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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
NOVEMBER 29, 1989
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
OLD BUSINESS:
M/Papen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
in City Hall, 21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite 100,
Diamond Bar, California.
Mayor Papen, Councilmen Miller, Werner and
Forbing.
Absent - Mayor Pro Tem Horcher
Also present were City Manager Robert L. Van Nort
City Clerk Lynda Burgess and Planning Director
Matthew Fouratt.
Contract for CM/Van Nort stated that approval of a contract
Planning Services for Planning Services was continued from the
Regular Meeting of November 21, 1989 and that
following requests for proposals from the firms of
Pacesetter, Ron Kranzer and Associates and Jay
Kim, staff recommended approval of a contract with
Pacesetter.
Following discussion of Council's concerns
regarding the qualifications of Pacesetter's
staff, the Planning Director recommended that the
Council either continue approval of a contract
until the December 5, 1989 meeting or approve the
contract with Pacesetter subject to verification
of the qualifications of Pacesetter's staff.
CM/Van Nort recommended that, in light of new
information just received, the Council adjourn to
Closed Session to discuss Personnel.
CLOSED SESSION: M/Papen adjourned the meeting at 9:14 a.m. for
Closed Session discussion of Personnel.
RECONVENE: M/Papen reconvened the meeting at 9:31 a.m.
C/Forbing moved, seconded by C/Miller to direct
the City Manager to employ an experienced
individual for the month of December to assist to
the Planning during the transition of records from
the County to the City at a cost not to exceed
$5,000 and to continue approval of a contract for
Planning Services until December 5, 1989. Motion
died for lack of a vote.
MPT/Horcher arrived at 9:40 a.m.
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Following further discussion, it was the concensus,
of the Council that staff and the City Manager be
permitted to handle the transition of services
from the County to the City as required and to
continue approval of a contract for Planning
Services until the meeting of December 5, 1989.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: C/Werner stated that he and C/Forbing had looked
into options for celebrating the City's first
anniversary and suggested that staff look into the
possibility of producing a calendar which would
include various committees of the City, key
personnel and departments, telephone numbers, etc.
A budget for this calendar would have to be
established.
C/Forbing added that such a calendar could be
produced by the end of this year.
M/Papen requested staff to look into the
possibility of obtaining grant funds through the
Mountains Recreation and Conservancy Authority for
improvement of Pantera Park. She further
suggested that staff consider hiring an
experienced grant writer.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, at 9:55 a.m.,
M/Papen declared the meeting adjourned to Tuesday,
December 5, 1989 at 5:30 p.m. for a Closed
Personnel Session prior to the Regular City
Council Meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynda Burgess, CMC
City Clerk
ATTEST:
Phy lis Papen
Mayor