES $ 586,572 $ — $ — $ —
MTA GRANTS FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Community Dev
FUND #:225
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City receives an annual CDBG allotment from the federal government via the Community Development Commission. The purpose of this grant is to fund approved community development programs and projects benefiting low and moderate income citizens.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ (13,267) $ — $ —
31630 CDBG Revenue-Carry Over $ (13,267) $ (13,267) $ —
42020 Cdbg Revenue 213,465 164,710 164,710 331,846
42032 Bus. Recovery Program Rev — 184,570 184,570 —
42034 Bus. Recovery Program Cv Rev — 137,962 137,962 —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 213,465 $ 473,975 $ 473,975 $ 331,846
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 25,873 $ 34,814 $ 34,814 $ 33,428
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 25,873 $ 34,814 $ 34,814 $ 33,428
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ — $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ — $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54452 PS - Bus. Recovery Prgm Grants $ — $ 184,570 $ 184,570 $ —
54454 PS - Bus. Recov Prgm Cv Grant — 137,962 137,962 —
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs 58,862 110,406 110,406 155,451
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 58,862 $ 432,938 $ 432,938 $ 155,451
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 141,997 $ 3,823 $ 3,823 $ 176,394
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 141,997 $ 3,823 $ 3,823 $ 176,394
CDBG Carry Over $ (13,267) $ — $ — $ (35,827)
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ (13,267) $ — $ — $ (35,827)
TOTAL USES $ 213,465 $ 473,975 $ 473,975 $ 331,846
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Disability Access
FUND #:226
FUND DESCRIPTION:
SB 1186 requires that a $4 additional fee is to be paid by any applicant seeking a local business license when it is initially issued or renewed. From January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2023, the City will retain 90% of the fees collected. The purpose of the fee is to increase disability access and compliance with construction-related accessibility.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 14,052 $ 21,666 $ 21,666 $ 29,866
48150 Business License - Sb1186 7,244 8,000 8,000 8,000
48500 Investment Earnings 369 200 200 200
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 21,666 $ 29,866 $ 29,866 $ 38,066
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 21,666 $ 29,866 $ 29,866 $ 38,066
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 21,666 $ 29,866 $ 29,866 $ 38,066
TOTAL USES $ 21,666 $ 29,866 $ 29,866 $ 38,066
CASP SB1186
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Landscape
FUND #:238
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City is responsible for the operations of the LLAD #38 which primarily maintains the City's medians. This district was was set up in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972. Property owners benefiting from this district receive a special assessment on their property taxes. This fund accounts for this district's operations.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 25,192 $ 36,673 $ 36,673 $ 19,073
40080 Special Assessments 271,811 276,330 276,330 276,330
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — 208,923 208,923 208,923
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 297,003 $ 521,926 $ 521,926 $ 504,326
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 26,799 $ 28,324 $ 28,324 $ 29,688
50020 Over Time Wages 113 400 — —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 4,491 4,762 4,762 4,916
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 2,814 2,308 2,308 4,282
50050 City Paid Benefits 282 286 286 286
50052 Worker's Compensation 821 814 814 848
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 146 166 166 283
50056 Medicare Expense 371 414 414 435
50060 Benefit Allotment 4,198 4,200 4,200 4,350
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 40,035 $ 41,673 $ 41,273 $ 45,086
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52160 Advertising $ — $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure 4,353 10,517 10,517 10,517
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 126,658 157,483 157,483 157,483
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings 17,201 36,897 36,897 37,175
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 148,212 $ 209,897 $ 209,897 $ 210,175
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 5,690 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ 5,640
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 5,690 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ 5,640
CONTACT SERVICES
55522 Cs - Tree Maintenance $ 6,369 $ 62,350 $ 62,350 $ 6,500
55524 Cs - Landscape Maintenance 60,024 183,693 183,693 183,693
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 66,393 $ 246,043 $ 246,043 $ 190,193
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 36,673 $ 18,673 $ 19,073 $ 53,231
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 36,673 $ 18,673 $ 19,073 $ 53,231
TOTAL USES $ 297,003 $ 521,926 $ 521,926 $ 504,326
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - DIST. #38 FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Landscape
FUND #:239
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City is responsible for the operations of the LLAD #39. This district was set up in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972. Property owners benefiting from this district receive a special assessment on their property taxes. This fund accounts for this district's operations.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ 400
40080 Special Assessments 294,735 294,764 294,764 —
49100 Transfer In - General Fd 110,088 95,984 95,984 —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 404,822 $ 390,748 $ 390,748 $ 400
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 15,529 $ 16,460 $ 16,460 $ —
50020 Over Time Wages 113 400 — —
50030 Part-Time Wages — — — —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 2,603 2,787 2,787 —
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 1,598 1,351 1,351 —
50050 City Paid Benefits 169 172 172 —
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 85 97 97 —
50056 Medicare Expense 220 240 240 —
50060 Benefit Allotment 2,517 2,520 2,520 —
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 23,311 $ 24,504 $ 24,104 $ —
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52160 Advertising $ 1,400 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ —
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure 2,464 6,483 6,483 —
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 97,050 118,517 118,517 —
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings 8,111 34,500 34,500 —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 109,025 $ 164,500 $ 164,500 $ —
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 11,504 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ —
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 11,504 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ —
CONTACT SERVICES
55522 Cs - Tree Maintenance $ 6,493 $ 6,500 $ 6,500 $ —
55524 Cs - Landscape Maintenance 217,075 146,500 146,500 —
55526 Cs - Weed/Pest Abatement 37,414 43,104 43,104 —
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 260,982 $ 196,104 $ 196,104 $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ 400 $ 400
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ — $ 400 $ 400
TOTAL USES $ 404,822 $ 390,748 $ 390,748 $ 400
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - DIST. #39 FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Landscape
FUND #:241
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City is responsible for the operations of the LLAD #41. This district was set up in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972. Property owners benefiting from this district receive a special assessment on their property taxes. This fund is to account for the cost of the operations of this special district.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
40080 Special Assessments 119,941 122,157 122,157 —
49100 Transfer In - General Fd 125,410 162,364 162,364 —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 245,351 $ 284,521 $ 284,521 $ —
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 15,529 $ 16,460 $ 16,460 $ —
50020 Over Time Wages 113 400 400 —
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 2,603 2,787 2,787 —
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 1,598 1,351 1,351 —
50050 City Paid Benefits 169 172 172 —
50052 Worker's Compensation 477 477 477 —
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 85 97 97 —
50056 Medicare Expense 220 240 240 —
50060 Benefit Allotment 2,517 2,520 2,520 —
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 23,311 $ 24,504 $ 24,504 $ —
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52160 Advertising $ 2,630 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ —
52210 Electric Utility Expenditure 1,628 4,225 4,225 —
52220 Water Utility Expenditure 86,998 85,775 85,775 —
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings — 17,672 17,672 —
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 91,256 $ 112,672 $ 112,672 $ —
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 9,672 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ —
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 9,672 $ 5,640 $ 5,640 $ —
CONTACT SERVICES
55522 Cs - Tree Maintenance $ 6,369 $ 6,500 $ 6,500 $ —
55524 Cs - Landscape Maintenance 68,076 59,100 59,100 —
55526 Cs - Weed/Pest Abatement 46,666 76,105 76,105 —
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 121,111 $ 141,705 $ 141,705 $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ 1 $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ 1 $ — $ —
TOTAL USES $ 245,351 $ 284,521 $ 284,521 $ —
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - DIST. # 41 FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street Beautification
FUND #:245
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY 17-18 as a result of funds received from development projects to be used towards the Diamond Bar Complete Streets improvements as well as other identified capital improvement streetscape or complete streets projects as conditioned by the development projects entitlements.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 326,365 $ 333,060 $ 333,060 $ 338,060
34550 Developer Fees — — — —
48500 Investment Earnings 6,695 3,800 5,000 5,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 333,060 $ 336,860 $ 338,060 $ 343,060
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 333,060 $ 336,860 $ 338,060 $ 343,060
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 333,060 $ 336,860 $ 338,060 $ 343,060
TOTAL USES $ 333,060 $ 336,860 $ 338,060 $ 343,060
STREET BEAUTIFICATION
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:246
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Traffic Mitigation Fund is used to account for funds which have been received from development projects and designated by the City Council for traffic mitigation projects.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 7,034,327 $ 7,185,552 $ 7,185,552 $ 7,229,552
48250 Traffic Mit Fees - Engineering 6,811 846,910 — 846,910
48500 Investment Earnings 144,414 84,000 84,000 84,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 7,185,552 $ 8,116,462 $ 7,269,552 $ 8,160,462
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund — 40,000 40,000 —
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ — $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 7,185,552 $ 8,076,462 $ 7,229,552 $ 8,160,462
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 7,185,552 $ 8,076,462 $ 7,229,552 $ 8,160,462
TOTAL USES $ 7,185,552 $ 8,116,462 $ 7,269,552 $ 8,160,462
TRAFFIC MITIGATION FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:247
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY 14-15 as a result of Developer Impacts to existing sewer facilities in the City. The fund will be used to account for funds which have been received from development projects and designated by the City Council for sewer facility mitigation/improvement projects.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 115,418 $ 52,664 $ 52,664 $ 53,264
48500 Investment Earnings 1,797 600 600 600
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 117,215 $ 53,264 $ 53,264 $ 53,864
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer to CIP Fund $ 64,551 $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 64,551 $ — $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 52,664 $ 53,264 $ 53,264 $ 53,864
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 52,664 $ 53,264 $ 53,264 $ 53,864
TOTAL USES $ 117,215 $ 53,264 $ 53,264 $ 53,864
SEWER MITIGATION FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Conservation
FUND #:248
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Fund was created in 2019 to track the City's portion of the maintenance costs related at the Tres Hermanos property. The revenue source for this fund is a transfer in from the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
39001 Transfer In - General Fund 70,000 38,000 38,000 100,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 70,000 $ 91,125 $ 91,125 $ 120,125
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52320 Maint Of Grounds/Buildings $ 16,875 $ 71,000 $ 71,000 $ 100,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 16,875 $ 71,000 $ 71,000 $ 100,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 53,125 $ 20,125 $ 20,125 $ 20,125
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 53,125 $ 20,125 $ 20,125 $ 20,125
TOTAL USES $ 16,875 $ 91,125 $ 91,125 $ 120,125
TRES HERMANOS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FUND
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FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Integrated Waste Management Fund was created during FY90-91, to account for expenditures and revenues related to the activities involved with the City's efforts to comply with AB939. Revenues recorded in this fund are the adopted waste hauler fees and funds received from the State for recycling education and efforts.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,292,831 $ 1,367,069 $ 1,367,069 $ 1,445,502
48410 Ab939 - Solid Waste Fees 579,776 572,267 572,267 572,267
48820 Cost Reimbursements — 16,470 16,470 16,470
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,872,607 $ 1,955,806 $ 1,955,806 $ 2,034,239
PERSONNEL SERVICES
50010 Salaries $ 190,690 $ 206,481 $ 206,481 $ 218,488
50020 Over Time Wages 766 2,000 2,000 2,000
50040 Classic Member Retiremnt 29,011 32,889 32,889 34,168
50042 Classic Member Ual Pmts 21,267 15,939 15,939 29,745
50044 Pepra Member Retiremnt 1,169 1,326 1,326 1,410
50046 Pepra Member Ual Pmts — 108 108 49
50050 City Paid Benefits 2,274 2,351 2,351 2,366
50052 Worker's Compensation 2,731 3,876 3,876 4,096
50054 Short/Long Term Disability 1,009 1,243 1,243 2,149
50056 Medicare Expense 3,089 3,014 3,014 3,191
50060 Benefit Allotment 33,509 33,831 33,831 35,481
50072 Auto Allowance — — — 480
50074 Technology Allowance — — — 345
TOTAL PERSONNEL $ 285,515 $ 303,056 $ 303,056 $ 333,968
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ 18,177 $ 20,500 $ 20,500 $ 29,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 49,928 21,500 20,000 20,000
51400 Promotional Supplies 14,983 24,300 24,300 20,300
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 83,088 $ 66,300 $ 64,800 $ 69,800
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ 6,967 $ 12,000 $ 12,000 $ 12,000
52160 Advertising 3,801 5,000 5,000 5,000
52170 Postage 2,588 4,000 4,000 4,000
52400 Membership & Dues 596 500 500 500
52405 Publications — 200 200 200
52410 Meetings 2,575 1,000 1,000 1,000
52415 Conferences 82 — — —
52500 Education & Training — 500 500 500
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 16,609 $ 23,200 $ 23,200 $ 23,200
DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Waste Management
FUND #:250
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 84,469 $ 71,148 $ 71,148 $ 271,148
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 84,469 $ 71,148 $ 71,148 $ 271,148
CONTRACT SERVICES
55000 Cs - Contract Services $ 25,428 $ 35,600 $ 35,600 $ 35,600
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES $ 25,428 $ 35,600 $ 35,600 $ 35,600
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ — $ — $ —
56116 Equipment — 10,000 — —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ 10,000 $ — $ —
INSURANCE EXPENSE
57220 Special Events Insurance $ 428 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
TOTAL INSURANCE EXPENSE $ 428 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,367,069 $ 1,434,002 $ 1,445,502 $ 1,288,023
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1,367,069 $ 1,434,002 $ 1,445,502 $ 1,288,023
TOTAL USES $ 1,872,607 $ 1,955,806 $ 1,955,806 $ 2,034,239
DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Waste Management
FUND #:250
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Air Quality
FUND #:251
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY91-92 to account for revenues received as a result of AB2766 which authorized the imposition of an additional motor vehicle registration fee to fund the implementation of air quality management compliance and provisions of the California Clean Air Act of 1988.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 101,857 $ 146,703 $ 146,703 $ 101,773
43100 Ab2766 Revenue 72,780 75,000 75,000 75,000
48500 Investment Earnings 2,066 1,000 1,000 1,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 176,703 $ 222,703 $ 222,703 $ 177,773
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56130 Computer Eq - Hardware Exp $ — $ 21,000 $ 21,000 $ —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 30,000 $ 96,000 $ 96,000 $ 75,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ — $ — $ — $ 35,000
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund — 24,930 24,930 2,493
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ — $ 24,930 $ 24,930 $ 37,493
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 146,703 $ 101,773 $ 101,773 $ 65,280
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 146,703 $ 101,773 $ 101,773 $ 65,280
TOTAL USES $ 176,703 $ 222,703 $ 222,703 $ 177,773
AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Street/Paths Improvements
FUND #:252
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Waste Hauler Fund was established in FY 2013-14. These funds are received from the City's Waste Hauler in order to mitigate damage to City streets by large trash trucks. Previously these funds were recognized in the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 33,152 $ 34,229 $ 34,229 $ 175,529
48260 Waste Hauler Fees 136,915 140,900 140,900 140,900
48500 Investment Earnings 412 400 400 400
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 170,479 $ 175,529 $ 175,529 $ 316,829
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 136,250 $ — $ — $ 136,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 136,250 $ — $ — $ 136,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 34,229 $ 175,529 $ 175,529 $ 180,829
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 34,229 $ 175,529 $ 175,529 $ 180,829
TOTAL USES $ 170,479 $ 175,529 $ 175,529 $ 316,829
WASTE HAULER FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Grant Fund
FUND #:253
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers the annual Used Oil Payment Program (OPP) grant program to provide cities with the opportunity to offer used oil recycling and disposal programs.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 22,037 $ 31,742 $ 31,742 $ 32,977
43200 Used Motor Oil Block Grant 15,535 15,535 15,535 13,948
48500 Investment Earnings 425 200 200 200
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 37,997 $ 47,477 $ 47,477 $ 47,125
SUPPLIES
51200 Operating Supplies $ — $ 1,500 $ 2,300 $ 1,500
51300 Small Tools & Equipment 4,455 6,500 5,500 6,500
TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 4,455 $ 8,000 $ 7,800 $ 8,000
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52110 Printing $ — $ 400 $ 400 $ 400
52160 Advertising — 1,300 2,300 1,300
52170 Postage — 2,800 2,800 2,800
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ — $ 4,500 $ 5,500 $ 4,500
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 Professional Services $ 1,800 $ 3,000 $ 1,200 $ 3,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 1,800 $ 3,000 $ 1,200 $ 3,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 31,742 $ 31,977 $ 32,977 $ 31,625
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 31,742 $ 31,977 $ 32,977 $ 31,625
TOTAL USES $ 37,997 $ 47,477 $ 47,477 $ 47,125
USED OIL BLOCK GRANT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Grant Fund
FUND #:254
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers this annual grant program to provide cities with the opportunity to offer beverage container recycling programs, including aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 56,172 $ 70,526 $ 70,526 $ 71,296
43220 Beverage Container Recycling 14,370 14,370 14,370 14,337
48500 Investment Earnings 1,148 700 700 700
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 71,690 $ 85,596 $ 85,596 $ 86,333
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
51300 Small Tools & Equipment $ 1,164 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 6,000
52110 Printing — 1,500 1,500 1,500
52160 Advertising — 3,000 3,000 3,000
52170 Postage — 2,800 2,800 2,800
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 1,164 $ 13,300 $ 13,300 $ 13,300
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ — $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 70,526 $ 71,296 $ 71,296 $ 72,033
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 70,526 $ 71,296 $ 71,296 $ 72,033
TOTAL USES $ 71,690 $ 85,596 $ 85,596 $ 86,333
BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING GRANT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Grant Fund
FUND #:255
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City received a grant from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to develop a Local Roadway Safety Plan to help identify and prioritize safety improvements to the local roadways within the City. Completion of a LRSP is a perquisite for any grant funding opportunities that the City may seek under the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Program.The City received a grant from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to develop a Local Roadway Safety Plan to help identify and prioritize safety improvements to the local roadways within the City. Completion of a LRSP is a perquisite for any grant funding opportunities that the City may seek under the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Program.
FY 18/19 Actual FY 19/20 Adjusted FY 19/20 Projected FY 20/21 Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
43260 Local Roadway Safety Plan Rev — 72,000 45,000 27,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ — $ 72,000 $ 45,000 $ 27,000
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54400 PS - Engineering $ — $ 72,000 $ 45,000 $ 27,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ — $ 72,000 $ 45,000 $ 27,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL USES $ — $ 72,000 $ 45,000 $ 27,000
LRSP GRANT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Grant Fund
FUND #:256
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The City received a grant from FEMA in order to update the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan establishes the City's strategy to implement improvements and programs to lessen community impacts in the event of natural hazard events.
FY 18/19 Actual FY 19/20 Adjusted FY 19/20 Projected FY 20/21 Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
43250 Hazard Elimination Program Rev — 45,000 22,500 22,500
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — 15,000 7,500 7,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ — $ 60,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ — $ 60,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SVCS $ — $ 60,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ — $ — $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ — $ — $ —
TOTAL USES $ — $ 60,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Park Improvement
FUND #:260
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Within the California Subdivision Map Act is a requirement that developers either contribute land or pay fees to the local municipal government to provide recreational facilities within the development area. This fund is used to account for the fees received.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 304,267 $ 124,493 $ 124,493 $ 126,493
48500 Investment Earnings 4,743 1,500 2,000 2,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 309,010 $ 125,993 $ 126,493 $ 128,493
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 184,517 $ 73,694 $ — $ 68,821
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 184,517 $ 73,694 $ — $ 68,821
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 124,493 $ 52,299 $ 126,493 $ 59,672
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 124,493 $ 52,299 $ 126,493 $ 59,672
TOTAL USES $ 309,010 $ 125,993 $ 126,493 $ 128,493
PARK FEES FUND (QUIMBY)
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Park Improvement
FUND #:261
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Measure A Neighborhood Parks Act was approved by the voters in November 2016 and provides funds to improve the quality of life throughout Los Angeles County by preserving and protecting parks, safe places to play, community recreation facilities, beaches, rivers, open spaces and water conservation. Measure A funds provide local funding for parks, recreation, trails, cultural facilities, open space and Veteran and youth programs.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ (184,805) $ — $ — $ 231,000
44080 Measure A Category 1 Rev 184,555 185,000 185,000 185,000
44090 M&S Revenue — 46,000 46,000 46,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ (250) $ 231,000 $ 231,000 $ 462,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ (250) $ — $ — $ 185,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ (250) $ — $ — $ 185,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ — $ 231,000 $ 231,000 $ 277,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ — $ 231,000 $ 231,000 $ 277,000
TOTAL USES $ (250) $ 231,000 $ 231,000 $ 462,000
MEASURE A NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ACT
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Park Improvement
FUND #:262
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this fund is to provide resources for the development and enhancement of the City's parks and facilities.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 73,958 $ 18,988 $ 18,988 $ 42,036
48500 Investment Earnings 991 200 200 200
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — 41,835 41,835 21,379
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 74,949 $ 61,023 $ 61,023 $ 63,615
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 55,961 $ 18,987 $ 18,987 $ 63,614
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 55,961 $ 18,987 $ 18,987 $ 63,614
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 18,988 $ 42,036 $ 42,036 $ 1
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 18,988 $ 42,036 $ 42,036 $ 1
TOTAL USES $ 74,949 $ 61,023 $ 61,023 $ 63,615
PARK & FACILITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Park Improvement
FUND #:263
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The County allocates voter approved funds to the City for the purpose of creating and maintaining an environment which addresses the needs of the City's at risk youth.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 2,503 $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859
43150 Prop A - Safe Neighborhood Pks — — — —
48500 Investment Earnings 1,356 — — —
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859
TOTAL USES $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859 $ 3,859
PROP A - SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Public Information
FUND #:270
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) fees totaling 1% of gross revenues are remitted to the City by all video service providers with a valid state franchise. In accordance with federal law, PEG fees may be used only for capital expenditures related to the City's operations of its PEG channels. Capital expenditures include equipment, and related labor, software, training and associated warranty costs. Repairs are not considered capital expenditures.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 371,262 $ 448,636 $ 448,636 $ 498,636
41040 Peg Fees 90,281 100,000 100,000 100,000
48500 Investment Earnings 7,830 5,000 5,000 5,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 469,373 $ 553,636 $ 553,636 $ 603,636
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56116 Equipment $ 20,737 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 100,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 20,737 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 100,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 448,636 $ 498,636 $ 498,636 $ 503,636
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 448,636 $ 498,636 $ 498,636 $ 503,636
TOTAL USES $ 469,373 $ 553,636 $ 553,636 $ 603,636
PEG FEES FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Public Safety
FUND #:280
FUND DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of these funds are to enhance the City's public safety budget and to fund special public safety related projects. These funds are used to provide at-risk youth counseling with a majority of the funds being transferred to the General Fund to pay for City's contracted Law Enforcement services.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 272,257 $ 337,996 $ 337,996 $ 311,142
43160 State Cops Revenue 155,948 100,000 100,000 150,000
48500 Investment Earnings 6,960 3,800 3,800 3,800
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 435,165 $ 441,796 $ 441,796 $ 464,942
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
54900 PS - Other Prof Svcs $ 5,054 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $ 5,054 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ — $ — $ —
56116 Equipment 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
TRANSFERS OUT
59100 Transfer Out - General Fund $ 87,115 $ 120,654 $ 120,654 $ 150,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 87,115 $ 120,654 $ 120,654 $ 150,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVE
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 337,996 $ 311,142 $ 311,142 $ 304,942
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 337,996 $ 311,142 $ 311,142 $ 304,942
TOTAL USES $ 435,165 $ 441,796 $ 441,796 $ 464,942
CITIZENS OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FUND
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DEPARTMENT:Special Revenue
DIVISION:Public Safety
FUND #:281
FUND DESCRIPTION:
During FY1999-2000, the City received California Law Enforcement Equipment Program (CLEEP) from the State. These funds are to be used to enhance equipment resources available to the City's local law enforcement agency.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 14,591 $ 8,071 $ 8,071 $ 8,171
48500 Investment Earnings 242 100 100 100
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 14,833 $ 8,171 $ 8,171 $ 8,271
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56116 Equipment $ 6,763 $ 8,126 $ — $ 8,126
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 6,763 $ 8,126 $ — $ 8,126
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 8,071 $ 45 $ 8,171 $ 145
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 8,071 $ 45 $ 8,171 $ 145
TOTAL USES $ 14,833 $ 8,171 $ 8,171 $ 8,271
CA LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM FUND
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FUND TYPE:Debt Service
FUNCTION:Debt Service
FUND #:401
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established to account for the governmental debt incurred by the City. To date that has only been the 2002 bonds used to acquire and construct the Diamond Bar Center. In June 2021 those bonds were refinanced with the 2021 bonds to improved the cost of repaying those original bonds. The fund will account for the payment of principal, interest and other administrative costs incurred to service the bonds. For the only bond issue currently outstanding, the General Fund makes a transfer to the Debt Service Fund to provide the resources to meet its obligations. The current bonds mature June 1, 2033 and the outstanding amount on the refinancing bonds is approximately $6,700,000.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 361 $ 18 $ 18 $ 18
48500 Investment Earnings 205 — — —
49100 Transfer from General Fund 860,044 867,406 867,406 733,500
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 860,610 $ 867,424 $ 867,424 $ 733,518
OTHER EXPENDITURES
52255 Banking Charges $ 3,285 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 $ 3,500
57000 Bond Principal 460,000 485,000 485,000 450,000
57100 Interest Expense 397,306 378,906 378,906 265,000
TOTAL OTHER EXP $ 860,591 $ 867,406 $ 867,406 $ 718,500
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 15,018
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 15,018
TOTAL USES $ 860,610 $ 867,424 $ 867,424 $ 733,518
DEBT SERVICE FUND
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FUND TYPE:Internal Service
FUNCTION:Self Insurance
FUND #:501
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in accordance with Resolution #89-53. The resolution states the City will establish a self-insurance reserve fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to pay all self-assumed losses and related costs. Contributions to the fund shall be from the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,000,000 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894
48500 Investment Earnings 12,606 7,500 15,000 15,000
49100 Transfer In - General Fd 404,621 504,500 392,000 418,742
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,417,227 $ 1,514,894 $ 1,409,894 $ 1,436,636
OTHER EXPENDITURES
57200 Crime Insurance $ 1,715 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 1,900
57202 Property Insurance 38,522 50,700 50,700 57,600
57204 Pollution Insurance 3,937 4,300 4,300 3,800
57210 Liability Insurance 370,159 455,000 350,000 370,442
TOTAL OTHER EXP $ 414,333 $ 512,000 $ 407,000 $ 433,742
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894 $ 1,002,894
TOTAL USES $ 1,417,227 $ 1,514,894 $ 1,409,894 $ 1,436,636
SELF INSURANCE FUND
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FUND TYPE:Internal Service
FUNCTION:Equip Maint/Replacement
FUND #:502
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY99-00 to incorporate a method for the eventual replacement of the City's vehicles and associated equipment. The vehicles and equipment will be capitalized over its useful life expectancy. Beginning with FY 2015/16 the fleet fuel and maintenance costs will also be tracked in this fund. The necessary funds to cover the costs incurred are transferred from the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 395,725 $ 272,617 $ 272,617 $ 152,239
48500 Investment Earnings 3,930 3,500 3,500 3,500
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — 172,150 172,150 155,650
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 399,655 $ 448,267 $ 448,267 $ 311,389
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
52312 Vehicle Maintenance $ 30,796 $ 38,250 $ 38,250 $ 38,750
52330 Fuel 30,925 38,900 38,900 40,400
53000 Depreciation Expense 65,317 80,000 80,000 80,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP 127,038 157,150 157,150 159,150
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56115 Vehicles $ — $ 110,878 $ 110,878 $ —
56116 Equipment — 28,000 28,000 —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ — $ 138,878 $ 138,878 $ —
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 272,617 $ 152,239 $ 152,239 $ 152,239
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 272,617 $ 152,239 $ 152,239 $ 152,239
TOTAL USES $ 399,655 $ 448,267 $ 448,267 $ 311,389
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENT FUND
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FUND TYPE:Internal Service
FUNCTION:Equip Maint/Rpl
FUND #:503
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund has been established to assist the City in funding and anticipating various equipment replacement and/or enhancements. The equipment will be capitalized over the life expectancy and the amount will be transferred into this fund from the General Fund.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 2,034,476 $ 1,586,296 $ 1,586,296 $ 834,100
48500 Investment Earnings 27,735 15,000 15,000 15,000
49100 Transfer In - General Fd 109,000 91,150 91,150 289,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 2,171,211 $ 1,692,446 $ 1,692,446 $ 1,138,100
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
53000 Depreciation Expense $ 160,769 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXP $ 160,769 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56130 Computer Eq - Hardware Exp $ 11,636 $ 91,150 $ 91,150 $ 154,000
56135 Computer Eq - Software Exp 412,510 617,195 617,195 —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 424,146 $ 708,345 $ 708,345 $ 154,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 1,586,296 $ 834,100 $ 834,100 $ 834,100
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 1,586,296 $ 834,100 $ 834,100 $ 834,100
TOTAL USES $ 2,171,211 $ 1,692,446 $ 1,692,446 $ 1,138,100
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENT FUND
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FUND TYPE:Internal Service
FUNCTION:Equip Maint/Replacement
FUND #:504
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in FY12-13 to incorporate a method to fund the eventual replacement of equipment and capital repairs at City Hall, Diamond Bar Center and other City facilities.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 432,283 $ 288,473 $ 288,473 $ 96,908
48500 Investment Earnings 7,117 3,400 3,400 3,400
49100 Transfer In - General Fd — 241,835 171,600 241,835
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 439,400 $ 533,708 $ 533,708 $ 271,908
CAPITAL OUTLAY
56100 Capital Outlay Expense $ 86,302 $ 261,800 $ 261,800 $ —
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 86,302 $ 261,800 $ 261,800 $ —
TRANSFERS OUT
59301 Transfer Out - Cip Fund $ 64,625 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 75,000
TOTAL TRANSFERS OUT $ 64,625 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 75,000
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 288,473 $ 96,908 $ 96,908 $ 196,908
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 288,473 $ 96,908 $ 96,908 $ 196,908
TOTAL USES $ 439,400 $ 533,708 $ 533,708 $ 271,908
BUILDING FACILITY & MAINTENANCE FUND
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FUND TYPE:Fiduciary Funds
FUNCTION:OPEB Trust
FUND #:601
FUND DESCRIPTION:
This fund was established in accordance with the GASB Statement 74 (previously GASB 43) for Post Employment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans.
FY 19/20
Actual
FY 20/21
Adjusted
FY 20/21
Projected
FY 21/22
Proposed
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 345,827 $ 455,794 $ 455,794 $ 558,894
48500 Investment Earnings 21,967 15,100 15,100 15,100
49105 Transfer In - Opeb Reserve 88,000 88,000 88,000 88,000
TOTAL RESOURCES $ 455,794 $ 558,894 $ 558,894 $ 661,994
FUND BALANCE RESERVES
25500 Fund Balance Reserves $ 455,794 $ 558,894 $ 558,894 $ 661,994
FUND BALANCE RESERVES $ 455,794 $ 558,894 $ 558,894 $ 661,994
TOTAL USES $ 455,794 $ 558,894 $ 558,894 $ 661,994
OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TRUST
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
GENERAL FUND BUDGET
FY 2021-22
FY 2019-20
Actual
FY 2020-21
Adjusted
FY 2020-21
Projected
FY 2021-22
Proposed
%
Change
ESTIMATED RESOURCES
Property Taxes $ 5,590,899 $ 5,759,400 $ 5,759,400 $ 5,954,150 3.4%
Other Taxes 8,015,626 7,201,000 7,244,000 7,439,000 2.7%
State Subventions 6,545,989 6,762,084 6,804,020 6,991,936 2.8%
From Other Agencies 0 600,000 600,000 0 0.0%
Fines and Forfeitures 432,774 203,125 195,625 370,000 89.1%
Current Services Charges 2,429,211 2,072,794 2,007,760 2,531,895 26.1%
Use of Money & Property 1,558,944 490,230 489,830 788,980 61.1%
Cost Reimbursements 156,056 115,275 115,275 273,150 137.0%
Transfers-In Other Funds 1,098,897 1,328,528 4,721,239 3,096,804 -34.4%
Total Estimated Resources $25,828,396 $24,532,436 $27,937,149 $27,445,915 -1.8%
APPROPRIATIONS
City Council $ 168,608 $ 156,572 $ 156,572 $ 172,795 10.4%
City Attorney 296,708 274,027 233,077 251,000 7.7%
City Manager 1,434,183 1,636,295 1,631,195 1,211,178 -25.7%
City Clerk 0 0 0 429,371 -
Finance 943,316 868,352 858,302 903,461 5.3%
Human Resources 353,077 345,312 337,112 484,883 43.8%
Information Systems 1,262,481 1,334,040 1,331,690 1,368,491 2.8%
Civic Center 480,069 609,512 612,012 598,403 -2.2%
Public Information 579,692 655,723 644,723 739,970 14.8%
Economic Development 235,255 246,654 246,654 257,210 4.3%
Law Enforcement 7,123,293 7,622,669 7,563,295 7,720,419 2.1%
Volunteer Patrol 882 2,000 2,000 4,000 100.0%
Fire 7,359 7,500 7,500 7,500 0.0%
Animal Control 191,136 207,800 207,800 292,500 40.8%
Emergency Preparedness 22,161 43,900 47,000 47,100 0.2%
Community Dev./Planning 711,731 705,111 700,311 736,713 5.2%
Building & Safety 743,967 781,326 838,336 868,636 3.6%
Neighborhood Improvement 297,283 319,357 321,267 365,041 13.6%
Diamond Bar Center - Oper. 1,102,371 1,030,131 1,023,231 1,416,636 38.4%
Recreation 1,481,911 1,363,653 1,292,192 2,031,230 57.2%
Public Works - Admin 565,972 659,232 657,232 607,737 -7.5%
Engineering 648,442 656,091 654,091 632,549 -3.3%
Road Maintenance 1,253,932 1,596,435 1,596,435 1,628,362 2.0%
Park & Facilities Maintenance 1,251,793 1,500,895 1,495,995 1,748,350 16.9%
Landscape Maintenance 350,212 310,563 310,563 380,513 22.5%
Transfer-Out Other Funds 2,665,094 2,517,369 2,337,544 2,381,612 1.9%
Total Appropriations 24,170,928 25,450,519 25,106,129 27,285,661 8.6%
Excess Resources over Appropriations $1,657,468 ($918,083) $2,831,020 $160,254
Fund Balance Reserves @ Beg of Year 21,565,845 23,223,313 23,223,313 26,054,333
Estimated Fd Bal Reserves @ 06/30 23,223,313 22,305,230 26,054,333 26,214,587
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Agenda #: 3.1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE MAY 4, 2021 STUDY SESSION
AND REGULAR MEETING.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the May 4, 2021 Study Session and Regular City Council meeting minutes.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Minutes have been prepared and are being presented for approval.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.3.1.a May 4, 2021 Study Session Minutes
2.3.1.b May 4, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
MAY 4, 2021
STUDY SESSION: M/Lyons called the Study Session to order at 5:00 p.m.
Mayors Lyons announced that consistent with COVID-19 regulations, all Council Members
and staff participated via teleconference. There was no physical location for public
attendance and the public was invited to join the meeting online or by phone at the
numbers printed on the agenda.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Steve Tye
Mayor Pro Tem Ruth Low, Mayor Nancy Lyons
Staff participating telephonically: Dan Fox, City Manager; Ryan McLean, Assistant City
Manager; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; David Liu, Public Works
Director; Brent Mason, Interim Director of Finance; Ken Desforges, Director of
Information Services; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; Kristina
Santana, City Clerk
► DRAFT FY 2021-22 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BUDGET:
CM/Fox stated that the study session focuses on the Capital Improvement
Projects and the May 18th second study session will focus on the Operating
Budget. As the City continues the COVID-19 recovery journey, staff remains
optimistic that many of the projects that were deferred from last year together
with proposed new projects will move forward this year.
