HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022.03.15 - Minutes - Regular Meeting.pdfCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL WINDMILL COMMUNITY ROOM
21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
MARCH 15, 2022
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Low 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.
M/Low stated that consistent with COVID-19 regulations, 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: Shaykh Nomaan Baig, Institute of Knowledge,
provided the invocation.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Stan Liu, Nancy Lyons, Steve Tye,
Mayor Pro Tern Andrew Chou, and Mayor Ruth Low
Staff in Attendance: Dan Fox, City Manager; David DeBerry, City Attorney;
Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Manager; David Liu, Public Works Director; Hal
Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Ryan McLean, Assistant City
Manager; Kristina Santana, City Clerk
Staff Present Telephonically: Anthony Jordan, Parks & Maintenance
Superintendent; Dannette Allen, Senior Management Analyst; 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
Also Present: Leticia Pacillas, Los Angeles County Fire Department Community
Services Liaison; Aaron Scheller, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Special
Project Deputy
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 Certificate in Recognition of Reaching 100 Years —Armando Macias
Continued to April 5, 2022)
1.2 New Business of the Month —Fred Astaire Dance Studio
Mayor Low presented the New Business of the Month and encouraged
everyone to view the New Business of the Month video on the City's
website.
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2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Pui-Ching Ho, Diamond Bar Library Manager, provided an update on Library
events which can also be found at www.LACountyLibrary.org.
Mimi Chan, speaking telephonically, thanked the City staff and Council Members
for their support of residents.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
M/Low and MPT/Chou recused themselves from Item 6.1. M/Low turned the
meeting over to C/Tye and M/Low and MPT/Chou left the dais.
6.1 FORMATION OF NEW LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.
39-2022.
PWM/Ghafari presented the staff report.
C/Tye opened the Public Hearing.
Patrick Imburgia, 1352 Crestmont Drive, voiced concerns about his
property easement and asked for response to questions posed to staff and
the City Attorney.
C/Tye closed the Public Hearing.
CA/DeBerry responded t Mr. Imburr, is regarding the status of the
easement, tress and vegetation on his property.
C/Tye issued the final call for ballots for the proposed Landscape
Assessment District #39-2022.
C/Liu moved, C/Lyons seconded, to close the Public Hearing. Without
objection, the motion was so ordered.
C/Tye directed the City Clerk to begin tabulation of the ballots.
M/Low and MPT/Chou returned to the dais and the meeting moved to
Agenda Item 4.
C/Tye reconvened the Public Hearing at 9:28 p.m. and confirmed that
M/Low and MPT/Chou had left the dais.
CC/Santana provided ballot count results as follows:
Section 2 -The canvas of the assessment ballots submitted by the
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property owners
as follows:
is complete and certified by the tabulator
The total number of valid ballots process
The total assessment amount of valid ballots
The total number ofvote processed
Total assessment amount of "YES" votes processed
Total Percentage of "YES" votes unweighted
Total Percentage of "YES" ballots weighted
Total Number of "NO" votes processed
Total Assessment Amount of "NO" votes processed
Percentage of "NO" votes unweighted
Total Percentage of "NO" ballots weighted
Total number of "INVALID" votes processed
Total Assessment of "INVALID" votes processed
Votes cast are
545
270,229.95
283
140,602.33
51.93
52.03
252
129,627.62
48.07
47.97
0
Section 3 - 545 Assessment Ballots were returned and received prior to
the close of the Public Hearing on March 15, 2022. This represents a
44.02 percent ballot return rate on the 1,238 ballots mailed. Of the
assessment ballots returned, nine (9) Assessment Ballots were declared
INVALID" in that they were either not marked with a "YES" or "NO", or
were marked with both a "YES" and a "NO", were not signed, or the
property ownership and barcode information was illegible.
Section 4 - As determined by ballots cast as weighted according to the
amount of assessment for each parcel, 52.03 percent of the property
owners cast ballots in support of Landscape Assessment District No. 39-
2022. Since the majority protest, as defined by Article XIII B of the
California Constitution did not exist, this City Council thereby acquired
jurisdiction to order the levy of assessment prepared by and made a part
of the engineer's report, to pay the cost and expenses thereof.
