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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 2025 Diamond Bar Connection NewsletterOn June 2, Diamond Bar’s waste haulers will start the citywide process of changing out existing trash and recycling carts and bins. The process, which will take several weeks to complete, is being done as part of the waste hauler transition that will result in Valley Vista Services taking over residential accounts and Waste Management serving commercial customers starting Sept. 1, 2025. To ensure an efficient cart changeout, starting June 2, residents should place all their carts (full or empty) at the curb on their scheduled collection days until they receive new ones. The new carts will match the sizes and quantities listed on each customer account, and will have a notice attached to them with information on how to request additional or different size carts. For more information about the waste hauler transition process, visit www.diamondbarca.gov/greendb or contact the Environmental Services team at 909-839-7015 or greendb@diamondbarca.gov. MAY 2025 22 33 44 WHAT’S INSIDE SR 57/60 Construction update.Defensible Space Inspections Snapshots Around Town Trash and Recycling Cart Trash and Recycling Cart ChangeouChangeoutt The latest version of the City’s Public Safety Annual Report is now published on the City’s website at www.diamondbarca.gov/publicsafety. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the three key areas that make up the City’s public safety program: law enforcement, fire protection, animal care and control, and summarizes key data and statistics related to budget allocations, Public Safety Annual Report Now Available service calls, incidents, and historical trends. In addition to this report, the City’s Open Data Portal also provides online data sets for all three public safety areas. The data sets, available at www.diamondbarca.gov/opendata, are organized into topic areas and give residents an opportunity to view statistics and historical trends in the visual format of their choice, such as a chart or graph. Smoking Prohibited Signs Now at City Parks New signs are now up at all city parks indicating that smoking products and devices of any kind – whether they produce smoke or vapor – are prohibited anywhere within a city park. The signs, installed in late March, are meant to remind visitors of the smoking ban at city parks that the Diamond Bar City Council adopted last year. The ban, which became effective in September 2024, officially designates city parks as smoke-free zones seeks to promote healthier recreational environments and protect park visitors from secondhand smoke, consistent with the City Council’s strategic goal of ensuring a Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy Community. To learn more about this smoking ban, visit www.diamondbarca.gov/smokefreeparks. Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station is joining law enforcement agencies nationwide in ramping up enforcement of seatbelt laws as part of the annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The campaign, which this year runs May 19-June 1, is a high-visibility enforcement effort that was started in 2005 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and aims to remind drivers and passengers that seatbelt use is a life-saving measure that is required by law. During the campaign period, sheriff’s deputies and police officers everywhere will be actively looking for, and issuing citations, to individuals who are not buckled up and drivers who have not secured children passengers. California law requires that everyone traveling in a vehicle wear a seatbelt at all times. Citations for first-time seatbelt violations are approximately $170 for adults, with subsequent offenses increasing by about $50 each time. The fine for not properly securing a child in a car seat or booster seat is approximately $500 with the fine doubled for a subsequent offense. For more information on the Click It or Ticket mobilization, visit www.nhtsa.gov/ciot. Diamond Bar ConnectionMay 2025 2 Click It or Ticket Click It or Ticket CampaignCampaign The US Postal Service together with the National Association of Letter Carriers is again coordinating a nationwide effort to help replenish food banks. Considered the county’s largest one-day food collection event, Stamp Out Hunger is taking place this year on Saturday, May 10. To participate, all you have to do is leave a bag or box of nonperishable food by your mailbox early on the day of the event. Your mail carrier will collect the food donations when they deliver your mail. All donations will be sorted and taken to local food banks. Examples of food items you can donate are peanut butter, canned soups, rice, pasta, cereal, tuna, and canned fruits or vegetables. For more information, visit www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive. Free Gardening Webinars Los Angeles County Public Works is offering three informative webinars aimed at gardening enthusiasts looking to start composting, growing gardens in small spaces, and creating lush and healthy gardens while conserving water. All three webinars – “Small-Space Gardening”, “Introduction to Composting”, and “Water-Wise Gardening” – will be offered several times during the month. Webinars run approximately an hour, and are free to join and open to all Los Angeles County residents. Advance registration is recommended but not required. To learn more and reserve a spot, visit https://cleanla.lacounty.gov/smartgardening. WHAT TO BE PREPARED FOR Noise Vibrations SR 57/60 CONFLUENCECHOKEPOINT RELIEF PROJECTSR 57/60 CONFLUENCECHOKEPOINT RELIEF PROJECT COMING MAY 2-5, 2025 Dust Motorists, residents and businesses in the area should be prepared for: C O N T A C T U S Southbound traffic on Grand Ave Bridge will be closed for 55 hours EB SR-60 Grand Ave off-ramp will be closed for 55 hours 55 HOUR GRAND AVE BRIDGE CLOSURE SCAN CODE TO RECEIVE MORE INFOMATION www.sgvcog.org/5760project 5760Project@sgvcog.org 866-995-5760 @5760Project Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Diamond Bar Connection Diamond Bar ConnectionMay 2025 3 Protecting Against Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Spring rains followed by extended warm weather create favorable conditions for mosquito populations to breed and multiply, increasing the likelihood of contracting a mosquito-borne illness. Mosquitoes can transmit illnesses that include West Nile virus and dengue fever. Although most people bitten by an infected mosquito experience mild or no symptoms, there are cases where the virus affects an individual’s nervous system and causes serious neurological illnesses that can be permanent or even fatal. To protect against mosquito-borne illnesses, it is important to take the following measures:  Dump, drain and scrub any containers holding any amount of water on your property given that even an empty bottle cap can hold enough water for some mosquitoes to breed.  