HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.02.04 - 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
FEBRUARY 04, 2025
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Teng called the Regular City Council meeting
to order at 6:30 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District Main
Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Pastor Tino Cordova, United Church of Christ
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Ruth Low,
Mayor Pro Tern Steve Tye, Mayor Chia Yu Teng
Absent: None.
Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; Omar Sandoval, City
Attorney; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City
Manager; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; David Liu, Public Works
Director; Cecilia Arellano, Community Relations Manager; Kristina Santana, City Clerk.
Staff present telephonically: Dannette Allen, Principal Management Analyst; Cathy
Nguyen, Management Analyst; Amy Haug, Human Resources and Risk Manager;
Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City
Engineer; Nicholas Delgado, Management Analyst; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation
Director;
Others present: Stephen Tousey, Captain, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station;
Dustin Robertson, Acting Assistant Fire Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor Teng approved the agenda as presented.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: None.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The following provided public comments:
Rob Ma, resident
Nef Cortez, resident and Vice President of San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber
of Commerce
Cynthia Yu, Diamond Bar Library Manager
Tarek Abdou, resident
Noha Abdou, resident
Geo Murickan, resident
Carol Lee Tran, resident
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CC/Santana reported that emails were submitted by Noha Abdou for public
comment, and no guests on the teleconference line requested to speak under
Public Comments.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS. CM/Fox presented the Schedule of
Future Events.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Low moved, MPT/Tye seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar with the exception of Item 5.4 which was pulled by C/Chou.
Motion carried 5.0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
5.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
5.1.A JANUARY 21, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.
5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED JANUARY 8, 2025 THROUGH
JANUARY 21, 2025 TOTALING $1,314,830.13.
5.3 ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 01 (2025) DEVELOPMENT CODE
AMENDMENT AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE
2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT ENTITLED, "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 ESTABLISH A
HOUSING ELEMENT SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT THE
GENERAL PLAN".
5.5 ADOPTED BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION.
5.6 APPROVED NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE AREA 3
RESIDENTIAL & COLLECTOR STREETS REHABILITATION AND
ARTERIAL STREET REHABILITATION (GOLDEN SPRINGS DRIVE
FROM GRAND AVENUE TO AVENIDA RANCHEROS, GRAND AVENUE
FROM DIAMOND BAR BLVD TO EAST CITY LIMITS, AND STREETS
WITHIN THE GATEWAY CORPORATE CENTER) PROJECTS NOS.
S124101 AND S124103; THE GRAND AVENUE AT DIAMOND BAR
BOULEVARD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. PW23402;
AND THE COLD SPRING LANE GROUNDWATER DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. S124101.
ITEMS WITHDRAWN FROM CONSENT CALENDAR:
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5.4 APPROVED SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH TORTI GALLAS + PARTNERS.
6.
7.
CM/Fox responded to Council Member questions.
After further discussion, C/Chou moved, C/Low seconded, to appropriate
$58,000 from the General Fund to the General Plan Update Fund 103 to
cover the cost to prepare a Water Supply Assessment; and approve and
authorize the City Manager to sign, the Second Amendment to the
Consultant Services Agreement with Torti Gallas + Partners to prepare a
Water Supply Assessment for the Town Center Specific Plan. Motion
carried 5.0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
7.1 AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AND VALLEY VISTA
SERVICES INC. FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT COLLECTION AND
RECYCLING, INC. FOR COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES.
ACM/McLean presented the report.
The following provided public comments:
Tarek Abdou, resident
Rob Ma, resident
C/Liu moved, C/Low seconded, to approve,
Manager to sign the agreements with Valley
Waste Management Collection and Recycling,
the following Roll Call vote:
and authorize the City
Vista Services, Inc. and
ic. Motion carried 5-0 by
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
The following Council Members provided a report on meetings attended at the
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expense of the local agency per Government Code 53232.3(d).
Council Member Low reported attending the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments' Capital Projects and Construction Committee meeting and
provided an update on the 57/60 project.
9. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Teng adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 8:32 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18th day of February, 2025.
Chia Yu Teng, Mayor