C/Liu moved, C/Lyons seconded, to Adopt Resolution No. 2022-13
FORMATION) approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and
Assessment, and Ordering Levy of the Landscape Assessment District
No. 39-2022 Assessment for Fiscal Year 2022/2023, Motion carried by
the following Roll Call vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Liu, Lyons, Tye
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MPT/Chou, M/Low
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Calendar of
Future Events,
5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Tye moved, MPT/Chou 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 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2022
5.1b REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 1, 2022.
5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022 THROUGH
MARCH 1, 2022 TOTALING $1,111,995.85.
5.3 APPROVED TREASURER'S STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY 2022.
5.4 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2022-12, 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,
5.5 APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A
PURCHASE ORDER TO CDWG FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4)
HPE SERVERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,324986,
5.6 AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF A CISCO 9400 AND CISCO 9300
SWITCH WITH PROFESSIONAL CONFIGURATION AND
INSTALLATION SERVICES; APPROPRIATED $26,000 FROM THE
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT FUND (FUND 503)
TO COVER THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION AND
INSTALLATION; AND, APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY
MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO BIRD ROCK
SYSTEMS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) CISCO 9400 AND ONE
1) CISCO 9300 SWITCH WITH PROFESSIONAL CONFIGURATION
AND INSTALLATION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $97,0789021
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6.2 PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ABOUT COMMUNITIES
OF INTEREST AND OTHER LOCAL FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED WHEN DRAWING DISTRICT MAPS.
ACM/McLean presented the staff report.
We Armenta, Redistricting Manager, Redistricting Partners, provided a
presentation on principles and criteria for drawing communities of interest
and district maps.
M/Low opened the Public Hearing.
Paul Sherwood spoke against redistricting.
CC/Santana reported that the City received one email from Steven
Takeshita which was forwarded to the City Council and made available to
the public.
ACM/McLean described the process for the Council to provide direction
regarding the preferred makeup of the City Council in a district -based
system.
With no one wishing to provide further comment, M/Low closed the Public
Hearing.
Following Council Q&A and discussion, Council Members unanimously
concurred to direct staff to continue with the current City Council makeup
of five Council Members and an annually appointed Mayor in a district -
based system.
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: NONE
8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Liu attended the LA County Elected Officials Sustainability Roundtable and
thanked City staff for supporting sustainability for Diamond Bar. He mentioned
students can now self -monitor the wearing of masks indoors. He acknowledged
and thanked M/Low, C/Lyons and CC/Santana for their leadership during
Women's History Month and said he was pleased that Parks and Rec was
bringing back senior classes and activities.
C/Lyons acknowledged the City's recreation staff rescue of a senior hiker last
week and thanked them for all they do to help make Diamond Bar a wonderful
place to live.
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C/Tye reported that he, M/Low and MPT/Chou attended California Contract
Cities Association Legislative Tour in Sacramento to express the concerns of
Diamond Bar, thanked Mimi Chan for saying thanks, and encouraged
participation in Meals on Wheels and volunteering to assist with deliveries.
MPT/Chou thanked In Arzola, South Point
him to speak during College and Career Day,
assisting the stranded hiker from Sycamore
girl a Happy 5t" Birthday on St. Patrick's Day.
Middle School Principal, for inviting
thanked the Parks and Rec staff for
Canyon Trail and wished his baby
M/Low thanked City staff for their work on districting and the Landscape District
matter and to resident volunteers who worked the district. She enjoyed
participating in the outreach session in Sacramento. She mentioned she has had
a lot of questions from residents concerned about what to do with uneaten food
scraps related to the new regulations.
M/Low recessed the meeting at 8:25 p.m. back to Agenda Item 6.1.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, Council Member Tye
adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 9:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 5t" day of April, 2022.
Ruth M. Lbw, Mayor