HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRA 2026-128 (Flock)_2023.07.18 Agenda Packet - Regular MeetingCity Council Agenda
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Study Session 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
South Coast Air Quality Management District/Main Auditorium
21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
How to Observe the Meeting From Home:
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How to Submit Public Comment:
The public may provide public comment by attending the meeting in person, by sending an email, or by
logging into the teleconference. Please send email public comments to the City Clerk at
cityclerk@DiamondBarCA.gov by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and indicate in the Subject Line
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.” Written comments will be distributed to the Council Members, noted for the
record at the meeting and posted on the City’s official agenda webpage as soon as reas onably
practicable (found here: http://diamondbarca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx).
The public may log into the meeting through this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7125488890347114586. Members of the public will
be called upon one at a time during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Speakers are limited to
five minutes per agenda item, unless the Mayor determines otherwise.
American Disability Act Accommodations:
Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need
special assistance to participate in the Council Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office (909) 839-
7010 within 72 hours of the meeting. City Council video recordings with transcription will be available
upon request the day following the Council Meeting.
The City of Diamond Bar thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading
the COVID-19 virus.
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RUTH M. LOW
Council Member
CHIA TENG
Council Member
STEVE TYE
Council Member
ANDREW CHOU
Mayor
STAN LIU
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager Dan Fox • City Attorney Omar Sandoval • City Clerk Kristina Santana
DIAMOND BAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES
Welcome to the meeting of the Diamond Bar City Council. Meetings are open to the public and are
broadcast on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and Frontier FiOS television Channel 47. You are invited
to attend and participate. Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to agenda
items are on file and available for public inspection by contacting the Office of the City Clerk. If
requested, the agenda will be made available in an alternative format to a person with disability as
required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have questions
regarding an agenda item, please contact the City Clerk at (909) 839-7010 during regular business
hours.
PUBLIC INPUT
Members of the public may address the Council on any item of business on the agenda during the
time the item is taken up by the Council. In addition, members of the public may, during the Public
Comment period address the Council on any Consent Calendar item or any matter not on the
agenda and within the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. Any material to be submitted to the City
Council at the meeting should be submitted through the City Clerk.
Speakers are limited to five minutes per agenda item, unless the Mayor determines otherwise. The
Mayor may adjust this time limit depending on the number of people wishing to speak, the
complexity of the matter, the length of the agenda, the hour and any other relevant consideration.
Speakers may address the Council only once on an agenda item, except during public hearings,
when the applicant/appellant may be afforded a rebuttal.
Public comments must be directed to the City Council. A person who disrupts the orderly conduct of
the meeting after being warned by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee that their behavior is
disrupting the meeting, may result in the person being removed from the meeting.
INFORMATION RELATING TO AGENDAS AND ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL
Agendas for regular City Council meetings are available 72 hours prior to the meeting and are
posted in the City’s regular posting locations, on DBTV (on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and Frontier
FiOS television Channel 47) and on the City’s website at www.diamondbarca.gov/agendas. The
City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.
HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS
Copies of agendas, rules of the Council, Video of meetings: (909) 839-7010
Computer access to agendas: www.diamondbarca.gov/agendas
General information: (909) 839-7000
Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are
available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk’s Office at 21810 Copley
Dr., Diamond Bar, California, during normal business hours.
THIS MEETING IS BEING VIDEO RECORDED AND BY PARTICIPATING VIA
TELECONFERENCE, YOU ARE GIVING YOUR PERMISSION TO BE TELEVISED.
THIS MEETING WILL BE RE-BROADCAST EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT
9:00 A.M. AND ALTERNATE TUESDAYS AT 8:00 P.M. AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR
LIVE VIEWING AT
HTTPS://ATTENDEE.GOTOWEBINAR.COM/REGISTER/7125488890347114586 AND
ARCHIVED VIEWING ON THE CITY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.DIAMONDBARCA.GOV.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
July 18, 2023
STUDY SESSION 5:30 p.m.
CC-08
Automatic License Plate Readers
ALPRs)
Public Comments
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
INVOCATION: Sam Bang, Co-Pastor of Northminster
Presbyterian Church
ROLL CALL: Low, Teng, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Liu,
Mayor Chou
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor
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1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: NONE.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Public Comments” is the time reserved on each regular meeting agenda to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Council
on Consent Calendar items or other matters of interest not on the agenda that
are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Although the City Council
values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, members of the City Council
or Staff may briefly respond to public comments if necessary, but no extended
discussion and no action on such matters may take place. There is a five-minute
maximum time limit when addressing the City Council. At this time, the
teleconference moderator will ask callers one at a time to give their name and if
there is an agenda item number they wish to speak on before providing their
comment.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
4.1 Free Catalytic Converter Etching – July 19, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, 22324 Golden Springs Dr.