PWD/Liu highlighted the proposed CIP consisting of seven deferred projects as
well as, proposed new projects. Not included are the Heritage Park
Improvements, Sunset Crossing Park and the Diamond Bar Boulevard
Complete Streets Project, as staff continues to seek grant and other funding
options. The proposed budget reflects the City’s refocused efforts to ensure that
its critical infrastructure is maintained.
M/Lyons asked for Public Comments.
Paul Deibel suggested that Council provide pedestrian improvements through
the proposed Town Center in the Grand Avenue/Golden Springs Drive area and
expressed strong support for expediting the Diamond Bar Complete Streets
Project.
M/Lyons closed Public Comments.
C/Chou asked if the budget was of sensible size given the economic effects of
COVID. CM/Fox responded that based upon the assumptions and expectations
for continuing revenue sources, the proposed budget is sensible and can be
adjusted moving forward. C/Chou said there seemed to be a lot of interest in
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having pathway lighting leading to and inside the dog park and asked how it
might be added to the list of proposed projects. CM/Fox responded that
ultimately, it is a policy decision for the City Council to add it to the list for future
consideration and C/Chou stated that he would like for Council to consider
adding the item to the upcoming fiscal year budget, if possible.
C/Liu asked if staff anticipated that the cost of some of the proposed projects
may increase over the next year. PWD/Liu explained that staff monitors costs
closely throughout the industry, attempts to prepare accurate and realistic
engineer’s estimates for each CIP project, and typically includes a contingency
of 10-50 percent as a buffer prior to going out to bid.
C/Tye asked what RMRA and TDA stood for under Miscellaneous - Grand
Avenue at Golden Springs Drive enhancement currently under construction at
$1.4 million, and PWD/Liu responded the RMRA is SB1 state monies allocated
to cities and the TDA comes from Metro/LA County and stands for pedestrian
and bicycle class related improvements as Diamond Bar’s share of those
improvements.
C/Tye asked how the City could get an electrical charging station for $6400 and
PWD/Liu explained that the $6400 represents the carryover amount for a total
cost of about $45,000 less the grant received from AQMD . And with the
necessary requirements being met by the contractor and vendor, construction
should begin later this month or in June.
C/Tye asked what kind of design was required to replace the Diamond Bar
Center’s air conditioning system. PWD/Liu said that system cannot be replaced
by simply removing and replacing it with a similar system. The HVAC system
has to be updated with a brand new system for the entire facility, and staff is
proposing a two-phased approach to design a system that will last for many
years going forward and that the new system had to be designed to be beneficial
in the era of moving through COVID-19.
MPT/Low asked where the Habitat Conservation Grant comes from and how the
City uses it. PWD/Liu explained that the City’s Community Development
Department applied for and was successful in obtaining this grant program for
the Canyon Loop Trail project from the State about three or four years ago.
MPT/Low asked about grant restrictions and PWD/Liu explained that this grant
was specifically designed for and applies to only the Canyon Loop Project at the
designated location.
MPT/Low asked if the Council could consider a project related to the traffic
signals by adding a feature that would assist visually impaired pedestrian traffic
and bicycle riders. PWD/Liu said that if City Council wished, staff could look into
such an enhancement at some of the more heavily used intersections and come
back to Council with a report and proposal. MPT/Low said she would encourage
such a proposal that would benefit the safety of the City’s aging population and
visually impaired individuals, especially at high traffic intersections.
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C/Tye asked if the Habitat Conservation Grant helped the City with the
Sycamore Canyon area at the top of the trail. AtoCM/Santos said that C/Tye
was correct that there was a Diamond Bar Boulevard trailhead that was partially
funded through the Habitat Conservation Fund or another state funded grant
program.
M/Lyons was surprised that the City would need to replace the CCTV and
battery backup at this point and asked if the City was getting the anticipated life
out of the system. PWD/Liu responded yes, that all of the locations indicated
were installed in 2008 and have reached the end of service as anticipated.
M/Lyons said she understood that Prop A money would be used for bus shelters
and wondered what amount was available and what percentage would be used
for this project. PWD/Liu stated that the annual Prop A allocation is between
$900,000 to $1.1 million, and while that amount may be lower this year, the City
has been adding to its fund reserve and the $930,000 for this project represents
a healthy expenditure of the reserve. M/Lyons asked if was too large an
expenditure and PWD/Liu responded that use of the Prop A Funds is very
restrictive and they must be used for amenities or facilities that directly benefit
transit companies either for bus shelters or bus passes. And, the City will
receive anticipated revenue of $900,000 to $1 million plus for the upcoming
year, none of which is anticipated to be used for the bus shelter project. M/Lyons
asked if staff investigated acquiring advertising sponsors to help with ongoing
costs and PWD/Liu explained that staff is currently looking at all options and
components of the project and the information will be brought back to Council
for discussion and direction.
MPT/Low asked how many bus shelters could be improved with the $930,000
and what percentage of total bus shelters this project would involve. PWD/Liu
said that the staff is looking citywide at approximately 33-34 locations although
not all locations currently have shelters. MPT/Low recalled that during the
discussion about using Prop A funds for the bus shelters, it was stated that the
bus companies own and/or improve the bus shelters. PWD/Liu said that
MPT/Low was correct that most of the bus shelters are owned and maint ained
by Clear Channel and one of the options the City is considering is replacement
of all of the bus shelters for uniformity and a consistent streetscape along major
boulevards. Once constructed, the shelters will be owned and maintained by
the City of Diamond Bar, and the possibility of obtaining advertisers will be a
part of the proposal put forth to the City Council.
C/Tye said that at a cost of $40,000 per shelter, 20 shelters would cost
$800,000. PWD/Liu explained that staff has contacted the manufacturer and
feels confident about its estimate. C/Tye said that 23 bus shelters @ $40,000
each totals $920,000 and does not include those owned by Clear Channel
because the City would have to replace the balance of the shelters to become
consistent with Clear Channel. PWM/Ghafari further explained that this
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proposal includes replacement of all bus shelters, non-sheltered stations and
stops in kind. The $40,000 figure is for two bus shelters (both sides
replaced). PWD/Liu reiterated that if Council approves the proposal, the City
will own the bus shelters and amenities. C/Tye asked if the City was going
to give Clear Channel or other entities the opportunity to advertise on the
City’s bus shelters and PWD/Liu explained that that would be an item
included in the staff presentation to Council for review. In fact, Clear Channel
has expressed an interest in incorporating their ads into the new shelters and
has been given the heads up that the City proposes to move forward with a
comprehensive replacement project with or without Clear Channel’s
participation.
M/Lyons responded to Mr. Deibel’s question about the sidewalks in the Town
Center area that when the intersection is finished, there will be sidewalks.
PWD/Liu agreed and explained that the project will include improved and
enhanced sidewalks for pedestrians with ADA upgrades.
C/Tye said that it is very impressive to see that of the $7,527,000 funding source
totals, only $90,000 is General Fund money. Thanks to staff’s diligence, these
are tax dollars at work capturing every available funding source. MPT/Low and
M/Lyons agreed.
C/Chou asked if the dog park lighting could be included in the budget and
CM/Fox said that preliminary numbers indicate it would cost about $200,000 for
the pedestrian lights only, and staff would likely need to perform an
environmental analysis which could increase that amount. As currently
programmed, there are no funds available in the park fund accounts, and if the
Council wished to advance the project this year it would have to come out of the
General Fund. C/Chou said in that case, he would opt to have it considered in
a future budget year. M/Lyons suggested adding it to PWD/Wright’s list of
desired park improvements and C/Chou and C/Liu agreed.
CM/Fox asked if there was Council consensus to look at adding visually
impaired crosswalk signals on some of the City’s major intersections and C/Low
said she would like for it to be considered along with a signal upgrade project
for areas that attract increased pedestrian traffic to encourage health and safety.
M/Lyons said she would favor the enhancement as traffic lights are replaced at
the main intersections and in the Town Center area. CM/Fox said he
understood that it would be relatively easy to retrofit existing signals and staff
can look into that if there is Council consensus. C/Liu supported the idea,
especially in high traffic areas (traffic and pedestrian). C/Chou supported the
idea. M/Lyons asked if there are special funding sources for this type of project
and CM/Fox said there are sources such as CDBG monies as well as, current
funding sources for street improvements. Noting Council consensus, staff will
look into the matter and determine whether it is a maintenance item or
consideration of a more comprehensive project.
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ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council,
M/Lyons recessed the Study Session at 6:02 p.m. to the Regular Meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18th day of May, 2021.
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Nancy Lyons, Mayor
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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 4, 2021
STUDY SESSION: 5:00 p.m.
Draft FY2021-22 Capital Improvement Project Budget
Public Comments: None
Adjournment: M/Lyons adjourned the Study Session at 6:02 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lyons called the Regular City Council meeting
to order at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Lyons announced that consistent with COVID-19 regulations, all Council
Members and staff participated 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.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: M/Lyons led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Steve Tye,
Mayor Pro Tem Ruth Low, Mayor Nancy Lyons
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; Brent Mason, Interim 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
Also Present: Diamond Bar/Walnut Station Captain Stephen
Tousey, LA County Sheriff’s Department; Consultants Anna Sarabian, Fieldman Rolapp
& Associates and Cyrus Torabi, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As submitted.
1. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
CC/Santana read the following public comments submitted via email:
Terry Carlos wrote about Victims of Crime and asked for a vote of “no
confidence” for Los Angeles District Attorney Kevin Gascon.
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Kathy Giordano asked for a vote of “no confidence” for newly elected LA County
DA, George Gascon.
Jaime Va supported a vote of “no confidence” for LA County DA, George
Gascon.
Public comments offered telephonically:
Pamela Delgado felt it was important that residents cast a vote of “no confidence”
against DA Gascon.
Theresa Lee, Walnut Valley Water District, thanked th e City Council for its
support of Water Awareness Month and residents’ for their continuing efforts
toward water conversation.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR: MPT/Low moved, C/Liu seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Tye, MPT/Low, M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
3.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
3.1a APRIL 20, 2021 REGULAR MEETING.
3.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED APRIL 8, 2021 THROUGH APRIL
21, 2021 TOTALING $1,059,636.46.
3.3 DECLARED THE 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA (VIN
1G3NL52M3VM333500) AS SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY
MANAGER TO TRANSFER TITLE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
3.4 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2021-14 EXTENDING THE DECLARED
LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-
19).
3.5 ADOPTED THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY AS CALIFORNIA’S
WATER AWARENESS MONTH.
3.6 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2021-13: AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC
WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER TO RELEASE RESTRICTED USE
AREAS (RUAs) AND TO RECORD A WRITTEN INSTRUCTION WITH
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDER RELEASING THE RUAs.
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4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
4.1 DISSOLVE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39.
C/Chou and MPT/Low who live in the district, recused themselves
consideration of from Item 4.1 and left the meeting.
C/Tye asked for confirmation of the voting process for Item 4.1 and
CA/DeBerry responded that all resolutions require three (3) votes for
approval.
PWM/Ghafari presented the staff report and a petition signed by 60
residents living in 40 properties in District No. 39 requesting that the City
Council postpone its decision to dissolve the district.
M/Lyons opened the Public Hearing at 6:48 p.m.
Submitted via email and read by CC/Santana:
Garrett Rukes felt dissolution of the districts would adversely affect the
parcels and urged the Council to consider other solutions such as, reduce
services to a minimum, educate the residents more clearly and provide
additional time to vote for other options, or have owners relinquish
ownership of their parcels to the City.
Speaking telephonically:
Mimi Chan asked for postponement of the dissolution to give
residents an opportunity to study the matter and to work with the City
to come up with a plan.
Patrick Imburgia said that when he moved into his property in 1986
the County recorded two instruments on his property granting the
County an easement to go onto and take care of his property which
was then conveyed to the City of Diamond Bar for maintenance
purposes. He asked for copies of those documents and asked if he
would receive a reconveyance of the easement from the City if
dissolution moved forward.
Paul Deibel asked how the City planned to protect the Canyon Loop
Trail area and surrounding nature preserve if there was no backup
plan prior to dissolution.
Rashmi Malik said that she believes 80 percent of the residents have
no idea how this will affect them and was concerned about how
and whether the area would be maintained if the District was
dissolved.
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M/Lyons closed the Public Hearing.
CA/DeBerry stated that easements were granted for maintenance
purposes only which is simply a finance instrument and not an entity for
acquiring an easement. He is studying the possibility of whether prior to
dissolution, the District can Quit Claim those easements back to the
property owner. The City has been unable to locate a copy of the
County’s resolution but due to the length of time since the City assumed
responsibility, gives him no legal concerns.
CM/Fox said the City is currently and will continue to maintain the City’s
parks, trails and large open space area, and the matter of
postponement is a policy decision for the City Council.
C/Liu referenced the 2019 “no” vote that residents did not wish to have
their property taxes raised to pay for expenses. If the property owners
decide to reform the District, do they have the option to do so at any time
in the future and CA/DeBerry responded that at any time, property owners
can petition the City to form a Landscape District with a majority petition
which could include more or fewer properties, and if the City agreed to do
so, it would set the rates with escalators, in order to fully continue to fund
maintenance of the district.
C/Liu asked if there was a law that prevented increases to keep up with
costs of maintenance. M/Lyons said that if C/Liu was asking if the City
could increase the amount the residents have to pay on the District a nd
that answer is “no”, which is the reason the City held a vote because the
City is unable to increase the amount without a majority vote of the
property owners. CA/DeBerry explained that when the districts were
formed in 1986, the LA Board of Supervisors could increase the
assessment without going to a vote; however, when Prop 218 was passed
in 1996 after the City assumed maintenance, it required a vote of the
people to increase the assessments.
C/Tye felt that rather than dissolving the district and establishing a new
district, this needed to be done correctly. The City cannot advocate but it
can educate. The Council has looked at this issue every year and this is
the first Council that has had the courage to go forward with it. If the folks
in District No. 39 are saying they want another chance to vote on it, he
believes that is what ought to happen.
M/Lyons said that if District No. 41 passes the measure they will stay as
they are now and pay their own expenses. If it does not pass and District
No. 41 is dissolved, is that something that could be done at this late date
with respect to District No. 39 and CM/Fox responded that although tight,
there is time to start a new Prop 218 process for District No. 39 and staff
would need to bring back a recommendation to the Council on May 18th in
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order to start that process which means an even shorter timeframe for
District 39 whereas, District No. 41 has been going through this process
for nearly two months. The other concern is that it would be about
$15,000 to put together a ballot measure and in this case, there is no HOA
that could champion the effort. While a few have indicated an interest in
moving this issue forward, there are almost 1250 parcels and only about
100 parcels that have maintenance being performed by the District. The
realistic likelihood that another Prop 218 would be successful is not in the
City’s favor, and staff would still recommend that District No. 39 be
dissolved this evening and if the vote is not successful, they can come
back in the future and repetition the City for reconsideration of a new
LLAD.
C/Tye felt that since District No. 39 was being given less time than District
No. 41 they were being set up for failure and that it would make more
sense to postpone this action and do it right. CM/Fox responded that if
that is the desire of Council, staff would need to come back to the Council
to continue the current assessments and subsidies for another year in
addition to maintaining the private property.
M/Lyons asked how many days/weeks between now and when the vote
would take place and CM/Fox said it is about a three -month process
between the time staff comes to the Council and the actual vote takes
place. It would be 45-days by the time the Council approved the
engineer’s report and the actual ballot to the time when the ballots are
tallied, and it would need to be by the end of July in order to make the
deadline to get the assessments into the County Assessor’s office in early
August.
M/Lyons asked if C/Tye was proposing to delay this a year and C/Tye said
he believed it was a matter of giving the District No. 39 the same benefit
that District No. 41 has enjoyed. Again, he believes it is better to do it
right than to get it done by a certain deadline
M/Lyons asked C/Liu for his opinion and C/Liu said he agrees with C/Tye’s
perspective. He was not on the Council for the 2019 vote, but in listening
to residents and their concerns, giving the same treatment for District No.
39 as District 41 is something the Council should consider. On the other
hand, he wonders how the City could better educate the voters in District
No. 39 at this time in order to have a favorable outcome.
C/Tye moved to not Dissolve Landscape Assessment District 39 and help
the residents to become better educated toward succeeding in a Prop 218
vote. The motion died for lack of second.
CM/Fox explained that if the Council does not vote to dissolve District No.
39 tonight, staff would need to come back to the City Council to start the
assessments for next year regardless of whether the Prop 218 vote is
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successful. The $15,000 that was provided for the ballot measure in
District No. 41 does not include any type of public outreach effort on the
part of the City. There is some educational ma terial available to be put up
on the City’s website, but there would be a substantial additional cost and
a very short timeframe if the Council is expecting the City to provide a
robust educational community outreach effort to support this effort.
M/Lyons said that if this is postponed a year, the momentum will be lost
and the assessments would be left as they currently exist with a shortfall
to the City.
CM/Fox explained that one option would be to continue this item until the
same hearing that the vote is counted on a new Prop 218 ballot measure,
and at that time the Council would have the decision that if the new
assessments are approved, and if not, take the action to dissolve the
districts at that time. In this case, staff would need to bring a resolution
back to Council on May 18th to initiate that process and to designate the
assessment engineer of record. And in this case, it would be the end of
July/early August for the meeting to be held to count the ballots.
Following further discussion, C/Tye moved, C/Liu seconded, to continue
the Public Hearing for Resolution No. 2021-15 to May 18th. Motion carried
by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Tye, M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, MPT/Low
C/Chou and MPT/Low returned to the meeting.
4.2 DISSOLVE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41.
C/Liu lives in District No. 41 and recused himself from consideration of
Item 4.2 and left the meeting.
PWM/Ghafari presented the staff report.
M/Lyons opened the Public Hearing at 7:45 p.m.
CC/Santana read the following public comments submitted via
email:
John Catanzaro, President, Ridgeline HOA, wrote about the Board’s
resolve to advocate for passage of Prop 218 throughout the community by
meeting bi-weekly to discuss communication strategies and share the
progress of their efforts. The Board understands that it is in the HOA’s
best interest to vote for the property tax increase and thanks the City for
its support in this effort as it has become evident to the Board that the City
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is the first and best choice to continue the essential uninterrupted and
ongoing landscape maintenance services. Signed by: John Catanzaro,
President Ridgeline HOA; Tony Lee, President Oakridge HOA; Dino Luzzi,
President Woodglen I HOA; Alex Stewart, Vice-President Woodglen II.
Public comments offered telephonically:
Alex Stewart, Vice President, Woodglen II, reiterated the HOA’s efforts
toward a positive vote on the Prop 218 ballot, and was concerned that this
item would not be clarified on the ballot and asked for clarification.
M/Lyons closed the Public Hearing at 7:57 p.m.
CM/Fox stated that the ballot will be presented at the Council’s May 18th
meeting for review along with the engineer’s rep ort, and it can be revised
or better clarified at that time.
MPT/Low felt that if the property owners have not been participating in
Council discussions and have not been visited by a HOA and simply
receive a ballot with the same language as last tim e, the result is likely to
be negative and all of the effort by the HOA will be for naught . She
believes the ballot language needs to be legally insightful. CA/DeBerry
responded that telling homeowners that if the increased assessment is not
approved it could mean the dissolution of the district and that they would
have to take over maintenance of the property is not ad vocacy. And, it is
a question of what can fit on the card sized ballot and what the law allows
to be placed on the ballot, which staff will determine prior to the next
meeting.
M/Lyons said she would like for the ballot to be as clear and as simple as
possible.
C/Chou moved, MPT/Low seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2021-16 to
Dissolve Landscape Assessment District No. 41. Motion carried by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Tye, MPT/Low, M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu
C/Liu returned to the meeting.
5. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
5.1 APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TO
FILL UNEXPIRED TERM.
C/Tye recommended appointment of Lia Murphy to the Parks and
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Recreation Commission.
M/Lyons moved, C/Tye seconded, to appoint Lia Murphy to the Parks
and Recreation Commission. Motion carried by the following Roll Call
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Tye, MPT/Low,
M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
5.2 2021 LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (DIAMOND BAR
CENTER).
CM/Fox introduced this item and announced staff received notice that
S&P (Standard & Poor’s) has given a AA+ rating to the City’s new bonds,
the highest possible rating for the lease revenue bonds. It was particularly
noted that the City had very strong management with good financial
policies and practices that were well imbedded in the organization, and
that the City had very strong budget flexibility with strong reserves.
Ann Sarabian, Friedman, Rolapp & Associates provided the refunding
report.
MPT/Low asked if there was any concern about the bonds not being
purchased by investors and Ms. Sarabian said she was not concerned,
given the highest possible rating the City has received for this type of
credit.
Cyrus Torabi, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, explained the legal
documents.
M/Lyons opened Public Comments.
Public comments offered telephonically:
Paul Deibel asked if small investors could acquire these bonds, or if it was
limited to institutional investors only.
Ms. Sarabian said that her firm would welcome retail investors and
especially, investors living within the City’s boundaries. Priority can be
given to local residents who are willing to purchase the bonds and to do
so, the investor must go to his broker to complete the purchase or, if the
investor does not have a broker, she can provide information about
Raymond James who, as underwriters, can facilitate the order.
M/Lyons closed Public Comments.
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C/Chou asked how the underwriting firm was chosen and Ms. Sarabian
responded that on behalf of the City, her firm sent out Requests for
Proposals for underwriting services to numerous underwriters who are
active in underwriting lease revenue bonds for California Public Agencies.
Responses were received and reviewed and based on the review and
evaluation of each proposal, Raymond James was selected.
C/Tye moved, C/Chou seconded, to Adopt Resolution No. 2021-17
approving the legal documents for the issuance of City of Diamond Bar
Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2021 Series
A (“2021 Bonds”), authorizing the execution of the necessary documents
and certificates, and other related actions. Motion carried by the following
Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Tye, MPT/Low,
M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RECESS: M/Lyons recessed the Regular City Council Meeting to the Public
Financing Authority Meeting at 8:36 p.m.
RECONVENE: M/Lyons reconvened the Regular City Council Meeting a t
8:42 p.m.
6. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Chou congratulated everyone on their participation and rendering of very
important decisions on behalf of the City during tonight’s long meeting, reminded
everyone that LA County has moved to the yellow tier, and that Diamond Bar is
at a 63 percent vaccination rate.
C/Liu thanked staff and Ms. Sabarian and Mr. To rabi for their detailed
presentations, and thanked the City for adopting May as Water Awareness
Month and residents for their responsible water use and conservation. He
congratulated Ms. Lia Murphy for stepping up to serve her community, thanked
neighbors who have taken the initiative to pick up trash on their neighborhood
walks and thanked the Diamond Bar Community Foundation and The Windmill
for featuring articles to bring awareness that the Diamond Bar community stands
in solidarity against hate crimes. May is Asian -American Pacific Islander
Heritage month for recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian -
Americans and Pacific Islander Americans through their history and
achievements. Happy Mother’s Day to M/Lyons and MPT/Low and all of the
amazing moms in the world.
C/Tye thanked staff and his colleagues for a very productive meeting for which
he was grateful to be a participant, asked to have the matter of a “no vote of
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confidence” of LA County District Attorney George Gascon placed on the next
agenda, and thanked staff for the excellent information on the Capital
Improvement Projects budget, the bond refunding information, the incredible AA+
rating by S&P. He welcomed Lia Murphy to the Parks & Recreation Commission,
and spoke about the incredible teachers from both school districts who serve the
community’s young people.
MPT/Low thanked her colleagues for their comments and staff for a great job.
She is so excited the City received such a great credit rating which is attributed to
the great job staff has been doing throughout the City’s h istory. She thanked
staff for the great job on the Capital Improvement Prog ram budget and looked
forward to completion of the projects. The City is preparing a Hazard Mitigation
Plan and residents are asked to participate in the process by completing the
survey on the City’s website. May is also Older Americans Month and the
California Department of Insurance is hosting a virtual town hall on May 30 th from
1:30 to 2:30 pm to provide information to residents on how to fight back against
fraud and scams. She wished everyone a Happy Mother’s Day, especially to
M/Lyons, Patty Tye, Margaret Liu and Jennifer Chou and a special Happy
Mother’s Day to her mother who is approaching 90 years.
M/Lyons agreed with C/Tye to agendize a “no vote of confidence” for LA District
Attorney Gascon. She and C/Chou attended the Heart of Hope prog ram on
Sunday and thanked Director Joanna Low for continuing the program through the
pandemic. Last week she attended the Capital Projects and Construction
Committee meeting and two noteworthy items announced were that the San
Gabriel Valley Bike Share Program is resurfacing and Diamond Bar may want to
relook to participate in the program, and during the discussion about the SR57/60
Confluence she heard that the golf course has promised to reopen in world class
condition with new irrigation, new greens, fairways, etc. She is excited to note
that the Parks and Recreation staff will have five bands performing five different
concerts during the Concerts in the Park summer series, and is very pleased and
happy that Council plans to begin meeting in person agai n starting on May 18th
and appreciates all the work staff has done to make this happen.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Lyons adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 8:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18th day of May, 2021.
__________________________
Nancy Lyons, Mayor
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Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: CITY COUNCIL RECEIPT OF COMMISSION MINUTES.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the Planning Commission meeting minutes of February 23, 2021 and
March 23, 2021.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
It is the practice of the City of Diamond Bar to provide the City Council with approved
Commission meeting minutes. The attached minutes have been approved and are
being transmitted to the Council for your information.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.3.2.a Planning Commission Minutes of February 23, 2021
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Agenda #: 3.3
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED APRIL 22, 2021
THROUGH MAY 5, 2021 TOTALING $335,418.97.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify the Check Register.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Expenditure of $335,418.97.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City has established the policy of issuing accounts payable checks on a weekly
basis with City Council ratification at the next scheduled City Council Meeting.
The attached check register containing checks dated April 22, 2021 through May 5,
2021 totaling $335,418.97 is being presented for ratification. All payments have been
made in compliance with the City’s purchasing policies and procedures, and have been
reviewed and approved by the appropriate departmental staff . The attached Affidavit
affirms that the check register has been audited and deemed accurate by the Finance
Director.
PREPARED BY:
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1. 3.3.a Check Register Affidavit 5-18-2021
2. 3.3.b Check Register 5-18-2021
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City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
1726 4/30/2021 TASC FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL & CHILDCARE
04/30/2021
207 21118 $13.82
4/30/2021 TASC FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL & CHILDCARE
04/30/2021
106 21118 $18.36
4/30/2021 TASC FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL & CHILDCARE
04/30/2021
250 21118 $22.71
4/30/2021 TASC FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL & CHILDCARE
04/30/2021
206 21118 $29.20
4/30/2021 TASC FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL & CHILDCARE
04/30/2021
100 21118 $1,208.19
CHECK TOTAL $1,292.28
1727 4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
106 21109 $77.13
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
239 21109 $100.15
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
241 21109 $100.15
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
201 21109 $152.08
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
238 21109 $200.30
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
250 21109 $205.51
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
207 21109 $418.13
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
206 21109 $499.72
4/30/2021 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGNTS-
303248
DEF COMP CONTRIBUTIONS/LOAN
PYMTS 04/30/2021
100 21109 $12,841.78
CHECK TOTAL $14,594.95
1728 4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
239 21110 $75.33
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
241 21110 $75.33
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
238 21110 $150.66
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 146
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
201 21110 $390.06
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
207 21110 $494.53
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
206 21110 $544.39
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
106 21110 $591.24
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
250 21110 $966.41
4/30/2021 CALPERS PENSION CONTRIBUTION MISC & CC
04/30/2021 PP 09/21
100 21110 $31,998.68
CHECK TOTAL $35,286.63
1729 5/4/2021 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
DE-9 2021 QTR ENDING 03/31/2021
PAYROLL TAX
100 21103 $3.00
CHECK TOTAL $3.00
1730 5/4/2021 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
UI BENEFIT CHARGE 1ST QTR 2021 106220 50062 $5,732.12
CHECK TOTAL $5,732.12
1731 5/5/2021 ADAPT CONSULTING INC FY2020-21 EMERGENCY SUPPLIES - N95
MASKS
100350 51200 $1,642.50
CHECK TOTAL $1,642.50
1732 5/5/2021 AIMTD LLC NTMP/HAWKWOOD - ADT
VOLUME/SPEED COUNT
251160 56102 $1,715.00
CHECK TOTAL $1,715.00
1733 5/5/2021 AMERICOMP GROUP LASER PRINTER MAINT - JAN-MAR 2021 100230 55000 $2,479.25
CHECK TOTAL $2,479.25
1734 5/5/2021 BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE
SERVICES INC
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - APR 2021 100510 55505 $6,044.00
5/5/2021 BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE
SERVICES INC
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE - APR 2021 100630 55505 $29,719.00
CHECK TOTAL $35,763.00
1735 5/5/2021 BSN SPORTS CORP PARKS MAINTENANCE 100630 52320 $693.96
CHECK TOTAL $693.96
1736 5/5/2021 CANNON CORPORATION PLAN CHECK - 2218 INDIAN CREEK 100615 54420 $1,131.10
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 147
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK # CHECK DATE VENDOR NAME OTP VENDOR NAME INVOICE DESCRIPTION ORG OBJECT AMOUNT
5/5/2021 CANNON CORPORATION PLAN CHECK - 2775 SHADOW CANYON 100615 54420 $851.36
5/5/2021 CANNON CORPORATION PLAN CHECK - 24030 SHOTGUN LANE 100615 54420 $960.00
CHECK TOTAL $2,942.46
1737 5/5/2021 CHEM PRO LABORATORY INC CITY HALL WATER TREATMENT - APR
2021
100620 52320 $155.00
CHECK TOTAL $155.00
1738 5/5/2021 CNC PRINTWERKS REGULAR CITY ENVELOPES 100130 52110 $562.83
5/5/2021 CNC PRINTWERKS CITY WINDOW ENVELOPES 100130 52110 $585.83
CHECK TOTAL $1,148.66
1739 5/5/2021 DAPEER ROSENBLIT & LITVAK LLP CITY PROSECUTOR - CODE
ENFORCEMENT MARCH 2021
100120 54024 $4,499.21
CHECK TOTAL $4,499.21
1740 5/5/2021 DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES
INC
GRAND/GSD
INTERSECTION/LANDSCAPE - MAR 2021
301610 56105 $380.70
CHECK TOTAL $380.70
1741 5/5/2021 CAROL A DENNIS MINUTE SECRETARY FOR COUNCIL
MEETINGS IN APR 2021
100130 54900 $500.00
CHECK TOTAL $500.00
1742 5/5/2021 DIVISION OF THE STATE
ARCHITECT
DSA796 JAN-MAR 2021 226 20602 ($189.20)
5/5/2021 DIVISION OF THE STATE
ARCHITECT
DSA796 JAN-MAR 2021 226 20602 $192.40
CHECK TOTAL $3.20
1743 5/5/2021 DOGGIE WALK BAGS INC DOGGIE BAGS - MAY 2021 250170 51200 $1,752.00
CHECK TOTAL $1,752.00
1744 5/5/2021 DS SERVICES OF AMERICA INC BOTTLED WATER - APRIL 2021 100630 51200 $149.80
CHECK TOTAL $149.80
1745 5/5/2021 EMERALD LANDSCAPE SERVICES
INC
LANDSCAPING SERVICES AT CITY HALL -
APR 2021
100620 52320 $1,026.00
CHECK TOTAL $1,026.00
1746 5/5/2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ASSOCIATES
CEQA CONSULTANT SVCS TTM54081
NOVEMBER 2020
100 22107 $29,437.60
5/5/2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ASSOCIATES
CEQA CONSULT SVCS TTM54081- JAN
2021
100 22107 $2,390.00
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 148
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
CHECK TOTAL $31,827.60
1747 5/5/2021 FEDERAL EXPRESS
CORPORATION
EXPRESS MAIL - GENERAL 100130 52170 $58.48
CHECK TOTAL $58.48
1748 5/5/2021 FOOTHILL BUILDING MATERIALS
INC
SAND/SANDBAGS - FIRE STATION #119 100350 51200 $498.40
CHECK TOTAL $498.40
1749 5/5/2021 GATEWAY CORP CENTER ASSOC ASSOCIATION DUES IN MAY 2021 100620 52400 $2,037.88
CHECK TOTAL $2,037.88
1750 5/5/2021 GOVCONNECTION INC ESET END POINT PROTECTION (ANTI-
VIRUS SOFTWARE)
100230 52314 $1,121.90
CHECK TOTAL $1,121.90
1751 5/5/2021 HDL COREN & CONE PROF SVCS - PROPERTY TAX
CONSULTANT
100210 54010 $3,448.07
CHECK TOTAL $3,448.07
1752 5/5/2021 HUMANE SOCIETY OF POMONA
VALLEY INC
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES IN MAY
2021
100340 55404 $16,690.33
CHECK TOTAL $16,690.33
1753 5/5/2021 JIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC CITY HALL PHONE SYSTEM - APRIL 2021 100230 52200 $2,466.96
5/5/2021 JIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC CITY HALL PHONE SYSTEM - MARCH
2021
100230 52200 $2,464.06
CHECK TOTAL $4,931.02
1754 5/5/2021 JOE A GONSALVES & SON INC PROFESSION LEGISLATIVE SERVICE IN
MAY 2021
100130 54900 $2,500.00
CHECK TOTAL $2,500.00
1755 5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES STORMWATER COMPLIANCE -
DEC 2020
100610 54200 $494.07
5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES STORMWATER COMPLIANCE -
DEC 2020
201610 54200 $1,976.27
5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES - GRADING FEES - TR53430 100 22109 $466.33
5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES - GRADING FEE - TR53670 100 22109 $466.33
5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES - GRADING FEE -2244 INDIAN
CREEK
100 22109 $538.83
5/5/2021 JOHN L HUNTER & ASSOC INC NPDES - TTM 54081 - CROOKED CREEK 100 22107 $36.25
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 149
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
CHECK TOTAL $3,978.08
1756 5/5/2021 KOA CORPORATION PS-TRAFFIC ENGR/LRSP PREP - FEB-MAR
2021
100615 54410 $800.00
5/5/2021 KOA CORPORATION PS-TRAFFIC ENGR/LRSP PREP - FEB-MAR
2021
255615 54400 $7,200.00
CHECK TOTAL $8,000.00
1757 5/5/2021 LA COUNTY ASSESSOR OFFICE SBF ABSTRACT - MAR 2021 100230 52314 $50.00
CHECK TOTAL $50.00
1758 5/5/2021 MANAGERPLUS SOLUTIONS LLC MANAGER PLUS UPGRADE/ANNUAL
MAINTENANCE
100230 52314 $9,095.00
CHECK TOTAL $9,095.00
1759 5/5/2021 MCE CORPORATION STREET MAINTENANCE & VEGETATION
CONTROL - MAR 2021
100655 55530 $575.40
5/5/2021 MCE CORPORATION STREET MAINTENANCE & VEGETATION
CONTROL - MAR 2021
100655 55532 $1,229.68
5/5/2021 MCE CORPORATION STREET MAINTENANCE & VEGETATION
CONTROL - MAR 2021
100655 55528 $10,899.65
CHECK TOTAL $12,704.73
1760 5/5/2021 METROLINK METROLINK PASSES - APRIL 2021 206650 55610 $519.40
5/5/2021 METROLINK METROLINK PASSES - APRIL 2021 206650 55620 $2,077.60
CHECK TOTAL $2,597.00
1761 5/5/2021 MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES INC REPEATER SERVICE FOR EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS IN MAY
100350 52300 $78.75
CHECK TOTAL $78.75
1762 5/5/2021 MYERS & SONS HI-WAY SAFETY
INC
ROAD MAINTENANCE 100655 52310 $459.41
CHECK TOTAL $459.41
1763 5/5/2021 NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH
ACTIVITIES LLC
INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT W/S 2021 100520 55320 $32.40
CHECK TOTAL $32.40
1764 5/5/2021 OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES - ROAD MAINTENANCE 100655 51250 $67.92
5/5/2021 OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES - PLANNING 100410 51200 $93.81
5/5/2021 OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES - CITY MANAGER 100130 51200 $28.53
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 150
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
5/5/2021 OFFICE SOLUTIONS SUPPLIES-COVID 106130 51200 $1,506.37
5/5/2021 OFFICE SOLUTIONS OFFICE SUPPLIES - FINANCE 100210 51200 $64.67
CHECK TOTAL $1,761.30
1765 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR ADRIANA DE OLIVEIRA RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $180.00
CHECK TOTAL $180.00
1766 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR ADRIANA RAMIREZ EVENT REFUND 100 20202 $2,140.00
CHECK TOTAL $2,140.00
1767 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR ALFRETTA PALMER RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $15.00
CHECK TOTAL $15.00
1768 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR AMY YEE RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1769 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR ASHLEE MIYAMOTO RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $119.00
CHECK TOTAL $119.00
1770 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR ATHENA LU RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $140.00
CHECK TOTAL $140.00
1771 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR BARBARA HAYWOOD RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $15.00
CHECK TOTAL $15.00
1772 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR BILLY CHEN RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $156.00
CHECK TOTAL $156.00
1773 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CARMEN WONG RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1774 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CHARLENE YUKI LIK RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1775 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CHRISTOPHER
GORGANI
RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $119.00
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 151
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
CHECK TOTAL $119.00
1776 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CHUNGFENG LAU RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $154.00
CHECK TOTAL $154.00
1777 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CYNTHIA ALATORRE RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $180.00
CHECK TOTAL $180.00
1778 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR CYNTHIA TAYLOR RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $165.00
CHECK TOTAL $165.00
1779 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR DANIELLE PARMENTIER RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.00
CHECK TOTAL $14.00
1780 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR DEBBIE LONGACRE RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $193.20
CHECK TOTAL $193.20
1781 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR FANG ZHANG RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $96.75
CHECK TOTAL $96.75
1782 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR FIONA AUN-LING CHIU RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $123.00
CHECK TOTAL $123.00
1783 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR FRANCIS WELLS RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID 19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1784 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR HECTOR VEGA RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $124.00
CHECK TOTAL $124.00
1785 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR HUI CHI CHEN RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $145.50
CHECK TOTAL $145.50
1786 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JAMIE AQUINO RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $13.75
CHECK TOTAL $13.75
1787 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JANE BEKE RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $15.00
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 152
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
CHECK TOTAL $15.00
1788 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JENNIFER TSUEI RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1789 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JERRY PAO RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $189.00
CHECK TOTAL $189.00
1790 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JIAYI GUO RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $145.50
CHECK TOTAL $145.50
1791 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JIEJUN XU RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $171.00
CHECK TOTAL $171.00
1792 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR JO ANN ALEJO
ANCHETA
RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $13.75
CHECK TOTAL $13.75
1793 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR KATHERINE LIN RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $157.17
CHECK TOTAL $157.17
1794 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR KEVIN WHITE RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1795 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR LUZ ZAMBRANO EVENT REFUND 100 20202 $2,865.33
CHECK TOTAL $2,865.33
1796 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR LYNETTE TAMAYO RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $144.00
CHECK TOTAL $144.00
1797 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR MALIK WILDS RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1798 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR MARILYN MEMORY RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID 19
100 20202 $130.00
CHECK TOTAL $130.00
1799 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR MARY ANN ALINAS RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $13.75
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 153
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
CHECK TOTAL $13.75
1800 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR PAT WONG RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.11
CHECK TOTAL $14.11
1801 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR PRINCESS WONG RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1802 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR RUDY BARILLEAUX RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $13.75
CHECK TOTAL $13.75
1803 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR SHERI SMITH RECREATION HOUSEHOLD REFUND DUE
TO COVID-19
100 20202 $14.37
CHECK TOTAL $14.37
1804 5/5/2021 ONE TIME PAY VENDOR SOON KIM RECREATION HOUSEHOLD CREDIT
REFUND DUE TO COVID-19
100 20202 $185.50
CHECK TOTAL $185.50
1805 5/5/2021 REGIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVICES IN
MARCH & APRIL 2021
100150 55000 $2,000.00
CHECK TOTAL $2,000.00
1806 5/5/2021 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER FOOTHILL PASSES - MARCH 2021 206650 55620 $356.40
5/5/2021 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER FOOTHILL PASSES - MARCH 2021 206650 55610 $1,425.60
5/5/2021 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER FOOTHILL PASSES - MARCH 2021 EZ
PASS
206650 55620 $8.40
5/5/2021 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER FOOTHILL PASSES - MARCH 2021 EZ
PASS
206650 55610 $33.60
CHECK TOTAL $1,824.00
1807 5/5/2021 RETAIL MARKETING SERVICES INC FEBRUARY CART RETRIEVAL 250170 55000 $275.00
5/5/2021 RETAIL MARKETING SERVICES INC JANUARY CART RETRIEVAL 250170 55000 $275.00
CHECK TOTAL $550.00
1808 5/5/2021 S C SIGNS AND SUPPLIES LLC ROAD MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES - SIGNS 100655 51250 $872.72
CHECK TOTAL $872.72
1809 5/5/2021 SC FUELS FLEET VEHICLES FUEL 502620 52330 $39.35
5/5/2021 SC FUELS FLEET VEHICLES FUEL 502130 52330 $42.87
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 154
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK # CHECK DATE VENDOR NAME OTP VENDOR NAME INVOICE DESCRIPTION ORG OBJECT AMOUNT
5/5/2021 SC FUELS FLEET VEHICLES FUEL 502655 52330 $594.01
5/5/2021 SC FUELS FLEET VEHICLES FUEL 502630 52330 $768.40
CHECK TOTAL $1,444.63
1810 5/5/2021 SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE - MAR
2021
207650 55536 $4,554.00
5/5/2021 SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINT - CALL OUTS
MAR-2021
207650 55536 $6,393.65
5/5/2021 SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINT - SUPPLY
PULLBOX LID
207650 55536 $201.48
5/5/2021 SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC TS MAINT - GRAND/GOLDEN SPRINGS
CONDUIT REPAIR
207650 55536 $445.50
CHECK TOTAL $11,594.63
1811 5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 2746 BREA CANYON ROAD - 3.17.21 -
4.14.21
238638 52210 $14.30
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 1000 S. LEMON - 3.16.21 - 4.13.21 238638 52210 $14.30
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 3564 BREA CANYON ROAD - 3.17.21 -
4.14.21
238638 52210 $14.14
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CITY HALL - 3.17.21 - 4.14.21 100620 52210 $9,583.88
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 22745 SUNSET CROSSING ROAD -
3.17.21 - 4.14.21
238638 52210 $14.30
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 20980 E. CANYON RIDGE 3.15.21 -
4.12.21
241641 52210 $14.14
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 21208 WASHINGTON - 3.15.21 - 4.12.21 100630 52210 $14.91
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 20850 HIGH COUNTRY 3.15.21 - 4.12.21 241641 52210 $14.14
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 2025 DIAMOND BAR BLVD - 3.17.21 -
4.14.21
238638 52210 $13.25
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 652 BREA CANYON ROAD 3.22.21 -
4.21.21
238638 52210 $15.40
5/5/2021 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 3334 1/2 BREA CANYON ROAD 3.23.21 -
4.22.21
100630 52210 $49.91
CHECK TOTAL $9,762.67
1812 5/5/2021 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE - 20/21 100610 54200 $11,237.50
5/5/2021 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE - 20/21 201610 54200 $11,237.50
CHECK TOTAL $22,475.00
3.3.b
Packet Pg. 155
City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
1813 5/5/2021 TEMCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP FLEET VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - MAR
2021
502630 52312 $19.99
5/5/2021 TEMCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP FLEET VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - MAR
2021
502430 52312 $88.94
5/5/2021 TEMCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP FLEET VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - MAR
2021
502620 52312 $144.61
5/5/2021 TEMCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP FLEET VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - MAR
2021
502655 52312 $168.94
CHECK TOTAL $422.48
1814 5/5/2021 TENNIS ANYONE INC TENNIS INSTRUCTION 100520 55320 $4,364.22
CHECK TOTAL $4,364.22
1815 5/5/2021 TERRYBERRY SERVICE PINS 100220 52520 $1,381.07
CHECK TOTAL $1,381.07
1816 5/5/2021 THE GAS COMPANY CITY HALL - APR 2021 100620 52215 $651.14
5/5/2021 THE GAS COMPANY DIAMOND BAR CENTER 3.17.21 - 4.15.21 100510 52215 $622.91
CHECK TOTAL $1,274.05
1817 5/5/2021 THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
NEWSPAPER GR
LEGAL AD-PC MEETING 4/27/21-24206
GINGERWOOD
100 22107 $717.50
CHECK TOTAL $717.50
1818 5/5/2021 THE WINDMILL ADS DBC AND EMERGENCY ALERT
SIGNUP
100240 52160 $500.00
5/5/2021 THE WINDMILL ADS DBC AND EMERGENCY ALERT
SIGNUP
100510 52160 $500.00
CHECK TOTAL $1,000.00
1819 5/5/2021 ULINE INC FY2020-21 - COVID SUPPLIES TEMP.
