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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL WINDMILL COMMUNITY ROOM
21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
APRIL 5, 2022
CALL TO ORDER: M/Low called the Study Session to order at
ROLL CALL: Council Members Stan Liu, Nancy Lyons, Steve Tye,
Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Chou, and Mayor Ruth Low
Staff in Attendance: Dan Fox, City Manager; David DeBerry, City Attorney;
Omar Sandoval, Assistant City Attorney; Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Manager,
David Liu, Public Works Director; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Kristina Santana,
City Clerk
Staff Present Telephonically: Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City
Engineer; Amy Haug, Human Resources and Risk Manager; Marsha Roa, Public
Information Manager; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; Jason Jacobsen,
Finance Director; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Ryan Wright, Parks
and Recreation Director
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered.
2. STATUS OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS:
SMA/Lopez presented the staff report.
David Perez, Valley Vista Service, asked the Council to consider the benefits to the
City of continuing with current service providers and to negotiate exclusively with
current providers for renewal of the franchise agreements.
Lily Quiroa, Public Sector Regional Manager, Waste Management, listed the
benefits to the City for continuing with current service providers and asked Council
to consider negotiating franchise agreement renewals exclusively with current
providers.
Discussion ensued.
CA/DeBerry explained Council's considerations and options.
Following deliberation, C/Lyons moved, C/Tye seconded to direct staff to enter into
exclusive negotiations with the ability for each hauler to submit proposals for
residential and/or commercial services, and with the City's consultant to provide
comparisons of costs and services paid by other cities. Motion carried by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Liu, Lyons,
Tye, M/Low
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ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council,
M/Low recessed the Study Session at 6:28 p.m. to the Regular Meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
ZAK
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 19th day of April, 2022.
Ruth'M. Low, Mayor