4.2 Healthy DB – Family Kickball at Concerts – July 19, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30
p.m. Summitridge Park.
4.3 Concerts in the Park – Kelly Boyz Band – July 19, 2023, 6:30 – 8:00
p.m. Summitridge Park.
4.4 Movies Under the Stars – Minions: The Rise of Gru – July 19, 2023,
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Summitridge Park.
4.5 Planning Commission Meeting – July 25, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. online
teleconference and Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
4.6 Coffee with a Cop – July 25, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m Starbucks (Super
H Mart Plaza), 2837 S. Diamond Bar Blvd.
4.7 Concerts in the Park – City Beat and the Main Street Horns – July 26,
2023, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Summitridge Park.
4.8 Movies Under the Stars – Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank – July
26, 2023, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Summitridge Park.
4.9 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting – July 27, 2023 – 6:30
p.m. online teleconference and Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
4.10 City Council Meeting – August 1, 2023, 6:30 p.m. online
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teleconference and SCAQMD Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Dr.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR:
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be
routine and will be acted on by a single motion unless a Council Member or
member of the public request otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed
for separate consideration.
5.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE JUNE 20, 2023 REGULAR
MEETING.
5.1.a June 20, 2023 Regular City Council Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the June 20, 2023 Regular City Council meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
5.2 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED JUNE 14, 2023
THROUGH JULY 11, 2023 TOTALING $2,841,694.99.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
5.3 PURCHASE ORDER WITH DIRECT CONNECTION FOR PRINTING
AND MAILING SERVICES FOR THE CITY NEWSLETTER AND
RECREATION BROCHURE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024.
Recommended Action:
Approve, and authorize the City Manager to sign, a Purchase Order with
Direct Connection in a not-to-exceed amount of $65,967.
Requested by: City Manager
5.4 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIMPSON
ADVERTISING, INC. FOR SPECIALTY GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025.
Recommended Action:
Approve, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Consultant
Services Agreement with Simpson Advertising through June 30, 2025.
Requested by: City Manager
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5.5 AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO G&A NELOS
CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR THE GROUNDWATER DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 4 & 5 PROJECT (CIP# PW23401).
Recommended Action:
A. Determine that approving the construction contract for the proposed
project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
pursuant to Section 15301(c) and 15302 of the CEQA Guidelines;
and
B. Approve, and authorize the Mayor to sign, a Contract Agreement
with G&A Nelos Construction, Inc. in the amount of $223,788
approving Bid Schedule, plus a contingency amount of $22,378.80,
for Contract Change Orders to be approved by the City Manager,
for a total authorization amount of $246,166.80.
Requested by: Public Works Department
5.6 PURCHASE OF A HP MSL 2040 AND A HP MSL 6480 TAPE LIBRARY
WITH ALL REQUIRED ACCESSORIES FROM GOVCONNECTION, INC.
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order to
GovConnection, Inc. for the purchase of a HP MSL 2040 and a HP MSL
6480 tape library with all required accessories in the amount not-to-
exceed $171,728.67.
Requested by: Information Systems
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6.1 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 38 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.
Recommended Action:
A. Receive presentation, open Public Hearing to receive testimony,
close Public Hearing; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-26 to levy and collect assessments for
Landscape Assessment District No. 38 for Fiscal Year 2023/24.
Requested by: Public Works Department
6.2 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 39-2022 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.
Recommended Action:
A. Receive presentation, open Public Hearing to receive testimony,
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close Public Hearing; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-27 to levy and collect assessments for
Landscape Assessment District No. 39-2022 for Fiscal Year
2023/24.
Requested by: Public Works Department
6.3 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 41-2021 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.
Recommended Action:
A. Receive presentation, open Public Hearing to receive testimony,
close Public Hearing; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-28 to levy and collect assessments for
Landscape Assessment District No. 41-2021 for Fiscal Year
2023/24.
Requested by: Public Works Department
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
7.1 UPDATED PROGRAM POLICIES FOR THE DIAMOND BAR HOME
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Recommended Action:
A. Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a project and is
therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
CEQA”); and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-29 approving the updated Program Policies
for the City’s Home Improvement Program.
Requested by: Community Development Department
8. COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
9. ADJOURNMENT: