HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.11.04 - 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
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
1. 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.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Steve Tye
INVOCATION: Pastor Tino Cordova, United Church of Christ
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu,
Mayor Pro Tern Steve Tye, Mayor Chia Yu
Teng
Absent: Council Member Ruth M. Low.
Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; Omar Sandoval, City
Attorney; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Amy Haug, Human Resources
and Risk Manager; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Raymond
Tao, Building Official; David Liu, Public Works Director/City Engineer; Hal
Ghafari, Public Works Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Cecilia Arellano,
Community Relations Manager; Kristina Santana, City Clerk.
Staff present telephonically: Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Ryan
Wright, Parks and Recreation Director.
Others present: Nancy Farias, Deputy, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mayor Teng approved the agenda as
presented.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: None.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The following provided public comments:
Lee Mao, resident
Cynthia Yu, Diamond Bar Library Manager
C. Robin Smith, resident, provided comments via teleconference.
The Garispe Family, resident
CC/Santana reported that no emails were submitted for public comment.
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5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS. CM/Fox presented the Schedule of
Future Events.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR. C/Chou moved, MPT/Tye seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
6.1 Approved October 21, 2025 City Council Closed Session and Regular
Meeting Minutes.
6.2 Ratified Check Register Dated October 15, 2025 through October 28,
2025 Totaling $1,448,174.08.
6.3 Adoption of Extra Mile Day Proclamation.
6.4 Approval of Purchase of Five (5) HPE Servers.
6.5 Approval of Resolution No. 2025-34 Approving the Award of Construction
Agreement for the Diamond Bar Boulevard Complete Streets Project —
CIP No. S1256 (Gentry Brothers, Inc.) and Approval of Amendment 2 to a
Professional Services Agreement for Construction Management and
Inspection Services (Local Agency Engineering Associates, Inc.)
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
8. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
8.1 Adoption of the 2025 Building Standards Codes (Title 24 C.C.R. PARTS 2,
2.5, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, AND 11) with Local Amendments.
Building Official Raymond Tao gave the staff presentation and responded
to questions.
C. Robin Smith, resident, provided comments via teleconference.
CC/Santana confirmed that no public comment emails were received for
this item.
After Council discussion, C/Liu moved, C/Chou seconded, to:
A. Hear the staff presentation and receive any public testimony;
B. Determine that the proposed ordinance does not constitute a
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project and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15378(b); and
C. Introduce for first reading by title only, waive full reading of
Ordinance No. 03 (2025), and set for public hearing, second
reading and adoption at the November 18, 2025 City Council
meeting:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE DIAMOND BAR
CITY CODE AND ADOPTING, BY REFERENCE, THE 2025
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, VOLUMES 1 AND 2, INCLUDING
CHAPTER 1 DIVISION II, AND APPENDICES I, AND J THERETO,
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, AND THE
APPENDICES THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING
CODE, AND THE APPENDICES THERETO, THE 2025
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, AND THE APPENDICES
THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE,
INCLUDING APPENDICES H, J, K, AND O THERETO, THE 2025
CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE, WITHOUT THE
APPENDICES THERETO, AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, WITHOUT
APPENDICES, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS,
ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXCEPTIONS.
Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
8.2 Sixth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement.
City Attorney Omar Sandoval gave the staff presentation.
The following provided public comments:
Mr. Garispe
CC/Santana confirmed that no public comment emails were received for
this item.
C/Chou moved, C/Liu seconded, to approve the Sixth Amendment to City
Manager Employment Agreement.
Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote:
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AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
10, COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS.
There were no Council Member reports on meetings attended at the expense of
the local agency per Government Code 53232.3(d).
11. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Teng adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 18t" day of November, 2025.
Chia u Teng, Mayor