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Home My WebLink About2024.07.16 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT/MAIN AUDITORIUM 21865 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 JULY 169 2024 CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Liu called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:44 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Chou led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: None offered. ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Ruth Low, Mayor Pro Tern Chia Yu Teng, Mayor Stan Liu Absent: Council Member Steve Tye Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; Omar Sandoval, City Attorney; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Managers David Liu, Public Works Director; Nicholas Delgado, Management Analyst; Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; Cecilia Arellano, Community Relations Manager; Joan Cruz, Administrative Coordinator, Kristina Santana, City Clerk Staff present telephonically: Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace Lee, Planning Manager; Mayuko Nakajima, Senior Planner Others present: Aaron Scheller, Deputy, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station; Leticia Pacillas, LACFD Community Services Liaison (online) AC/Sandoval stated that there was no reportable action taken during Closed Session. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor Liu approved the agenda as presented. 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 1.1 Presentation of Certificates of Recognition for Diamond Bar AYSO G10 All Star Team. 2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following provided public comments: Cynthia Yu, Diamond Bar Library Manager JULY 16, 2024 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL Moo Lim, Nellie's Exercise Equipment Owner Riad, Diamond Fresh Market Owner Ngee Kon, Together Against Crime Foundation CC/Santana reported that there were no emails and no online callers requesting to speak under Public Comments. 4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Schedule of Future Events, 5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Chou moved, C/Low seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, MPT/Teng, M/Liu NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tye 5.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: 5.1.1 JUNE 18, 2024 REGULAR MEETING 5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED JUNE 12, 2024 THROUGH JULY 9, 2024 TOTALING $3,114,782.97. 5.3 APPROVED THE JUNE 2024 TREASURER'S STATEMENT. 5.4 APPROVED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN THE CERTIFIED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND TO CONFORM WITH STATE LAW (PL 2022- 59), FOR SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY, WAIVED FULL READING, AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 03 (2024): "ORDINANCE NO. 03 (2024): AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF TITLE 22 (DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE TO IMPLEMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN THE CITY'S CERTIFIED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, TO CONFORM TO CHANGES IN NEW STATE HOUSING LAWS AND CITY POLICIES, AND TO MAKE TYPOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS, 5.5 APPROVED CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ZERO FOODPRINT FOR SB 1383 RECOVERED ORGANIC WASTE PRODUCT (ROWP) PROCUREMENT THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026. DULY 16, 2024 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL 5.6 APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, INC. FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. 5.7 APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TENNIS ANYONE, INC. FOR CONTRACTED TENNIS & YOUTH PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTION THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027. 5.8 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2024-28 APPROVING THE DESIGN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH PTM GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. FOR THE INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP# T124301) FUNDED UNDER THE STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 6.1 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO, 38 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25. MA/Delgado presented the staff report. M/Liu opened the public hearing at 6:58 p.m. There were no Public Comments. M/Liu closed the public hearing at 6:58 p.m. C/Chou moved, C/Low seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-29 to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 38 for Fiscal Year 2024/25, Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, MPT/Teng, M/Liu NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tye 6.2 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 39-2022 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25. CM/Low stated that she would be recusing herself from this item and left the dais. CA/Sandoval stated that because District No. 39-2022 is a smaller district, and CM/Low lives within this district, the impact to her property is not JULY 16, 2024 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL sufficiently different than the majority of the parcels so she must recuse herself. MA/Delgado presented the staff report. M/Liu opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. There were no Public Comments. M/Liu closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. C/Chou moved, C/Teng seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-30 to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 39-2022 for Fiscal Year 2024/25. Motion carried 3-0 by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, MPT/Teng, M/Liu NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low, Tye 6.3 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41-2021 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25. M/Liu stated that he would be recusing himself from this item and left the dais. For the purposes of this item only, MPT/Teng presided over the meeting. CA/Sandoval stated that because District No. 41-2021 is a smaller district, and M/Liu lives within this district, the impact to his property is not sufficiently different than the majority of the parcels so he must recuse himself. MA/Delgado presented the staff report. PT/T en opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. There were no Public Comments. MPT/Teng closed the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. C/Chou moved, C/Low seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-31 to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 41-2021 for Fiscal Year 2024/25, Motion carried 3-0 by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT OUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBERS C Chou, Low, MPT/Teng, None Tye, M/Liu JULY 167 2024 PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL 7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: 7.1 AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN CITY PARKS. PRD/Wright presented the staff report. There were no Public Comments. C/Low moved, C/Chou seconded, to determine that the proposed ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), and introduce for first reading by title only, waive full reading of the Ordinance, and schedule the second reading and adoption at the next regularly scheduled City Council Meeting: ORDINANCE 04 (2024): "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 12,00,470 (SMOKING PROHIBITED IN CITY PARKS) TO DIVISION 2 (PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS) OF CHAPTER 12.00 (PARKS AND RECREATION) OF TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY) OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN CITY PARKS. Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote. AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, MPT/Teng, M/Liu NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS. None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tye 7.2 CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL, EXPENSE AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICY REVISIONS. CM/Fox presented the staff report. There were no Public Comments. C/Low moved, C/Chou seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-32, approving City Council Policy 2024-010 Travel, Expense and Reimbursement Policy; and to adopt Resolution No. 2024-33, amending the Compensation and Benefits Plan, Schedule G. Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Low, MPT/Teng, M/Liu NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Tye 8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: There following Council Members provided a report of meetings attended at the expense of the local agency per Government Code 53232.3(d). JULY 16, 2024 PAGE 6 CITY COUNCIL Council Member Chou reported attending the League of California Cities State Board of Directors meeting. 9. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Liu adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:36 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, /ffoo�� Kristina Santana, City Clerk The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 6th day of August, 2024. Mayor