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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL/WINDMILL COMMUNITY ROOM
21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
JANUARY 27, 2025
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Teng called the Special City Council meeting
to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Windmill Community Room at City Hall, 21810 Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Liu led the Pledge %J Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Ruth Low,
Mayor Chia Yu Teng
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Steve Tye
Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; Omar Sandoval, City
Attorney; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Kristina Santana, City
Clerk,
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Mayor Teng approved the agenda as presented.
Mayor Teng announced that public comments would be heard after the public
hearing was opened.
2. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
2.1 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT
AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE 2021-2029
HOUSING ELEMENT.
CDD/Gubman presented the staff report.
M/Teng opened the public hearing at 6:57 p.m.
The following provided public comments:
Nef Cortez, resident, Vice President, San Gabriel Valley Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Aziz Amiri, CEO, San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sippel, resident and business owner
Mary Prum, resident
Vinod Kashyap, resident
Nathan Yang, business owner
M/Teng closed the public hearing at 7:12 p.m.
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CDD/Gubman responded to the public comments and to Council Member
questions.
After Council discussion, C/Low moved, u seconded, to adopt
Resolution No. 2025-04 amending the General Plan Land Use and
Economic Development Element to implement Program H-8 of the City's
Certified 2021-2029 Housing Element. Motion carried 4-0-1 by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Chou, Liu, Low, M/Teng
None
M PT/Tye
C/Low moved, C/Chou seconded, to introduce first reading by title only,
Ordinance No. 01 (2025) 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;
waive full reading of the Ordinance, and schedule the second reading and
adoption at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Motion
carried 4-0-1 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MPT/Tye
3. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Teng adjourned the
Special City Council Meeting at 7:36 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kr'stina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18th day of February, 2025.
Yu Teng,