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Home My WebLink About6/30/2000 Minutes - Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR JUNE 30, 2000 1. CLOSED SESSION: None 2. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor O'Connor called the regular City Council meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor O'Connor. INVOCATION: None ROLL CALL: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Ansari and Council Members Herrera and Huff. Council Member Chang was excused. Also present were: Terrence L. Belanger, City Manager; Michael Jenkins, City Attorney; Gina Tharani, Accountant II; Teresa Arevalo, Senior Administrative Assistant and Lynda Burgess, City Clerk. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As presented. 3. A. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: None 3. B. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None offered. 5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: 5.1 JULY 4T" HOLIDAY - City Offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2000 in observance of the July 4t" Holiday. Offices will re -open Wednesday, July 5, 2000. 5.2 CONCERTS IN THE PARK - July 5, 2000 - (Galaxy - U.S. Air Force Pop Variety Group - Patriotic Music) - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Sycamore Canyon Park, 22930 E. Copley Dr. 5.3 LANTERMAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE - July 10, 2000 - 7:00 p.m., SCAQMD Room CC -8, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.4 PLANNING COMMISSION - July 11, 2000 - 7:00 p.m., SCAQMD Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.5 CONCERTS IN THE PARK - July 12, 2000 - (Hired Guns - Country and Western) - 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sycamore Canyon Park, 22930 Golden Springs Dr. JUNE 30, 2000 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING 5.6 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION -July 13, 2000 - 7:00 p.m., SCAQMD Hearing Board Room, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.7 SKATEBOARD PARK OPENING - July 15, 2000 -10:00 a.m., Peterson Park, 24142 E. Sylvan Glen Dr. 5.8 CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 18, 2000 - 6:30 p.m., SCAQMD Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: MPT/Ansari moved, C/Huff seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: 7 A 0 AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Herrera, Huff, MPT/Ansari, M/O'Connor NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chang 6.1 APPROVED MINUTES - Regular Meeting of June 6, 2000 - As submitted. Continued from June 20, 2000. 6.2 APPROVED VOUCHER REGISTER - dated June 30, 2000 in the amount of $995,889.32 with M/O'Connor abstaining from approval of P.O. 9260 for $60.00; P.O. 9885 for $6,387.93; Sue Sisk for $243.56 and P.O. 8893 for $7.98 due to a potential conflict of interest relating to the Lanterman Forensic Expansion Project. 6.3 SUPPORTED AB 769 (Margett and Firebaugh) - and directed the Mayor to send a letter of support to all Legislators and the Governor. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: 9.1 PROPOSAL FOR THE LEASE OF CITY HALL SPACE AT THE SCAQMD HEADQUARTERS BUILDING - Over the past few weeks there have been discussions between SCAQMD and City staff regarding the possibility of leasing office space (12,117 square feet) at the SCAQMD Headquarters Building. The purpose of the discussion was for the relocation of City Hall offices from the current 21660 E. Copley Drive location to the SCAQMD Headquarters Building at 21865 E. Copley Drive. Jeff Koontz, Executive Director, D.B. Chamber of Commerce, asked if staff is aware of the possibility of other entities, such as the D.B. Chamber of Commerce, being able to lease space in the same building. JUNE 30, 2000 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Eric Stone asked staff to repeat the explanation of the proposed lease rate structure and the current lease rate structure. Martha Bruske said she is very pleased with the prospect of the City Hall moving to SCAQMD. She asked if the proposed space is secure. CM/Belanger explained the SCAQMD's security system. Allen Wilson liked the proposal. He was concerned that the space should not be referred to as "The Diamond Bar Government Center" but rather, Diamond Bar City Hall. Al Rumpilla endorsed the movement of the City Hall facilities to the SCAQMD Headquarters Building. Eric Stone concurred with Allen Wilson about the name of the facility. CM/Belanger stated that the philosophy proposed by the SCAQMD is that if the City were to move into the facility there would be three governmental agencies: SCAQMD, U.S. Treasury Department and the City of Diamond Bar. There is a real interest on the part of the SCAQMD to have that facility be perceived as a governmental facility as opposed to SCAQMD. C/Huff asked if staff has looked at the move -in costs, such as installation of telephone lines, tenant improvements, etc. CM/Belanger responded that staff had not yet determined the associated moving costs. The report indicates that staff will provide a move in program budget analysis. The current office setup at SCAQMD can be modified to fit the needs of the City Hall space. There will be tenant improvement costs associated. These costs will be provided at the time the final lease agreement comes to Council. Moved by C/Herrera, seconded by C/Huff, to accept the offer made by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and direct staff to bring back a final lease agreement and budget proposal for the change in City Hall location. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Herrera, Huff, MPT/Ansari, M/O'Connor NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chang 9.2 MATTER OF REMOVAL OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER. Eric Stone explained why he believed he was qualified to serve as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner according to the Commission's Mission JUNE 30, 2000 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Statement and the Commissioner's handbook. He stated that in no way whatsoever had he used public office for personal gain. However, he was told that it is the opinion of others to the contrary. He requested that Council allow him time to consider and respond to the information surrounding his inquiry regarding a possible cellular site at Peterson Park. At no time was he told that the information he was seeking was not intended for public disclosure. He then offered his resignation with the caveat that the Council reject the resignation and find him qualified for the position of Parks & Recreation Commissioner. M/O'Connor accepted Eric Stone's resignation from the Parks & Recreation Commission_ RECESS TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: M/O'Connor recessed the City Council meeting to the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 3:10 p.m. RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING: M/O'Connor reconvened the City Council meeting at 3:11 p.m. 10. COUNCIL SUB -COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEMBER COMMENTS: None offered. 11. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to conduct, M/O'Connor adjourned the meeting at 3:12 p.m. LY DA BURGESS, City Clerk ATTEST: Deborah H. O'Connor, Mayor