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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/20/2001 Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION NOVEMBER 20, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Huff called the study session to order at 5:05 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District Room CC -8, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. ROLL CALL: Mayor Huff, Mayor Pro Tem/Herrera and Council Members Chang and O'Connor. Council Member Ansari was excused. Also present were: Linda Lowry, City Manager; Mike Jenkins, City Attorney; JamesDeStefano, Deputy City Ma-nager; David Doyle, Deputy City Manager; David Liu, Public Works Director; Bob Rose, Community Services Director; Linda Magnuson, Finance Director; Lynda Burgess, City Clerk; Kirk Phillips, Associate Engineer; Sharon Gomez, Development Services Assistant; Linda Smith, Development Services Assistant; Teresa Arevalo, Senior Administrative Assistant; Todd Strojny, Senior Administrative Assistant; April Blakey, Communications & Marketing Coordinator and Diane Dodd, Deputy Sheriff. a) City Council Certificate Designs — Presentation by CC/Burgess MPT/Herrera said she envisioned three classes of Certificate/plaques from which to choose: - the paper certificate, a slightly fancier framed certificate/plaque (painted flower frame) and the wood plaque/tile. She liked the examples presented but felt they were too plain. C/O`Connor said she would like to know the .cost of floral borders. She believed the certificates from Supervisor Knabe's office are handmade. Perhaps those special certificates could be used for special occasions. M/Huff reported that the handmade certificates are $250 each. C/Chang liked the wood photo frame for mounting photographs. He thought the cost for handmade certificates was too expensive and preferred the small version presented by CC/Burgess. Council concurred to proceed with the smaller version. In addition, staff was directed to determine the cost of the enhanced version. - b) Residential Street Name Signs — Presentation by AS/Gomez DCM/DeStefano stated that staff's recommendation is that the Council approve a green sign similar to the color orlhe Pantera Park sign, the City's logo at the center of the sign and typeface similar to the White Star Dr./Bower Cascade Dr. (upper -lower case) samples. C/O'Connor liked green or blue. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 PAGE 2 CC STUDY SESSION M/Huff, C/Chang and MPT/Herrera said they preferred green. MPT/Herrera said she would like to see what it looks like with a simplified D.B. logo. She thought the logo looks better peaked. M/Huff liked upper case print, with the first letter being larger. ci E -Government — Presentation by DCM/Doyle and Greg Curtain, CRIB. DCM/Doyle asked Council to consider approving the document only. The Council needs to take sufficient time to explore the document and obtain answers to all questions before making a final decision. MPT/Herrera said that this is a huge investment for the City and the Council needs time to digest the information and thoroughly discuss the matter. She asked for an explanation of the cost of the Phase implementation. An investment of $736,000 requires a lot of discussion. Council concurred to have Greg Curtain make a public presentation during tonight's City Council meeting, consider accepting the document, and schedule further study sessions on this matter. Greg Curtain cautioned the Council to stay away from proprietary systems and instead, develop focused applications through the web. DCM/Doyle cited the example of an on-line reservation system for the Parks & Recreation Department. Currently, there is a program that has been developed specifically for that application and has been in use in other cities. This proven off-the-shelf technology is adaptable to D.B. and can be readily adapted into the D.B. system. If D.B. attempted to recreate that program it could be very costly. ADJOURNMENT: M/Huff adjourned the Study Session at 6:31 p.m. I'DitRGtESS, City Clerk ATTEST: MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR NOVEMBER 20, 2001 ' 1. CLOSED SESSION: None 2. CALL TO ORDER: M/Huff called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the Auditorium of the South Coast Air Quality Management District/Government Center, 21865 E. Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Ansari. INVOCATION: The Invocation was given by Monsignor Loughnane, St. Denis Catholic Church ROLL CALL: Council Members Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Herrera, Mayor Huff APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor 3A. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 3.A.1 Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Jane Morf, Manager, Friends of the Library Bookstore on the occasion of the 2nd ' Anniversary of the Library Bookstore. 3.A.2 Recognition of City Clerk Lynda Burgess for earning the designation of Master Municipal Clerk. 3B. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None Offered. 4. 4.a PUBLIC COMMENTS: Kathleen Newe protested the Council's lack of response to the hate mail distributed against C/Ansari just prior to the election. When C/Ansari was in line to become Mayor Pro Tem, she was passed over without cause. She hoped that that would not happen again. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem should be selected on seniority and rotation of the office and the vote of the citizens should be taken into account. She hoped Council will not pass over Wen Chang, who in her opinion, richly deserves to be Mayor Pro Tem this year and Mayor next year. Marie Buckland expressed concern about the negative flyer regarding Eileen Ansari, the usage of the City logo on campaign literature and supported selection of Wen Chang as Mayor since he was the highest vote getter. Mary Matson wanted to know why the U.S. flags were removed along D.B. Blvd. She asked that the flags be re -installed. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 2 CITY COUNCIL Ken Schafer said it was an embarrassment to the City to have had such slanderous information distributed about Eileen Ansari prior to the election. He also expressed concern about protocol for selection of the mayor. He then stated reasons why he believed D.B. needs a community swimming pool. 4.b RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT: CM/Lowry stated that the flyer information was reviewed by the Sheriff's Department and the information was forwarded to the District Attorney. Based upon the DA's initial review, the flyer was not deemed a matter that required their attention. CA/Jenkins stated that the City's policy precludes the use of the logo on any printed document. There is some question as to whether this photograph constituted a printing of the logo and whether or not the policy was intended to be applied to a photograph. The use of the logo in this manner did give an official appearance to a document that clearly was not an official document. Ultimately, the determination of whether or not there was a violation of the policy is up to the City Council and whether or not anything should be done about it is up to the City Council. This is not rule of law, it is simply a policy that was adopted by Council a number of years ago to address the use of the logo on correspondence where it gave the impression the correspondence reflected the official view of the City or of Council and created a misperception. The policy does not speak directly to this type of use for the logo. The logo, in context, raises questions about whether it gives the impression that the document was official. The document was a campaign piece and it did reflect above the logo that it was, in fact, a campaign piece paid for by a campaign committee. There are certainly arguments on both sides of the issue and he suggested to Council that now that the City has witnessed the situation where a logo has been used in an unanticipated manner, they may wish to re -visit the policy and ascertain whether it was intended to apply to this type of situation. If Council determines it to be necessary, make some modifications to the policy so as to fine-tune it to make it clearer and more accurate in this situation. CM/Lowry further stated that the flags were placed as a result of the September 11 attacks and it was clear that a majority of Council wanted them placed in the Community, which was not the normal practice of the city. The flags were removed because Veterans Day had been celebrated and it seemed an appropriate time to put up the holiday season flags. It is also important to note that the City received a request to remove the flags. 5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: . 5.1 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY — In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, City offices will be closed Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23, 2001. City offices will reopen Monday, NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page_3 CITY COUNCIL ' November 26, 2001. 5.2 HOLIDAY RIDE — November 23 to January 2, 2002. Free transportation available to all residents 18 and older (children under 18 must be accompanied by adult) and carrying proof of residency. Free to travel throughout the City (house to shopping center and back, or shopping center to shopping center. 5.3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING —November 27, 2001 — 7:00 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING — December 4, 2001 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.5 WINTER SNOW FEST — December 8, 2001 —11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pantera Park, 738 Pantera Dr. 5.6 SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — December 15, 2001 — 8:30 —11:00 a.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.7 RESCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING —December 17, 2001 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/ Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. 5.8 *CITY COUNCIL MEETING — December 18, 2001 — Cancelled 5.9 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY — Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25,2001. City offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas Holidays. Offices will re -open Wednesday, December 26, 2001. City offices will be closed Tuesday, January 1, 2002. Offices will re -open Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 7:30 a.m. 5.10 *CITY COUNCIL MEETING —January 1, 2002 —Cancelled 5.11 RESCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING — January 8, 2002 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/ Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. ' 5.12 *CITY COUNCIL MEETING —January 15, 2002 —Cancelled 5.13 RESCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING —January 29, 2002 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 E. Copley Dr. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 4 CITY COUNCIL 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: Moved by MPT/Herrera, seconded by C/Chang to approve the Consent Calendar, with the exception of Items No. 6.1.1 and 6.1.2. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Huff NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None 6.1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6.1.1 Study Session of October 29, 2001 — Continued to December 4, 2001. 6.1.2 Regular Meeting of November 6, 2001 — Continued to December 4, 2001. 