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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT/MAIN AUDITORIUM
21865 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
APRIL 1, 2025
CLOSED SESSION: 5:30 p.m. — Room CC-8
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Ruth Low,
Mayor Pro Tern Steve Tye, Mayor Chia Yu Teng
Public Comments: None Offered.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Govt. Code Section
54956.9(d)(4):
One potential case
Adjourned to Regular Meeting: 6:34 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Teng called the Regular City Council meeting
to order at 6:38 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District Main
Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Liu led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Pastor Moses Silva, Calvary Chapel Golden Springs
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Ruth Low,
Mayor Pro Tem 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; Amy Haug, Human Resources and Risk Manager; Ryan Wright, Parks and
Recreation Director; Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer;
Cecilia Arellano, Community Relations Manager; Joan Cruz, Administrative Coordinator;
Kristina Santana, City Clerk.
Staff present telephonically:
Greg Gubman, Community Development Director.
Others present: Stephen Tousey, Captain, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station;
Derick Melendez, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: City Attorney Sandoval announced that the City
Council met in closed session at 5:30 p.m. and the City Council authorized counsel to
commence litigation against the County of Los Angeles pertaining to sewer
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maintenance.
CM/Fox recommended that Item 5.3 be pulled from the Consent Calendar as no action
will be required on that item.
Mayor Teng approved the agenda with Item 5.3 pulled.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 Proclamation Declaring April as Read Together Month.
Diamond Bar Library Manager Cynthia Yu and Friends of the Diamond
Bar Library President and Members spoke about upcoming events,
accepted the proclamation and thanked the City Council.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The following provided public comments:
Joe Plunkett, resident
CC/Santana reported that no emails were submitted 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, C/Liu seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5WM 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 MARCH 18, 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED MARCH 5, 2025 THROUGH
MARCH 18, 2025 TOTALING $699,706.17.
5.4 APPROVED FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE
TEMPORARY PERMIT TECHNICIAN STAFFING FOR THE BUILDING
AND SAFETY DIVISION.
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5.5 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2025-08 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION RELATIONS
PROCEDURES,
5.6 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NOS. 2025-09, 2025-10 AND 2025-11
APPROVING LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOS, 38, 39-2022,
AND 41-2021 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR:
5.3 APPROVED TRANSFER OF FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) UNALLOCATED BALANCE
TO FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 PROGRAM BUDGET.
CM/Fox announced that this item should be pulled and no action would be taken.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: None.
8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS.
The following Council Members provided a report on meetings attended at the
expense of the local agency per Government Code 53232.3(d),
Council Member Chou announced he was recently appointed to the San Gabriel
Valley Regional Housing Trust, representing the Southeast district cities and
attended the first meeting recently. He also reported attending the Los Angeles
County Networking. Seminar hosted by the Board of Supervisors.
Council Member Liu reported attending the Los Angeles County Sanitation
District meeting.
Council Member Low reported attending the Library Commission meeting and
the Southern California Government Advisory Panel meeting. She also reported
travelling to Sacramento to attend the Mosquito and Vector Control Association
of California Spring Meeting and Legislative Conference.
Mayor Teng reported attending the San Gabriel Valley Economic Forecast
Report meeting in the City of Industry.
9. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Teng adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 7:14 p.m.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Kris ina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 15th day of April, 2025.
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Chia Yu Teng, Mayor