Check that doors and windows have tight-fitting screens, and repair or replace any screens that have holes or tears so mosquitoes do not enter your home.  If spending time outdoors, be sure to wear loose-fitting and light-colored long-sleeved shirts and pants, and use an insect repellent with DEET, Picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus on exposed skin. If you have mosquitoes on your property but are having trouble locating the breeding source, you can get help by submitting an online service request to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District at https://www.glamosquito.org/submit-service-request. You can also use this service request form to report a mosquito breeding source in the neighborhood such as a neglected swimming pool. For more tips on how to prevent mosquito breeding on your property, and to download a helpful mosquito source checklist, visit www.glamosquito.org or call 562-944-9656. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Did you know that water that enters the storm drain does not go to a waste water treatment plant - it flows untreated into local waterways. This means that when it rains, the rainwater and all the pollutants it picks up along the way enters storm drains and empties into streams, lakes, rivers and the ocean, harming wildlife habitats and contaminating drinking water supplies. Common pollutants carried by rainwater include chemicals from car wash soap, fertilizers and pesticides, litter and trash, oil and grease from vehicles, and pet waste. The good news is there are simple things everyone can do to reduce or prevent stormwater pollution. These include:  Washing your vehicle at a car wash that recycles its wash water. If washing at home, do so on the lawn or on a gravel-covered surfaced to avoid soapy runoff.  Avoiding the use of chemicals, fertilizers and insecticides outdoors.  Never dumping chemicals or oil down the storm drain.  Picking up after your pets and disposing of the waste in the trash cart.  Using a broom instead of a water hose when cleaning the driveway or other paved areas. For more ways to prevent stormwater pollution, visit https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/water. Defensible Space Inspections toDefensible Space Inspections to Get Underway Get UnderwayOn May 1, Los Angeles County Fire Department will start its annual inspection of properties that are identified as being located within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) by California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The inspections are a follow-up to the notices LA County Fire mailed in February to each of the owners of these properties informing them of their legal responsibility to create and maintain defensible space around their homes and other structures by clearing, reducing and replacing vegetation. When conducting their inspections, firefighters will be verifying that properties have adequate defensible space to significantly reduce the opportunity for wildfires to spread. If a property passes inspection, the property owner will receive a compliance letter. If it fails, the owner will be issued an inspection report indicating the violations that must be corrected within 30 days to avoid a $500 fine and $990 enforcement fee. Additionally, the Fire Department will schedule a County-approved vendor to complete the clearance work – at the property owner’s expense. To learn more about defensible space requirements, visit https://fire.lacounty.gov. City of Diamond Bar 21810 Copley Drive ■ Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178 (909) 839-7000 ■ (909) 861-3117 Fax www.DiamondBarCA.gov ■ PublicInfo@DiamondBarCA.gov Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit #3339 Chino, CA Postal Customer Connect with Us ******************ECRWSSEDDM***** Elected Officials Mayor ..............................Chia Yu Teng Mayor Pro Tem ......................Steve Tye Council Member ..........Andrew Chou Council Member .....................Stan Liu Council Member .............Ruth M. Low City Manager .........................Dan Fox @CityofDiamondBarCA @diamondbarca @cityofdiamondbar @DiamondBarCity @diamondbarca City Services: 839-7000 City Council 839-7000 Building & Safety 839-7020 Business Licenses 839-7030 City Clerk’s Office 839-7014 City Manager’s Office 839-7000 Community Development 839-7030 Facility Reservations 839-7065 Finance 839-7050 Human Resources 839-7018 Neighborhood Improvement 839-7030 Planning 839-7030 Public Works/Engineering 839-7040 Public Works/Maintenance 839-7060 Recreation 839-7070 Senior Services 839-7068 Transit Information 839-7045 Public Safety: Fire (LA County)* 629-9671 Police (LA Co. Sheriff)* 595-2264 24-Hour Hotlines: Building Inspection 839-7027 Employment Opportunities 348-8300 Field/Weather 348-8310 Graffiti Removal 800-794-7384 *For emergencies, call 9-1-1 Find it Fast Phone Directory Unless otherwise specified, all telephone numbers listed below are in area code 909. This newsletter is published and mailed monthly to all residences and businesses in Diamond Bar. Please call (909) 839-7056 to report any typographical errors or inaccuracies.This newslettter is printed on 30% post-consumer recycled content paper Diamond Bar ConnectionMay 2025 4 6, 20 City Council Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. 8 Traffic and Transportation Commission Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. 13, 27 Planning Commission Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. 22 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. 26 Memorial Day Holiday City Offices Closed. 5-9, 19-23 Street Sweeping Find an interactive map schedule at www.diamondbarca.gov/streetsweeping MAY CITY MEETINGS & EVENTS For meeting locations and times, visit www.diamondbarca.gov/calendar. CALENDAR SNAPSHOTSSNAPSHOTS AROUND AROUND TOWNTOWN Sweet Success … Who knew that sugar, creativity, and a little elbow grease could mix into the perfect recipe for fun? Eliza Lee is rolling, shaping, and dusting her way through the art of fondant decorating! From mixing vibrant colors to crafting delicate roses and filler flowers, she is learning how to turn simple fondant into show-stopping edible art. But the magic doesn’t stop there! With a dash of paint and a sprinkle of luster dust, these sweet creations shine—literally. Whether you are a cake-decorating newbie or a budding pastry artist, this class is the perfect way to level up your skills. The next Fun with Fondant & Flowers class takes place 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 at the Diamond Bar Center, located at 1600 Grand Avenue. Fees are $40 for residents and $45 for non-residents with a $15 material fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. Secure your spot by registering today at www.diamondbarca.gov/recregister using activity code 2176. Call the Recreation Division at 909-839-7070 for help with registration.