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Home My WebLink About2022.05.17 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL WINDMILL COMMUNITY ROOM 21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 MAY 17, 2022 STUDY SESSION: 5:00 p.m., City Hall Windmill Room Public Comments: None FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 OPERATING BUDGET Adjournment of Study Session: 6:13 p.m. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Pro Tem Chou called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Liu led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: Rob Beunk, Online Pastor, Landmark Church, provided the invocation. ROLL CALL: Council Members Stan Liu, Nancy Lyons, Steve Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Chou, and Mayor Ruth Low (Telephonically) Staff in Attendance: Dan Fox, City Manager; Omar Sandoval, Assistant City Attorney; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Danneue Allen, Senior Management Analyst; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Mayuko Nakajima, Associate Planner; David Liu, Public Works Director; Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; Joan Cruz, Administrative Assistant; Kristina Santana, City Clerk Staff Present Telephonically: Amy Haug, Human Resources and Risk Manager; Grace Lee, Senior Planner; Jason Jacobsen, Director of Finance; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator Also Present: Department AGENDA: Captain Stephen Tousey, LA County Sheriffs As presented. 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 1.1 Business of the Month —Sherwin Williams Mayor Pro Tem Chou presented the Business of the Month to Sherwin Williams Store Manager Kevin Perez. MAY 17, 2022 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL 2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Pui-Ching no invited teens ages 14-17 to earn community service hours by volunteering to help with library projects during the summer months. 4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Calendar of Future Events. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Tye moved, C/Lyons seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, M/Low NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 5.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 5.1a STUDY SESSION OF MAY 3, 2022 5.1b REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 312022 5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED APRIL 27, 2022 THROUGH MAY 10, 2022 TOTALING $466,229,40. 5.3 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2022-23 APPROVING CONTINUED USE OF TELECONFERENCING AND OTHER FORMATS AS DEFINED AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 361 FOR MEETINGS OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY COUNCIL, CITY COMMISSIONS AND SUBCOMMITTEES. 5.4 ADOPTED A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 6.1 CROOKED CREEK RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION PROJECT —VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 54081, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, TREE PERMIT, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (PLANNING CASE NO. PL2017-203). AP/Nakashima presented the staff report. MPT/Chou opened the Public Hearing. Gregory Shockley, 3711 Crooked Creek Drive, felt the project did not follow the design guidelines of the City's Planning Code. MAY 17, 2022 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL Shihjing Yen, 3723 Crooked Creek Drive, felt the city vioMatea its own rules by allowing the lots to be reduced to 8,000 feet and setbacks to be reduced from 20 feet to 13 to 14 feet. MPT/Chou closed the Public Hearing. Following discussion and responses by staff and developer representatives to Council questions and concerns, C/Lyons moved, C/Liu seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2022-24 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approving the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, M/Low None None MPT/Chou moved, C/Liu seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2022-25 approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 54081, Development Review, Tree Permit and Conditional Use Permit No. PL2017-203, based on the Findings of Fact, and subject to the conditions of approval as listed within the Resolution. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, M/Low NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 6.2 RESOLUTION LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 38 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023. PWM/Ghafari presented the staff report. MPT/Chou opened the Public Hearing. With no one wishing to speak on this item, MPT/Chou closed the Public Hearing. C/Tye moved, C/Lyons seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2022-26 to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 38 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, None MAY 17, 2022 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL 6.3 RESOLUTION LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023. PWM/Ghafan presented the staff report. C/Liu recused himself from Item 6.2 and left the dais. MPT/Chou opened the Public Hearing. With no one wishing to speak on this item, MPT/Chou closed the Public Hearing. C/Lyons levy and 2021 for vote: AYES NOES: ABSENT movedI M/Low seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2022-27 to collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 41- Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Motion carried by the following Roll Call COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: 7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: Council Member Liu returned to the dais. Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, M/Low None Liu 7.1 ORDINANCE NO. 02 (2022) REGARDING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST. CC/Santana presented the staff report. MPT/Chou asked for Public Comments. There being no one wishing to speak on this item, MPT/Chou closed Public Comments. M/Low moved, C/Tye seconded, to introduce for first reading by title only, waive full reading of Ordinance No. 02 (2022) entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2.06 TO TITLE 2 OF THE DIAMOND BAR MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST" and schedule the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 02 (2022) for the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye, MPT/Chou, MAY 17, 2022 PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL M/Low NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: C/Liu thanked staff for their presentations and thoughtful proactive planning for FY 2022-2023, thanked Parks and Recreation staff for the upcoming high school Ice Cream Social and wished everyone a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend. He asked that tonight's meeting be adjourned in memory of Sgt. Christopher Bracks. C/Tye participated in the California Contract Cities Association's 65th Annual Municipal Seminar featuring keynote speaker and author Brendan McDonough, was excited about CM/Fox's announcement that the next City Council meeting was scheduled to be held in the AQMD Auditorium. He acknowledged Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and the attack on the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods over the weekend during which 52 year oId Dr. John Chang sacrificed his life in defense of others and asked that in addition to Sgt. Bracks that tonight's meeting be adjourned in Dr. Chang's honor and memory. C/Lyons thanked staff for the well -presented operating budget and thanked M/Low for reinstituting the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast and congratulated graduates. She spoke about a Diamond Bar senior being scammed out of $40,000 and asked that staff work with the senior clubs to see if they would be interested in having Deputy Scheller speak about this and related issues. M/Low thanked staff for an excellent preparation of the budget and creative work in bringing the City back together, congratulated the graduates and thanked APT/Chou for presiding over tonight's meeting. MPT/Chou thanked staff for their wonderful presentations this evening, thanked C/Tye for speaking about Dr. Chang who helped save many lives, and acknowledged those who were lost in Buffalo and Houston. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, Mayor Pro Tern Chou adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:56 p.m. in honor and memory of Sgt. Christopher Bracks and Dr. John Chang. Respectfully submitted: Krisuna Santana, City Cl01k MAY 1712022 PAGE 6 CITY COUNCIL The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 7t" day of June, 2022. Ruth M. Low, Mayor