CHECK CARTS
100350 51200 $1,129.39
CHECK TOTAL $1,129.39
1820 5/5/2021 UNITED STATES TREASURY 941 FOR 2021 1ST QTR PAYROLL TAX EIN
95-4210629
100 21102 $1.03
CHECK TOTAL $1.03
1821 5/5/2021 US BANK CALCARD STATEMENT - APRIL 2021 999 28100 $9,889.96
CHECK TOTAL $9,889.96
1822 5/5/2021 VALLEY VISTA SERVICES , INC. STREET SWEEPING SERVICES - MAR 2021 100655 55510 $15,712.20
CHECK TOTAL $15,712.20
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City of Diamond Bar Check Register
CHECK #
CHECK DATE
VENDOR NAME
OTP VENDOR NAME
INVOICE DESCRIPTION
ORG
OBJECT
AMOUNT
1823 5/5/2021 VERIZON WIRELESS WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE - PW/CD
3/17-4/16/21
100230 52200 $2,543.01
CHECK TOTAL $2,543.01
1824 5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT PARKS - MAR 2021 100630 52220 $9,131.42
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DIST 38 - MAR 2021 238638 52220 $5,719.22
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DIST 39 - MAR 2021 239639 52220 $3,926.24
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DIST 41 (PT. 1) - MAR 2021 241641 52220 $33.58
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DIAMOND BAR CENTER - MAR 2021 100510 52220 $229.54
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT CITY HALL - MAR 2021 100620 52220 $602.26
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT RECYCLED - MAR 2021 238638 52220 $438.84
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DISTRICT 41 (PT. 2) MAR 2021 241641 52220 $2,194.99
5/5/2021 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT PARKS PT. 2 - MAR 2021 100630 52220 $739.99
CHECK TOTAL $23,016.08
1825 5/5/2021 WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY JANITORIAL SUPPLIES - CITY HALL 100620 51200 $244.62
5/5/2021 WAXIE SANITARY SUPPLY JANITORIAL SUPPLIES - CITY HALL 100620 51200 $489.25
CHECK TOTAL $733.87
1826 5/5/2021 WILLDAN GEOTECHNICAL GEOTECH REVIEW - 1810 DIAMOND
KNOLL LANE
100 22109 $200.00
5/5/2021 WILLDAN GEOTECHNICAL GEOTECH REVIEW - 23509 RIDGELINE 100 22109 $600.00
CHECK TOTAL $800.00
GRAND TOTAL $335,418.97
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Agenda #: 3.4
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
STRATEGIC
GOAL:
Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the January 2021 Treasurer’s Statement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Consistent with City policy, the Finance Department presents the monthly Treasurer’s
Statement to the City Council for review and approval. This statement shows the cash
balances with a breakdown of various investment accounts and the yield to maturity
from investments. This statement also includes an investment portfolio management
report which details the activities of investments. All investments have been made in
accordance with the City’s Investment Policy.
PREPARED BY:
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REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 3.4.a Treasurer's Report - January 2021
2. 3.4.b Investment Portfolio - January 2021
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BEGINNING CASH BALANCE $44,132,506.13
CASH RECEIVED
Cash Receipts 6,082,821.09
Total Cash Received $6,082,821.09
$50,215,327.22
EXPENDITURES
Cash Disbursements (2,547,940.20)
Bank Fees, Interest Income, Adjustments (73,322.72)
Total Expenditures ($2,621,262.92)
CASH BALANCE AS OF: JANUARY 31, 2021 $47,594,064.30
TOTAL CASH BREAKDOWN
Active Funds
General Account $1,333,153.88
Payroll Account $49,335.31
Change Fund - General Fund $2,000.00
Change Fund - Prop A Fund $300.00
Petty Cash Account $500.00
Parking Account Minimum $250.00
Cash With Fiscal Agent $0.78
Cash With OPEB Trust $469,967.67
Amount Unamortized on Investments $22,250.61
Total Active Funds $1,877,758.25
Investment Funds:
Local Agency Investment Fund $30,886,949.89
Long Term Investments $14,829,356.16
Total Investment Funds 45,716,306.05
CASH BALANCE AS OF: JANUARY 31, 2021 $47,594,064.30
$0.00
Fiscal Year-To-Date Effective Rate of Return 1.26%
Fiscal Year-To-Date Interest Earnings $315,970.77
FY2020-21 Budgeted Annual Interest Earnings $613,890.00
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR - CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
CASH BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 31, 2021
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Agenda #: 3.5
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
PROCLAMATION.
STRATEGIC
GOAL:
Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Proclamation declaring May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month.
BACKGROUND:
Asian American Pacific American Heritage (AAPI) Month is a month to celebrate and
pay tribute to the contributions generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
have made to American history, society and culture.
The origin of AAPI Heritage Month dates back to the 95th Congress (1977 -1978) when
five joint resolutions were introduced proposing that a week in May be designated to
commemorate the accomplishments of AAPIs.
On March 28, 1978, President Carter issued Proclamation 4650, the first presidential
proclamation, for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. In this proclamation, President
Carter spoke of the significant role Asian/Pacific Americans have played in th e creation
of a dynamic and pluralistic American society with their contributions to the sciences,
arts, industry, government and commerce. Over the next ten years, Presidents Carter,
Reagan and George H.W. Bush continued to annually issue proclamations de signating
a week in May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week.
On May 7, 1990, President George H.W. Bush issued Presidential Proclamation 6130
designating May 1990 as the first “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.”
On May 9, 1990, Congress passed Pub.L.101-283, requesting that the President issue
a proclamation which expanded the observance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage
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Week to a month. This law called on the people of the United States to observe
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with “appropriate ceremonies, programs and
activities.”
On October 23, 1992, Congress passed Pub.L.102-450 which permanently designated
May of each year as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.” Pursuant to Pub. L. 102 -
450 Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama, and Trump have annually issued
proclamations designating May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The City of Diamond Bar is proud to honor the achievements and accomplishments of
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to designate May as Asian American and
Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.3.5.a Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Proclamation
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WWHHEERREEAASS,, the United States of America is a great mosaic of different races and
ethnic groups, each celebrating its unique culture in our society. Asian Americans and
Pacific Islander Americans are recognized for the many contributions and countless
achievements they have made to our nation; and
WWHHEERREEAASS,, the origin of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in
the United States dates back to 1978 when a joint congressional resolution established
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week in early May; and
WWHHEERREEAASS,, 12 years later, the commemorative week was expanded to a month by
a presidential proclamation, and in 1992, May of each year was permanently designated as
a monthlong celebration that is now known as Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month; and
WWHHEERREEAASS,, Asian American and Pacific Islanders continue to enrich every aspect
of our society, including the economy, culture, education, politics, arts, literature, science
and technological developments.
NNOOWW TTHHEERREEFFOORREE,, the CITY OF DIAMOND BAR does hereby proclaim MMaayy
22002211 as AASSIIAANN AAMMEERRIICCAANN AANNDD PPAACCIIFFIICC IISSLLAANNDDEERR HHEERRIITTAAGGEE MMOONNTTHH and
calls upon the Diamond Bar community to join in celebrating this month with appropriate
programs and activities.
May 18, 2021
Nancy A. Lyons
Mayor
Ruth M. Low Andrew Chou
Mayor Pro Tem Council Member
Stan Liu Steve Tye
Council Member Council Member
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Agenda #: 3.6
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE
FUNDED BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
2017 (SB-1) FOR FY 2021/22.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-18 authorizing the submittal of a project list of road projects
funded by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB -1) for Fiscal Year
2021/22.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds will be proposed in the FY 2021/22 budget in the amount of $1,576,811
for Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 funded capital improvement projects.
BACKGROUND:
On April 28, 2017 Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) which is known as
the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. In order to address basic road
maintenance, rehabilitation and critical safety needs on both the state highway and local
streets and road system, SB 1 increased per gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales
taxes, and vehicle registrations fees.
SB 1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in the delivery of
California’s transportation programs. Therefore, in order to be eligible for Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding, which allocates much of the
revenue from SB 1, cities and counties are required to provide annual RMRA project
reporting to the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
Prior to receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds from the Controller in a fiscal year, a
city must submit to the CTC a list of projects proposed to be funded with these funds.
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All projects proposed to receive funding must be included in the budget and adopted by
resolution by the City Council in a public meeting.
Once the CTC receives the project list from the City, it will report to the Controller that
the list of projects has been submitted and are therefore eligible to receive an
apportionment of RMRA funds for the applicable fiscal year.
DISCUSSION:
Attached to this report is the required resolution and project list that will be submitted to
the CTC by July 1, 2021 (Attachment 1). Consistent with the Study Session on the
Draft Capital Improvement Projects reviewed by the Council on May 4, 2021, t he
proposed FY 2021/22 budget anticipates allocating $1,576,811 in RMRA funds for the
following three (3) capital improvement projects:
Carryover funding from FY 2020/21 - $1,176,811
1.Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Diamond Bar Boulevard from Pathfinder Road to
Mountain Laurel Way) - $300,000
2.Grand Avenue/Golden Springs Drive Intersection Enhancement - $876,811
New funding in FY 2021/22 - $400,000
1.Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Golden Springs Drive from Brea Canyon Road to
Lemon Ave.) - $400,000
Additionally, a city receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds is required to sustain a
maintenance of effort (MOE) by spending at least the annual average of its general fund
expenditures during the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 fiscal years for street, road and
highway purposes from the city’s general fund. This amount for the City of Diamond Bar
has been determined to be $467,701. This MOE will be easily met each fiscal year.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
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REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.3.6.a Resolution No. 2021-18
2.3.6.b Exhibit A - SB1 Project List
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL
OF A PROJECT LIST OF ROAD PROJECTS FUNDED BY SB 1: THE
ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 FOR FY
2021/22.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017 was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017
in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls
statewide; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and
transparency in the delivery of California’s transportation programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar must submit a project list on an annual
basis to the California Transportation Commission in order to be eligible for Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 requires the City to include the project list in the budget and
adopt the list by resolution of the City Council in a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar will receive an estimated $1,176,811 in
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding in Fiscal Year 2020-
21; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar will carry over the estimated $1,176,811of
RMRA funding from Fiscal Year 2020-21 to FY 2021-22, which combined with new
RMRA funding of approximately $400,000, will provide for a total of $1,576,811 for FY
2021-22.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar adopts the
attached project list of road projects funded by RMRA funds (Exhibit A).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May 2021.
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Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
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ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA • CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONSenate Bill (SB) 1 Proposed Project List Form* RequiredType (Select from dropdown list)Explanation (if "Other" is selected, please explain)?Pre-Construction (mm/yyyy)Construction (mm/yyyy)Min. Max.Sustainability?Technologies?Climate Change?Complete Streets Elements?Description of ElementsPP01 5455Grand Ave/Golden Springs Drive Intersection EnhancementPW18400 Complete Streets ComponentsAs a result of the widening of the Grand/Golden Springs Drive intersection being performed by the City of Industry as part of the 57/60 Confluence Project (Phase IIA), pedestrian hardscape and landscape enhancements associated with crosswalks, sidewalks and parkways are being implemented. This project consist of 0.2 Center Miles along Golden Springs Drive and 0.25 Center Miles along Grand Avenue.Intersection of Grand Ave. and Golden Springs Drive02/2021 02/2023 10 20 2955YesPedestrian safety projectPP02 5455Arterial Street Rehab (Diamond Bar Blvd. from Pathfinder Road to Mountain Laurel Way)S120101 Road Maintenance & RehabilitationAs part of the City's ongoing pavement rehabilitation program, the entire width of the major arterial roadway, Diamond Bar Blvd., will be rehabilitated. This project consists of 1.09 Centerline Miles.Diamond Bar Blvd. between Pathfinder Road and Mountain Laurel Way05/2021 06/2021 10 20 2955PP03 5455Arterial Street Rehab (Golden Springs from Brea Canyon to Lemon Ave.)S122100 Road Maintenance & RehabilitationAs part of the City's ongoing pavement rehabilitation program, the entire width of Golden Springs Drive from Brea Canyon Road to Lemon Avenue. 0.6 Centerline Miles will be rehabilitated. Golden Springs Drive between Brea Canyon Road and Lemon Avenue10/2021 11/2021 10 20 2955PP04 5455PP05 5455PP06 5455PP07 5455PP08 5455PP09 5455PP10 5455PP11 5455PP12 5455PP13 5455PP14 5455PP15 5455PP16 5455PP17 5455PP18 5455PP19 5455PP20 5455PP21 5455PP22 5455PP23 5455PP24 5455PP25 5455PP26 5455PP27 5455PP28 5455PP29 5455PP30 5455PP31 5455PP32 5455PP33 5455PP34 5455PP35 5455PP36 5455PP37 5455PP38 5455Legislative District(s)LoCodePart 2: Project InformationLocal Streets and Roads ProgramAdditional Project Elements (Does the project include element(s) as described in SHC 2030 (c)-(f)? (Select Y/N from dropdown list)?Proposed Project (PP#)* Project Title Project ID(if any)* Project Description?* Project Location?State SenateState Assembly * EstimatedCompletion Date* EstimatedUseful Life(# of Yr)Project Type?1 of 23.6.bPacket Pg. 173
Agenda #: 3.7
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: CITY OF DIAMOND BAR LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 38 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/22.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-19 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and to file an
Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in Landscaping Assessment
District No. 38 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adequate funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2021/22 operating budget to prepare
the necessary engineer’s report for Landscaping Assessment District 38.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
As part of the assessment district update, the City must undergo a three -step process.
First, the City initiates the process by adopting resolution ordering the City Engineer to
prepare and file an engineer’s report for the district, the action being recommended in
this agenda item. Second, the report is finalized and present ed to the City Council who,
in turn, adopts the resolution of intention that is set for a Public Hearing. Lastly, a Public
Hearing is held at a City Council meeting wherein the assessment district is approved
and confirmed, resulting in the adoption of a resolution confirming the levy of
assessments. Throughout the entire process, all proceedings for the maintenance of
improvements will be pursuant to the provisions of the Landscape and Lighting Act of
1972 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of
California and applicable provisions of Proposition 218, Article XIII D of the California
Constitution.
The City has an annual program for the maintenance of landscaped medians as well as
parkway improvements and intends to continue said program by special assessments
upon lands within the City. Funds must be provided to enable Landscap ing Assessment
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District No. 38 (District) to continue its operation during the 2021 -22 fiscal year. The
District encompasses the whole City and is illustrated on Exhibit “A” Map.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.3.7.a Resolution No. 2021-19
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND TO FILE A
REPORT RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 38 AND ANY ASSESSMENT THEREON FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2021-22
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar Assessment District No. 38 (“District”) was
created pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (§
22500, et seq.).
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code § 22622 provides that the City
Council shall adopt a resolution generally describing any proposed new improvements or
substantial changes in existing improvements in the District and ordering the City
Engineer to prepare and file a report related to annual maintenance and assessment in
the District.
WHEREAS, no new improvements or substantial changes in existing
improvements are proposed for the District.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond
Bar as follows:
Section 1. The Recitals, as set forth above, are in all respects true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The City Engineer is hereby ordered and directed to prepare or have
prepared an annual report in accordance with California Streets and Highways Code §§
22565, et seq., with respect to City of Diamond Bar Assessment District No. 38 for Fiscal
Year 2021-22.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May 2021.
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ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Exhibit A
Landscape Assessment District No. 38 Map
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Agenda #: 4.1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
1.Decline to adopt Resolution No. 2021-15 by either a roll call vote or by way of a
lack of motion or second to approve; and
2.Adopt Resolution No. 2021-20 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and to file a
report related to maintenance of improvements in the existing Landscape
Assessment District No. 39 for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adequate funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2020/21 budget to prepare the
necessary engineer’s report for updating the assessment district.
BACKGROUND:
Landscape Assessment District No. 39 (District 39) was formed in the mid-1980s by the
original developer and the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of
the California Streets and Highways Code (§ 22500, et seq.). Upon incorporation in
1989, the City of Diamond Bar (City) assumed jurisdiction over District 39, which was
structured in order that revenue from the assessments would self -support its
maintenance.
Comprised of 1,249 parcels with an annual assessment rate of $236 per parcel, District
39 is bound on the west by Diamond Bar Boulevard and on the east by City limits. The
City services and maintains five (5) mini-parks, 15 acres of slopes, 39 acres of open
space areas, and other landscape and irrigation improvements (Improvements) in
District 39.
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Following is a timeline of milestones to date:
• 1996: Proposition 218 (Prop 218) removed the City Council’s authority to
increase assessments without property owner approval. Assessment rates were
effectively frozen that year, and soon thereafter the revenue being generated by
the assessments became insufficient to cover the cost of maintaining District 39.
The City has been subsidizing District 39 in recent years by using its General
Fund.
• 2019: The City pursued an increase in assessment rates through a Prop 218 -
compliant ballot proceeding, which was soundly defeated with only 21.2%
property owner support.
• March 16, 2021: The City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-10 declaring its
intent to dissolve District 39 and setting a public hearing for May 4, 2021.
• April 28, 2021: The City received a signed petition/letter from a group of residents
requesting the City Council to postpone the decision to dissolve District 39 and
consider a new ballot proceeding, similar to the actions in Landscape
Assessment District No. 41 (District 41).
• May 4, 2021: The City Council conducted the public hearing and considered
Resolution No. 2021-15 (Attachment 1) on the dissolution of District 39. At that
meeting, the City Council continued the matter to May 18, 2021, with additional
direction to consider affording the property owners to a new ballot process to
increase assessments. Therefore, that item is still open.
DISCUSSION:
At the May 4, 2021, City Council meeting, discussion on the dissolution of District 39
focused on the time frame available for a new ballot proceeding to increase assessment
rates, as done in 2019, and as currently underway in District 41, in time for the August
10, 2021 deadline for submitting assessments to the Los Angeles County Auditor-
Controller for the 2021-22 property tax bills. Concern was expressed that the timeline
would be too brief to give District 39 property owners adequate time to learn about the
issues and make an informed decision.
Based on feedback from the City Council and community members, the following steps
have been prepared for consideration:
1. Remove from consideration the adoption of Resolution No. 2021-15 thereby not
dissolving Landscape Assessment District No. 39; and
2. Initiate the annual levy process for District 39 with the existing assessment structure
($236/parcel rate plus General Fund subsidy) for FY 2021/22. The attached
Resolution (Attachment 2) would start that process.
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Following the completion of the annual assessments, the process to initiate a new Prop
218 ballot process will commence. The community outreach effort is anticipated to take
several months and will require considerable effort on the part of the City including staff
time, and will likely require additional services of a community engagement and
facilitation consultant. Staff believes that a facilitation consultant will be a valuable
element to help both the community and City staff to embrace the full scope of
possibilities for District 39. The City will also use the services of its assessment
engineer, in a supporting role. A detailed plan/proposal for a new Prop 218 ballot
proceeding including timeline, level of effort, and cost estimate will be developed and
presented to the City Council in the coming weeks. The goal would be to conduct a new
Prop 218 ballot process and reconsider dissolving the existing District well in advance of
the next Fiscal Year 2022/23.
The dissolution procedures for both District 39 and District 41 have been running
parallel, and the revised approach would be a departure from that. It is worth noting that
there are several differences between the two districts that support this departure.
•District 41 is fully supported by a small group of homeowners’ associations, and
therefore developed an organized response to the City’s dissolution proposal
much more effectively. District 39 has no such homeowners’ associations.
•District 41 is much more concise both in numbers (554 parcels compared to
1,249 in District 39) as well as geographically (District 39 is more than three
times larger and is split across the area), leading to a more concise and cohesive
networking potential.
•District 41 homeowners’ associations communicated early on with the property
owners and developed a network and advocacy approach (e.g., lawn signs are
printed and distributed). District 39 has obtained signatures from only about 48 of
the 1,249 properties as of May 4.
•District 41 has a much simpler structure of improvements and assessments .
There are no public improvements present in District 41, while there are 5 public
parks and large public open space areas in District 39. The dialogue for District
39 is likely to be more complicated with more options to consider.
The process for continuing the status quo in District 39 for one more year would include
three steps:
1.Adopt a Resolution of Intent ordering an Engineer’s Report (one of the
recommendations of the present report);
2.Adopt a Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report and setting a date for a public
hearing, tentatively scheduled for June 15, 2021, City Council meeting; and
3.Conduct a public hearing tentatively scheduled for July 6, 2021, City Council
meeting to approve the annual assessments.
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This matches the annual levy process for Landscape Assessment District No. 38.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 4.1.a Resolution No. 2021-15
2. 4.1.b Resolution No. 2021-20
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR TO DISSOLVE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39.
WHEREAS, Landscape Assessment District No. 39 (“District”) was created by the
County of Los Angeles pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and
Highways Code (§ 22500, et seq.); and
WHEREAS, upon incorporation in 1989, the City of Diamond Bar (City) assumed
jurisdiction over the District; and
WHEREAS, the City services and maintains five (5) mini-parks, 15 acres of slopes,
39 acres of open space areas, and other landscape and irrigation improvements
(Improvements) in the District; and
WHEREAS, the District is bound on the west by Diamond Bar Boulevard and on
the east by City limits, as shown on Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, the District comprises 1,249 parcels, with an annual assessment rate
of $236 per parcel; and
WHEREAS, since Fiscal Year 2008/09, the revenue being generated by the
assessments have been insufficient to cover the cost of maintaining the District; and
WHEREAS, when the District was created it was structured in order that revenue
from the assessments would self-support its maintenance; and
WHEREAS, due to the increase in the cost of the service over the years and the
inability to increase assessments to cover those costs, the City has been subsidizing the
maintenance of the Improvements in the District by using its General Fund; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Article XIIIC and Article XIIID were added to State of
California’s Constitution by Proposition 218 (Prop 218), requiring that any increases in
assessments must be approved by way of a majority protest procedure; and
WHEREAS, in order to have the District self-support its maintenance as originally
structured and to end the General Fund subsidy, the City proposed an increase in the
District assessment fee in 2019 per the majority protest procedure prescribed under Prop
218, but it was overwhelmingly rejected by property owners within the District; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-10
declaring its intent to dissolve the District fixing 6:30 p.m. on May 4, 2021, as the time for
a public hearing on the question of the dissolution of the District pursuant to California
Streets and Highways Code section 22610; and
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WHEREAS, on May 4, 2021 the City Council held a public hearing and received
and considered public input regarding the dissolution of Landscaping Assessment District
No. 39, at which time the matter was continued to May 18, 2021 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond
Bar as follows:
Section 1. The Recitals, as set forth above, are in all respects true and correct,
and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The public interest and convenience require, and the City Council is
authorized, to dissolve the District pursuant to Division 15, Part 2, Chapter 2, Sections
22605 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code, and specifically Section
22610 thereof.
Section 3. A general description of the District improvements is as follows:
The maintenance and servicing of landscaping and any facilities which are
appurtenant thereto or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance and
servicing thereof, including but not limited to, repair, removal or replacement, grading,
clearing, removal of debris, pruning, fertilization, pest control, weed control, and the
installation or construction of appurtenant facilities, including curbs, gutters, walls,
sidewalks or paving, or water, irrigation, or electrical facilities. Said maintenance and
servicing of the landscaping and installation, maintenance and servicing of related work
shall be within the area of Assessment District No. 39 as shown on Exhibit “A” as attached
hereto and incorporated by reference.
Section 4. Upon the District’s dissolution, the City will not provide any services
or maintenance on private property in the District, with the exception of the public trails
and the five (5) mini-parks. Private property maintenance shall become the responsibility
of the underlying property owners who will be required to maintain the property in
accordance with City ordinances. A detailed map of the maintenance areas under the
District is available for inspection with the Public Works Director/City Engineer.
Section 5. Upon the District’s dissolution, the City will cease the levy and
collection of assessments against parcels of land within the District beginning July 1,
2021.
Section 6. The City Council hereby dissolves Landscaping Assessment District
No. 39, effective July 1, 2021.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, staff
shall mail notice to all property owners within the District of the adoption of this Resolution,
and staff shall take such actions as may be necessary to cease the collection of
assessments against parcels with the District as of July 1, 2021, and cause a true and
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correct copy of this Resolution to be published pursuant to California Government Code
§ 6061.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2021.
__________________________
Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed, adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
__________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
Landscape Assessment District No. 39 Map
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-20
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE
AND TO FILE A REPORT RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39 AND ANY ASSESSMENT THEREON
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar Assessment District No. 39 (“District”) was
created pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (§
22500, et seq.).
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code § 22622 provides that the City
Council shall adopt a resolution generally describing any proposed new improvements
or substantial changes in existing improvements in the District and ordering the City
Engineer to prepare and file a report related to annual maintenance and assessment in
the District.
WHEREAS, no new improvements or substantial changes in exiting
improvements are proposed for the District.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar as follows:
Section 1. The Recitals, as set forth above, are in all respects true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The City Engineer is hereby ordered and directed to prepare or have
prepared an annual report in accordance with California Streets and Highways Code §
22565, et seq., with respect to City of Diamond Bar Assessment District No. 39 for Fiscal
Year 2021-22.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2021.
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Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
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ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
____________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
Landscape Assessment District No. 39 Map
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Agenda #: 5.1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: NEW LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-21 declaring intention to form new Landscape Assessment
District No. 41-2021, approving the Engineer’s Report, providing notice of public hearing
and mailing of the assessment ballot.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
As shown in the attached Engineer’s Report, FY 2021/22 costs are annualized at
$295,273. If approved, the new assessments ranging from $483.21 to $525.22 per
parcel would generate revenues of $284,462, which would be supplemented by $10,811
of General Fund for the requisite general benefit portion of the new Assessment District.
BACKGROUND:
Landscape Assessment District No. 41 (“District”) was formed in 1985 by the original
developer and the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the
California Streets and Highways Code (§ 22500, et seq.). U pon incorporation in 1989,
the City of Diamond Bar (City) assumed jurisdiction over the District. The District was
structured to be self-supporting with the ability of the County (and, subsequently the
City) to set assessments levels sufficient to raise the required revenues.
In 1996 California voters approved Proposition 218, which changed the legal
requirements of increasing assessments such as these. From that year forward any
increase in assessments would need to be approved by a vote of the property owners
within the District by a simple majority (50% + 1) of returned ballots. This new
requirement effectively froze assessment levels for most assessments across the State,
including District 41. For a few years, cost increases were modest and fiscal re serves
were sufficient to fund maintenance activities. Once the reserves were depleted, the
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City’s General Fund was utilized to cover the shortfalls in the District.
Because the District was originally structured to be self-supporting, this burden on the
General Fund was unintended and unsustainable. The simplest remedy was to increase
assessments for the District to cover costs. Other options included scaling back
landscape services to fit within available revenues or dissolving the District and ceasin g
all services.
After years of study and discussion, the City Council initiated a new assessment district
formation in 2019 pursuant to Proposition 218 procedures to put increased
assessments in place. The result of that ballot process was an overwhelming rejection
of the City’s proposed assessments (with only 25.3% support). The City proceeded to
continue with the same assessment levels for the two following years, FY 2019/20 and
FY 2020/21.
Due to the increase in the cost of District services over the years and the inability to
increase assessments to cover those costs, the City Council at its February 16, 2021
meeting directed staff to take the necessary steps to dissolve the District. On March 16,
2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021 -09 declaring the City’s intention to
dissolve the District and scheduling a public hearing for the May 4, 2021 Council
meeting. Public hearing letters/notices were mailed to the property owners and the
public hearing notices were published accordingly.
