HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022.08.16 - 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
AUGUST 16, 2022
CLOSED SESSION: 5:30 p.m., Grand Conference Room, In -Person Only
(No Teleconference)
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT: Closed Session adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Low called the Regular City Council meeting to
order at 6:30 p.m. in the Diamond Bar City Hall Windmill Community Room, 21810
Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
M/Low stated that the Council met in Closed Session at 5:30 pm and there was no
reportable action taken.
Consistent with State Assembly Bill 361, members of the public were encouraged to
participate and address the City Council during the public comment portion of the
meeting via teleconference. City Council Members and staff participated in person and
telephonically.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Low led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Pastor Troy Wong, Gateway Friends Church provided
the invocation.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Stan Liu, Nancy Lyons, Steve Tye,
Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Chou, Mayor Ruth Low
Staff Present: Dan Fox, City Manager; David DeBerry, City Attorney;
Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Manager; David Liu, Public Works Director; Joan
Cruz, Administrative Coordinator; Kristina Santana, City Clerk
Staff Present Telephonically: Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Amy Haug,
Human Resources Manager; Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Ken Desforges,
Information Systems Director; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Hal
Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Nicholas Delgado, Engineering
Technician; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; Marsha Roa, Public
Information Manager; Ryan Wright, Parks & Recreation Director
Also Present: Captain Tousey, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's
Station.
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
As presented.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 Frontier Communications — Fiber Optic Update —Douglas McAllister, Vice
President, External Affairs, Project Communications provided a
presentation.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
2.1 Strategic Plan 41" Quarter (Q4) Update — ACA/McLean provided a
presentation.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Pui-Ching Ho, Diamond Bar Library, spoke about programs offered during the
month of August.
Fazeel Chauhan reiterated his request of a year ago that pro -war banners
hanging in the City be removed.
Jeff Lowe, speaking on behalf of the Diamond Bar Foundation, announced the
Foundation's BeerfFest "on the Lawn" fundraiser would be held at the Diamond
Bar Center on September 25t" from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased
online at mydbcf.org.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Calendar of
Future Events.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Lyons moved, C/Liu seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried 5-0 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 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED JULY 26, 2022 THROUGH
AUGUST 10, 2022 TOTALING $1,228,890,40.
5.2 APPROVED TREASURER'S STATEMENTS FOR JULY 2022.
5.3 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO, 202245 PROVIDING FOR 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.
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5.4 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO, 202246 EXTENDING THE DECLARED
LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-
19).
5.5 DESIGNATED MAYOR LOW AS THE VOTING DELEGATE AND MAYOR
PRO TEM CHOU AS THE ALTERNATE VOTING DELEGATE AT THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE &
EXPOSITION. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: NONE
8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Liu thanked parents for taking additional time to drop off and pickup of students
and for obeying traffic laws.
C/Tye was encouraged about the City getting attention and working in
partnership with Frontier, and asked everyone to drive safely around schools and
in neighborhoods that serve schools where he hoped additional Sheriff's services
would be stationed.
MPT/Chou said he and M/Low attended the quarterly Public Safety
Subcommittee meeting with Captain Tousey, the interim Fire Chief Anthony C.
Marrone, and staff members, and was encouraged to learn that crime is down.
He reminded residents that when they see something, to say something.
M/Low said she would like for the City to update its municipal code with respect
to Code Enforcement Officers by providing a mechanism for the CEO's to be
more effective. CM/Fox suggested that the Council be more specific about types
of uses that should be addressed. M/Low said she is specifically concerned
about shoring up the prohibition of short-term rentals and Airbnb's. C/Lyons
agreed and suggested immediate and increased penalties. C/Tye wanted
increased scrutiny of trash bins being hidden from view as stated in the municipal
code as well as, the Airbnb issue. M/Low said the City Attorney's input would be
needed to make sure the City's laws are in compliance with all other laws.
MPT/Chou and C/Liu also agreed with M/Low's recommendation.
C/Lyons spoke about Helen Lin and her work on behalf of Friends of the Library
on the occasion of her passing.
M/Low expressed her thoughts about Helen Lin,
energy and enthusiasm, her generous heart, he
her genius with numbers,
her
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ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Low adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 7:25 p.m. in memory of Helen Lin.
Respectfully Submitted:
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 30�" day of August, 2022.