HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026.05.05 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION,
STUDY SESSION, AND REGULAR MEETING
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT/CC=8/MAIN AUDITORIUM
21865 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
MAY 5, 2026
1. CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Tye opened the Closed Session at 5:00
p.m. All Council Members were present.
Conference with Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1) Name of case;
No public comments were made.
No reportable action was taken.
Mayor Tye adjourned the Closed Session at 5:55 p.m.
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2. STUDY SESSION: Mayor Tye opened the Study Session at 6:03
p.m. All Council Members were present.
2.1 Draft FY 2026/27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget & Draft
Five -Year CIP Plan.
Mayor Tye adjourned the Study Session at 6:25 p.m.
3. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Tye called the Regular City Council
meeting to order at 6:40 P.M. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District
Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Associate Pastor Ab Kastl, Landmark Church.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Stan Liu, Chia Yu
Teng, Mayor Pro Tem Ruth M. Low, Mayor Steve Tye
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/Risk Management Director;
Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Ryan Wright, Parks & Recreation Director,
David Liu, Public Works Director/City Engineer; Hal Ghafari, Public Works
Manager/Assistant City Engineer; Cecilia Arellano, Community Relations
Manager; Joan Cruz, Administrative Coordinator; Kristina Santana, City Clerk.
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Staff present telephonically: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director.
Others present: Jason Sotelo, Deputy, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station;
Stephen Tousey, Captain, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Station; William
Gamble, Assistant Fire Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: CA/Sandoval announced that the City Council
met in Closed Session and there was no reportable action taken. CM/Fox
confirmed there were no changes made to the agenda. Mayor Tye approved the
agenda as presented.
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS.
4.1 Certificate of Recognition to Edison Scholar James Wang.
The City Council, along with Edison Representative Tiffany Tran
presented the Certificate to James Wang.
5. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
5.1 Presentation of 2025 Public Safety Report.
ACM/McLean gave the presentation and along with Captain Tousey,
responded to Council Member questions.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
The following provided public comments:
Cynthia Yu, Diamond Bar Library Manager
William Gamble, Assistant Fire Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department
CC/Santana reported that no emails and were submitted and no guests on the
teleconference line requested to speak under Public Comments.
7. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Schedule of
Future Events.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR: MPT/Low moved, C/Chou seconded, to approve the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Chou, Liu, Teng, MPT/Low, M/Tye
None
None
8.1 Approved April 14, 2026 Special Study Session Minutes and April 21, 2026
Regular Council Meeting Minutes.
8.2 Ratified Check Register Dated April 8, 2026 through April 21, 2026 Totaling
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$1,712,501out a
8.3 Adopted March 2026 Treasurer's Statement.
8.4 Adopted the Public Service Recognon Week Proclamation.
8.5 Adopted the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Proclamation.
8.6 Approved Ordinance No. 05 (2026) Approving the Amendments to the
Diamond Bar City Code Prohibiting Camping on Public Places and
Interfering with Public Access, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR REPEALING DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE SECTION 10,16.115 AND
ADDING CHAPTER 8.28 TO TITLE 8 OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY
CODE TO PROHIBIT CAMPING ON PUBLIC PLACES AND
INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC ACCESS.
8.7 Approved Appropriation for Special Legal Counsel Services (Hansen
Bridgett LLP).
8.8 Approved Appropriation for Special Legal Counsel Services (Atkinson,
Adelson, Loya, Ruud and Romo).
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
10. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: None.
11. 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 reported attending the Tres Hermanos Conservation
Authority Public Hike on April 12, 2026 and the Cal Cities Leaders Summit in
Sacramento on April 23, 2026.
Council Member Teng reported attending the Sheriff's Open House and the
City's Earth Day event on the same day.
Mayor Pro Tern Low reported attending the Sanitation District meeting and the
Niagara Economic Summit webinar.
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12. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Tye adjourned the
Regular City Council Meeting at 7:26 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kristina Santana, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 19t" day of May, 2026.
Steve Tye, Mayor