In response to the District dissolution action initiated by Council, substantial comments
were received from the property owners and representatives of the homeowner’s
associations in the District indicating that another Proposition 218 ballot proceeding
might be received more favorably than in 2019. Based on that input along with
assurances from the homeowners’ associations that they would spearhead all
community engagement, the City Council on April 6, 2021 approved Resolution 2021 -12
initiating proceedings for the formation of a new landscape assessment district (No. 41 -
2021) and authorizing the preparation of an Engineer’s Report.
In the meantime, the process of dissolving the existing District continued with a public
hearing held as scheduled on May 4, 2021. At that meeting, the Council dissolved the
District by adopting Resolution No. 2021-16, effective July 1, 2021.
ANALYSIS:
Engineer’s Report and Assessment Rates
The draft Engineer’s Report (Report), provided in Attachment 2, is now complete and
filed with the City for approval. The Report has estimated the annualized cost to perform
the required services to be $295,273 in FY 2021/22 dollars. The proposed Landscape
Assessment District No. 41-2021 has the same boundaries and services as the existing
District No. 41, and the methodology for determining the assessment rates is identical to
that included in the 2019 Report supporting that rate increase balloting.
Below is a summary of the main financial aspects in the Report:
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• Assessment Calculation: District 41-2021 is made up of two types of homes:
single-family and condominium homes. Based on occupancy differences applied
to various categories of benefits, the Engineer has determined that
condominiums should pay 92% of the rate of single-family homes. The resultant
assessment rates proposed for Fiscal Year 2021/22 are $525.22 and $483.21,
respectively, raising a total of $284,462.
• Contingency/Reserve: The Report proposes to include up to 5% additional
amount in the cost estimate to establish a reserve fund for contingencies and
special projects as well as a capital improvement fund for accumulating funds for
larger capital improvement projects or capital renovation needs of the District.
Any remaining balance would either be placed in the reserve fund or would be
used to reduce future years' assessments.
• City General Fund Contribution: The Report calculated the amount of benefit
received by properties outside the District 41 -2021 or by the public at large
(referred to as General Benefit) to be 3.84% of the overall benefit. This
percentage of the annual costs must be paid from other sources. The most
common source of payment for City-managed districts like this is the General
Fund. In summary, the Report identifies $10,811 in General Benefit to be paid by
the City’s General Fund for FY 2021/22.
• Annual Assessment Calculation: The assessment is proposed to be subject to an
adjustment up to a cap of 3% annually, which adjustment will be based upon
actual costs, including any reasonable reserves, supported by an Engineer’s
Report prepared in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution. If
the Engineer’s Report does not support an increase or supports a reduction in
the assessment, then the assessment will not be increased or will be lowered as
applicable.
Procedure
The process of increasing the assessment levels for a district or formation of a new
district is governed by Proposition 218 and requires a ballot proceeding where the
property owners would need to approve the increase. The procedure is laid out in
Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code as well as Section
53750 - 53754 of the Government Code. It requires three steps:
1. Adopt a resolution to initiate the proceedings and direct preparation of the
Engineer’s Report (completed on April 6, 2021);
2. Adopt a resolution approving an Engineer’s Report (which establishes assessment
rates) and setting the date for a public hearing (this report’s recommendation); and
3. Conduct the public hearing (scheduled for July 6, 2021) at which time ballots will be
tabulated and the outcome of the balloting proceeding will be known.
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The ballots, along with a formal notice, will be mailed to each property owner by May
21, 2021 – 45 days prior to the public hearing pursuant to law. The ballots can be
returned any time up to the close of the hearing. A draft sample of the 4-page ballot
packet document is provided as Attachment 3.
In accordance with the statutes, these proceedings are voted on by property owners
(instead of registered voters). In addition, votes are weighted by the amount of the
proposed assessment. For example, a property owner being assessed $525.22 has
slightly more voting power as an owner being assessed $483.21.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.1.a Resolution No. 2021-21
2. 5.1.b Engineer's Report - Landscape Assessment District 41-2021
3. 5.1.c Draft Sample Ballot Documents
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO FORM LANDSCAPE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021 AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS,
PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT,
PROVIDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDERING THE
MAILING OF THE ASSESSMENT BALLOT.
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2021-12, approved on April 6, 2021, the City
Council ordered the initiation of proceedings for the formation of Landscape Assessment
District No. 41-2021 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 of
Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with § 22500
thereof) (“Act”).
WHEREAS, Proposition 218 was adopted on November 6, 1996 adding Articles
XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution, which impose certain procedural and
substantive requirements relating to assessments (as defined).
WHEREAS, an Engineer’s Report (“Report”) has been prepared by SCI Consulting
Group, registered, professional engineers (“Engineer”), and submitted to the City Council,
in which an assessment is proposed to fund the cost of the installation, maintenance and
servicing of improvements within the District boundaries as described in Section 3 below.
The proposed landscaping maintenance assessment shall be described as “Landscape
Assessment District No. 41-2021” of the City of Diamond Bar (hereinafter the “District”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
as follows:
Section 1. The above Recitals are in all respects true and correct.
Section 2. Reference to Initiation. In accordance with direction from the City
Council, the Engineer prepared an Engineer’s Report (“Report”) pursuant to the Act and
Article XIIID of the California Constitution. The Report has been prepared, filed with the
City Clerk, reviewed and duly considered by the City Council and is hereby deemed
sufficient and preliminarily approved. The Report shall stand as the Report for all
subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to this Resolution.
Section 3. Description of the Improvements: The purpose of the Assessment
District shall be for the installation, maintenance and servicing of improvements. Within
the District, the existing and proposed improvements (“Improvements”) are generally
described as the installation, maintenance and servicing of public and private areas and
facilities, including but not limited to, landscaping, sprinkler systems, landscape corridors,
ground cover, shrubs and trees, street frontages, drainage systems, lighting, fencing,
graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as
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applicable, for property owned and/or maintained by the City. Installation means the
construction of landscape improvements, including, but not limited to, land preparation,
such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems,
sidewalks and drainage, and lights. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and
materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of said
improvements, including (a) repair, removal, or replacement of all or part of any
improvement; (b) providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of landscaping,
including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or treating for disease or
injury; (c) the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid waste; and (d) the
cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover
graffiti. Servicing means the furnishing of (a) electric current or energy, ga s, or other
illuminating agent for any public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of any
other improvements, and (b) water for the irrigation of any landscaping, the operation of
any fountains, or the maintenance of any other improvements.”
Section 4. Reference to the Report: The Report is hereby incorporated by
reference. Reference is hereby made to the Report for a full and detailed description of
the Improvements, the boundaries of the District and the proposed assessments upon
assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. Reference is also hereby made to
the Report for an estimate of the costs of the Improvements proposed to be financed from
the proceeds of the proposed assessment.
Section 5. Availability of the Report: The Report is available for public review
at the City of Diamond Bar City Hall, located at 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA.
The Report includes:
A. A description of the Improvements to be funded with assessment proceeds,
services and incidental costs; and
B. An estimate of the annual cost of such Improvements; and
C. A description of the assessable parcels of land within the District and proposed to
be subject to the assessment; and
D. A description of the proportionate special and genera l benefits conferred on
property by the proposed assessment; and
E. A description of the boundaries of the proposed District; and
F. A specification of the amount to be assessed upon various types of assessable
land to fund the cost of the Improvements; and
G. The proposed method and formula of assessing the costs and expenses of the
Improvements to the properties which will specially benefit from the Improvements;
and
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Section 6. Description of the District: The District consists of the lots and
parcels shown on the boundary map of the District on file with the City Clerk, and
reference is hereby made to such map for further particulars.
Section 7. Proposed Assessment Rate: It is the intention of the City Council to
levy and collect assessments within the District. The estimated Fiscal Year 2021-22 cost
of providing the Improvements is $295,273. Said estimated cost results in a proposed
Single-Family Equivalent (“SFE”) assessment rate of FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
DOLLARS AND TWENTY-TWO CENTS ($525.22) and a proposed condominium
assessment rate of FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND TWENTY-ONE
CENTS ($483.21) for Fiscal Year 2021-22. It is the further intention of the City Council
to have the assessment collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same
persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general taxes.
Section 8. Public Hearing: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT SHALL BE HELD BEFORE THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR IN THE WINDMILL ROOM, LOCATED AT
21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, ON TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021
AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE MATTER MAY BE
HEARD, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CITY COUNCIL’S DETERMINATION OF
WHETHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE
THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THIS CITY COUNCIL’S FINAL ACTION UPON THE
REPORT AND THE ASSESSMENTS THEREIN. All interested persons shall be afforded
the opportunity to hear and be heard. Any interested person may file a written protest
with the City Clerk, or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdraw al of
that protest, prior to the conclusion of the public input portion of the public hearing. A
written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall
contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the signer thereof. The
City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests made or filed by
any interested person.
Section 9. Notice and Ballot: The City Clerk hereby is authorized and directed
to cause notice of the hearing ordered under Section 8 hereof to be given in accordance
with law by United States Mail, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given when
so deposited in the United States Mail. The envelope or cover of the mailing shall include
the name of the City. The mailed notice shall be given to all property owners of
assessable parcels within the District by such mailing by name to those persons whose
names and addresses appear on the last equalized secured property tax assessment roll
of Los Angeles County, or in the case of any public entity, the representative of such
public entity at the address thereof known to the City Clerk. The notice shall include, but
not be limited to, the total amount of assessment proposed to be levied in the District for
fiscal year 2021-22, the assessment proposed for the owner’s particular parcel(s), the
basis upon which it was calculated, the duration thereof, the reason for the assessment,
and the basis upon which any future adjustments are to be made . Each notice shall also
contain an assessment ballot, a summary of the procedures applicable to the completion,
return and tabulation of assessment ballots, the date, time, and location of the public
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hearing and a statement that the existence of a majority protes t will result in the
assessment not being imposed. The notice herein provided shall be mailed not less than
forty-five (45) days before the date of the public hearing .
Section 10. Additional Information: To obtain additional information about the
proposed assessments, the District or the proposed Improvements contact: Hal Ghafari,
Public Works Manager, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765, telephone number
(909) 839-7000. The Report and other written material about the District may also be
reviewed at the Office of the City Clerk during regular business hours.
Section 11. Annual Assessments: The assessments are proposed to be levied
annually. If the proposed assessments are approved and confirmed by the City Council,
the assessments in future fiscal years may increase by an amount based on actual costs,
but subject to a three percent (3%) cap, without a majority protest vote under Proposition
218. In each subsequent year in which the assessments will be levied, an updated
Report, including a proposed budget and assessment rate, shall be prepared. The
updated Report shall be considered by the City Council at a noticed public hearing. The
updated Report shall serve as the basis for the continuation of the assessments or any
increase thereon.
Section 12. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 18th day of May 2021.
________________________________
Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at the regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May 2021, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
________________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Landscape Assessment District 41-2021
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
MAY 2021
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972,
GOVERNMENT CODE AND ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
ENGINEER OF WORK:
SCIConsultingGroup
4745 MANGELS BOULEVARD
FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA 94534
PHONE 707.430.4300
FAX 707.430.4319
WWW.SCI-CG.COM
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL
Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
Ruth M. Low, Mayor Pro Tem
Andrew Chou, Councilmember
Stan Liu, Councilmember
Steve Tye, Councilmember
CITY MANAGER
Dan Fox
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR / CITY ENGINEER
David Liu
CITY ATTORNEY
David DeBerry
ENGINEER OF WORK
Jerry Bradshaw, P.E.
SCI Consulting Group
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 1
OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 1
ENGINEER’S REPORT AND CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENTS .............................................. 1
LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS .................................................................................................... 2
PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 4
FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET ......................................................... 6
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ................................................................................. 6
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT ............................................................................ 8
METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT .......................................................................................... 8
DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT .................................................................................................. 8
SPECIAL BENEFIT ............................................................................................................ 9
GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT .............................................................................. 11
BENEFIT FINDING ........................................................................................................... 12
METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT ........................................................................................ 14
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ............................................................................................. 15
VACANT/UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES .............................................................................. 16
OTHER PROPERTY TYPES .............................................................................................. 16
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CALCULATION .............................................................................. 16
DURATION OF ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................... 16
APPEALS OF ASSESSMENTS LEVIED TO PROPERTY........................................................... 17
ASSESSMENT FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED WITHIN THE DISTRICT AREA ............................. 17
ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 18
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................ 21
ASSESSMENT ROLL ............................................................................................................. 22
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: FY 2021-22 ESTIMATE OF COSTS ............................................................................. 6
TABLE 2: ASSESSMENT RATE DETERMINATION ......................................................................... 7
TABLE 2: FY 2021-22 SUMMARY COST ESTIMATE .................................................................. 18
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41
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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
The City of Diamond Bar (the “City”) services and maintains turf areas, slopes and open
space areas and other improvements (“Improvements”) in the Diamond Bar Hills area of the
City. In order to fund the maintenance and operation (“Services”) of these projects and
improvements, Landscaping Assessment District No. 41 was formed in 1985 by the County
of Los Angeles prior to the incorporation of the
City of Diamond Bar. Upon incorporation in
1989, the City assumed jurisdiction over the
District. Since the passage of Proposition 218,
the assessments for this existing District cannot
be increased beyond the previously approved
amount of $280.00 per parcel. This assessment
amount does not generate sufficient revenue to
fund the District’s improvements and services,
and the annual shortfalls have been funded by
the City’s General Fund.
The City Council has directed that a new
assessment be proposed and voted on by
property owners within the District in
accordance with Proposition 218 (Article XIIIC
and D or the California Constitution). Their intent is to replace the existing District No. 41
with a new District No. 41-2021 that would adhere to the existing boundary and include the
same improvements and services. If approved, the existing District No. 41 will be dissolved.
This Engineer’s Report ("Report") was prepared to establish the budget for the
Improvements (as described below) that will be funded by the proposed assessments and
other revenue, and to determine the general and special benefits received from the
Improvements by property within the District and the method of assessment apportionment
to lots and parcels. This Report and the assessments have been made pursuant to the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and
Highways Code (the "Act") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the “Article”).
ENGINEER’S REPORT AND CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENTS
As required by the Act, this Report includes plans and specifications, a diagram or map of
the District, the benefits received by property from the Improvements within the District, and
the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the District.
If the Council approves this Engineer’s Report and the proposed Assessments by resolution,
a ballot and notice will be mailed to each property owner as identified in the most recent
equalized tax roll prepared by the Los Angeles County Assessor’s office. The resolution
preliminarily approving the Engineer’s Report and mailed notice will include the date for a
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public hearing at which time all ballots must be received to be counted in accordance with
Government Code Section 53753. The notice and ballots must be mailed at least 45 days
prior to the public hearing.
At the appointed time and place, a public hearing is held for the purpose of allowing public
testimony about the proposed Assessments. This hearing is currently scheduled for July 6,
2021. At this hearing, the Council will hear public testimony and tabulate all ballots turned
in before the close of the public comment period of the public hearing. If it is determined that
the assessment ballots submitted in opposition to the proposed Assessments do not exceed
the assessment ballots submitted in favor of the Assessments (each ballot is weighted by
the proportional financial obligation of the property for which the ballot is submitted) the
Council may take action to approve the levying of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2021-22. If
so confirmed and approved, the Assessments would be submitted to the Los Angeles
County Auditor/Controller for inclusion on the property tax rolls for fiscal year 2021-22.
LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS
PROPOSITION 218
The Right to Vote on Taxes Act was approved by the voters of California on November 6,
1996 and is now Article XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution. Propositio n 218
provides for benefit assessments to be levied to fund the cost of providing services and
improvements, as well as maintenance and operation expenses to a public improvement
which benefits the assessed property.
SILICON VALLEY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. V SANTA CLARA COUNTY OPEN SPACE
AUTHORITY (2008) 44 CAL. 4TH 431
In July of 2008, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Silicon Valley
Taxpayers Association, Inc. v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (“SVTA”). This
ruling is significant in that the Court clarified how Proposition 218 made changes to the
determination of special benefit. The Court also found that:
➢ Benefit assessments are for special, not general, benefit
➢ The services and/or improvements funded by assessments must be clearly
defined
➢ Special benefits are directly received by and provide a direct advantage to
property in the Improvement District
➢ The assessment paid by property should be proportional to the special
benefits it receives from the Improvements
DAHMS V. DOWNTOWN POMONA PROPERTY (2009) 174 CAL. APP. 4TH 708
In Dahms v. Downtown Pomona Property (“Dahms”) the Court upheld an assessment that
was 100% special benefit (i.e. 0% general benefit) on the rationale that the services and
improvements funded by the assessments were directly provided to property in the
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assessment district. The Court also upheld discounts and exemptions from the assessment
for certain properties.
BONANDER V. TOWN OF TIBURON (2009) 180 CAL. APP. 4TH 103
Bonander v. Town of Tiburon (“Bonander”), the 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a
benefit assessment approved by property owners to pay for placing overhead utility lines
underground in an area of the Town of Tiburon. The Court invalidated the assessments
primarily on the grounds that the assessments had been apportioned to assessed property
based on the costs within sub-areas of the assessment district instead of the overall cost of
the improvements and the overall proportional special benefits.
BEUTZ V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE (2010) 184 CAL. APP. 4TH 1516
Steven Beutz v. County of Riverside (“Beutz”) the Court overturned an assessment for park
maintenance in Wildomar, California, primarily because the general benefits associated with
improvements and services were not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the
special benefits.
GOLDEN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO (2011) 199 CAL. APP. 4TH
416
On September 22, 2011, the San Diego Court of Appeal issued a decision on the Golden
Hill Neighborhood Association v. City of San Diego appeal. This decision overturned an
assessment for street and landscaping maintenance in the Greater Golden Hill
neighborhood of San Diego, California. The court described two primary reasons for its
decision. First, like in Beutz, the court found the general benefits associated with services
were not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the special benefits. Second,
the court found that the City had failed to record the basis for the assessment on its own
parcels.
COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT LAW
This Engineer’s Report is consistent with the SVTA decision and with the requirements of
Article XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution because the Improvements to be funded
are clearly defined; the benefiting property in the District enjoys close and unique proximity,
access and views to the Improvements; the Improvements serve as an extension of usable
land area for benefiting properties in the District and such special benefits provide a direct
advantage to property in the District that is not enjoyed by the public at large or other
property.
This Engineer’s Report is consistent with Beutz, Dahms and Greater Golden Hill because
the Improvements will directly benefit property in the District and the general benefits have
been explicitly calculated and quantified and excluded from the Assessments. The
Engineer’s Report is consistent with Bonander because the Assessments have been
apportioned based on the overall cost of the Improvements and Services proportional
special benefit to each property, rather than the proportional cost to the District to provide
the Improvements to specific properties.
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PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS
The City maintains landscaping and other improvements in locations within the District’s
boundaries. The work and improvements to be undertaken by Landscaping Assessment
District No. 41-2021, (“District”), and the cost thereof paid from the levy of the annual
Assessment provide special benefit to Assessor Parcels within the District as defined in the
Method of Assessment herein. In addition to the definitions provided by the Landscaping
and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “Act”), the work and improvements are generally described as
mini-parks, slopes and open space areas within the District. The Assessment Diagram
shows the location and extent of the Improvements to be installed, maintained or serviced
by the proceeds from this Assessment District.
Installation, maintenance and servicing of Improvements, may include, but are not limited
to, turf and play areas, landscaping, ground cover, shrubs and trees, irrigation systems,
sidewalks, lighting, fencing, graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies,
utilities and equipment, as applicable, at each of the loc ations owned, operated or
maintained by the District.
As applied herein, “Installation” means the construction of Improvements, including, but not
limited to, land preparation (such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling), sod, landscaping,
irrigation systems, walkways and drainage, lights, playground equipment, play courts,
playing fields, recreational facilities and public restrooms.
“Maintenance” means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual
maintenance, operation and servicing of any improvement, including repair, removal or
replacement of all or any part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health, and
beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or
treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid
waste, and the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to
remove or cover graffiti.
“Servicing” means the furnishing of electric current, or energy, gas or other illuminating agent
for any public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of any other improvements; or
water for the irrigation of any landscaping, the operation of any fountains, or the maintenance
of any other improvements.
Incidental expenses include all of the following: (a) The costs of preparation of the report,
including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment; (b) the costs of
printing, advertising, and the giving of published, posted, and mailed notic es; (c)
compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; (d) compensation of any
engineer or attorney employed to render services in proceedings pursuant to this part; (e)
any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing
of the Improvements; (f) any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant
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to Streets & Highways Code Section 22662.5; and (g) costs associated with any elections
held for the approval of a new or increased assessment (Streets & Highways Code §22526).
Modifications to the District structure could include, but are not limited to, substantial
changes or expansion of the Improvements provided, substantial changes in the service
provided, modifications or restructuring of the District including annexation or detachment of
specific parcels, revisions in the method of apportionment, or proposed new or increased
assessments.
The assessment proceeds will be exclusively used for Improvements within the District plus
incidental expenses.
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FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
The 1972 Act provides that the total costs for providing the maintenance and servicing of the
District Improvements and facilities can be recovered in the assessment spread including
incidental expenses. The latter can include engineering fees, legal fees, printing, mailing,
postage, publishing and all other costs identified with the District proceedings.
An estimate of District costs for fiscal year 2021-22 for the maintenance and servicing of the
Improvements is provided below.
TABLE 1: FY 2021-22 ESTIMATE OF COSTS
Expenditure Item Amount
Salaries & Benefits 24,122$
Operating Expenses
Advertising 5,600
Utilities 90,250
Maintenance of Grounds/Buildings 18,000
Professional Services 5,640
Contract Services
Landscape Maintenance 59,100
Tree Maintenance 20,500
Weed/Pest Abatement 58,000
Capital Improvements 0
Estimated Expenditures 281,212$
Contingencies/Reserves 5%14,061
Total Budget 295,273$
Revenue Item Amount
Direct Benefit Assessments 284,462$
Carryover from Prior Year $0
General Fund Contribution 3.84%10,811
Estimated Revenues 1 295,273$
1. The Act requires that proceeds from the assessments must be deposited into a special fund
that has been set up for the revenues and expenditures of the District. Moreover, funds raised
by the assessment shall be used only for the purposes stated within this Report. Any balance
remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year, June 30, must be carried over to the next Fiscal Year.
The District may also establish a reserve fund for contingencies and special projects as well as
a capital improvement fund for accumulating funds for larger capital improvement projects or
capital renovation needs. Any remaining balance would either be placed in the reserve fund or
would be used to reduce future years' assessments.
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Table 2 below shows how the assessment rates are determined including the estimated
number of single-family equivalents (“SFE”) and how the costs of improvements are
allocated to parcels as defined later in this Report.
TABLE 2: ASSESSMENT RATE DETERMINATION
Single-Family Equivalents Parcels SFE factor SFEs
Single Family Parcels 399 100%399.00
Condominium Parcels 155 92%142.60
Total 554 541.60
Budget Allocation to Parcels
Total Amount Assessed 284,462$
Total SFEs `541.60
Assessment per SFE 2 525.22$
Single-Family Assessment 525.22$
Condominium Assessment 483.21$
2. The rate shown here is for a single-family home or its equivalent. For the definition of the term SFE and
rates for other types of property, see the section titled, “Method of Assessment Apportionment” and the
sections following it in this report.
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METHOD OF ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT
METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
This section of the Engineer's Report explains the benefits to be derived from the
Improvements and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties
within the District.
The District consists of certain assessor parcels within the boundaries as defined by the
Assessment Diagram referenced in this report and the parcels identified by the Assessor
Parcel Numbers listed with the levy roll. The parcel list includes all private ly and publicly
owned parcels as shown. The method used for apportioning the Assessment is based upon
the relative special benefits to be derived by the properties in the District over and above
general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large. The Assessment is
apportioned to lots and parcels in proportion to the relative special benefit from the
Improvements. The apportionment of special benefit is a two -step process: the first step is
to identify the types of special benefit arising from the Improvements and the second step is
to allocate the Assessments to property based on the estimated relative special benefit for
each type of property.
DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT
In summary, the Assessments can only be levied based on the special benefit to property.
This benefit is received by property over and above any general benefits. With reference to
the requirements for assessments, Section 22573 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972 states:
"The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district
may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the
net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the
estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the
improvements."
Proposition 218, as codified in Article XIIID of the California Constitution, has confirmed that
assessments must be based on the special benefit to property and that the value of the
special benefits must exceed the cost of the assessment:
"No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the
reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel."
The following benefit categories summarize the types of special benefit to residential,
commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the Improvements to be
provided with the assessment proceeds. These types of special benefit are summarized as
follows:
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A. Proximity to Improved Landscaped Areas and Other Public Improvements within the
District.
B. Improved Views within the District.
C. Extension of a property’s outdoor areas and green spaces for properties within close
proximity to the Improvements.
D. Safety and Security within the District
E. Creation of individual lots for residential and commercial use that, in absence of the
Assessments, would not have been created.
In this case, the recent SVTA v. SCCOSA decision provides enhanced clarity to the
definitions of special benefits to properties from similar improvements in three distinct areas:
➢ Proximity
➢ Expanded or improved access
➢ Views
The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision also clarifies that a special benefit is a service or
improvement that provides a direct advantage to a parcel and that indirect or derivative
advantages resulting from the overall public benefits from a service or improvement are
general benefits. The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision also provides specific guidance that park
improvements are a direct advantage and special benefit to property that is proximate to a
park that is improved by an assessment:
The characterization of a benefit may depend on whether the parcel
receives a direct advantage from the improvement (e.g. proximity to a park)
or receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall
public benefits of the improvement (e.g. general enhancement of the
district’s property values).
Proximity, improved access and views, in addition to the other special benefits listed herein
further strengthen the basis of these assessments.
Moreover, the Dahms decision further clarified that certa in services and improvements
funded by assessments, that are over and above what otherwise would be provided and that
other property in general and the public do not share or receive are 100% special benefit.
The assessment-funded services upheld by Dahms included streetscape maintenance and
security services.
SPECIAL BENEFIT
SCI assessment engineers have identified the following special benefits :
PROXIMITY AND ACCESS TO IMPROVED LANDSCAPED AREAS WITHIN THE DISTRICT
Only the specific properties within close proximity to the Improvements are included in the
District. The District has been narrowly drawn to include the properties that receive special
benefits from the Improvements. Therefore, property in the District enjoys unique and
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valuable proximity and access to the Improvements that the public at large and property
outside the District do not share.
In absence of the Assessments, the Improvements would not be provided , and the public
improvements funded in the District would be degraded due to insufficient funding for
maintenance, upkeep and repair. Therefore, the Assessments provide Improvements that
are over and above what otherwise would be provided. Improvements that are over and
above what otherwise would be provided do not by themselves translate into special benefits
but when combined with the unique proximity and access enjoyed by parcels in the District,
they provide a direct advantage and special benefit to property in the District.
IMPROVED VIEWS WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
The City, by maintaining permanent public improvements funded by the Assessments in the
District, provides improved views to properties in the District. The properties in the District
enjoy close and unique proximity, access and views of the specific Improvements funded in
the District; therefore, the improved and protected views provided by the Assessments are
another direct and tangible advantage that is uniquely conferred upon property in the District.
EXTENSION OF A PROPERTY’S OUTDOOR AREAS AND GREEN SPACES FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE IMPROVEMENTS
In large part because it is cost prohibitive to provide large open land areas on property in the
District, the residential, commercial and other benefiting properties in the District do not have
large outdoor areas and green spaces. The Improvements within the District provide
additional outdoor areas that serve as an effective extension of the land area for proximate
properties because the Improvements are uniquely p roximate and accessible to property in
close proximity to the Improvements. The Improvements, therefore, provide an important,
valuable and desirable extension of usable land area for the direct advantage and special
benefit of properties in the District because such properties have uniquely good and close
proximity to the Improvements.
SAFETY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
The City, through proper installation, maintenance and servicing of public and private
improvements funded by the Assessments in the District, provides increased security and
safety by preventing crime and suppressing fire. For parks and recreation Improvements,
proper lighting and well-kept landscapes help to deter crime and vandalism. Other
landscaped area activities such as slope maintenance and brush clearing provide critical fire
suppression.
CREATION OF INDIVIDUAL LOTS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE THAT, IN ABSENCE OF THE ASSESSMENTS,
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CREATED
In the District, the original owner/developer(s) of the property within the District agreed
unanimously to the Assessments. The Assessments provide the necessary funding for
improvements that were required as a condition of development and subdivision approval.
Therefore, such Assessments allowed the original property to be subdivided and for
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development of the parcels to occur. As parcels were sold, new owners were informed of
the Assessments through the title reports, and in some cases, through Department of Real
Estate “White Paper” reports that the parcels were subject to assessment. Purchase of
property was also an “agreement” to pay the Assessment. Therefore, in absence of the
Assessments, the lots within most of the District would not have been created. These
parcels, and the improvements that were constructed on the parcels, receive direct
advantage and special benefit from the Assessments.
SUMMARY OF RELATIVE WEIGHT OF BENEFIT FACTORS
A solid argument could be made that the Creation of Individual Lots benefit comprises 100%
of the benefit because the Improvements were incorporated into the original planning and
design of the subdivision, and thus were deemed to be necessary and required for the
development of the lot. Without those Improvements and associated benefit, the lots would
not have been created in the first place. Nevertheless, four other definitive benefits accruing
to the parcels within the District are identified, and an allowance should be made within the
overall relative importance of benefits. The relative benefit level of the five identified benefits
used in this Report is shown below.
Benefit Category
Proximity & Access 10%
Views 10%
Outdoor Area Extension 10%
Safety & Security 10%
Creation of Lots 60%
TOTAL Benefit 100%
Relative Weight
GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT
Article XIIIC of the California Constitution requires any local agency proposing to increase
or impose a benefit assessment to “separate the general benefits from the special benefits
conferred on a parcel.” The rationale for separating special and general benefits is to ensure
that property owners subject to the benefit assessment are not paying for general benefits.
An assessment can fund special benefits but cannot fund general benefits. Accordingly, a
separate estimate of the special and general benefit is given in this section.
In other words:
Total
Benefit = General
Benefit + Special
Benefit
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There is no widely-accepted or statutory formula for general benefit. General benefits are
benefits from improvements or services that are not special in nature, are not “particular and
distinct” and are not “over and above” benefits received by other pro perties. SVTA vs.
SCCOSA provides some clarification by indicating that general benefits provide “an indirect,
derivative advantage” and are not necessarily proximate to the improvements.
In this Report, the general benefit is liberally estimated and described, and then budgeted
so that it is funded by sources other than the Assessment.
The starting point for evaluating general and special benefits is the current, baseline level of
service. The Assessment will fund Improvements “over and above” this general, baseline
level and the general benefits estimated in this section are over and above the baseline.
A formula to estimate the general benefit is listed below:
General
Benefit =
Benefit to Real
Property Outside
the Assessment
District
+
Benefit to Real
Property Inside the
Assessment District
that is Indirect and
Derivative
+
Benefit to
the Public
at Large
Special benefit, on the other hand, is defined in the state constitution as “a particular and
distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the
district or to the public at large.” The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision indicates that a special
benefit is conferred to a property if it “receives a direct advantage from the improvement
(e.g., proximity to a park).” In these Assessments, as noted, properties in the District have
close and unique proximity, views and access to the Improvements and uniquely improved
desirability from the Improvements and other properties and the public at large do not receive
significant benefits because they do not have proximity, access or views of the
Improvements. Therefore, the overwhelming proportion of the benefits conferred to property
is special and is only minimally received by property outside the Districts or the public at
large.
BENEFIT FINDING
QUANTIFICATION OF GENERAL BENEFIT
In this section, the general benefit from landscaping and other types of Improvements is
liberally estimated and described, and then budgeted so that it is funded by sources other
than the Assessment.
BENEFIT TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
Properties within the District receive almost all of the special benefits from the Improvements
because properties in the District enjoy unique close proximity and access to the
Improvements that is not enjoyed by other properties or the public at large. However, certain
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properties within the proximity/access radius of the Improvements, but outside of the
boundaries of the District, may receive some benefit from the Improvements. Since this
benefit is conferred to properties outside the District boundaries, it contributes to the overall
general benefit calculation and will not be funded by the Assessments. The general benefit
to property outside of the District is calculated with the parcel and data analysis performed
by SCI Consulting Group.
Since certain properties outside the District enjoy close proximity and access to the
Improvements cannot be assessed by the District, this is a form of general benefit to other
property. There are 23 parcels outside the District that are directly adjacent to areas where
slopes are maintained by the District. The benefits conferred to these properties do not
include the Lot Creation benefit factor, therefore the benefit is reduced by 60%. The general
benefit to property outside of the District is calculated as follows.
23 Parcels Outside District
554 Parcels In the District
40%Benefit Factor
23
23 +554
Assumptions:
Calculation:
General Benefit to Property Ouside the District
x 40%=1.59%
BENEFIT TO PROPERTY INSIDE THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS THAT IS INDIRECT AND DERIVATIVE
The “indirect and derivative” benefit to property within the District is particularly difficult to
calculate. A solid argument can be presented that all benefit within the District is special,
because the other Improvements are clearly “over and above” and “particular and distinct”
when compared with the baseline level of service and the unique proximity, access and
views of the other Improvements enjoyed by benefiting properties in the District.
Nevertheless, the SVTA vs. SCCOSA decision indicates there m ay be general benefit
“conferred on real property located in the district” A measure of the general benefits to
property within the Assessment area is the percentage of land area within or directly abutting
the District that is publicly owned and used for regional purposes such as regional parks,
major roads, rail lines and other regional facilities because such properties used for regional
purposes could provide indirect benefits to the public at large. The District boundaries are
narrowly drawn to include only the residential areas within the neighborhood, and there are
no regional facilities within the District. Therefore, the indirect and derivative general benefits
to property within the District are zero.
BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE
The general benefit to the public at large can be estimated by the proportionate amount of
time that the District’s Improvements are used and enjoyed by individuals who are not
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residents, employees, customers or property owners in the District. It should be noted that
these Improvements do not attract the public at large in the same was as park improvements ,
and they confer far less benefit to the public at large than do similar park improvements. In
essence, the public does not visit an area to enjoy slope improvements in the same way as
they may visit a park.
However, certain slopes maintained by the District may provide some enhancement to views
enjoyed by the public as they drive past. Approximately 25% of the slopes and linear green
areas maintained by the District lie along arterial roadways that carry a high percentage of
traffic not associated with people who are not residents or property owners within the District.
While there are not statistics available as to what percentage of pass-by vehicle trips are by
non-residents or non-property owners, a liberal factor of 90% is assumed. Finally, of all the
types of benefits conferred by the Improvements, passersby only benefit from views, which
are estimated at 10% of the total benefits. Therefore, we find that ((90% of 25%) x 10% =)
2.25% of the benefits from the Improvements are general benefits to the public at large.
TOTAL GENERAL BENEFITS
Using a sum of these three measures of general benefit, we find that approximately 3.84%
of the benefits conferred by the Improvements may be general in nature and should be
funded by sources other than the assessment.
Outside the District
Inside the District
Public At Large
Total General Benefit
Landscaping General Benefit Calculation
1.59%
0.00%
2.25%
3.84%
METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
As previously discussed, the proposed Assessments will provide comprehensive
Improvements that will clearly confer special benefits to properties in the proposed District.
The allocation of special benefits to property is partially based on the type of pro perty and
the size of property. These benefits can also partially be measured by the occupants on
property in the District because such parcel population density is a measure of the relative
benefit a parcel receives from the Improvements. It should be not ed that many other types
of “traditional” assessments also use parcel population densities to apportion the
Assessments. For example, the assessments for sewer systems, roads and water systems
are typically allocated based on the population density of the parcels assessed. Therefore,
the apportionment of benefit is reasonably based on the type of parcel, the size of parcels
and the population density of parcels.
The next step in apportioning Assessments is to determine the relative special benefit for
each property. This process involves determining the relative benefit received by each
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property in relation to a single-family home, or, in other words, on the basis of Single-Family
Equivalents (SFE). This SFE methodology is commonly used to distribute Assessments in
proportion to estimated special benefit and is generally recognized as providing the basis
for a fair and appropriate distribution of Assessments. For the purposes of this Engineer’s
Report, all properties are designated a SFE value, which is each property’s relative benefit
in relation to a single-family home on one parcel. In this case, the "benchmark" property is
the single-family detached dwelling which is one Single Family Equivalent or one SFE.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Certain residential properties in the District that contain a single residential dwelling unit are
assigned one Single Family Equivalent or 1.0 SFE. Detached or attached houses and zero-
lot line houses are included in this category of single -family residential property. If there is
more than one single family detached dwelling on a parcel, it will be charged one SFE per
single family detached dwelling.
Another residential property type in the District is the condominium. These properties benefit
from the Improvements in proportion to the average number of people who reside in multi -
family residential units versus the average number of people who reside in a single -family
home (Population Density Factor, or PDF). Using the total population of each property type
in the City from recent Census data and dividing it by the total number of such households
reveals that approximately 3.42 persons occupy each single-family residence, whereas an
average of 2.48 persons occupy each condominium. The ratio of 2.48 people (condominium)
to 3.42 people (single-family) results in a PDF of 0.73 for condominiums.
The PDF of 0.73 for condominiums is applied to certain benefit categories, whereas other
benefit categories are applicable to condominiums in full measure. The calculation of the
overall SFE factors are summarized below.
Benefit Category
PDF SFE Factor PDF SFE Factor
Proximity & Access 10% 100%10.0%73%7.3%
Views 10% 100%10.0%73%7.3%
Outdoor Area Extension 10% 100%10.0%73%7.3%
Safety & Security 10% 100%10.0%100%10.0%
Creation of Lots 60% 100%60.0%100%60.0%
TOTAL Benefit 100%100%92%
SFR CondoWeight
There are no other multi-family property types (e.g., duplex, triples, fourplex, apartments) in
the District, and none are foreseen in the near future. Therefore, no SFR-based assessment
rate is calculated.
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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VACANT/UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES
While there are currently no vacant or undeveloped properties in the District, the following
discussion is included in the event that properties become vacant in the future.
The benefit to undeveloped properties is determined to be proportional to the corresponding
benefits for similar type developed properties, but at a lower rate due to the lack of
improvements on the property. A measure of the benefits accruing to the underlying land is
the average value of land in relation to Improvements for developed property. An analysis
of the assessed valuation data from the City of Diamond Bar found that approximately 45%
of the assessed value of improved properties is classified as the land value. It is reasonable
to assume, therefore, that approximately 45% of the benefits are related to the underlying
land and 55% are related to the improvements and the day-to-day use of the property. Using
this ratio, the SFE factor for vacant/undeveloped parcels is 0.45 per parcel.
OTHER PROPERTY TYPES
Notwithstanding the foregoing discussion, there are two other types of property uses to be
considered: Water utility, and open space. These are discussed below.
Water Utility: The Walnut Valley Water District owns a parcel with two water tanks used to
supply water for domestic use and fire protection. This property has no people stationed on -
site and derives no benefit in any category. Therefore, it is not assessed a fee.
Open Space: The open space parcels that lie within the District are part of the improvements
(views, safety & security, etc.) Therefore, these parcels are not assessed a fee.
The property in the District is fully developed, has been stable since its original development
in the late 1980s, and is zoned such that a change in the predominately residential land use
is not expected in the future. As a result, there is no analysis of type, size and population
densities for other uses such as commercial, industrial and institutional properties.
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CALCULATION
The assessment shall be subject to an adjustment up to a cap of 3% annually, which
adjustment shall be based upon actual costs, including any reasonable reserves, supported
by an Engineer’s Report prepared in accordance with Article XIIID of the California
Constitution. If the Engineer’s Report does not support an increase or supports a reduction
in the assessment, then the assessment shall not be increased or shall be lowered as
applicable.
DURATION OF ASSESSMENT
The District was formed or annexed in previous years. It is proposed that the Assessments
be continued every year after their formation or annexation, so long as the public
Improvements need to be maintained and improved, and the City requires funding from the
Assessments for these Improvements in the District. As noted previously, the Assessment
can continue to be levied annually after the City Council approves an annually updated
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
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Engineer’s Report, budget for the Assessment, Improvements to be provided, and other
specifics of the Assessment. In addition, the City Council must hold an annual public hearing
to continue the Assessment.
APPEALS OF ASSESSMENTS LEVIED TO PROPERTY
Any property owner who feels that the Assessment levied on the subject property is in error
as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of assessment
may file a written appeal with the City of Diamond Bar City Manager or his or her designee.
Any such appeal is limited to correction of an Assessment during the then-current Fiscal
Year and applicable law. Upon the filing of any such appeal, the City Manager or his or her
designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property
owner. If the City Manager or his or her designee finds that the Assessment should be
modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the Assessment Roll. If any such
changes are approved after the Assessment Roll has been filed with the County for
collection, the City Manager or his or her designee is authorized to refund to the property
owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any dispute over the decision of the City
Manager or his or her designee shall be referred to the Diamond Bar City Council, and the
decision of the City Council shall be final.
ASSESSMENT FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED WITHIN THE DISTRICT AREA
The net available Assessment funds, after incidental, administrative, financing and other
costs shall be expended exclusively for Improvements within the boundaries of the District
or as described herein, and appropriate incidental and administrative costs as defined in the
Plans and Specifications section.
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar directed the undersigned engineer of Work to prepare
and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a Diagram for the District and an
assessment of the estimated costs of the Improvements upon all assessable parcels within
the District;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under the Act, Article
XIIID of the California Constitution, and the order of the City of Diamond Bar City Council,
hereby makes the following Assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of the
Improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the District.
The amount to be paid for said Improvements and the expense incidental thereto, to be paid
by the District for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 is generally as follows:
TABLE 3: FY 2021-22 SUMMARY COST ESTIMATE
Salaries & Benefits 24,122$
Operating Expenses & Services 257,090
Capital Expenses/Reserves 14,061
Total for Services 295,273$
Less General Fund Contribution (10,811)
Net Amount to Assessments 284,462$
As required by the Act, an Assessment Diagram of the District is hereto attached and
incorporated herein by reference. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the
District is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll.
I do hereby assess and apportion the net amount of the cost and expenses of the
Improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots
of land within the District, in accordance with the special benefits to be received b y each
parcel or lot, from the Improvements, and more particularly set forth in the Estimate of Cost
and Method of Assessment in the Report.
The Assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the District in proportion to
the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from the Improvements.
Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its parcel
number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Los Angeles for the Fiscal Year
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LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
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2021-22. For a more particular description of the property, reference is hereby made to the
deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of the County.
I hereby will place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within the
Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 for each parcel
or lot of land within the District.
Dated: May xx, 2021
Engineer of Work
By
Jerry Bradshaw, License No. C48845
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ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
The District boundary and the parcels to be assessed in Landscaping Assessment District
No. 41-2021 are shown on the Assessment Diagram, which is on file with the City Clerk of
the City of Diamond Bar and includes all those properties included in the original formation
of the District and subsequent annexations. The following Assessment Diagram is for
general location only and is not to be considered the official boundary map. The lines and
dimensions of each lot or parcel within the District are those lines and dimensions as shown
on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles, for Fiscal Year 2021-22, and are
incorporated herein by reference, and made a part of this Diagram and this Report.
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
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ASSESSMENT ROLL
An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the District and the amount of
the Assessment) will be filed with the City Clerk and is, by reference, made part of this Report
and is available for public inspection during normal office hours at the City Hall at 21810
Copley Drive, 2nd floor, Diamond Bar, California 91765.
Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County
Assessor records and these records are, by reference, made part of this Report. These
records shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels.
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Why Did You Receive This Ballot?
Your property in the Diamond Bar High Country
neighborhood lies within Landscape Assessment District
No. 41 as established by the original developer in 1985.
The District was set up to raise funds through assessments
for maintenance services on private property that includes
fire brush clearing, shrub and ground cover care, weed
abatement, pest and vector control, and litter and debris
removal. Assessments went to the City of Diamond Bar, who
in turn managed all the landscaping services. Essentially,
the City was acting as a homeowner’s association.
For the past 36 years the maximum allowable assessment
had been $220.50 per year, which no longer generates
enough revenue to perform the necessary work. Under
Proposition 218, any increases in assessments must be
approved by property owners through a ballot process.
However, in 2019 property owners soundly defeated an
initiative to increase this amount, after which the City
Council voted to dissolve the original District on
May 4, 2021. This action puts the responsibility of the
maintenance of these improvements on property owners,
either individually or collectively through the various
homeowners’ associations.
In response to residents’ urging, the City has agreed to once
again embark on a process to create a new, replacement
District (No. 41-2021) that would fully fund the landscape
maintenance. Property owners are now being asked to
bring revenues in line with expenses to make the District
self-supporting once again. The enclosed ballot is how
you, as a property owner, can vote on the proposed new
assessment amount listed on your ballot (ranging from
$483.21 to $525.22). The proposed assessment will include
a mechanism to allow future annual adjustments for
inflation, based on actual costs and approved by the City
Council, not to exceed 3% per year. If successful, this ballot
measure will create a new District to fund this maintenance.
If unsuccessful, all maintenance formerly performed by
the City would become the responsibility of the property
owners or homeowners’ associations as of July 7, 2021.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No. 41-2021
OFFICIAL PROP-218 NOTICE AND BALLOT GUIDE
What Does This Funding Provide?
Daily: Every day, City contractors inspect district areas and
carry out a variety of maintenance work that includes debris
and litter removal, irrigation system checkup and repairs.
Weekly or Bi-Weekly: Every week April through November,
City contractors mow, edge and trim landscaping
that includes turf, shrub and ground cover areas. Work
frequency switches
to bi-weekly
December through
March.
Annually or As-
Needed: Once a year
or as needed, City
contractors perform
fire-preventive
brush clearance
that includes
cutting down and
removing overgrown
weeds and dead
vegetation on
hillsides and canyons
close to homes. Rodent, insect and disease control within
landscaped areas is handled when necessary.
All Ballots must be received on or before July 6, 2021 to be counted.
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How Was the New Assessment
Determined?
The total annual cost of maintenance and servicing of
improvements within the Landscape Assessment
District No. 41-2021 to be funded by the assessments
is allocated to each property based on the special
benefit received. The benefit to each parcel was
estimated based on the property type and location.
An Engineer’s Report describing the proposed services
and improvements, method of assessment, special
benefits, budgets, and proposed assessment for each
parcel is available for review from the Diamond Bar City
Clerk’s Office or at www.diamondbarca.org/districts.
Public Hearing
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at
6:30 p.m. in the Diamond Bar City Hall, Windmill Room,
first floor, located at 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar,
California. You are invited to attend the public hearing.
Tabulation of the returned ballots will commence after the
close of the public input portion of the hearing, and the
results of the tabulation are expected to be announced
later that evening.
Continued from front page
Irrigation systems are repaired year-round as needed
Ballot Instructions
Your ballot on this matter is important because only
returned ballots will be counted. To complete the enclosed
ballot, mark the oval next to either Yes or No, sign the
ballot, fold it in half, place it in the provided postage-paid
return envelope, and place it in the mail so it is received
on or before the public hearing date of July 6, 2021. Only
official ballots which are signed and marked with the
property owner’s support or opposition, and are received
before the end of the public input portion of the public
hearing on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, will be counted.
If you lose your ballot, require a replacement ballot, or want
to change your vote, call the Diamond Bar City Clerk’s office
at (909) 839-7000 for another ballot. See the enclosed
ballot for additional instructions. Ballots are weighted by
the proposed amount of assessment and will be tabulated
accordingly. The assessment shall not be imposed if, upon
the conclusion of the public hearing, ballots submitted in
opposition to the assessment exceed the ballots submitted
in favor of the assessment, with ballots weighted according
to the proportional financial obligation of the affected
property.
Additional Detailed Information Available
An Engineer’s Report describing the proposed improvements,
method of assessment, budgets and proposed assessments
is available for review at the Diamond Bar City Clerk’s office
located at 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California,
at (909) 839-7000, or online at www.diamondbarca.
org/districts. The City’s website also provides answers to
frequently asked questions regarding the District and the
proposed increased assessment.
Will This Assessment Increase in the
Future?
If approved, the proposed assessment will continue
annually. After Fiscal Year 2021-22, the assessment can
only be adjusted based on actual costs, not to exceed
3% per year. This annual adjustment, which must be
reviewed and approved annually at a public meeting
of the City of Diamond Bar City Council, will help
keep the assessment revenues in line with the cost of
providing landscaping maintenance in future years.
How Much Is the Proposed Assessment?
The proposed assessment is printed on the Official Ballot
included with this notice and ballot guide. For single-
family homes the annual assessment is $525.22, and for
condominiums the annual assessment is $483.21. If the
measure is approved, the total amount collected through
assessments will be approximately $284,462 in Fiscal Year
2021-22. For a detailed breakdown of the revenue sources
and specific expenses, refer to the Engineer’s Report for FY
21-22, which can be obtained from the Diamond Bar City
Clerk’s Office or online at www.diamondbarca.org/districts.
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PROP-218 BALLOT FOR CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DISTRICT 41-2021
PLEASE OPEN IMMEDIATELY
Ballots must be received on or before July 6, 2021
ASSESSMENT BALLOT
City of Diamond Bar
Landscape Assessment District No. 41-2021
DO NOT OPEN BEFORE JULY 6, 2021
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Agenda #: 5.2
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIAMOND BAR PARKING AUTHORITY.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-22 establishing the Diamond Bar Parking Authority,
designating the City Council to serve as Members of the Parking Authority, and other
administrative matters.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS:
On May 4, 2021, the City Council and Public Fina ncing Authority (PFA) approved the
refunding of the Diamond Bar Center Fixed Rate Lease Revenue Bonds. The PFA was
created in November 2002 through a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City
of Diamond Bar and the City of Diamond Bar Redevelopment Agency (“JPA”) as its sole
two members.
State legislation was enacted that required all redevelopment agencies in the state to
cease on February 12, 2012 (the “Dissolution Act”) and all powers and obligations of
redevelopment agencies to be transferred to a “Successor Agency” prior to that date.
While the Diamond Bar Redevelopment Agency did not have any “outstanding
enforceable obligations”, the City Council did elect for the City to serve as the
Successor Agency to the Diamond Bar Redevelopment Agenc y (CC Reso 2012-01) to
wind down its affairs and ultimately to dissolve it.
As an entity with no “enforceable obligations,” the Successor Agency could have been
dissolved formally under the Dissolution Act on or before November 1, 2015. However,
the City has not yet taken action to dissolve the Successor Agency because another
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provision of the Dissolution Act provides that joint powers agreements in which the
redevelopment agency is a party, as is the case with the PFA, continue in existence.
The State law under which the PFA is created permits the creation of the PFA through a
joint powers agreement creating a joint powers authority. A joint powers authority by
definition must consist of two members. Had our Successor Agency been dissolved, it
would have thrown into question the standing of the PFA and had possible cascading
effects on the ground lease and bonds themselves.
To ensure the long-term viability of the PFA, it is recommended that a Parking Authority
be created as authorized under California Streets & Highway Code Section 32500 et
seq (Attachment 2). That entity would then become a member of the PFA. The
Successor Agency could then be dissolved and withdraw from the PFA. This would
result in winding down the affairs of the Successor Agen cy and dissolving it as provided
in the Dissolution Act.
The Resolution for Council consideration would establish the Diamond Bar Parking
Authority (Attachment 1). Parking Authorities are common across the state and have
the ability to acquire, construct, finance, manage and/or operated public parking
facilities. Except for its membership in the PFA, the Parking Authority will be dormant
unless and until it may be needed in the future. It may prove useful if public parking or
public parking structures are desired for the future town center or other mixed -use areas
in the City. The Resolution would also designate the City Council as the Members of the
Parking Authority, and for the Mayor to initially to serve as the Chair of the Authority.
If established, the Parking Authority would hold its first Special meeting (also scheduled
in conjunction with the May 18, 2021 City Council meeting) to adopt Bylaws and request
Membership in the PFA.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
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REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.2.a Resolution No. 2021-22 - Parking Authority
2. 5.2.b SHC 32500 Parking Authoriities
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DECLARING THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A PARKING
AUTHORITY TO FUNCTION IN THE CITY, DECLARING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL SHALL BE THE PARKING AUTHORITY AND DESIGNATING
AN INTERIM CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY
The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does hereby find, order and resolve as
follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Diamond Bar (the “City”) is a municipal corporation and general
law city that is located in Los Angeles County, California.
B. The Parking Law of 1949 is codified in California Streets & Highways Code
Section 32500 et seq. (“Law”).
C. Section 32651 of the Law provides that in every city, including the City, there
is a public body corporate and politic known as the parking authority of the cit y (the
“Parking Authority”).
D. Section 32651 of the Law additionally provides that the Parking Authority
shall not transact business or exercise its power unless the City Council, as the governing
body of the City, declares by resolution that there is a need for a Parking Authority to
function in the City.
E. Section 32661.1 of the Law provides that the City Council may declare by
resolution that the members of the City Council shall be the members of the Parking
Authority.
F. Section 32658 of the Law provides that the Mayor of the City shall designate
an interim chairman of the Parking Authority from among the members of the Parking
Authority, and that thereafter the Parking Authority shall select its successor from among
its members.
Section 2. Findings. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 3. Approval of Parking Authority. The City Council finds that there is a
need for a Parking Authority to function in the City, and the Parking Authority
hereby is permitted to transact any business and exercise any power inferred
thereon by the provisions of the Law within all areas of the City. The Parking
Authority of the City shall be called the “City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority.”
Section 4. Appointment of City Council as Members of Parking Authority .
Pursuant to Section 32661.1 of the Law, the City Council finds that the appointment of
the members of the City Council as the members of the Parking Authority will serve the
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public interest and promote the public safety and welfare in an effective manner a nd,
therefore, the members of the City Council are hereby declared to be members of the
Parking Authority. All of the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities under the
Law and in the Parking Authority shall be vested in such members, except as o therwise
provided by the Law.
Section 5. Appointment of Chair. The Mayor of the City shall serve as the
interim Chair of the Parking Authority until a permanent Chair is selected.
Section 6. Annual Reporting. The Parking Authority shall file or cause to be
filed with the City Council each year: (i) a detailed report of all of its transactions, including
a statement of all revenues and expenditures; and (ii) a statement of all of its financial
affairs, audited by independent certified public accountants.
Section 7. Effect. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date and
time of adoption.
Section 8. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this 18th day of May, 2021.
__________________________
Nancy A. Lyons, Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California, at its regular meeting held on
the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Tye, MPT/Low, M/Lyons
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
__________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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DIVISION 18. PARKING [31500 - 36745] ( Division 18 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
PART 2. PARKING LAW OF 1949 [32500 - 33552] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [32500 - 32514] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
This part may be cited as the Parking Law of 1949.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The supplying of additional parking facilities and the performance of all undertakings incidental or
advantageous thereto are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property
acquired, and are governmental functions.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
This part shall not affect any other provision of law relating to the same or a similar subject but provides an
alternative method of procedure governing the subject to which it relates; and it shall not abridge, modify or
otherwise affect the right of any city to exercise any power given to it by the Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
Parking facilities of an authority are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances,
and regulations applicable to the locality in which they are situated. In the planning and location of any parking
facility, an authority is subject to the relationship of the facility to any officially adopted master plan or sections of
such master plan for the development of the area in which the authority functions to the same extent as if it were a
private entity.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
If any provision of this part, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder
of the part, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this
part.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
“Authority” or “parking authority” means any of the public corporations created by Chapter 2 of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
“City” means any city or city and county, or in the case of a county parking authority, means any county,
including incorporated portions thereof. “The city” means the particular city, county, or city and county, for which a
particular authority is created.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 602.)
“Legislative body” means, in the case of a city, that body in which the general legislative powers of the city
are vested, and in the case of a county or a city and county, the board of supervisors.
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32510.
32511.
32512.
32513.
32514.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 602.)
“Mayor” means the mayor of the city or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on the
mayor or executive head of the city. In the case of a county parking authority “mayor” means the chairman of the
board of supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 602.)
“Clerk” means the clerk of the city or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on the clerk.
In the case of a county parking authority “clerk” means the clerk of the board of supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 602.)
“Obligee of the authority” or “obligee” means any of the following:
(a) Any bondholder or trustee for any bondholders.
(b) Any lessor demising to the authority property used in connection with a parking facility or any assignee of all or
part of such lessor’s interest.
(c) The State or the United States, or any agency of either, when a party to any contract with an authority by which
aid or a loan is given or made to the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
“State public body” means the State, or any city, city and county, county, district, authority, or any other
subdivision or public body of the State.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
“Project” means any acquisition, improvement, construction, or undertaking of any kind authorized by this
part.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
“Parking facilities” includes public transportation terminal facilities and other facilities related thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 965.)
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DIVISION 18. PARKING [31500 - 36745] ( Division 18 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
PART 2. PARKING LAW OF 1949 [32500 - 33552] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
CHAPTER 2. Parking Authorities [32650 - 32667] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
There is in each city and in each county of the state a public body corporate and politic known as the
parking authority of the city or the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 602.)
The authority shall not transact any business or exercise any powers unless and until the legislative body of
the city by resolution declares that there is need for the authority to function in the city.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
The determination that there is need for an authority to function may be made by the legislative body on its
own motion, or upon the filing of a petition signed by 100 residents of the city, asserting that there is need for an
authority to function in the city and requesting that the legislative body so declare.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
In any suit, action, or proceeding by or against or in any manner relating to an authority, the authority shall
be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers
upon proof of the adoption of the resolution by the legislative body declaring the need for the authority to function.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
A city shall not transact any business or exercise any powers pursuant to Section 33552 of this part unless
and until the legislative body of the city declares by resolution that there is need for the city to exercise the powers
of a parking authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
Either or both resolutions provided for in this chapter may be adopted by the legislative body. If both
resolutions are adopted, they shall clearly specify the areas within the city within which, or the projects over which,
the authority and the city, respectively, are to have jurisdiction and control. The division of jurisdiction and control
shall be as specified, but may be changed from time to time to such extent as is consistent with obligations to
bondholders, by action of both the legislative body and the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
When the legislative body of a city first adopts a resolution declaring need for a parking authority to
function, the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, shall appoint five electors of the city as members of
the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
(a) Three of the members first appointed shall be designated by the mayor, with the approval of the
legislative body, to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from a date specified by the mayor in
their appointments, and two shall be designated to serve for terms of four years from that date. Thereafter,
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32658.
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32661.2.
32661.3.
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members shall be appointed for a term of four years. All vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for the
unexpired term. A member shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in any charter city having a parking and traffic commission created by the
city’s charter, the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, may require the members of that commission to
serve ex officio as members of the parking authority and to exercise all the powers and duties thereof. Upon the
appointment of persons as commissioners of the city’s parking and traffic commission, those commissioners shall
replace the members of a parking authority appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall succeed to the powers
and duties of those members as provided in this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b) or Section 32656, in any charter city having a board of directors of a
public transportation agency created by the city’s charter, five or more members of the board of directors may
serve ex officio as members of the parking authority and exercise all the powers and duties thereof during their
terms as members of the board of directors. Persons appointed as members of the public transportation agency’s
board of directors may replace the members of a parking authority appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) and
may succeed to the powers and duties of those members as provided in the city’s charter.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 130, Sec. 1. Effective July 9, 2002.)
The authority shall hold meetings at such times as it shall determine. The concurring votes of three
members of the authority shall be required for the taking of any action.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
The mayor shall designate the first chairman. Thereafter, when the office of chairman becomes vacant the
authority shall elect a chairman from its members. Unless otherwise prescribed by the legislative body, the term of
office of the chairman shall be for the calendar year, or for that portion of the year remaining after the chairman is
designated or elected.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
A member of an authority may be removed by the mayor with the consent of the legislative body.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
As an alternative to the appointment of five members of the parking authority, the legislative body may, at
the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 32651 of this part, declare itself to be the parking
authority, in which case all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested by this part in the
members of the parking authority shall be vested in the legislative body as the parking authority.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1408.)
Whenever the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, has appointed the members of a parking
authority, as provided by Section 32656, the legislative body, after receipt from the parking authority of a
resolution adopted by a majority vote of the parking authority consenting thereto, may adopt a resolution declaring
itself to be the parking authority, in which case all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested by
this part in the members of the parking authority appointed under Section 32656 shall be vested in the legislative
body as the parking authority.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1408.)
A legislative body which has declared itself to be the parking authority pursuant to Sections 32661.1 or
32661.2 may, at any time, by resolution, determine that it shall no longer function as the parking authority, in
which event the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, shall appoint five electors of the city as members
of the parking authority, as provided in Sections 32656 and 32657.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1408.)
At the time the authority becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, and from time to
time thereafter, the legislative body, subject to its fiscal law, may make an estimate of the amount of money
required for administrative purposes of the authority, and by a two-thirds vote, appropriate such amounts to the
authority as it deems necessary, subject to such conditions as it prescribes.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
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32665.
32665.5.
32666.
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Quarterly, semiannually, or annually, as the legislative body prescribes, the authority shall file with the
legislative body a detailed report of all its transactions, including a statement of all revenues and expenditures.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
At least once annually, the authority shall submit a statement of all its financial affairs, audited by
independent certified public accountants, to the legislative body of the city.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 843.)
If within four years after the adoption of a resolution declaring the need for a parking authority to function
in a city, the authority has not acquired or entered into possession of land for a parking facility, issued bonds, or
entered into any contract for the acquisition, construction, or operation of a parking facility, the legislative body by
resolution may declare that there is no need for the authority to function in the city. Upon the adoption of such
resolution, the offices of the members of the authority become vacant and the capacity of the authority to transact
business or exercise any power is suspended until the legislative body again adopts a resolution declaring the need
for the authority to function.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
Upon the termination of any such suspension by the adoption of such resolution declaring the need for the
authority to function, appointments of the members of such authority shall be made, and other proceedings for the
organization and activation of the authority had and taken as if such resolution were the original resolution
declaring need for a parking authority to function provided for by Section 32651. However, if such termination of
any such suspension occurs within the term for which any member or members of the authority has or have been
appointed, such member or members whose terms have not expired shall ipso facto by such termination be
restored to office as such member or members, and shall serve for the remainder of his or their unexpired term or
terms, as if such suspension had not occurred.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
After adoption of a resolution declaring there is no need for an authority to function, and while it is in effect,
the legislative body may wind up the affairs of the authority and has title to all property of the authority for such
purpose and for the benefit of the city.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
At any time after the activation of a parking authority, the legislative body by a two-thirds vote may adopt a
resolution transferring the property of the authority to the city, and the city may, through such department, board,
officer, or agency, as it determines, exercise its powers in regard to such property by virtue of the Constitution, its
charter, this part or any general law. No such transfer shall be made in contravention of any covenant or agreement
made with the holders of bonds of the authority issued and outstanding.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
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DIVISION 18. PARKING [31500 - 36745] ( Division 18 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
PART 2. PARKING LAW OF 1949 [32500 - 33552] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
CHAPTER 3. Powers [32801 - 32812] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463. )
The authority may:
(a) Sue and be sued, have a seal, and make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient
to the exercise of its powers.
(b) Make, and from time to time amend and repeal, by-laws and regulations not inconsistent with this part to carry
into effect the powers and purposes hereof.
(c) Select and appoint or remove such permanent and temporary officers, agents, counsel, and employees, as it
requires, and may determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The powers of the authority under this
subdivision are subject to all limitations and rights applicable to similar employment by the city, unless by
resolution the legislative body otherwise determines.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may:
(a) Purchase, lease, obtain option upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal
property within or outside the city, or any interest in, or improvements on, such property. However, no property of
a state public body may be acquired without its consent.
(b) Acquire any property by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, except that property of a state public
body shall not be acquired without its consent.
(c) Sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in
such property.
(d) Lay out, open, extend, widen, straighten, establish, or change the grade, in whole or in part, of public parking
facilities and public rights of way necessary or convenient for such facilities.
(e) Insure any of its real or personal property or operations against risks or hazards.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
The authority may acquire, construct, rent, lease, maintain, repair, manage and operate all or any portion of
any real and personal property, including the leasing of the operation of the property, and the leasing for
commercial purposes of surplus space or space which it is not economic to use for parking purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
As an incident to the operation of any parking facility, the authority may devote a portion of its property to
uses such as retail stores, bus terminal, gasoline service station, helicopter landing area, or any other commercial
use, when in its judgment it is convenient or necessary to conduct or permit such use in order to utilize properly
the property as a parking facility. Any such incidental use shall be secondary to the primary use as a parking
facility, and the portion of the land devoted to the incidental use shall not exceed 25 percent of the surface area of
the property. If a building is erected on the property for the purpose of parking motor vehicles, the incidental use of
the building shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the floor area.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
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Neither the authority nor the city shall manage or operate surplus space devoted to commercial purposes other
than parking of vehicles, but shall lease such space to private operators.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may do any act to furnish motor vehicle parking space, to establish parking facilities for motor
vehicles within the city, and to handle and care for such vehicles within any parking space owned, controlled, or
operated by it.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may receive, control, and order the expenditure of any and all money and funds pertaining to
parking facilities or related properties, including but not limited to:
(a) All revenue derived from operations of the authority.
(b) All money appropriated or made available by the city.
(c) The proceeds of all financial aid or assistance by the city, the State, or the Federal Government.
(d) The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to this part.
(e) The proceeds of all bonds issued pursuant to this part.
(f) The proceeds of all general obligation, revenue, or other bonds issued by the city for parking facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may invest funds held in reserve, or sinking funds, or funds not required for immediate
disbursement, in property or securities in which cities may legally invest funds subject to their control. No such
investment shall be made in contravention of any covenant or agreement with the holders of any bonds of the
authority issued and outstanding.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may borrow money or accept financial or other assistance from the city, the State, the Federal
Government, or any other source for or in aid of any parking facility within its area of operation, and to such ends
may comply with any conditions attached thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
The authority may exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted by this part.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
The authority may do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary, convenient, desirable, or
appropriate to carry out the provisions of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
In order that there may be no unnecessary duplication of effort or expense, the authority may provide for
the furnishing of services by, and the use of facilities of, any department, office or agency of the city in lieu of, or in
conjunction with, the direct provision by the authority of services and the use of facilities through employment or
purchase or other means. The furnishing of such services and the use of such facilities of any such department,
office or agency shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be approved by the authority and the legislative
body of the city, and subject to reimbursement of the appropriate funds of the city for the reasonable value thereof.
The legislative body may, from time to time, by resolution, provide for the making by the authority to the city,
annually, of a payment, the amount of which shall be determined in a manner provided by such legislative body,
but which shall not exceed the amount the authority would be required to pay to the city in ad valorem taxes if it
were a private entity owning the same property.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)
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Agenda #: 5.3
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: CONSIDERATION TO AFFIRM A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Safe, Sustainable & Healthy Community
RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss the matter and take action as deemed appropriate. The attached Resolution is
included for approval should the City Council choose to proceed with a vote of no
confidence.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
George Gascon was elected by Los Angeles County voters to serve as Los Angeles
County District Attorney at the November 4, 2020 election. Since taking office, District
Attorney Gascon has implemented a series of criminal justice reforms via special
directive. These special directives include, but are not limited to:
•Special Directive 20-06: Pre-Trial Release Policy
Special Directive 20-06 eliminates cash bail for misdemeanors and non-serious and/or
non-violent felonies and orders that the District Attorney’s Office will not object to the
release of those currently incarcerated on cash bail.
•Special Directive 20-07: Misdemeanor Case Management
Special Directive 20-07 orders that misdemeanor charges, including trespassing,
disturbing the peace, driving without a valid licen se, driving on a suspended license,
criminal threats, drug and paraphernalia possession, minor in possession of alcohol,
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drinking in public, under the influence of controlled substance, public intoxication,
loitering, loitering to commit prosecution, and resisting arrest be declined or dismissed
unless “exceptions” or “factors for consideration” exist. “Exceptions” and/or “factors for
consideration” include repeat offenders.
• Special Directive 20-08, 20-08.1 and 20.08.2: Sentencing
Enhancements/Allegations
Special Directive 20-08 orders that sentencing enhancements shall not be filed in any
new cases and shall not be filed on existing cases, including the “Three Strikes Law”,
gang enhancements, bail violations, and firearm allegations. Special Directives 2 0-08.1
and 20-08.2 clarified that sentencing enhancements could be filed on the following
charges: hate crime, elder and dependent abuse, child physical abuse, child and adult
sexual abuse, human sex trafficking, financial crimes.
• Special Directive 20-09: Youth Justice
Special Directive 20-09 implements a series of policy changes related to youth criminal
justice procedures. Youths charged with misdemeanors, crimes involving property
damage, minor altercations with group home staff/foster parents/other youth, and
crimes involving property damage will not be prosecuted. The Directive also orders that
the District Attorney’s Office file youth charges at the lowest possible strike offense,
avoid filing strike offenses unless it is a case of forcible rape or murder, and without
enhancements. Youth charges shall no longer be filed in the adult court system.
• Special Directive 20-10: Habeas Corpus Litigation Unit
Special Directive 20-10 orders that a series of policy changes be implemented in the
Bureau of Prosecution Support Operations and Habeas Corpus Litigation Team to
address wrongful convictions.
• Special Directive 20-11: Death Penalty Policy
Special Directive 20-11 orders that the District Attorney’s Office will no longer seek the
death penalty in any case.
• Special Directive 20-12: Victim Services
Special Directive 20-12 orders that the District Attorney’s Office will “pursue a system of
parallel justice” that provides for the legal prosecution of offenders and also provide
support services to victims.
• Special Directive 20-13: Conviction Integrity Unit
Special Directive 20-13 establishes policies and procedures for the Conviction
Integrity Unit, a bureau that conducts case reviews of convictions to ensure
justice has been served.
• Special Directive 20-14: Resentencing
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Special Directive 20-14 orders that the District Attorney’s Office will reevaluate and
consider resentencing for those that have already served 15 years in prison and strike
sentence enhancements for pending cases, among other procedu ral and policy
changes.
ANALYSIS:
At the May 4, 2021 City Council Meeting, Mayor Lyons and Council Member Tye
requested that staff bring forward an item for the City Council to discuss a vote of no
confidence in District Attorney Gascon, citing opposition to the policy changes contained
in the directives outlined above.
LEGAL REVIEW:
City Attorney has reviewed and approved the draft Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1.5.3.a Resolution No. 2021-23
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, CALIFORNIA, AFFIRMING A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar prioritizes public safety and the protection of
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon implemented a
series of criminal justice reforms via special directive; and
WHEREAS, the directives implemented by Los Angeles County District Attorney
George Gascon include, but are not limited to the elimination of cash bail for misdemeanor
and non-serious/non-violent felony offenses, dismissal of charges for various
misdemeanor offenses, and elimination of many sentencing enhancements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar believes the directives
implemented by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon undermine public
safety in the City of Diamond Bar and across the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does hereby
affirm a vote of no confidence in Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2021.
___________________________
Nancy Lyons, Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk for the City of Diamond Bar, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 2021-23, was duly passed, approved and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of
May, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
___________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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TO: Honorable Chair and Members of the Parking Authority
VIA: Daniel Fox, Executive Director
TITLE: DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS, ADOPTION OF BYLAWS,
AUTHORIZATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE DIAMOND BAR
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY JOINT EXERCISE OF
POWERS AGREEMENT AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
MATTERS.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. PA 2021-01 designating officers, adopting personnel rules and
regulations and a conflict of interest code, providing for an annual meeting, adopting
Bylaws, and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
If the City Council establishes the Diamond Bar Parking Authority (PA), one of the first
orders of business is to adopt bylaws and request membership in the Diamond Bar Public
Financing Authority (PFA). A Resolution providing for such, along with other
administrative matters, is included as Attachment 1.
Agenda # _____________
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
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Bylaws
The proposed Bylaws (Attachment 2) provide for the basic organizational structure of the
Parking Authority. The City Council Members are designated to serve as Board of
Directors. At least one annual meeting is to be held in conjunction with the City Council
annual reorganization. Special meetings may be held at other times as necessary. All
Council policies would be applicable to the PA.
The following official positions would be created:
City Position Parking Authority Position
Mayor Chair
Mayor Pro-Tem Vice Chair
City Manager Executive Director
Finance Director Treasurer
City Attorney General Counsel
City Clerk Secretary
Membership in the Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority (PFA)
The PFA was created in November 2002 through a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
with the City of Diamond Bar and the City of Diamond Bar Redevelopment Agency (“JPA”)
as its sole two members. Section 7.02 of the JPA Agreement provides for the PFA to
consider additional members. The PA satisfies the requirements contained in Section
7.02 as it is a separate public agency that is “authorized to own, lease, purchase, receive
and hold property necessary or convenient for the government operations” and when
“acting separately [from the PFA] may result in duplication of effort, inefficiencies in
administration and excessive costs…”
To ensure the long-term viability of the PFA, it is recommended that the Parking Authority
request Membership in the PFA. This would allow for the Successor Agency to then
withdraw from the PFA and could result in winding down the affairs of the Successor
Agency and dissolving it as provided in the Dissolution Act.
If membership in the PFA is approved, the PFA will consider such membership request
which is also scheduled in conjunction with the May 18, 2021 City Council meeting. If
ultimately approved by the PFA, the PA would become a member of the PFA JPA.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved the Resolution and Bylaws as to form.
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PREPARED BY:
________________________________
Daniel Fox
Executive Director
REVIEWED BY:
________________________________
Daniel Fox
Executive Director
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. PA 2021-01
2. Parking Authority Bylaws
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RESOLUTION NO. PA 2021-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PARKING
AUTHORITY DESIGNATING OFFICERS, ADOPTING PERSONNEL
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE,
PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL MEETING, ADOPTING BYLAWS AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A JOINT
EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT
The Board of Directors of the City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority does hereby find,
order and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A.On the date hereof, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar (the “City”)
adopted a resolution declaring that there is a need for a parking authority to function in
the City and that the members of the City Council are the members of the Board of
Directors of the City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority (the “Parking Authority”) so
formed, all pursuant to California Streets & Highways Code Section 32500 et seq. (the
“Law”).
B.The legal name of the Parking Authority shall be the “City of Diamond Bar
Parking Authority, a public body corporate and politic.”
C.Section 32801 of the Law provides that the Parking Authority may select
and appoint such officers, agents, counsel, and employees as the Parking Authority
requires.
D.Section 32801 of the Law further provides that the Parking Authority may
make bylaws and regulations applicable to the Parking Authority to carry into effect the
Law.
E.Section 32657.5 of the Law provides that the members of the Parking
Authority shall hold meetings at such times as they shall deem appropriate.
F.The Parking Authority has caused to be prepared bylaws that are to be the
rules and regulations establishing a framework for its operation, administration, meetings
and management.
G.The Parking Authority desires to approve its bylaws.
H.The Parking Authority has considered such bylaws at an open public
meeting and provided the public an opportunity to comment on such agenda item and
now desires to approve the bylaws in order to carry out the orderly conduct of business
of the Parking Authority.
I.The City of Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority (the “PFA”) is a joint
exercise of powers authority that has been established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of
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Powers Act (Government Code Section 6500 et seq.) and a Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement, dated November 19, 2002 (the “JPA Agreement”).
J.The Parking Authority has determined that it is in the best interests of the
Parking Authority to become a member of the PFA.
K.Under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act and the JPA Agreement, the PFA
is a public entity separate and apart from the parties to the JPA Agreement, and the debts,
liabilities and obligations of the PFA will not be the debts, liabilities or obligations of the
Parking Authority or any representative of the City serving on the governing body of the
Parking Authority or the PFA.
SECTION 2. Findings. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. Designation of Officers. In accordance with the bylaws of the
Parking Authority, and pursuant to Section 32801 of the Law, the Parking Authority
designates the following City officials to serve as Parking Authority officers on an ex officio
basis:
City Position Parking Authority Position
Mayor Chair
Mayor Pro-Tem Vice Chair
City Manager Executive Director
Finance Director Treasurer
City Attorney General Counsel
City Clerk Secretary
SECTION 4. Personnel System. Pursuant to Section 32801 of the Law, the Board
of Directors of the Parking Authority hereby adopts by reference the personnel system of
the City, as it exists as of the date hereof and as it may be amended from time to time,
as the personnel rules and regulations applying to all employees of the Parking Authority,
if any.
SECTION 5. Conflict of Interest Code. Pursuant to Section 32801 of the Law, the
Board of Directors hereby adopt by reference the Conflict of Interest Code of the City, as
it exists as of the date hereof and as it may be amended from time to time, as the
procedures affecting conflicts of interest involving public officials of the Parking Authority.
SECTION 6. Approval of Bylaws. The “Bylaws of the City of Diamond Bar Parking
Authority” in the form presented at this meeting are hereby adopted and approved as the
official bylaws of the Parking Authority.
SECTION 7. Meetings. The Parking Authority shall hold not less than one
meeting per year, which meeting shall be held concurrently with the first meeting in
December of each calendar year of the City Council of the City in the SCAQMD
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Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, or at such other place or time as may be
designated by the Parking Authority by resolution.
SECTION 8. Certifications and Request. In accordance with Section 7.02 of the
JPA Agreement, the Parking Authority certifies as follows:
(a) The Parking Authority possesses one or more of the powers that are
specified in the first paragraph of the recitals to the JPA Agreement.
(b) The Parking Authority agrees to the provisions of the JPA
Agreement.
(c) The Parking Authority requests to become a member of the PFA.
SECTION 9. JPA Agreement. The JPA Agreement is hereby approved in
substantially the form presented at this meeting. Assuming the acceptance by the Board
of Directors of the PFA of the Parking Authority’s request to become a member of the
PFA, the Parking Authority shall become a member of the PFA. In accordance with
Section 7.02 of the JPA Agreement, the addition of the Parking Authority as a member of
the PFA shall not require an amendment to the JPA Agreement. The Chair of the Board
of Directors or the Executive Director or the designee thereof (each, an “Authorized
Officer”) is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the Parking Authority, to
execute and deliver the JPA Agreement, in substantially the form presented at this
meeting, with such changes and insertions therein as such Authorized Officer, with the
advice of counsel to the Parking Authority, may approve, such approval to be conclusively
evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof.
SECTION 10. Other Actions. The Authorized Officers, acting singly, be and each
of them hereby is authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all documents
and instruments and to do and cause to be done any and all acts and things necessary
or proper for carrying out the transactions contemplated by this resolution. In the event
that the Chair is unavailable to sign any of the agreements described herein, the Vice-
Chair of the Board of Directors may sign such agreement
SECTION 11. Attestations. The Secretary and such person or persons as may
have been designated by the Secretary to act on the Secretary’s behalf, are hereby
authorized and directed to attest the signature of the Authorized Officers designated
herein to execute any documents described herein, and to affix and attest the seal of the
City, as may be required or appropriate in connection with the execution and delivery of
the documents that are described herein.
SECTION 12. Effect. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date and
time of adoption.
SECTION 13. Certification. The Secretary shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this 18th day of May, 2021.
__________________________
Nancy A. Lyons, Chair
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, Secretary of the City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by the Board of Directors of the City of Diamond Bar Parking
Authority, California, at its Special Meeting held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the
following vote:
AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
NOES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
__________________________
Kristina Santana,
Authority Secretary
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BYLAWS
OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PARKING AUTHORITY
Adopted: May 18, 2021
Resolution No. PA 2021-XX
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Section 1. Name. The Parking Authority has been formed pursuant to the California
Parking Law of 1949 (Streets and Highways Code Section 32500 et seq.) (the “Law”). The
Parking Authority’s official name shall be the “City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority, a public
body corporate and politic” (herein referred to as the “DBPA”). The DBPA was formed by City
Council Resolution No. 2021-__ adopted on May 18, 2021 pursuant to the Law, and on May 18,
2021, by Resolution No. ______, the DBPA approved certain initial administrative matters,
including the adoption of these bylaws.
Section 2. DBPA Board Members. The DBPA shall be administered by a governing
board whose members shall be the members of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar (the
“City Council”), which governing board shall be referred to as the “DBPA Board.” The term of
office as a member of the DBPA Board shall terminate when such member of the DBPA Board
shall cease to be a member of the City Council; and the appointed or elected successor, as
applicable thereto, to such member of the City Council shall become a member of the DBPA
Board. The DBPA Board shall be chaired by a “Chair.” The Chair shall be the Mayor of the City
of Diamond Bar until the DBPA Board elects another of its members to serve as Chair. The Chair
shall preside at all meetings of the DPBA.
Section 3. Office. The business office of the DBPA shall be at the administrative
offices of the City of Diamond Bar (the “City”), currently Diamond Bar City Hall, 21810 Copley
Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765, or at such other place as may be designated by the DBPA
Board.
Section 4. Compensation. Members may receive their actual and necessary
expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, but only when
authorized by the DBPA Board and if there are unencumbered funds available for such purpose
in compliance with and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
Section 5. Officers. The Officers of the DBPA shall be the Chair, Vice Chair,
Executive Director, Treasurer and Secretary. The City Attorney of the City shall be the DBPA’s
General Counsel unless otherwise noted in Section 8.
Section 6. Executive Director. The Executive Director of the DBPA shall be the City
Manager of the City or such other person as may be appointed by the DBPA Board. The term of
office shall be from the date of his or her appointment through the date that such person no longer
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serves as City Manager of the City or has his or her appointment rescinded by the DBPA Board.
The Executive Director shall submit such information and recommendations to the DBPA Board
as he or she may consider proper concerning the business, policies and affairs of the DBPA. The
Executive Director also serves as the chief executive officer of the DBPA and shall be responsible
for execution and supervision of the affairs of the DBPA. Except as otherwise authorized by
resolution of the DBPA Board, the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee shall
sign all contracts, deeds and other instruments executed by the DBPA.
Section 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall be the City Clerk of the City or such other
person as may be appointed by the DBPA Board. The Secretary shall keep the records of the
DBPA, shall act as Secretary at the meetings of the DBPA and record all votes, and shall keep a
record of the proceedings of the DBPA in a journal of proceedings to be kept for such purpose,
and shall perform all duties incident to the office. Any Assistant City Clerk of the City shall be an
Assistant Secretary of the DBPA.
Section 8. General Counsel. The DBPA’s General Counsel shall be appointed by
the DBPA Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the DBPA. The initial General Counsel is the
City Attorney of the City. The General Counsel shall be responsible for the preparation of all
proposed resolutions, laws, rules, contracts, bonds and other legal papers for the DBPA.
The General Counsel shall give advice or opinions in writing to the Chair, Executive Director or
other DBPA officers when and if requested to do so. The General Counsel, as directed by the
DBPA, shall attend to all lawsuits or other matters to which the DBPA is a party or in which the
DBPA may be legally interested and do such other things pertaining to the General Counsel’s
office as the DBPA may request; provided however, where the City Attorney is not currently
serving in the capacity of General Counsel, the DBPA may also direct the City Attorney to attend
to all lawsuits or other matters to which the DBPA is a party or in which the DBPA may be legally
interested, as elected by the DBPA.
Section 9. Treasurer. The Treasurer of the DBPA shall be the Finance Director of
the City or such other person as may be appointed by the DBPA Board. The Treasurer shall have
the care and custody of all funds of the DBPA and shall be authorized to cause the deposit of
such funds in the name of the DBPA in such bank, banks, or other financial institutions, including
without limitation the State of California Treasurer, Local Agency Investment Fund, as the DBPA
may select and pursuant to an investment policy considered and approved by the DBPA. The
Treasurer shall keep regular books of account showing receipts and expenditures and shall
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render to the DBPA at each regular meeting, or more often when requested, an account of
transactions and the financial conditions of the DBPA.
Section 10. Appointment of Officers. The initial appointment of officers occurred
pursuant to DBPA Resolution No. ______ on May 18, 2021 and the new appointment or
reappointment of officers shall be the first order of business at the same DBPA, regular or special
meeting, held when the City Council conducts its reorganization each calendar year.
Section 11. Authority to Bind DBPA; City Council Policies Apply to DBPA. No
member, officer, agent or employee of the DBPA, without prior specific or general authority by a
vote of the DBPA Board, shall have any power or authority to bind the DBPA by any contract, to
pledge its credit, or to render it liable for any purpose in any amount; provided however, that the
DBPA may authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract or contracts as authorized in
and consistent with the City’s policies, which shall be deemed to apply to the DBPA under these
bylaws (the “Council Policies”).
Section 12. Appointment of Employees and Agents. The DBPA may from time to
time request from the City the services of such personnel, counsel or agents, permanent or
temporary, as may be necessary to carry out the business and affairs of the DBPA. The DBPA
Board may in addition employ temporary professional and technical personnel on such terms and
at such rates of compensation as the DBPA may determine, subject to all applicable laws, and
provided that adequate sources of funds are identified for the payment of such temporary
professional and technical services and subject to the applicable Council Policies.
Section 13. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings shall be held in the SCAQMD
Auditorium which currently serves as the Council Chambers for the City or at such other place as
the Chair may designate, on dates and at a time as fixed by Resolution of the DBPA, which as of
the date hereof are generally concurrent with meetings of the City Council; provided that any such
regular meeting may be suspended or cancelled if there is no business to attend to. If at any time
any regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the next
business day at the same time unless otherwise scheduled by the DBPA and consistent with
meeting dates of the City Council. Pursuant to and in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act,
Government Code Section 54950, et seq. (the “Brown Act”), at least 72 hours before a regular
meeting, an agenda containing a brief general description of each item of business to be
transacted or discussed shall be posted at a location freely accessible to members of the public;
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further, such agenda shall specify the time and location of the regular meeting. No action shall
be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda except as permitted by the Brown Act
or other applicable laws and regulations.
Section 14. Special Meetings. Subject to and pursuant to the provisions of the Brown
Act, a special meeting may be called at any time by the Chair or upon the request of two of the
members of the DBPA Board by delivering written notice to each member of the DBPA Board and
to each person or entity that is entitled by law to receive such notices. Notices to the DBPA Board
shall be sufficient if delivered to the Secretary. Notices to other persons or entities that are entitled
by law to receive notices must be delivered personally or by mail and must be received at least
24 hours before the time of such special meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice
shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted and
shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location that is freely accessible
to members of the public. No other business shall be considered at such meetings by the DBPA
Board. Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time
the meeting convenes files with the Secretary a written waiver of notice. Such waiver may be
given electronically. Such written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is
actually present at the time it convenes.
Section 15. Closed Sessions. Nothing contained in these bylaws shall be construed
to prevent the DBPA Board from holding closed sessions during a regular or special meeting
concerning any matter permitted by law to be considered in a closed session subject to and
pursuant to the provisions of the Brown Act.
Section 16. Public Hearings. All public hearings held by the DBPA Board shall be
held during regular or special meetings of the DBPA Board.
Section 17. Adjourning Meetings and Continuing Public Hearings to Other Times
or Places. The DBPA Board may adjourn any meeting to a time and place specified in the order
of adjournment. Less than a quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members are absent
from any regular meeting or adjourned regular meeting, the Secretary may declare the meeting
adjourned to a stated time and place and shall cause a written notice of the adjournment to be
given in the same manner as provided for special meetings unless such notice is waived as
provided for special meetings. A copy of the order or notice of adjournment shall be conspicuously
posted on or near the door of the place where the meeting was held within 24 hours after the time
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of the adjournment. When a regular or adjourned regular meeting is adjourned as provided in
this section, the resulting adjourned regular meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. When
an order of adjournment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is
to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified for regular meetings.
Any public hearing being held, or any hearing noticed or ordered to be held at any meeting
may by order or notice of continuance be continued or recontinued to any subsequent meeting in
the same manner and to the same extent set forth herein for the adjournment of the meetings;
provided, that if the hearing is continued to a time less than 24 hours after the time specified in
the order or notice of hearing a copy of the order or notice of continuance shall be posted
immediately following the meeting at which the order or declaration of continuance was adopted
or made.
Section 18. Meetings to be Open and Public. All meetings of DBPA members to take
action or to deliberate concerning DBPA business and its conduct shall be open and public and
are subject to and shall be held in compliance with the Brown Act. All persons shall be permitted
to attend any such meetings except as otherwise provided as permitted by law and these bylaws.
Section 19. Quorum. A majority of the members of the DBPA Board shall constitute a
quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other
official purposes, except that less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is
obtained.
Section 20. Order of Business. At the regular meeting of the DBPA, the general order
of business shall be consistent with the Council Policies and may be conducted concurrently with
the business of the City.
Section 21. Parliamentary Procedure. The rules of parliamentary procedure set forth
in Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern all meetings of the DBPA, except as otherwise herein
provided or as otherwise provided in the Council Policies.
Section 22. Amendments to Bylaws. These bylaws may be amended by the
DBPA Board at any regular or special meeting by majority vote, provided that the proposed
amendment to any particular section is included in the notice of such meeting.
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Agenda #: 4.1.1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Chair and Members of the Public Financing Authority
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the May 4, 2021 meeting minutes.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The minutes of the Public Financing Authority meeting on May 4, 2021 have been
prepared and are being presented for approval.
PREPARED BY:
4.1.
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REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 4.1.a May 4, 2021 Public Financing Authority Minutes
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 4, 2021
Consistent with COVID-19 regulations, all Authority Members and staff participated via
teleconference and there was no physical location for public attendanc e. The Public
was invited to join the meeting online or by phone at the numbers printed on the
agenda.
1.CALL TO ORDER:Chairman Chou called the meeting to order at
8:36 p.m.
2.ROLL CALL: Authority Members Liu, Low, Lyons, VC/Tye,
and Chair/Chou
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;
Fabian Aoun, Assistant Engineer; Greg Gubman, Community Development
Director; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; Brent Mason, Interim 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
Also Present: Captain Stephen Tousey, LA County Sheriff’s Department.
3.PUBLIC COMMENTS:None
4.CONSENT CALENDAR:
AM/Lyons moved, AM/Liu seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Liu, Low, Lyons, VC/Tye, Chair/Chou
NOES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None
4.1 APPROVED PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MINUTES – Meeting of
April 20, 2021 – As submitted.
5.AUTHORITY CONSIDERATION:
5.1 2021 LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (DIAMOND BAR
CENTER).
CM/Fox introduced the item and stated that this action is similar to that
just considered by the City Council, and the Authority will need to approve
the Assignment Agreement (Attachment 7) and will not be approving the
Continuing Disclosure Statement which was approved by the City Council.
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C/Chou opened Public Comments.
There being no comments offered, C/Chou closed Public Comments.
VC/Tye moved, AM/Low seconded, to Adopt Resolution No. PFA 2021-03
approving the legal documents for the issuance of City of Diamond Bar
Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2021 Series
A (“2021 Bonds”), authorizing the execution of the necessary documents
and certificates, and other related actions. Motion carried by the following
Roll Call vote:
AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Liu, Low, Lyons, VC/Tye,
Chair/Chou
NOES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None
6.AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS:NONE
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, Chair/Chou adjourned
the Public Financing Authority Regular Meeting at 8:42 p.m. back to the Regular City
Council meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
__________________________
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18th day of May, 2021.
__________________________
Andrew Chou, Chair
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Agenda #: 6.1
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
TO: Honorable Chair and Members of the Public Financing Authority
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP FROM THE DIAMOND BAR
PARKING AUTHORITY.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. PFA 2021-04 approving the application for Membership of the
Diamond Bar Parking Authority.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS:
The Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority (PFA) was created in November 2002
through a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City of Diamond Bar and the
City of Diamond Bar Redevelopment Agency (“JPA Agreement”) as its sole two
members. Section 7.02 of the JPA Agreement provides for the PFA to consider
additional members.
The PFA Board will consider the Resolution only if in a separate and prior action at its
May 18, 2021 meeting the City Council establishes the Diamond Bar Parking Authority
(PA) and then the newly constituted PA Board approves the PA’s application to become
a member of the PFA. The PA satisfies the requirements contained in Section 7.02 of
the JPA Agreement to be considered for membership in the PFA as it is a separate
public agency that is “authorized to own, lease, purchase, receive and hold property
necessary or convenient for the government operations” and when “acting separately
[from the PFA] may result in duplication of effort, inefficiencies in administration and
excessive costs…”
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To ensure the long-term viability of the PFA, it is recommended that the PA request for
Membership in the PFA be approved (Attachment 1). This would then allow for the
Successor Agency to withdraw from the PFA, wind down its affairs, and dissolve as
provided in the Dissolution Act, without affecting the viability of the PFA.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved the Resolution as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 6.1.a Resolution No. PFA 2021-04 Parking Authority Membership
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RESOLUTION NO. PFA 2021-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF
THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PARKING AUTHORITY
The Board of Directors of the City of Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority does hereby
find, order and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A.The City of Diamond Bar Parking Authority (the “Parking Authority”) is a
parking authority that has been established pursuant to California Streets & Highways
Code Section 32500 et seq.
B.The Parking Authority has requested to become a member of the City of
Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority (the “Authority”), a joint exercise of powers
authority, in accordance with Section 7.02 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement,
dated November 19, 2002 (the “JPA Agreement”), pursuant to which the Authority has
been established.
C.The Authority has reviewed the certifications of the Parking Authority
relating to its request to become a member of the Authority , as set forth in the resolution
of the Parking Authority relating to such request, as well as such resolution, and the
Authority finds that such certifications and resolution meet the requirements of Section
7.02 of the JPA Agreement.
D.The Authority desires to accept and approve the application of the Parking
Authority to become a member of the Authority and finds that no deposit is required of the
Parking Authority to cover any costs of the Authority related to the consideration of such
application.
E.All acts, conditions and things that are required by the laws of the State of
California to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in
connection with the consummation of the matters that are authorized hereby do exist,
have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as
required by law, and the Authority is now duly authorized and empowered, pursuant to
each and every requirement of law, to consummate such matters for the purpose, in the
manner and upon the terms herein provided .
SECTION 2. Findings. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. Approval of Parking Authority as Member of Authority. The Parking
Authority is hereby approved as a member of the Authority in accordance with Section
7.02 of the JPA Agreement. No deposit is required of the Parking Authority in connection
with such approval.
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SECTION 4. Effect. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date and
time of adoption.
SECTION 5. Certification. The Secretary shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this 18th day of May, 2021.
_______________________________
Andrew Chou, Chair
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, Secretary of the City of Diamond Bar Public Financing
Authority, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by the City of Diamond Bar Public Financing Authority, at its
Regular Meeting held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
NOES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: AUTHORITY MEMBERS:
________________________________
Kristina Santana, Authority Secretary
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Kristina Santana
From:Ernest Kung <
Sent:Thursday, May 13, 2021 8:18 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Cc:Shaun Kung
Subject:FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Importance:High
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Dear Kristina,
I would like to submit the following two issues for public comment at the Tuesday, May 18, 2021 city council meeting.
Both are related to agenda items 4.1 and 5.1, the landscape assessment districts.
1. The action item for LLAD 39 contains the following two notes in the discussion as it compares differences with
LLAD 41:
“District 41 is fully supported by a small group of homeowners’ associations, and therefore developed
an organized response to the City’s dissolution proposal much more effectively. District 39 has no such
homeowners’ associations.”
“District 41 homeowners’ associations communicated early on with the property owners and developed
a network and advocacy approach (e.g., lawn signs are printed and distributed). District 39 has obtained
signatures from only about 48 of the 1,249 properties as of May 4.”
I respectfully submit that the above statements are inaccurate. The first statement is inaccurate because District
41 is not fully supported by a small group of homeowners’ associations. My father lives at 20764 East Mill Lane.
He, along with his neighbors at 20754, 20758 and 20770 share a patch of LLAD 41 behind their homes. None are
part of an HOA. Thus, the second statement is also inaccurate as the four homeowners were not in
communication early on with any HOA. Collectively, the four homeowners made their situation known to city
maintenance staff on March 24, 2021.
1. In 1989, the City of Diamond Bar passed a resolution consenting to the transfer of LLAD 41 from LA County
jurisdiction. Has the city given any consideration to a transfer back to LA County? For example, the county
maintains LLAD 43 which is just west of Brea Canyon Cutoff Road. Such a transfer might, in theory, result in a
more economical outcome for residents because LA County has larger purchasing power with maintenance
providers.
Thank you for your time,
Ernest Kung on behalf of Shaun Kung
Pronunciation: Kung rhymes with Sun
Reference:
http://diamondbarca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1745&MediaPosition=&ID=2602&Css
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Kristina Santana
From:
Sent:Saturday, May 15, 2021 12:46 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Re: Landscaping assessment district 39
CAUTION: This message originated outside of our City of Diamond Bar network.
Dear Messrs.
As a resident on 1514 Longview Drive in Diamond Bar, we herby request to stop dissolution, request postponement and recast
and ballots as well as Adopt resolution No 2021-20 ordering the city engineer to prepare and file report related to maintenance
of improvements in assessment district 39 for 2020-2021.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Jonathan and Maria Lu
On May 15, 2021 12:08, Jonathan Lu <iloveyp@msn.com> wrote:
Dear Messrs.
As a resident on 1514 Longview Drive in Diamond Bar, we herby request to stop dissolution, request postponement
and recast and ballots as well as Adopt resolution No 2021‐20 ordering the city engineer to prepare and file report
related to maintenance of improvements in assessment district 39 for 2020‐2021.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Jonathan and Maria Lu
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Kristina Santana
From:Ben Lo <
Sent:Sunday, May 16, 2021 6:26 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
CAUTION: This message originated outside of our City of Diamond Bar network.
Dear clerk and city councilmen,
Please delay the dissolution of Assessment District 39 and 41.
There may be better solutions than just dumping the issue back to the people.
Sincerely Yours,
Ben Lo
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Kristina Santana
From:Rebecca Lu <
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Dear sir,
We resident of District 39 is having a major concern about the Dissolution of Landscaping and request for postponing
and recasting the ballots.
Thank you!
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Kristina Santana
From:Robert Hsieh <
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 5:15 PM
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Hi,
We are residents of District 39 and would like a request to postpone dissolution of Landscaping in June 2021 .
In addition, we want to recast the ballots again. The ballots in 2019 were very unclear to our neighborhoods.
Robert Hsieh
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Kristina Santana
From:Mimi Chan <
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 8:26 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Cc:Mariann Hess; Mickey Malik; Kristina Santana; Nancy Lyons
Subject:Additional List of residents Requesting for Postponing Dissolution of District 39 and
recast new ballots
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Dear Kristina,
Please find additional list of homeowners residing in District 39 at Summit Ridge and Pantera Park areas, etc.
Due to Pandemic, we are still wanting to safeguard ourselves and neighbors. The list is be added on to the previous list
that we had previously on May 4.
Please feel free contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you so much for your assistance.
Regards,
Mimi
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Kristina Santana
From:lily sie <
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 10:16 PM
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To Whom It May Concerns,
Please postpone dissolution and recast new ballot for District 39.
Ballots received in 2019 was not clear with explanation and impact of the vote.
Thank you,
Lily and Vince
Residence of 1289 Deerfield Pl, Diamond Bar
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Kristina Santana
From:bing wang <
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 10:38 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Recast new ballot for District 39
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This is Bing Wang who is owner of property 1281 Deerfield place, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. We request to postpone
dissolution and recast new ballot for District 39. Ballots received in 2019 was not clear with explanation and impact of
the vote!
Thanks!
Sincerely
Bing Wang
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Kristina Santana
From:Myoe Aung <
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:15 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:RE: Landscape Assessment Districts _ Dissolution
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Dear Sir/Madam,
We would say “NO” to the subject matter as a resident.
Because it is one of the city features to keep the city-wide landscape beautiful.
If the Dissolution proceeds, our city will not be as beautiful as the City of Chino Hills and other cities.
Thank you and appreciate your time & help.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Harry and Joy Lim
1134 Longview Dr,
Diamond Bar,
CA 91765
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Kristina Santana
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My name is Richard Hess and I would urge the council to approve a new vote on keeping district 39. I see that
District 41 is getting a new vote and feel it would be unfair not to allow district 39 the same privilege. We have
gone door to door getting signatures for this. Believe me this was not an easy task especially in the time of
covid. I hope the council approves this request as it's thewill of the people and the right thing to do .
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My name is Richard Hess and I would urge the council to approve a new vote on keeping district 39. I see that District 41
is getting a new vote and feel it would be unfair not to allow district 39 the same privilege. We have gone door to door
getting signatures for this. Believe me this was not an easy task especially in the time of covid. I hope the council
approves this request as it's thewill of the people and the right thing to do .Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
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From:EDIL M VAZQUEZ <
Sent:Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:32 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Gascon- Vote No Confidence
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Please stop Gascon’s illegal directives and support your constituents & CA LAW.
Respectfully,
E. Vazquez
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From:Jon Hatami <
Sent:Sunday, May 16, 2021 10:10 AM
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Subject:FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - LA DA Directives No Confidence Vote
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To Mayor and Diamond Bar City Council Members:
Attached is my email statement concerning your no-confidence vote in LA DA George Gascon's policies and directives.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jonathan Hatami
Valencia, CA
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County DA's Office
Complex Child Abuse Unit
661-312-3781 (personal cell)
Good evening Mayor and Diamond Bar City councilmembers. Thank you for allowing me an
opportunity to address Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s policies and
directives and how they ultimately affect the safety of the children, families, and community
members in Diamond Bar.
I do not live in Diamond Bar. However, as a child abuse prosecutor, I handle cases involving
abused and neglected children throughout Los Angeles County. The safety of children and
families anywhere and everywhere is important to me. We are all interconnected. We are all a
part of one community. We are all Angelenos. And, public safety is important to all of us. We
all want to live in a community that is safe for children and families.
I would like to make it clear that I am talking to you as a father of two children, a husband of a
LASD domestic violence detective, and a child abuse prosecutor. I am also talking to you as
someone who is raising my children in Los Angeles. And it should be obvious to you by now
that I do not represent the official positions of my office.
The policies and directives implemented by Gascon adversely affect the public safety in
Diamond Bar. These policies do not help or support the residents of Diamond Bar. Basically,
these policies provide comfort and support to criminals and wrongdoers.
As early as last week, Gascon said, “enhancements…do not work, even for hate crimes.” This
clearly shows that Gascon has even abandoned our most vulnerable victims and survivors. Most
hate crime victims do not even come forward for fear that they will be victimized further, and
their case will not be taken seriously or handled with care and compassion. Hate crimes not only
affect the victim, but also families, communities, and even the entire country. Gascon’s
confusing and ever-changing policies regarding hate crimes allegations have likely caused many
more victims to not come forward. More innocent people will likely get hurt and abused. They
will also feel like the system has abandoned them. A DA should follow the law and seek justice,
as long as she/he has the evidence, no matter how difficult the charge will be to prove. The DA
of Los Angeles is supposed to fight for everyone.
Gascon implemented $0 bail for all misdemeanors and many nonviolent felonies, including child
abuse and domestic violence. Many of these crimes are repeat offenders. This policy is a direct
violation of the will of the people. Millions of Angelenos voted against $0 bail in the fall of
2020. The DA has even disallowed the “out-on-bail” enhancement. That means a person can
commit domestic violence, child abuse, theft crimes, vandalism, battery, second and third-time
DUI, and all sorts of other crimes, get arrested, and then get released within 48 hours on $0 bail.
That person can then re-offend and we are not permitted to file the “out-on-bail” enhancement.
There is absolutely no punishment or deterrent to stop a criminal from continuously re-offending.
The DA has also disallowed the filing of misdemeanor criminal threats, trespass, disturbing the
peace, loitering to commit prostitution, drinking in public, and resisting arrest. This means that
individuals can harass patrons and community members in the mall, the supermarket, at a
restaurant, a daycare center, a school, or just about anywhere, resist arrest and attack the police
when deputies and officers are called, and the wrongdoer will be released within 48 hours with
no charge. These policies will lead to diminished quality of life in Diamond Bar and the lack of
punishment or deterrence will eventually lead to those individuals committing more serious
crimes. These policies will also destroy the morale of the deputies and officers who honorably
patrol our neighborhoods.
Many of these misdemeanor directives also adversely affect the prosecution of sex trafficking
cases. It emboldens pimps and sex traffickers to abuse young people and the most vulnerable in
our communities.
Gascon has also permanently disallowed the filing of special circumstances in any case - forever.
If a person in Diamond Bar rapes and murders a child, tortures a vulnerable victim to death,
commits a hate crime murder, kills a police officer, or is a serial killer, that person could be
paroled at some point. Gascon never once mentioned during his campaign for LADA that he
would completely remove special circumstances. This policy is against the will of the voters,
violates the law, and completely ignores justice and public safety. It is also a slap in the face to
all surviving family members.
George Gascon has also permanently disallowed the transfer of juveniles to adult court in any
case - forever. This means, if a 17 ½-year-old murders two children in a gang-related shooting,
that double murderer will be released when he is 25-years-old or earlier. George Gascon has
also supported legislation to remove the murder charge as a strike even if the double murderer
gets released and murders again. There is absolutely no consideration for public safety, victim’s
rights, personal accountability or punishment.
Releasing violent criminals from prison early into our communities will not result in less crime.
That is not what victims and survivors want. Not alleging a gun or gang allegation or a torture or
special circumstance will not result in safer communities or less recidivism. Not punishing
violent criminals appropriately will not result in less crime or public safety. Not following the
law and enacting blanket policies is not fair or just. The most recent statistics are clear from
LASD and LAPD, crime, especially shootings, assaults, and murders, have dramatically
increased over the last six months. The so-called “data and science” of Gascon is not true or
accurate.
This is not a Republican or a Democratic issue. This is a human rights issue. This is a
community issue. This is a public safety issue. Murder, rape, child torture, and gang killings are
not Republican crimes or Democratic crimes, they are just crimes against all of us. Child abuse
does not happen in blue states, or red states. It happens in every state. Just because someone
was voted in by the people does not mean he or she is above the law. No one is above the law,
not even the DA. Most voters did not expect the LA DA would be siding with violent criminals.
Most voters did not think the LA DA would call a 17-1/2-year-old that brutally murdered two
young mothers a “victim.” Most voters did not think the LA DA would be siding with a
carjacker and fighting in court to dismiss provable firearms allegations. That is not public safety.
Leadership does not come from power or your title. It does not come from winning an election.
Inconsistencies, the complete failure to follow the law, personal politics, and implementing
blanket policies from a person who has never tried one case as a prosecutor shows a complete
crisis in leadership regarding Gascon’s directives. His policies completely ignore the rights of
victims and their families, while focusing exclusively on the criminal and wrongdoer. His
policies also disregard the law, public safety, and the will of the voters; and could lead to
dangerous results.
I think the residents of Diamond Bar need to take a stand and be one voice in support of the
victims, surviving families, children, and all the vulnerable members of our communities.
Thank you.
Jonathan Hatami
Valencia, CA
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Kristina Santana
From:Tom <abxf@socal.rr.com>
Sent:Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:57 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:FOR PUBLIC COMMENT vote of no confidence George Gascon
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George Gascon is usurping legislator authority, rewriting the CA constitution and subverting the will of the people. His
utter disregard for the law, demands a vote of no confidence and ultimately a recall.
SD 20‐14
“Resentencing.” 15 years maximum penalty regardless of the crime. One of the most dangerous and irresponsible of
Gascón’s directives.
