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REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
NOVEMBER 29, 1990
^I CALL TO ORDER:
M/Werner called the meeting to order at 1:18
p.m. in Room 163 of the Ramada Inn, 259 Gentle
Springs Road, Diamond Bar.
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers Papen, Horcher and Kim, Mayor Pro
Tem Forbing and Mayor Werner.
Also present were Assistant City Manager Terrence
L. Belanger, City Attorney Andrew V. Arczynski,
City Planner James DeStefano and City Clerk Lynda
Burgess.
CA/Arczynski announced that the meeting would be
adjourned to Closed Session to discuss personnel
and property acquisition items regarding Site "D".
CLOSED SESSION:
M/Werner recessed the meeting at 1:20 p.m.
RECONVENED:
M/Werner reconvened the meeting at 1:50 p.m.
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
No Council comments.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments.
^� CONSENT CALENDAR:
C/Papen moved, seconded by C/Kim to approve the
Consent Calendar with amendments to the Minutes of
November 6 and November 13, 1990. Motion carried
by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN - Kim, Horcher, Papen,
MPT/Forbing, M/Werner
NOES: COUNCILMEN - None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN - None
OLD BUSINESS:
Ordinance 16
CA/Arczynski presented for 2nd reading by title
(1990)
only, Ordinance No. 16 (1990) entitled AN
Directing that
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Gen. Muni.
DIAMOND BAR DIRECTING THAT GENERAL MUNICIPAL
Elections be held
ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR BE HELD ON
on the Day of
THE DAY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
School District
Elections
C/Kim moved, MPT/Forbing seconded to waive full
reading of Ordinance No. 16 (1990). With
consensus of Council, the motion carried.
Following discussion regarding continuing the
matter to December 4, 1990, MPT/Forbing moved,
C/Horcher seconded to adopt Ordinance No. 16
(1990). Motion carried by the following Roll Call
vote:
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AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS - Horcher, MPT/
Forbing, M/Werner
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS - Papen, Kim
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS - None
zip Code Update Admin. Analyst Troy Butzlaff stated that
staff, along with Congressman David Dreier,
has been trying to resolve the zip code
dispute with the post office. He explained
that a reply was received from the postal
service last July denying said request.
Staff has since contacted representatives
from other municipalities having similar
difficulties in an attempt to approach the
issue on a regional level. He recommended
consideration of three draft resolutions
included in the staff report. He further
indicated that Mark Martinez, regional
section manager for the Alhambra Post Office,
was considering allowing residents in Area
"A" to use Diamond Bar on their mail rather
than Walnut.
MPT/Forbing recommended adoption of
Resolution No. 1 and recommended that the ^�
postal service be encouraged to change the
Diamond Bar sub -station to a full post office
with a postmaster and bulk mail and move the
it carrier routes from the Walnut station to
the Diamond Bar station.
Following discussion, staff was directed to
place Resolutions 1 and 3 on the Agenda for
the meeting of December 18, 1990.
NEW BUSINESS:
Parks & Rec. M/Werner nominated Mr. David Meyer to fill
Commission the unexpired term of Ivan Nyal, Parks and
Vacancy Recreation Commission. With consensus of
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Council, the motion carried.
City Council M/Werner advised that interviews of City
Interviews Council candidates to fill the unexpired term
left by Paul V. Horcher would take place
between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. He stated
that there would be 2 minutes for.intro-
ductions and 8 minutes for questions and
answers.
The following candidates were interviewed:
Joseph Anthony, D.D.S., Oral Surgeon.
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Clair Harmony, M.A. in Public Administration, 14
years in public management, City Manager and Asst.
City Manager, General Manager of property,
publisher of a newsletter for City Managers and
consultant to Southern California cities, Vice -
Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Don Nardella, Attorney at Law (real estate and
business).
Tom Ortiz, retired law enforcement officer.
Lydia Plunk, homemaker.
Cindee Quan, elementary teacher, Walnut Valley
Unified School District.
Gary Miller, developer (not in attendance due to
recent surgery)
RECESS
M/Werner recessed the meeting at 3:25 p.m.
RECONVENE
M/Werner reconvened the meeting at 3:35 p.m.
Following the conclusion of the interviews,
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M/Werner began a question and answer period with
the candidates.
RECESS
With the conclusion of the question and answer
period, M/Werner thanked each of the nominees for
their participation and recessed the meeting at
4:45 p.m.
RECONVENE
M/Werner reconvened the meeting at 5:05 P.M.
C/Horcher absent.
JOINT MEETING
COUNCIL/COMMISSION:
Capital
PD/DeStefano presented the Capital Improvement
Improvement
Program (CIP) for discussion and stated that the
Program
CIP the multi-year scheduling of public physical
improvements based on fiscal resources and the
choice of what and where public improvements
should be located. The CIP budget includes the
facilities programmed for the next fiscal year.
The benefits of a CIP are varied: (1) assurance
that projects will be carried out; (2) better
scheduling of public improvements; (3) purchase of
land before costs go up; (4) examining long-range
r-
financial planning for programs in mind; (5)
avoiding street construction one year and sewer
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projects tearing up the same street the next year;
(6) public participation and better overall
management of city affairs. He further discussed
the various methods of financing: (1) pay as you
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go; (2) general obligation bonds; (3) revenue
bonds; (4) lease purchase; (5) special
districts; (6) benefit assessment districts;
(7) state and federal funds; (S) tax
increment financing.
M/Werner then introduced each of the
Commissioners in attendance: Planning
Commission - Clair Harmony and Grace Linn;
Traffic & Transportation Commission - Don
Gravdahl, Todd Chavers and Tom Ortiz; Parks &
Recreation Commission - Don Nardella, Joe
Ruzicka and Gary Stitt.
Asst. CE/Jack Istik stated that a recommenda-
tion to award a contract for preparation of
the Circulation Element of the General Plan
will be presented on December 4, 1990. The
consultant could then make CIP recommenda-
tions in March 1991.
Following discussion, staff was directed to
take the CIP proposals to each of the
Commissions. Further review by the Council
will take place after the Commissions have
agreed on priorities.
.ANNOUNCEMENTS: M/Werner requested that the Council allow
City stationery to be used by the Leukemia
Society to promote a fund-raising luncheon to
solicit participants in the event. No
decision was reached on this matter.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Werner
adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
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l BURGESS
City Clerk