Repealed Marsy’s Law
Under the DA’s policy, “prosecutors must now support parole for those rated as a low or moderate risk of re‐
offending”. For those considered high‐risk, prosecutors must be neutral. In no case may they oppose parole. He argues
“parole boards have all the information they need to decide on their own whether to release someone, including police,
psychological and prison behavior reports. “We really need to stay out of the process,”
“This Office’s default policy is that we will not attend parole hearings”
SD 20‐08
Repealed Three Strikes Law, Death Penalty (has been consistently upheld by the voters), LWOP, prosecutors prevented
from filing, enhancements (gang,firearm etc), special circumstances, or special allegations.
SD 20‐07
13 crimes allowed in LA county
This DA represents defendants
Regards
Tom
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Kristina Santana
From:J. Charles Marquez <j.charlesmarquez@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, May 16, 2021 6:57 PM
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Please cast a "no confidence" resolution for George Gascon.
I am a Diamond Bar resident of over 26 years and want to continue feeling safe in a town of law and order.
Sincerely,
J. Charles Marquez
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Kristina Santana
From:LISA DARE <spiffy@flash.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 9:39 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Re: Keep Diamond Bar safe
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Hi Kristina,
I would rather not join the meeting. Can you read this comment?
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Leniency leads to crime. Bay Area Asian Americans have been seriously injured, or killed by repeat offenders freed by
sympathetic prosecutors. Elderly Chui Fong was stabbed with a knife as long as her arm. Pak Ho, also a senior, was
killed by a man whose multiple felonies date back to 2012. Don't let this happen in Diamond Bar.
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Please let me know if any changes are necessary.
Thank you very much,
Lisa Dare
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 08:31:12 AM PDT, Kristina Santana <ksantana@diamondbarca.gov> wrote:
Good morning Ms. Dare,
Thank you for your email. Please note that only one public comment per person is allowed so if you prefer to join the
meeting (either in person or online) and give the comment yourself then I will not read it. Please let me know.
Thank you,
Kristina Santana | City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar | City Manager Division
909.839.7010
From: LISA DARE <spiffy@flash.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:24 PM
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Hello,
George Gascon's policies empower criminals and increase crime.
Consider what is happening in San Francisco under his administration. Property crime greatly increased. Shoplifting
became so recurrent that Walgreens closed 17 stores. Safeway put the blame on Gascon's Proposition
47. https://www.thesfnews.com/shoplifting-has-forced-walgreens-to-close-17-
stores/77228?fbclid=IwAR1dUxJtGCE_HCTQ3WnjIEdwpPymKS1a8A92HbMlS8i_7NlbLbcyHlyD9So
And despite a high rate of property theft, because of Gascon's and current DA's Chesa Boudin's leniency, San Francisco
also has a low arrest rate.
Former SF Prosecutor Nancy Tung writes, "SF has lost the deterrent effect of prosecution...SF is now widely regarded as
the place where you can commit a crime and get away with it." https://www.laadda.com/dont-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-
way-out/
Don't let this happen in LA county and Diamond Bar!
Gascon's policies in LA county make no sense. Why eliminate gun enhancements (increased jail penalties) and gang
enhancements
when homicides and gang crime are up? https://www.dailynews.com/2021/02/17/300-homicides-council-presses-lapd-on-
dramatic-rise-in-violent-crime/
Violent crime is occurring in formerly safe places. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/03/08/beverly-hills-shooting-
victim-speaks-out/ The gang that committed the Beverly Hills robbery in were also responsible for a shooting in Sherman
Oaks, a well to do community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/recallgeorgegascon/permalink/946271509526219 No
wonder that Beverly Hills and SEVEN other cities have voted No Confidence in George
Gascon. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/no-confidence-vote-george-
gascon/. https://twitter.com/jonathanhatami/status/1392872813334306817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw.
I understand the urgent need for racial justice, but decarceration is the not the solution to these problems. In fact, some of
the
racist attacks on Asian Americans have been done by convicts who were set free.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/san-francisco-double-stabbing-suspect-014148487.html The perpetrator had with a long history of
arrests, and he tabbed an elderly woman with a knife as long as her arm. He escaped after leaving the knife in her arm (see hospital x-
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ray in story>)https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-asian-women-stabbing-patrick-thompson-surveillance-video-sf-market-
street/10590220/
This Oakland man was killed by a repeat offender who was let go with an ankle monitor. https://abc7news.com/oakland-asian-attack-
teaunte-bailey-pak-ho-chesa-boudin/10412069/
Leniency facilitates racist violence. Please understand that not all racist violence is caused by white supremacy, or is
committed by whites.
I have been a lifelong Democrat, and I think that the nationwide decarceration movement is the worst project the party has
ever
supported. It is unrealistically idealistic, and is uninformed by the professional experiences of the vast majority of
prosecutors and good cops. It recasts criminals as innocent victims, and throws average citizens under the bus to be run
over.
Please don't give a pass to George Gascon. People in other cities across the nation have started to question the effects
of similar Democratic "reform" prosecutors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/nyregion/mayor-race-nyc-crime-police.html
https://controller.phila.gov/philadelphia-audits/mapping-gun-violence/#/2021
Please vote NO CONFIDENCE in George Gascon.
Sincerely,
Lisa Dare
P.S. I am Chinese American. My family's name was Anglicized many years ago by immigration officials.
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Kristina Santana
From:Robert Hansen <rhansen86@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 8:29 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Vote of no confidence DA George Gascon
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I respectfully request that you take up the vote of No Confidence against DA George Gascon. While I voted for him
initially, his TRUTH was really a lie, and he proved it on his first day in office.
While Reform of the justice system is important, dismantling it by a dictator is not appropriate of Legal. We did not, you
did not elect him to destroy our system of justice.
You can stop him, you can send a message.
Thank you
Robert Hansen
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Kristina Santana
From:Adrienne Cotterell <alcqa@verizon.net>
Sent:Monday, May 17, 2021 5:27 PM
To:Kristina Santana
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Comments to be read at the May 18, 2021 City Council Meeting. I am unable to attend due to a prior commitment. Please
read them into the record and provide a copy to all Councilmembers. Thank you.
I am strongly opposed to the proposed Diamond Bar city Council Resolution No. 2021-23 that affirms
a vote of no confidence in LA County District Attorney George Gascon. It is my understanding that
this Resolution will be discussed at this City Council meeting.
First, the Resolution names the elimination of cash bail as a reason for a vote of no confidence;
however, it must be known to the City Council that the Supreme Court of California in March of 2021
declared cash bail to be unconstitutional, thus affirming DA Gascon’s directive. “The common practice
of conditioning freedom solely on whether an arrestee can afford bail is unconstitutional,” Justice
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar wrote for the court, ruling that it violated both state and federal
protections. “Other conditions of release — such as electronic monitoring, regular check-ins with a
pretrial case manager, community housing or shelter, and drug and alcohol treatment — can in many
cases protect public and victim safety as well as assure the arrestee’s appearance at trial.” And
please remember, that arrestees are not guilty until proven otherwise!
Second, the Resolution names dismissal of charges for low-level misdemeanor offenses as a
problem. I disagree. Dismissal of charges is well within the decision- making purview of the District
Attorney. District Attorneys make such determinations on a regular basis in order to save resources
for more serious crimes. More importantly, DA Gascon’s policy encourages the use of diversion
programs which provide treatment rather than prosecution and jailing for many minor offenses. As DA
Gascon noted when announcing his policy, “over 47% of those incarcerated pre-trial on misdemeanor
cases suffer from mental illness. Likewise, nearly 60% of those released each day have a significant
substance use disorder. Meanwhile, individuals experiencing homelessness account for almost 20%
of arrests in Los Angeles despite comprising only 1.7% of the population. The status quo has
exacerbated social ills and encouraged recidivism at great public expense.” Jails, prisons and courts
are not the best way to manage the root causes of many misdemeanors. We must step-up
availability of community support services.
Third, the Resolution is concerned with elimination of sentencing enhancements. Sentencing
enhancements do nothing to address root causes of crime. We must stop thinking that imprisoning
people longer reduces crime or addresses issues that our society fails to address – poverty,
homelessness, systemic racism. Further depriving people of life and liberty after serving a sentence
only keeps them from becoming productive members of society. If we believe in punishment, then we
must also believe in rehabilitation and people’s ability to feel remorse and to change.
My last point is directed to Councilwoman and ADA Ruth Low. Councilwoman Low, as an officer of
the court, you have a responsibility to support a justice system that is fair to all, victims and accused,
regardless of financial status and other factors that create an unequal justice system such as mental
health status and racism; you must be aware that many states are reforming their justice systems in
line with DA Gascon’s changes in policy. You must vote against this resolution.
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I ask that this resolution be rejected and voted down by this Council.
Adrienne Cotterell
Diamond Bar Resident
Strange Creek Drive
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Kristina Santana
From:KATHY GIORDANO <gkathy2@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 8:33 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
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Dear “Elected Nonpartisan city council members, I’m sure we all remember, the horrific crime against a child named
Gabriel Fernandez.
If Gabriel had survived from the gruesome abuse attacks, you could only stop and think what would he say about George
Gascon and his leniency towards convicted criminals of violent hate crimes, crimes against children and the disrespect
he has repeatedly displayed toward victims and their family members.
And now I am writing to you because Gabriel can’t
Within minutes of being sworn in, Mr. Gascon made drastic changes that he did not disclose when campaigning that are
letting violent and dangerous criminals back out onto our streets. This is unacceptable.
There isn’t a city within LA county that haven’t seen a raise in crime rates.
No one is against reform, growth and change.
Gascon claims that is what he is doing, but it isn’t?
As early as last week, Gascon said, “enhancements…do not work, even for hate crimes.”
Hate crimes not only affect the victim, but also families, communities, and even the entire country.
The DA is supposed to fight for everyone
He is undermining the hard work of our men and women in law enforcement, which puts EVERY citizen at risk.
Yes he was elected, but just think back of what was going on in our communities and what was and wasn’t being
reported by media at time.
He isn’t open to dialogue, he isn’t open to opinion, he isn’t open to moderation. It doesn’t matter to him what the
people in the communities he was elected to protect ,want.
It doesn’t matter to him what little Gabriel would have wanted.
Gascon has unlawfully gone against California voters who voted for the death penalty and zero bail. He refuses to
charge any juvenile as an adult, no matter how heinous crime. He has also dismantled the Hardcore Gang unit, and
refuses to add every special enhancement charges.
A vote of “No Confidence” from the city of Diamond Bar would send a message loud and clear to the people — of
Diamond Bar and LA county that safety and victim rights do matter.
A vote of no confidence is nonpartisan way of speaking up that any person, company, union, or City Council can do to let
someone know, you need to listen and we need to talk, because you’re not doing your job.
Please, now it’s time for you to stand up for us, and say “YES” to the vote of “Nonpartisan No confidence in George
Gascon”
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To quote the mayor of Beverly Hills, “SAFETY AND SECURITY IS JOB ONE,”
With gratitude and respect,
Kathy Giordano
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Kristina Santana
From:Sun Sun <sunwebmail@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 9:51 AM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For public comments during city council meeting on 5/18/21
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Dear Mayor and City Councils,
Thank you for your dedication to our community. Because of you, Diamond Bar has become one of
the safest cities to raise our children.
I encourage you to vote "No Confidence" on District Attorney George Gascon. His pro-criminal
agenda has hurt many residents of LA county. Crime is on the rise and is spiking under his short
tenure. Many blame the rise on Covid-19. However, when Gascon was DA of San Francisco, property
crimes was up 40%. This was before Covid-19. San Francisco Mayor London Breed publicly o pposed
Gascon for LA District Attorney. Many cities in LA county have already voted "No Confidence" on
George Gascon. Our own sheriff Villanueva has publicly criticized Gascon's agenda.
During interviews, Gascon mentioned that his policy is based on "data". His so called "data" have
been proven otherwise by many studies. The only data we see now is the rise in crime under his
office. Some of the criminals he's releasing to our streets have committed violent crimes, not once or
twice, but 20-30 times. A convicted murder Phillip Dorsett was captured on video celebrating
Gascon's policy.
Under Gascon policy, many cases have been declined or dismissed prior to arraignment, which
includes: trespassing, disturbing the peace, a minor in possession of alcohol, driving without a
license, driving with a suspended license, making criminal threats, drug and paraphernalia
possession, being under the influence of a controlled substance, public intoxication, loitering to
commit prostitution and resisting arrest. What type of world do we live in if these actions are now
allowed? Is it ok now to loiter to commit prostitution on Diamond Bar and Grand? Is it ok now to resist
arrest?
Please stand up for us and vote "No Confidence" on George Gascon.
Thank you for your time.
Jack
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Kristina Santana
From:Joseph Trevizu <josepht3289@student.nlmusd.org>
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I will not be able to attend please read this UPDATED VERSION into the record
A message to Madam. mayor
From Joseph Youth and constitutional rights advocate
Good evening Council,
I'm writing today because DA George Gascon has created an unsafe environment for all residents of LA
county. His illegal and unethical policies and directives must be stopped. In the case of a police officer who
was murdered in the line of duty, George Gascon declined the penalty of death or I should say in the case of a
police officer and deputy sheriff the Deputy’s name is Sergeant Steve Owen the officer's name is Officer Keith
Boyer one worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department and one worked for the Whittier Police
Department In fact Sergeant Steve Owens daughter heard the bullets that killed her father. In the case of an 8-
year-old boy who was brutally murdered by his mother and her boyfriend who literally stored him in a cabinet to
the point where his sister and brother had to sneak him food, George Gascon allowed the mother to apply for
resentencing so that she can receive a term shorter than life without the possibility of parole. In the case of a
young 26-year-old police officer who tried to stop vandals from tagging up his community and was successful
but when they returned they opened fire killing him George Gascon refused to file enhancements until an
injunction was granted against him, his sister now lives in complete pain and utter shock. I asked that you vote
no confidence in the name of Officer Juan Jose Diaz. Under George Gascon’s special directives
enhancements aren't charged in many cases or any case unless he deems necessary which is never In his
first two weeks he refused to charge hate crime enhancements until he was pressed to do so. These facts
alone show you that his violent rhetoric, violation of his oath, and violation of the California Constitution M arcy's
law 2008 victims rights and overall disregard for victims, their families, and their rights is dangerous and must
be stopped. Let this not be a message that the DA's office is incapable of completing the official task in their
governmental capacity however let this be a message that Mr. Gascon is not capable of properly and unbiased
leading one of the nation's largest Prosecuting agencies. The facts are that over the course of his campaign
many public defenders donated to him. Which is fine I've been to the point where he hires the one who
donates to him or 1.5 million dollars. This same prosecutor, the Expressed believes that prison is obsolete. Let
this be a signal let this be a sign tonight I recommend that you vote no confidence I yield back.
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 10:26 AM Kristina Santana <KSantana@diamondbarca.gov> wrote:
Good morning Mr. Trevizu,
Thank you for your email. Unless you would prefer to attend the meeting tonight (in person or online), I will read your
comment into the record during the meeting.
Thank you,
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Kristina Santana | City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar | City Manager Division
909.839.7010
From: Joseph Trevizu <josepht3289@student.nlmusd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:12 AM
To: Kristina Santana <KSantana@DiamondBarCA.Gov>
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A message to Mr. mayor
from Joseph Youth and constitutional rights advocate
Good evening Council,
I'm writing today because DA George Gascon has created an unsafe environment for all residents of LA
county. His illegal and unethical policies and directives must be stopped. In the case of a police officer who
was murdered in the line of duty George Gascon declined the penalty of death or I should say in the case of a
police officer and deputy sheriff the Deputy’s name is Sergeant Steve Owen the officer's name is Officer Keith
Boyer one worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department and one awards for the Whittier Police
Department In fact Sergeant Steve Owens daughter heard the bullets that killed her father. In the case of 8-
year-old boy who was brutally murdered by his mother and her boyfriend who literally stored him in a cabinet
to the point where his sister and brother had to sneak him food George Gascon allowed the mother to apply
for resentencing so that she can receive a term shorter than life without the possibility of parole.In the case of
a young 26 year old police officer who tried to stop vandals from tagging up his community and was
successful but when they returned they opened fire killing him George gascon refused to file enhancements
until an injunction was granted against him, his sister now lives in complete pain and utter shock. I asked that
you vote no confidence in the name of Officer Juan Jose Diaz. Under George Gascon’s special directives
enhancements aren't charged in many cases or any case unless he deems necessary which is never In his
first two weeks he refused to charge hate crime enhancements until he was pressed to do so. These facts
alone show you that his violent rhetoric, violation of his oath and violation of the California Constitution
marsy's law 2008 victims rights and overall disregard for victims, their families and their rights is dangerous
and must be stopped. Let this not be a message that the DA's office is incapable of completing the official
task in their governmental capacity however let this be a message that Mr. Gascon is not capable of properly
and unbiased leading one of the nation's largest Prosecuting agencies. The facts are that over the course of
his campaign many public defenders donated to him. Which is fine I've been to the point where he hires the
one who donates to him or 1.5 million dollars. This same prosecutor, the Expressed believes that prison is
obsolete. Let this be a signal let this be a sign tonight I recommend that you vote no confidence I yield back.
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Kristina Santana
From:Lacey Levitt <laceylevitt@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:27 AM
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>> Please vote no confidence in D.A. George Gascon. He is endangering public safety and disrespecting crime victims and
their families. He needs to be recalled immediately. Thank you for your consideration.
>>>>
>>>> Lacey Levitt, Ph.D.
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Kristina Santana
From:Linda Fang <lindaf0926@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:02 AM
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Dear Councils,
LA DA Gason is hurting the safety of our community.
Please Vote Yes affirming a vote of NO Confidence in Gascon
Thank you!
Linda Fang
1248 S Lemon Avenue, Diamond Bar, CA 91789
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Kristina Santana
From:Devon Cormier <devonwcormier@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:23 AM
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I am writing in SUPPORT of a “No Confidence” vote in George Gascon.
Don’t be fooled when you hear “He was elected to do what he’s doing – this is democracy.”
The true measure of democracy is the ability to hold our elected officials accountable - they work for us, We The People.
Gascon did NOT tell voters the truth about his planned directives when asking for their votes. Look at his website
georgegascon.org, he does NOT say he would:
• Eliminate most sentencing enhancements, special circumstances and life-without-parole eligible sentences.
• Disallow all transfers of 16 and 17 year-olds to adult court – where they must remain in juvenile court, even for cases of
murder, rape, attempted murder and child molestation.
• Prohibit the filing of misdemeanor crimes such as criminal threats, trespass, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.
• Bar Deputy District Attorneys from attending parole hearings.
• Create a resentencing unit to resentence convicted criminals who have currently served 15 years – this includes violent
offenders. This will amount to 20-30,000 potential criminals being released into our communities.
• Slash Gang and Narcotics units in half. This will lead to more violence on our streets and more victims in our
communities.
Council Members, these are not reforms. These are dangerous directives and blanket policies that are failing Los
Angeles. Your vote of “No Confidence” sends a message to George Gascon that YOU stand with victims, survivors, and
families and that you stand for public safety.
I do not live in Diamond Bar, but I do live in Los Angeles County. We are all Agelenos, we are all interconnected and a
part of the same larger community. There are no physical borders between cities and what happens throughout Los
Angeles affects each of us.
Please help us hold George Gascon accountable, vote yes on this “No Confidence” resolution. Thank you.
Devon Cormier
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Kristina Santana
From:dgoodys@earthlink.net
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Dear Diamond Bar Councilmembers:
I urge you to vote "No Confidence" on George Gascon's policies! Don't let George Gascon destroy our cities.
Thank you!
Tina Goodman
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Kristina Santana
From:Julie Yanow <jbyanow@gmail.com>
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Dear City Council Member:
I am writing to urge you to cast a vote of “NO CONFIDENCE” against George Gascon, who is ruining our cities with his
policies. Please stand up for the rights and safety of your fellow citizens and constituents! Thank you, Julie Yanow
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Kristina Santana
From:Casey <law.casey@gmail.com>
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Gascon is a terrible person doing a terrible job. Vote Gascon out! People like this have no business being in charge of
district attorney's offices whose jobs it is to PROSECUTE and LOCK UP criminals, not advocate for them!
Casey Cox
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Kristina Santana
From:caryn burgh <cdburgh12@gmail.com>
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Please give a vote of no confidence in George Gascon. Crime does pay now that he is in office. There have been more
criminal attacks on citizens due to his policies. Please protect your citizens as you were elected to do.
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Kristina Santana
From:wilson choe <choe3000@gmail.com>
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Please Vote -- "No Confidence" against District Attorney Gascon --- very
concerned citizen and lifelong Californian.
Thank you.
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Kristina Santana
From:Bonni Mantovani <bonnim@ymail.com>
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Please vote no confidence for Gascon at the meeting later this month
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Kristina Santana
From:Emily Ruddo <emilyruddo@me.com>
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Vote No Confidence on George Gascon's policies please
Regards,
Emily
Emily Ruddo
Designer
310-994-2665
www.emilyruddo.com
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Kristina Santana
From:Melissa Utterback <missybodell@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:15 PM
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Council Members,
I strongly urge you as a voice for the voiceless to vote “NO CONFIDENCE” in George Gascon as District Attorney.
He his taking California down a dark and hopeless road.
The citizens of California are fed up with these radical changes, as you can see by the valiant efforts of the citizens to
recall the dictator, Gavin Newsom.
Please be bold and stand for what is true, good, and right by voting “no confidence” in George Gascon.
Respectfully,
Melissa Utterback
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Kristina Santana
From:Paula Stern <pnrets@gmail.com>
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PLEASE vote NO CONFIDENCE - this man's insanity must end!
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Kristina Santana
From:Robert Hsieh <highsierraproperties@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:16 PM
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Hi,
I want to vote Vote "No Confidence" in DA George Gascon
Robert
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Kristina Santana
From:T O. <tsolivos@gmail.com>
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Please vote NO CONFIDENCE in George Gascon. He is essentially emptying prisons and ignoring victims. He
was the beneficiary of political bullying by non-profits whose primary goal is to "disrupt" and "destroy" the
systems that we have grown up in for their own enrichment. The non-profit activists have manipulated the
electorate to pass dangerous and poorly written propositions that have already cost lives. Why continue this? I
grew up in Los Angeles County and remember just four or five years back when we could walk into a store and
not have the merchandise locked up. Because of the propositions and activist DAs, we have to have employees
unlock cases of razors and other items that are routinely stolen by organized crime rings - enabled by these sick
policies.
As a person of color, I have worked very hard to provide a comfortable life for me and my family
through education and hard work. George Gascon and the activists that support him are threatening my family's
safety. George Gascon and his activist mentality is sacrificing law-abiding citizens safety for unproven and
dangerous theories about crime, policing, and prisons. This has to stop!
Ted Olivos
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Kristina Santana
From:iamerc1@verizon.net
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Hello City Clerk of Diamond Bar,
My wife and I are long time residents of Diamond Bar and we urge you vote "NO CONFIDENCE" on
DA George Gascon. Recall the no conscious person.
Isaac & Anna Mercado
Diamond Bar, CA
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Kristina Santana
From:bruce morgan <morganbruce@att.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:25 PM
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I am urging the city to vote "No Confidence" in George Gascon's policies.
Respectfully,
Bruce Morgan
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Kristina Santana
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"No Confidence" on George Gascon's policies!
Recall Gascon!!!
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Kristina Santana
From:cjfostersmith@cs.com
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Please vote No Confidence for George Gascon. His policies are very dangerous for all citizens of LA County of which I am
one.
Thank you
CJ Pallares
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Kristina Santana
From:Vox Populi <voice_of_www@yahoo.com>
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We, the law abiding working class residents of Diamond bar, urge you to vote NO CONFIDENCE against district attorney
George Gascon, the grand enabler of gang members, child molesters, domestic batteries and every manner of
psychopath, who thrives on weakening the foundations and pillars of our criminal justice system by giving the
aforementioned sociopaths a slap on the wrist. The grieving mothers, fathers, siblings, husbands and wives of slain
innocent people urge you to vote against this evil man, whose reckless and irresponsible pro-criminal policies are
resulting in an escalation of violence against law abiding working Californians everywhere.
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Kristina Santana
From:Ruth Kawamoto <rkawamoto45@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:42 PM
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I urge the Diamond Bar City Council to vote No Confidence in George Gascon as District Attorney. His policies are
gutting criminal justice throughout Los Angeles County and in refusing to prosecute many types of crimes and
prohibiting enhancements for very serious, dangerous, violent crimes, he has communicated to criminals that it is now
open season on the public. Every day Gascon remains in office decreases public safety throughout Los Angeles County.
Ruth Kawamoto
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Kristina Santana
From:Anna Pring <annabrasel@yahoo.com>
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I am a Victim of Crime, and plead that you
vote "No Confidence" on George Gascon's pollicies at this evenings meeting.
Sincerely
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Kristina Santana
From:Kip Riggins <kipriggins@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:48 PM
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City Councilman,
Good afternoon. I write to urge you to vote NO CONFIDENCE against DA George Gascón because his actions are clearly
pro-criminal. Countless loved ones of victims are shouting against the injustice of this preferencial treatment throughout
LA County. He has to go!
Best Regards,
Katharine Riggins
LA County resident
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2021/02/08/judge-stops-some-of-soros-funded-l-a-district-attorney-george-
gascons-radical-policies/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/several-of-da-george-gascóns-reforms-blocked-by-la-county-judge/ar-
BB1dvENS
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Kristina Santana
From:Valerie Perales <valeriede.an@yahoo.com>
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Please vote no confidence on George gascons policies.
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Kristina Santana
From:Kenneth George Whitehouse <kgw36@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:55 PM
To:Kristina Santana
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Please as a resident of Diamond bar please just say no to DA Gascon and his policies that put all our lives in
danger.
K George Whitehouse
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The preceding message may be confidential or protected by the attorney-client privilege. It is not intended for
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sender that you have received the message in error. Then destroy it. Thank you
CARPE DIEM
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Kristina Santana
From:jean-claude FHAL <jcfhal@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:57 PM
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Thank you!
Jean-Claude Fhal
(818)249-0991
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Kristina Santana
From:Joshua Boyer <jkboyer07@gmail.com>
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To whom it may concern,
I believe George Gascon is a criminal in politician's clothing.
He is making it easier for criminals to get away with crimes by repealing gun laws and making it so criminals spend less
time behind bars for their crimes.
I believe what he is doing in office is an egregious offense to anyone who cares about the safety of our communities, to
the officers who protect us, and to the victims (like myself) who have suffered at the hands of criminals.
My father and hero, officer Keith Boyer (Whittier PD) was killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of changes just like
Gason is doing.
Please recall George Gascon and put a stop to the madness he is pursuing.
Please help me feel safe in my community.
Thank you!
--
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Kristina Santana
From:marc scapa <scapaman23@yahoo.com>
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yes im asking you to vote a no confidence on George gascon . his policies have failed ca and is corrupt .thank you for
understanding the matter.
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Kristina Santana
From:Emily Ulstrup <emily.ulstrup@gmail.com>
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Hello!
Please Vote No Confidence in George Gascon! Thank you!
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Kristina Santana
From:edmarzec@aol.com
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The minorities suffer the most due to Gascon's pro-criminal policies. Please help put a stop to his insane decisions.
Thank you
Ed Marzec
(310)490-0541
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Kristina Santana
From:Marina Isabel Ramirez <isabel25981@gmail.com>
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Hello council members and Mayor,
I am here to request you cast a No Confidence Vote for George Gascon DA.
His directives are flawed and are causing and will cause immeasurable harm
to many communities.
He claims racism causes injustice i.e. long term imprisonment.
No crime, many times horrible acts of crime cause a person to receive long term sentences. Gason's directives are right
now today and every day he is in office causing Victims and their families DENIED justice as Gascon REFUSES to file
charges where appropriate and is Retroactively removing charges for heinous
crimes committed and releasing these criminals.
Do Not be fooled by his rhetoric of "data and science" statement.
He is like the emperor's new clothes story
IT DOES NOT EXIST
PLEASE VOTE NO CONFIDENCE
YOU ARE DOING FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOUR FAMILIES AND YOURSELVES
WE NEVER KNOW WHEN ONE OF US MAY BECOME VICTIMS
THANK YOU
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Kristina Santana
From:text book <textbookuser@gmail.com>
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Crime is going up and gascon is helping only the defendants. Who is helping the victims? He should run to be the next
public defender and not district attorney.
Sincerely,
Joseph
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Kristina Santana
From:Ali Altaha <arsy214@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:32 PM
To:CityClerk@ArcadiaCA.gov; Kristina Santana; cityclerk@citymb.info; cityclerk@sgch.org;
cityclerk@santafesprings.org; cityclerk@redondo.org
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The Honorable City Councils and Council Members:
City of Arcadia
City of Dimond Bar
City of Manhattan Beach
City of San Gabriel
City of Santa Fe Spring
City of Redondo Beach
I urge you to vote on a "No Confidence" on the bigot George Gascon. He needs to be booted out of CA without delay.
I lived in SF for years when he first came in as a registered Republican from Arizona and switched sides for the
convenience of been hired as the Chief of Police by then Mayor Gavin Newsom.
In 2009, Gascon wasted no time with his controversies dueling with me on National News with his outrageous bigot
remarks in a public fundraising event. Remarks that showed his true bigotry colors, his racism and more importantly his
low IQ fueled by his arrogance, and ignorance of facts.
The same colors that he proven with his disregard to law and order, when SF became the city with the highest number
of normal people Cars “smash and grab” just for fun. Normal citizens and their properties had no rights under Gascon.
The same color with his financial handlers and specifically willie ass brown that paid him a $1M so he can find a way to
drop the charges on a Millionaire that lived in my building, called the Infinity after a CCTV recording showed a domestic
violence incident of the Millionaire hitting his GF over 200 times. The Millionaire was whisked to Florida without
prosecution
The same “legal technicality” was deployed in 2016/17 after the arrest and trial of Zula Jones of the SF HRC the
Queenpin of the current Pay-and-Play in the CCSF unearthed recently by the USAO and the FBI. The corruption evidence
on Zula Jones was sealed by Gascon on willie ass brown orders.
As a DA, he wasted no time forcing his office staff to engage in his political campaigns while they were on the city
payroll.
A simple search of the SF Examiner and SF Gate will show one article after another on the bigot Gascon and his
controversies
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Gascon has no morals, a wishy-washy idiot, and the record shows he wasted no time in LA County whatsoever since Jan
22, 2021, jumping in from one controversy to another.
Please join the rest of us, protect the normal citizens and Vote “NO CONFIDENCE”.
Thank you
Ali Altaha
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Kristina Santana
From:Sherine Saade <sherinesaade@gmail.com>
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Greetings Mayor and Diamond Bar Councilmembers,
I am writing to you as a very concerned resident of Glendora and frequent patron of Diamond
Bar businesses and parks. The safety of our children, residents and visitors of LA County is in
jeopardy under George Gascon's soft on crime policies and directives. What do you think
happens when you remove the element of fear from getting caught for committing a crime? It
does not decrease the numbers of crimes committed, that's for sure. Public safety should be the
#1 concern of each and every elected city official and I don't even feel safe going to the mall or
park anymore. We are all part of one community and our cities are interconnected. One of many
policies I strongly disagree with is $0 bail, giving criminals zero reason, not to commit a
crime. Gascon implemented $0 bail (which we voted against) and disallowed the "out-on-
bail" enhancement for all misdemeanors and many nonviolent felonies, including child abuse and
domestic violence. Many of these crimes are repeat offenders and released within 48 hours.
There is absolutely no punishment or deterrent to stop a criminal from continuously re-
offending. The DA has also disallowed the filing of misdemeanor criminal threats, trespass,
disturbing the peace, loitering to commit prostituon, drinking in public and resisting arrest.
These policies and the lack of punishment will lead to more serious crimes being committed in
our community.
As a lifelong citizen of LA County, I'm asking you to join the cities of Beverly Hills, Pico Rivera,
Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Covina, Azusa, Whittier, Rosemead and La Mirada to place a "NO
CONFIDENCE" vote on George Gascon.
Thank you,
Sherine
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Kristina Santana
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The cities of California have to unite and recall this man who is doing the law according to George Gascon and not
according to the laws of the land. The laws have been voted on the laws have been established and he just wants to let
the criminals on the streets. Lighten their sentences when they do even the most horrible and despicable things. He
doesn’t know consultation with the victim families to have them take part in the sentencing of the individual because
he’s just going to sit in some of the way he wants to which is basically let them go. We must recall George Gascon
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Kristina Santana
From:Julie <skyprincess77@aol.com>
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Hi, my name is Julie Lagos and I have lived in Diamond Bar for 11 years.
The Reason I moved to Dimond Bar was because of the good schools and the safety of the city.
I believe laws in California are no longer being enforced and when arrests happen there is NO prosecution.
Without a criminal deterrent, crime will continue to increase.
I ask the city council to vote YES on the "No Confidence" vote on George Gascon.
Hopefully he will see the errors of his policies and become more moderate on his stance on crime and prosecution.
Thanks You City Council,
Julie Lagos
Proud Diamond Bar Resident
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Kristina Santana
From:Doug Barcon <dougbarcon@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:02 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Public Comment on Agenda Item 5.3 for 5-18-21 CC Meeting
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Dear Ms. Santana.
My public comment to the Diamond Bar City Council on agenda item 5.3 for the May 18, 2021 city council meeting
follows:
Good evening, madam mayor and members of the Diamond Bar City Council. In reference to City Council Agenda Item
5.3, I urge the city council to pass a symbolic vote of no confidence against Los Angeles County District Attorney, George
Gascón, in the best interest of the residents of Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, and the State of California. Gascón’s
directives endanger everybody from law enforcement to residents of all ages and visitors to Los Angeles County and
California. Moreover, Gascón's directives are a slap in the face to victims of crime and hog-tie the assistant district
attorneys and law enforcement from performing their duties. While this vote is symbolic, Diamond Bar voters are free to
consider it in future city council elections.
Thank you,
Dr. Douglas Barcon
Diamond Bar resident
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Kristina Santana
From:Joanne Marcellino <JMarcellino@twininginc.com>
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Vote “NO CONFIDENC” against LADA George Gascon!
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Kristina Santana
From:Corine Rodriguez <rodriguezfam5@rocketmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:24 PM
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Gascon
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To Whom it may concern:
I am a victim of violence, and DA George Cascon's policy changes have made me relive the worst moment of my
life.
My brother was murdered by two individuals that went on a murder spree one summer. Due to some of the recent
policy changes, my family along with the other victims families were devastated to find out that these individuals
were up for potential early release? We had to re-live the crimes all over again - to face these individuals who again
showed no remorse for what they did.
These policies are a slap in the face by our justice system, and have showed that victims are less important than the
criminals!
Please consider a vote of "No Confidence" today against DA George Gascon and his policies.
Sincerely,
Corine Rodriguez
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Kristina Santana
From:Patsy Okada <patsyok@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:30 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:No Confidence Gascon
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Dear Diamond Bar City Council,
I would like to encourage the Diamond Bar City Council to vote a No Confidence Gascon. District Attorney
Gascon’s reform policies are pro-criminal and not pro-victims and their families. Gascon’s polices are
dangerous to the safety of the Diamond Bar community.
HOW MANY HAVE TAKEN A STAND AGAINST GASCON
Beverly Hills, Pico Rivera, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Covina, Whittier, Rosemead and La Mirada
have declared a No Confidence on District Attorney George Gascon.
Association of Deputy District Attorneys sues District Attorney George Gascon over
enhancements policy
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer was the first to slam Gascon’s policies
Next, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan
A week later, on January 11, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert
January 20th Fresno District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp
Sheriff Villanueva
Victims’ families have slammed District Attorney George Gascon
Sincerely,
Patsy Okada
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Kristina Santana
From:Sam and Wendy Koo Ling <shenshinling64@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:30 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Please Vote Yes affirming a vote of No Confidence in Gascon.
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Dear Councils,
LA DA Gascon is hurting the safety of our community. I do not want this kind of person manage my neighbor city. I'm
concern our safety，
Please Vote Yes affirming a vote of No Confidence in Gascon.
Thank you.
Wendy Koo Ling
15611 Caracol Dr
Hacienda Hts, CA 91745
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Kristina Santana
From:Gary White <grw1951@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:31 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
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Please vote No Confidence regarding District Attorney George Gascon. Please do not support his actions which favor
criminals, harm police and jeopardize the safety of all citizens of LA County.
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Kristina Santana
From:Paula Glickstein <paulasue22@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:32 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:George Gascon
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Normally I consider these attempts at recall sour grapes. But in this case it appears the people who voted for
Mr. Gascon had no idea that he had no respect for the law. While they should have looked into his beliefs
before voting, they didn't and we now have a District Attorney who has no respect for the law. That's
extremely dangerous. There are enough problems in Los Angeles County at the moment and having a District
Attorney who refuses to prosecute people who commit crimes is something we really don't need. Please add
my voice to those who are requesting the council vote no confidence in Mr. Gascon.
Paula S. Glickstein, Esq.
11271 Ventura Boulevard, No. 508
Studio City, California 91604-3136
818-358-3032
glicksteinlaw@twc.com
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Kristina Santana
From:Paultzeng09 <paultzeng09@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:37 PM
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Dear Councils,
LA DA Gascon is hurting the safety of our community.
Please vote Yes affirming a vote of No Confidence in Gascon.
Thank You.
Paul Tzeng
Fanny Tzeng
3135 fallow field Dr
Diamond Bar.
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Kristina Santana
From:Sandy J <sandy.jackson3@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:39 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
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Dear City Council Members,
I know you are considering a vote today/tonight in your meeting. PLEASE vote for “NO Confidence” against Los Angeles
County District Attorney George Gascon. I am writing as a widow and victim of crime, my husband was an LAPD Officer
who was murdered “in the line of duty”, in 1983. Our family has been put through almost 38 years of court proceedings
and we are currently facing another retrial for one of my husband’s murderers, the other is on death row. Please do the
right thing and support victims NOT criminals as DDA Gascon’s policies do. We are all victims at his hands.
On behalf of our family, thank you,
Sandy Verna Jackson
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Kristina Santana
From:auavideo@aol.com
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vote no confidence in Gascon
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Kristina Santana
From:ALAANA WOOD <lovcat@cox.net>
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Dear Diamond Bar Council,
Please issue a vote of "No Confidence" against pro-criminal DA Gascon, as he clearly has no regard for victims and their
families. Violent criminals are arrested and released without bail, free to commit more crimes. Crime has gone up in
the last 6 months due to these policies.
Thank you,
Lana Wood
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Kristina Santana
From:Trudy Trump <ttrumpduck@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:47 PM
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I do not live in Diamond Bar, I live in Santa Clarita and have spent a lot of time in your city. I encouraged my city to pass a
vote of no confidence for George Gascon (which we did) because the safety of children and families everywhere is
important to me. Therefore I urge you to vote for “No Confidence” today against George Gascon.The policies and
directives implemented by George Gascon adversely affect the public safety in our communities. These policies do not
help or support our residents. Basically, these policies provide comfort and support to criminals.
Gascon implemented $0 bail for all misdemeanors and many nonviolent felonies, including child abuse and domestic
violence. Many of these crimes are by repeat offenders. This policy is a direct violation of the will of the people. I voted
against $0 bail in the fall of 2020 along with millions of my fellow citizens. The DA has even disallowed the “out-on-bail”
enhancement. That means a person can commit domestic violence, child abuse, theft crimes, van dalism, battery, second
and third-time DUI, and all sorts of other crimes, get arrested, and then get released within 48 hours on $0 bail. That
person can then turn around and reoffend and this is happening now in my community & there is absolutely no
punishment or deterrent to stop these criminals!
The DA has also disallowed the filing of misdemeanor criminal threats, trespass, disturbing the peace, loitering to
commit prostitution, drinking in public, and resisting arrest. This means that individuals can harass patrons and
community members at our malls, supermarkets, restaurants, a daycare center, a school, or just about anywhere, resist
arrest and attack the police when deputies and officers are called, and the wrongdoer will be released within 48 hours
with no charge. These policies will lead to diminished quality of life in Diamond Bar and the lack of punishment or
deterrence will eventually lead to those individuals committing more serious crimes. These policies will also destroy the
morale of the deputies & police officers who honorably patrol our neighborhoods.
Gascon never once mentioned during his campaign for LADA that he would implement the incredibly reckless policies he
has put forth for his Department to follow that I’m sure you are all aware of by now,
Gascon believes Releasing violent criminals from prison early into our communities will not make our communities less
safe...he sites “data & science”. I couldn’t disagree more.
This is not a Republican or a Democratic issue. This is a human rights issue. This is a community issue. This is a public
safety issue. Just because someone was voted in by the people does not mean he or she is above the law. No one is
above the law, not even the DA. I believe the voters did not expect the LA DA would be siding with violent criminals.
Leadership does not come from power or your title. It does not come from winning an election. Inconsistencies, the
complete failure to follow the law, personal politics, and implementing blanket policies from a person who has
NEVER tried one case as a prosecutor shows a complete crisis in leadership regarding Gascon’s directives. His
policies completely ignore the rights of victims and their families, while focusing exclusively on the criminal and
wrongdoer. His policies also disregard the law, public safety, and the will of the voters; and could lead to dangerous
results.
I think the residents of Diamond Bar need to take a stand and be one voice by voting “NO CONFIDENCE” to these
destructive policies in our community!
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Respectfully,
Trudy Boehme
Santa Clarita
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Kristina Santana
From:Anthony Ambeguia <apambeguia@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:47 PM
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PLEASE vote "No Confidence" on George Gascon's policies! He is destroying the justice system for victims!
Thank you!
Concerned Citizen
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Kristina Santana
From:k siebenaler <socalsiebs@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:49 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Please vote No Confidence for Gascon
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City Council of Diamond Bar,
I am writing to ask you to join other cities and vote no confidence for Gascon. Recently we stayed in a hotel in your
amazing city when our house was being worked on, but that was only after we relocated from a hotel in Arcadia where
at 730 AM a homeless man attempted to break into our hotel room and the one next door with a crowbar. My husband
was assaulted and fortunately a stranger intervened and he only suffered minor back problems from smashing down on
the concrete. It could have been worse! We reside in Azusa, and as the homeless tents popped up along the freeway,
more homeless people walk through our neighborhoods drunk, leaving garbage, and one even left poop and a bloody
tampon on the side of our house. I am not telling you as a shock factor, I am motivating you to support our families and
residents who want safe neighborhoods (that we pay ALOT of money for). I am also asking that you do not defund, but
rather defend our police force. I believe the popular rhetoric of screaming racism is demoralizing the fabric of our
country, and backpedaling as people are embracing segregation in the form of critical race theory, defunding the police,
and identity politics. Please use common sense and defend freedom first, starting with a no confidence vote in Gascon.
Thank you for your time,
Kelley
PS we love your city so much that we have returned for Boba and Korean BBQ pizza multiple times. Keep up the amazing
work.
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Kristina Santana
From:alanazion@yahoo.com
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:51 PM
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Hi I am urging you to vote "No Confidence for George Gascon". I am a victim of domestic violence. I can tell you
from personal experience that nothing is being done to help my perpetrator get help for his substance abuse or his
mental health. He has violated the CPO over 30 times last year. No matter how many police reports I make, nothing
happens. He is just cited and released. I need help and I am not getting it. Things need to change ASAP.
Alana Zion
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Kristina Santana
From:shel B <sjb0216@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:57 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
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Dear Councilmember,
I urge you to vote NO CONFIDENCE in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon.
Mr. Gascon has implemented policies that endanger the public in favor of criminals, including heinous criminals. We
as citizens must have representatives who put our safety, security, and wellbeing as their prime mission.
Respectfully,
Sheldon Burgh
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Kristina Santana
From:Nina Neumann <nina_steffen1999@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:59 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Tonight's meeting
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Good afternoon,
I am writing to you today in regards to this evening's City Council meeting. I urge the council
members to vote "No Confidence" on George Gascon's policies for LA County.
Thank you for your time & consideration.
Respectfully,
Nina N.
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Kristina Santana
From:tim harper <ctimhrpr@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:05 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:"for public comment"
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Please place a vote of "No Confidence" against Los Angeles District Attorney George
Gascon TONIGHT! All of Our Safety is at risk, he will be recalled and you will look good to
your citizens. It's a win, win!
Thank you in advance,
Tim
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Kristina Santana
From:Hagopians <serhagopian@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:18 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:for public comment
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Honorable councilmembers:
I understand that you will be considering a vote of "No Confidence" against LA District Attorney
George Gascon.
I would like to urge you to vote NO CONFIDENCE on his policies. His priorities are not in line with
the needs of the citizens of LA county. I understand he is too lax on dangerous criminals and does
not understand our need for safety, especially during the times we are living in.
Sincerely,
Ser Hagopian
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Kristina Santana
From:Alicia Alvarado <AliciaMarieAlvarado@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:27 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Good evening Mayor and Diamond Bar City Council members. I’m emailing tonight on the subject of the vote of no
confidence for George Gascon.
The policies and directives implemented by Gascon have... and will continue to adversely affect public safety. Gascon
has disallowed the filing of misdemeanor criminal threats, trespass, disturbing the peace, loitering to commit
prostitution,
drinking in public and resisting arrest.
That means the citizens of this city can be harassed while at the park with their children,
while out grocery shopping or out for a walk
and the individual harassing the citizen can then resist arrest, attack our officers an d be released within 48 hours with no
charge.
Gascon has also implemented zero bail for all
misdemeanors and non-violent felonies,
including child abuse and domestic violence.
He has also ended cash bail, even though California voters overwhelmingly voted to keep bail in California through the
defeat of prop 25.
I feel that these policies will destroy the morale of the officers who bravely patrol our neighborhoods.
The DA has also disallowed filing special circumstances in any case…… Permanently!
Again what this means is if a person in any LA County city rapes and murders a child, commits a hate crime
murder, tortures a vulnerable victim to death or kills a police officer, that person can be paroled at some point.
Removing special circumstances gives murderers a chance to be free. Like Julian Andrades murderers. Julian Andrade
was a 20-year-old young man brutally beaten and stabbed until he was unconscious. He was then driven up to
Azusa canyons not far from your city. Where his killers repeatedly stomped on his head and threw his body down a cliff.
The special circumstances of use of a deadly weapon, robbery, lying in wait and kidnapping have been removed from
this case. So life without parole, will be off the table and they can be out within 25 years. Julian Andrade’s family will
never see him again. Julian story is only ONE of MANY! Just recently Gascon has filed briefs in appellate court supporting
a DEFENDANT after a judge refused to dismiss a firearms enhancement. And he no longer allows his prosecutors to
attend parole hearings..leaving grieving victims and families without support. I understand he was elected but please
understand that those who voted for Gascon were not fully aware of the radical changes he would be making. They did
not know that the DA they were electing would be siding with violent criminals.I feel like his policies are anti-victim and
pro criminal.
His policies ignore justice and public safety. So I ask you to please join Beverly Hills, Pico Rivera, Santa Clarita, Lancaster,
Whittier, Rosemead, Covina and Azusa and give a vote of no confidence against George Gascon.
Thank you
Alicia Alvarado
LA County Resident
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Kristina Santana
From:Bruce Evans <brucefevans@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:31 PM
To:Kristina Santana; cityclerk@citymb.info; cityclerk@sgch.org;
cityclerk@santafesprings.org; cityclerk@redondo.org
Subject:George Gascon Recall
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Hello,
I am writing to add my voice to the groundswell of people all over LA County demanding the recall of George
Gascon. Please vote this evening to ensure that happens. Thank you.
Bruce Evans
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Kristina Santana
From:Thomas Snook <4snooker@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:41 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:George Gascon
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As a 35 year resident of Diamond Bar and a 40 year law enforcement veteran, I strongly urge the Diamond Bar City
Council to take a vote of no confidence in Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon. This man is a threat to the
safety of every citizen in Los Angeles County. His ideas of reform are way off tract and give a green light to those who
commit crimes without serious, or sometimes any, consequences. I wished he had stayed in San Francisco. Please vote
no confidence!
Tom Snook
Snooker4@icloud.com
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Kristina Santana
From:Judy schlecht <judyschlecht@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:44 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:George Gascone
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I urge you to vote “no confidence “ on George Gascone’s policies!
My dear friend’s husband was a LAPD motors officer who was shot in the back after a traffic stop, killing him and leaving
a wife and 2 young sons without their daddy. Gasgone is considering releasing the murderer!
Please stop this insanity!
Thank you,
Judy Schlecht
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Kristina Santana
From:abel pereira <abelpereira114@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 4:06 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:No confidence vote for George Gascon
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Dear Diamond Bar City Council,
I’m one of many very concerned citizens who strongly disagree with the detrimental policies George Gascon has instituted
since becoming LA County District Attorney. As a life-long citizen of Los Angeles County who has always cared deeply
about public safety, I ask you to (move your City Council to) place a “NO CONFIDENCE” vote on Mr. Gascon. So far, the
cities of Beverly Hills, Pico Rivera, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Covina, Whittier, Rosemead and La Mirada have issued a
NO CONFIDENCE in George Gascon and many other cities across the County have this on their agendas. I hope I can
count on you and your colleagues to issue the same for (name of city).
Within minutes of being sworn in, Mr. Gascon made drastic changes that he did not disclose when campaigning which are
letting violent and dangerous criminals back out onto our streets. This is unacceptable. In addition, Gascon filed briefs in
appellate court supporting violent criminal defendants – our DA is supporting the criminal’s appeal!? What a sad message
that sends to those who have been victimized by these criminals as well as those who have fought to seek justice for the
victims. In addition, under the DA’s recently enacted policies, prosecutors must now support parole for those rated as a
low or moderate risk of re-offending. For those considered high-risk, prosecutors must be neutral. In no case may they
oppose parole. Gascon's policies are reducing the ability of his prosecutors throughout Los Angeles County to keep our
streets safe for its citizens. George Gascon fooled the voters of LA County and must be removed from office.
It certainly appears that Gascon's removal of Gang Enhancement charges are already profoundly impacting every
community. Neither Beverly Hills or Sherman Oaks have been targeted by gang activity until now. Recently it became
clear that the well-publicized robbery and shooting at Il Pastaio restaurant in Beverly Hills was committed by the Rollin
30's Crips Gang. I fear that this type of brazen crime will continue unless we take a stand to change the lax and
inappropriate sentences for violent criminals now being recommended due to Gascon’s recently enacted policies.
Even police stations are not safe! Someone firebombed the occupied Topanga police station just last month, putting at
risk the lives of those law enforcement officers who are just doing their jobs. Sadly, the Los Angeles Police Protective
League issued the following statement: “Unfortunately, with a district attorney like George Gascón, there's a good chance
the firebomber's crime will be pled down to starting an illegal campfire with a sentence recommendation of no s'mores at
bedtime and a group therapy session to determine how society contributed to this crime. These attacks targeting law
enforcement must stop, and those who carry out these attacks must be taken off our streets. It would be great to have a
DA that agreed." I couldn’t agree more.
Finally, there are rallies being held throughout the Southland of the families who have lost loved ones to violent crime. Not
only those who are those awaiting trial or sentencing for violent crime face now much reduced sentences, those convicted
felons who are currently in prison are being released and are returning to the streets.
I want to call your attention to the well-publicized case of Anthony Avalos. George Gascon removed the special-
circumstance allegation of murder involving the infliction of torture which reduced their possible sentence from the death
penalty to life in prison. The voters in the State of California have repeatedly voted to maintain the death penalty as
punishment for the worst of the worst offenders. If ever there was a case where the death penalty should be considered, it
is the case of Anthony Avalos. The life of little Anthony who endured horrendous and unrelenting torture in his short ten
years on this Earth matters more than the criminals who repeatedly brutalized and ultimately killed him.
Please stand with those of us of all different races, genders, ages and political parties who just want to keep LA County
safe. Please stand with the various law enforcement officers who work so hard to protect its citizens. Please stand with
those who are the victims of violent crime and their families by placing a VOTE of NO CONFIDENCE in GEORGE
GASCON.
Respectfully submitted
Abel Pereira
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Kristina Santana
From:imann71970 <imann71970@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 4:09 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For public comment
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To Diamond Bar City Council.
1. I hope this city does not engage in partisan opinion voicing like this no confidence statement you've
agendized. George Gascon is doing exactly what he campaigned on. Making statements and/or trying to help fuel a
recall effort against him is undemocratic and bringing more division to this city.
People who did not vote for Mr Gascon already voiced their objections to his actions when they did not vote for him
because of his promises. Attempts to overturn the will of the people is becoming apropos to Republicans in CA. This
action looks partisan and joining in partisan politics is contrary to what City Councils should engage in. Especially when
this is just a statement.
2. Should you enter the political arena by voicing statements like this, I would request you also agendize making a clear
statement opposing the very expensive, partisan recall effort against the Governor. That is what is going to cost more to
CA residents and be another costly attempt to steal an election and usurp the will of the voters. This City already is
inviting very partisan campaigns with partisan attack ads like what occured last election cycle. This is divisive and invitin g
more division in an already divided town. (Regardless of how many vote for this)
Thank you,
Iris Mann
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Kristina Santana
From:erwingee4@juno.com
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 4:12 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment re: "No Confidence" Vote On DA George Gascon
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Dear Honorable Mayor and members of the City Council,
I am a 22 year resident of Diamond Bar, and would like to make a comment in support to a “No Confidence” vote on
George Gascon.
While George Gascon was the District Attorney in San Francisco he destroyed the San Francisco DA Office as prosecutors
left in droves because prosecutors found it to be so difficult to be a prosecutor under Gason’s leadership.
The Public Policy Institute of California released a study in the fall of 2019 that indicated how poorly San Francisco fared
in relation to the other counties in California. San Francisco had the third highest rate of violent crime in the state. In
regards to property crime, San Francisco had the highest property crime rate in the state. And the problems on the
streets worsen significantly with open drug use to rampant theft under Gascon’s reign as the San Francisco District
Attorney.
Despite the high level of crime, San Francisco ranked 46th in arrests of the 58 counties in California. And because of that
San Francisco was widely regarded as the place where you can commit a crime and get away with it.
As it stands today, since George Gascon has been elected as the Los Angeles County District Attorney, every move
Gascon has made thus far indicates that Los Angeles County is heading down the same path as San Francisco. We must
stop George Gascon from creating the same disaster with the Los Angeles County criminal justice system as he did with
San Francisco.
In closing, Mayor Lyons, Mayor Pro Tem, Low, Council Member Chou, Council Member Liu and Council Member Tye. I
urge each of you to stand together and vote "No Confidence" on Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon
and his so-called criminal justice reforms via the implementation of a series of special directives.
Sincerely,
Erwin Gee
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Kristina Santana
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Dear City Council of Diamond Bar,
As a citizen impacted by the violent crime of a loved one, I urge a vote of no confidence against Los
Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascon. We must protect the people of Diamond Bar!
Respectfully Yours,
Bryce Yokomizo, DPA
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Kristina Santana
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Kristina Santana
From:Lu Terrisa <terrisalu@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:06 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:5/18 meeting - No confidence in LA DA George Gascon - public comment
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Dear Councils,
LA DA Gascon is hurting the safety of our community.
Please Vote Yes affirming a vote of No Confidence in Gascon.
Thank you.
Terrisa Lu
2530 Crowfoot Lane
Diamond Bar
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Kristina Santana
From:John .. <jb009090@yahoo.com>
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Good afternoon. My name is John Bowler and I have been a Diamond Bar resident for fifty four (54) years. I was in law
enforcement for 36 + years and I have worked part time as a civilian at Pomona Police Dept. for approximately fifteen (15)
years.
In my opinion the new district attorney is making a joke out of law enforcement. When you read his reforms, the crooks
will beat a path to Los Angeles as there is no real consequence for their behavior. A month or two ago, the Kern County
district attorney wrote an article for a local newspaper regarding Mr. Gascon and his policies. She basically told the
crooks to move to Los Angeles if they wanted a free pass but she would continue to prosecute in their county. A huge
group of L.A. County deputy district attorneys have already issued/published a no confidence article.
For the most part the deputies and police officers will continue to do their job but I know if I was in their position my work
ethic might slow down a bit.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to vent. Mr. Gascon is a joke and a slap in the face to hard working law
enforcement officers.
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Kristina Santana
From:shannon wainwright <swainwright.sw@gmail.com>
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To the esteemed members of this council:
I write this letter to you as a concerned citizen of Los Angeles County. I was inspired to become a prosecutor by my mother. She
was a Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney who specialized in Stalking and Domestic Violence. She brought me to work with
her, showed me how she did her job, and most importantly, introduced me to the victims of crime she was tasked to protect. The
victims in her cases would tell her that she saved their lives. These people who sometimes spent years constantly looking over
their shoulders, wondering where their stalker was, could finally get some peace. They wrote her letters, invited her to their
homes for dinner, even came to her retirement party to tell the stories of how my mother changed their lives. I believe that era is
now gone.
I'm genuinely curious about why people voted for Mr. Gascon and whether they still believe he stands for what they intended.
Was it to prosecute more cops for use of force? Because in his first 5 months, I personally have seen zero prosecutions for use
of force. In fact, Mr. Gascon passed this duty onto another prosecuting agency so he could wash his hands clean of this
"promise".
Instead, he has used his position to order his deputies to do the following:
-Dismiss all hate crime allegations. (He backtracked on this recently only after an uproar from the LGBTQ+ community.)
-Dismiss all allegations where a crime was committed while that person was out on bail for another crime.
-Dismiss all allegations that a crime was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang. (Not to be confused with charging
people just for being a gang member.)
-Dismiss allegations that a criminal used a gun to commit a crime. (He also backtracked on this, but only for certain scenarios.)
-Dismiss allegations that the victim of a crime suffered great bodily injury. (He also backtracked on this, but only for rare
scenarios.)
-Dismiss allegations that a defendant has committed crimes in the past. This means someone who commits a crime for the first
time will be punished the same as someone who was previously convicted of murder, rape, robbery, etc., no matter how many
times. (A court determined this directive was illegal. He then issued a new directive to try to skirt around this that is still in
violation of this court's order.)
-Refuse to request monetary bail, regardless of the crime.
-Dismiss misdemeanor criminal threats if the defendant has any indicia of substance use.
-Refuse to pursue the death penalty.
-Refuse to pursue Life sentences without the possibility of parole. (i.e. murder and rape as many people as you want, you will
get a parole date. Cases that had been filed before Mr. Gascon took office would still be eligible for Life without the possibility of
parole only because a judge informed Mr. Gascon that retracting them would be illegal.
-DAs will not object to parole and they will not even show up to the hearing.
-DAs have been instructed not to request a body attachment for a witness who violates a subpoena. Victims of domestic
violence are less than ecstatic to come to court and testify against their abusers. In many cases, this is because the victim
believes they will anger the defendant. At the very least, victims are given some comfort when they can blame the District
Attorney on the stand and tell the defendant in open court that they are only present because the court forced them to come.
This is no longer an option.
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Shootings and homicides have increased exponentially in recent months. Victims and their family members who come forward
to say they disagree with Mr. Gascon and his directives were told that they are "too uneducated to keep their mouths shut".
Deputy District Attorneys were instructed to read misleading and unlawful verbiage into the record, risking their duties to the
State Bar and the Constitution of the State of California. A Head Deputy District Attorney was ordered to dismiss a case and to ld
that he was insubordinate for asking why. All of this for a failing social experiment in which the citizens of the County of Los
Angeles are the guinea pigs. Many judges refuse to go along with these directives - refusing to grant motions to dismiss and
refusing to accept plea offers that they believe are too low. If there is a clear indication as to the lawlessness of George
Gascon's directives, it's in the constant refusal of judges around the county to go along with them.
I hope this council takes careful consideration in their vote in this matter.
Thank you for your time,
Shannon Sexton
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Kristina Santana
From:wingspast@aol.com
Sent:Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:51 PM
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Subject:Recall George Gacson!
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Never in the history of Los Angeles has such an evil and manipulative "puppet" been
allowed to totally destroy the prestigious office of District Attorney. LA is going to
hell in a hand basket, because of George Gason. Criminals are not being prosecuted,
hardened criminal are being unleash on the cities, police are not being supported and
victims are not receiving justice. He must be stopped! Recall George Gascon....now!!!
Charles E. Lovold
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Kristina Santana
From:james lee <jamesaolee@yahoo.com>
Sent:Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3:17 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Vote "no confidence" to George Gascon's
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Hi my City diomand bar Councilmembers
I am asking you Vote "No Confidence" to LA DA General George Gascon's.Due Recall George Gascon"s can reduce the
CRIME make our community SAFE, THanks
James Lee
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Kristina Santana
From:estearns <estearns@aol.com>
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Please vote no confidence on Gascon
Law abiding tax paying citizens deserve
Better
Thank you
Erin Stearns
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Kristina Santana
From:Nancy Staples <nsstaples@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 10:09 PM
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Subject:George Gascon
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Please vote “No Confidence” on L.A. District Attorney George Gascon policies! This is extremely important to victims and
the families of victims. They are being victimized again!
Nancy Staples
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Kristina Santana
From:Maureen Eisenberg <mtgela@icloud.com>
Sent:Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:39 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Public comment Re DA George Gascon
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>
> Respected City Council members of Diamond Bar, Society is built on
> the good behavior of its citizens. Justice is required. San Francisco has become a cesspool due to no personal
accountability. Recall George Gascon San Francisco’s former DA who destroyed that once beautiful city now crime filled.
Gascon undermines society through radical, unsupported change vs incremental, thoughtful progress. Loss of capital and
goodwill due to crime does not encourage community support of transformative, supportive services.
> Make us safe again and create a better tomorrow.
> Recall George Gascon
> Maureen Eisenberg
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Kristina Santana
From:Corrina Camou-zuniga <ccamou@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:01 PM
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Subject:Recall George Gascon
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He’s destroying our cities letting prisoner out early! If they’ve raped, murder, robbed and are pedophiles they should
be in jail not released
He’s destroying are cities
Regards
Corrina D. camou‐Zuniga
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Kristina Santana
From:Joaquin Caro <jcaro38@yahoo.com>
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Vote no confidence for Gascon
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Kristina Santana
From:James Jacobs <retired.harleyman@verizon.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:56 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:For Public Comment
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Dear Council Members,
I am given to understand that a resolution will be voted on tonight regarding the fitness of George
Gascon to serve as the Los Angeles County District Attorney. I feel that I am well qualified to speak
on this subject since I served just short of 26 years as a full time Deputy District Attorney and 9
additional years as a part-time Deputy District Attorney working in the Life Prisoner Parole Hearing
Unit. For the years 1978-1983, I first worked in the East Valley Gang Task Force which I established
with Detective Charlie Araujo of the Sheriff’s Industry Station and then with the Hardcore Gang Unit
which came on board about six month later and absorbed our unit in the Pomona Courthouse. I help
train the first 5 Deputy District Attorneys assigned to Operation Hardcore and the first 2 classes of the
Sheriffs Operation Safe Streets. I then rotated out of Pomona and subsequently worked gangs out
of both the Norwalk Courthouse and the Compton Courthouse under the Hardcore banner and I am
well qualified to speak on the issue of gangs. I have been certified as a gang expert in court, by the
California Senate, and wrote the gang prosecution manual for the California Attorney General in
1981.
One of the major gangs that I dealt with in Industry’s area was Bassett Grande. When I was handling
their cases, the area was covered with graffiti and gang members were hanging out on the street
corners drinking beer. I recently drove through Bassett Grande not once , but twice, doing research
for a book, and the neighborhood had done a complete 180. The graffiti was gone, the park was
looking nice, and all the houses were neat and Bassett looked like it had changed for the
better. Though this is far from a scientific observation, I was amazed at the improvement the people
in the area had made. I have to believe that the gang units in the Sheriff’s Department and in the
District Attorney’s Office had a lot to do with this improvement. I have worked the gang areas in 3
different court jurisdictions and have always gotten along well with the citizenry that lived in those
areas. They do not want the gangsters in their communities. One day, I was doing a gang shooting
from Baldwin Park and one of my witnesses lived in the town. I asked her if she thought that the East
(San Gabriel) Valley Task Force had done any good in Baldwin Park and she told me that they used
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to hear gunshots every night but now it was less than once a week. In 1980, Los Angeles County
had the highest number of gang murders according to the page A3 of the May 10, 1980 issue of the
San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Gascon had made his feelings clear about easing things up on
gangbangers so it’s no secret that the County murder rate is rapidly increasing and may even exceed
those killed in 1980.
In regards to the Parole Hearings for Life Prison Inmates, I was the second person hired back to the
DA’s office to attend these Hearings. From 1983 to 2010, I had parole granted in somewhere around
4 cases. Most denials were made because the inmates wouldn’t program. They wouldn’t attend job
training, anti-violence counselling, educational classes, etc. In other words, the average life prisoner
dis absolutely nothing to improve his life after prison. This might have a lot to do with the fact that
most inmates were suffering from an Anti-Personality Disorder which is not curable and many of them
were pure Psychopaths, also an untreatable disorder. Some prisoners had engaged in illegal activity
while in prison including murder, stabbings, rapes, making alcoholic beverages, smuggling of
contraband etc. This all changed in 2008 when Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata made a stink
about the State’s low rate of parole and the percentage of Hearings being postponed. He then issued
an edict that the Senate would no longer confirm the appointment of a Parole Hearing Commissioner
who had a law enforcement background. Sen. Perata held up the confirmation of Darcel Woods, a
Democrat, but with a parole officer and deputy sheriff background and she was eventually let go
because of the her lack of confirmation. (Sacramento Bee-Capital Alert April 25, 2008).
By the time 2011 rolled around, Governor Brown’s Prison Realignment Act took effect with the goal of
reducing the population of our State Prisons to conform to the orders of a Federal Judge. The State
could have also built more prisons but that was not attractive to the people in power at the time. By
this time, the Senate Rules Committee appeared to have put a quota on the number of Life Prisoners
that must be released per year. Even though it was now Governor Brown making the appointments,
the Senate Rules Committee had changed the way Parole Commissioners would be
appointed. Instead of the Governor nominating a candidate and the Senate Rules Committee
approving or denying the appointment, the Rules Committee postponed the confirmation hearing for
several months. Although I was not a fly on the wall and have no direct proof, I have circumstantial
evidence that this was done so that the Rules Committee could see before confirming a candidate,
how many grants of parole a candidate would make. I do not know if a quota was established but my
personal records show an approximate 30% parole grants after the brouhaha finally subsided. This
far exceed the number of paroles granted from 1980’s when I first started attending these Hearings to
2011 and many of my fellow Lifer Hearing Deputy District Attorneys made the same observations. In
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2014 my wife was very sick and I felt that my place was with her. If Deputy District Attorneys do not
continue to attend Lifer Hearings, I believe that the 30% parole grants will increase
exponentially. There are probably no non-violent prisoners left in our prisons but that is just a guess
because I could not locate any useable prison statistics since 2013. At that time, 75% of the inmates
were in prison for crimes against persons (murder, assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping), sex
crimes, arson, or firearms violations. Without a sheepdog Deputy District Attorney guarding the
prison henhouse, I am afraid that the wolves will be released to prey on our unsuspecting citizenry.
George Gascon is a disaster to our County and must be democratically removed for office. And no, I
am not a candidate.
Sincerely,
James Jacobs
Los Angeles County
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Kristina Santana
From:Wendy Petrovich <wpetro13@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:50 PM
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To Whom It Concerns:
I'm writing to STRONGLY URGE City Councilmembers to vote"NO CONFIDENCED" ON GEORGE GASCON'S POLICIES.
Thank you for your time.
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Kristina Santana
From:Nick Modesti <nmode@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:38 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Please Vote no confidence in George Gascon
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Hi
I’m asking that you vote “no confidence” in George Gascon. His policies are not making our cities safer.
Thanks,
Nick Modesti
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Kristina Santana
From:Irma Granger <sea_lover@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:42 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:No Confidence Vote of George Gascon
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Please share the information below with your Council Members regarding tonight’s vote on the subject topic.
I strongly urge the Diamond Bar City Council to vote affirmatively tonight on the No-Confidence agenda item
regarding Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. It is in the best interest of the citizens of
Diamond Bar for the City Council to make this important statement for the sake of public safety and in support of
victims of violent crime in the City of Diamond Bar affected by Gascón’s policies. George Gascon’s policies are
dangerous and demonstrate a lack of regard or care for the victims of crime in Los Angeles County, as noted by the
areas he has targeted listed below.
1. CASH BAIL: There was no "working on it." Despite the votes demanding via initiative that bail was necessary, DA
Gascon instituted no cash bail anyhow.
2. DEATH PENALTY: Gascon's policies guarantee every murderer a parole hearing in 20-30 years. At least this way
they have a chance to get out and kill again.
3. JUVENILE JUSTICE: Violent young men (17y 11m) will not be held in custody longer than age 25, even for
vicious gang murders, mass killings, serial rapist-murderers, and multiple body homicides. No matter how violent an
offense, or how many violent offenses a criminal commits, they will remain in juvenile courts with no exceptions. As
an example, a 17 y 11-month juvenile shot and killed his 16-year-old girlfriend and her 20-year-old sister. Then, he
burned down their apartment complex. DA Gascon firmly believes a maximum of 7 years serves justice in this case.
In fact, he believes it so strongly, he refused to meet with the victim's family. No longer allowed to file strike offenses
(i.e. robbery) if the juvenile is 16 or 17 at time of the offense. Instead of filing a robbery, would be required to file
grand theft. No enhancements or allegations can be filed.
4. VICTIMS: Gascon yells at victims to "shut their mouth" because they are "uneducated." A killer one month shy of
his 18th birthday shoots and kills two sisters, then burns down the family’s apartment house. DA Gascon demands
the petition to try the 17y 11m old killer be withdrawn. The prosecutors brought the case to management and asked
management to meet with the victims. Instead, Chief Deputy Joseph Iniguez, emailed the family and explained while
the victims have rights, the needs of the defendant outweighed their views and, therefore, the defendant would
remain in juvenile. George Gascon still refuses to meet with the victims.
Result: Massive witness intimidation particularly in violent gang homicides and domestic violence cases. Violent
cases are dismissed as there is no enforcement mechanism to necessary evidence can be presented in court.
5. MISDEMEANORS: Refuses to file: Resisting arrest; Prostitution Drug and alcohol crimes, Driving Under the
Influence (first time), Driving without a license or a suspended license, Trespass (And dismissing all of these cases
in misdemeanor court).
6. GUN POLICIES: All prior, current and future gun enhancements must be dismissed, with rare exceptions.
7. ELIMINATING ALL SENTENCE ENHANCEMENTS/ ALLEGATIONS: Blanket elimination of special circumstance
allegations which result in Life Without the Possibility of Parole ("LWOP") no matter how heinous the crime; No hate
crime, gun, gang, great bodily injury, or out of bail allegations may be attached to felony offenses. Repeat violent
offenders (murderers, rapists, robbers, kidnappers, sex offenders, etc.) are treated as first time offenders in new
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felony offenses and provided with probation or the lowest amount of prison time. This policy covers all current and
past offenses. So, every second and third strike violent offender will be re-sentenced as if they were a first-time
offender and receive probation or minimum jail time. Most of them will be eligible for immediate release after the
enhancements are dismissed.
8. PAROLE: DDAs are prohibited from attending parole hearings, nor may DDAs oppose the release of any offender
up for parole, no matter how serious or how violent the offense is. This puts the victim or the victim’s family in the
horrible position of having to speak at the parole hearing with limited, experience or knowledge of the specifics of
the case. Not only is it unacceptable for the District Attorney’s office to abdicate its obligations to the citizens of this
County, the victim and/or the victim’s family is re-victimized through this action.
Respectfully submitted,
Irma Granger
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Kristina Santana
From:Dave McDuell <dmcduell@earthlink.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:31 PM
To:Kristina Santana
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I strongly support a vote of no confidence in DA Gascon.
Dave McDuell
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From:KATALINA <klanaya@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:44 PM
To:Kristina Santana
Subject:Gascon Recall Urge NO Confidence Vote
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I urge you to vote No Confidence on Gascon vote!
Kathy Anaya
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