6.2 RECEIVED AND FILED TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES — Regular Meeting of October 11, 2001. 6.3 RECEIVED AND FILED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES: -- 6.3.1 Regular Meeting of October 9, 2001. 6.3.2 Regular Meeting of October 23, 2001. 6.4 APPROVED VOUCHER REGISTER —dated November 20, 2001 in the amount of $385,637.37. (C/O'Connor abstained from approval of P.O. 11216 due to a potential conflict of interest relating to the Lanterman Forensic Expansion Project). 6.5 EXONERATED CASH DEPOSIT IN LIEU OF GRADING BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,200 FOR LOT 101 OF TRACT 30091 (23324 RIDGELINE ROAD, COUNTRY ESTATES) — and directed the City Clerk to notify the owner of this action. 6.6 APPROVED SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVED FULL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 03(2001): AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING CHAPTER 12.08 OF THE DIAMOND BAR MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM - establishing a municipal tree ordinance. 6.7 APPROVED CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WARREN C. SIECKE FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY/SENIOR CENTER AT SUMMITRIDGE PARK IN AN NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 5 1CITY COUNCIL ' AMOUNT OF $17,500 AND AUTHORIZED A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $8,000 FOR PROJECT CHANGE ORDERS TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER, FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT OF $25,500. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7.1 PUBLIC HEARING - DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2001-02 PERTAINING TO FREEWAY ORIENTED SIGNS WITHIN THE C-3 ZONE. MPT/Herrera stated that the City is losing tax dollars from various sources. One of the City's biggest tax contributors is contemplating a move out of D.B. D.B. Honda was, at one time, one of the largest tax contributors. Businesses that contribute a lot of tax dollars bear a great burden of the cost of this City's purchasing power. When the businesses are gone, the burden shifts to the residents. Even though D.B. does not want to look like a typical commercial city, it needs to be supportive of those businesses that remain and contribute sales tax dollars. Redevelopment Agency funding is gone and we need to think differently about how to support businesses. If the City becomes too rigid in its attitude toward businesses, they will leave. C/O'Connor said she e-mailed about 48 residents for their input on this matter — 23 responded — 11 yes and 11 no and one uncommitted. C/Ansari was concerned about the quality of the sign. She believed it would be a good marketing tool for businesses. D.B. Honda has talked about moving to another city and she would like to encourage them to stay in D.B. She favored sending this item back to the Planning Commission for further consideration. M/Huff declared the Public Hearing open. Staff Interns Brian and Crystal reported the results of their survey of about 50 D.B.H.S. seniors, conducted at the request of C/O'Connor. Most students were concerned about cost and safety issues but supported approval of the sign. Students were split 50/50 with slightly more students favoring such a sign. The major concerns were cost and safety. I There being no further testimony offered, M/Huff closed the Public Hearing. C/Chang reminded everyone that when the grocery store closed in the Country Hills Towne Center, residents wanted the space filled. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 6 CITY COUNCIL One of the drawbacks to attracting a quality business to that location was lack of exposure. The current location of the D.B. Honda should not provide interference of the view to any residential properties in the area. He felt that the City should provide this amenity to this business. M/Huff said that there is no question that D.B. is a City impacted by traffic. Attractive and readable signage will attract patrons to the businesses. Sales tax revenue generation may not be the best model for running cities. In order to provide the services sought by residents (libraries, parks, trails, swimming pools, etc) revenue must be generated. Therefore, tax revenue from retail outlets near the freeway is a good thing for the City. He supported sending the matter back to the Planning Commission for further consideration. Moved by C/Herrera, seconded by C/Chang to reopen the public hearing, refer Development Code Amendment No. 2001-02 pertaining to freeway oriented signs within the C-3 zone back to the Planning Commission and continue the Public Hearing to December 17, 2001. C/O'Connor believed the Honda dealership can be seen from several different areas of D.B. including the D.B. Racquet Club condominiums above the golf course, Birdseye Dr. and Diamond Crest homes. She wanted to be certain the City looks at the impact to those three locations even though they are beyond the 1000 feet. In addition, she requested clarification by staff regarding what is meant by "adjacent to the freeway." DCM/DeStefano stated that the current sign code says that freeway adjacent sites are those sites within 200 feet of the freeway right-of- way. It is appropriate to ask the Planning Commission to review whether this is appropriate consideration for the type of sign that is being contemplated. MPT/Herrera asked that the Planning Commission be provided the Council's comments regarding this matter. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Huff NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None M/Huff reopened the Public Hearing and continued the matter to the December 17, 2001 City Council meeting. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 7 CITY COUNCIL 7.2 PUBLIC HEARING — ORDINANCE NO. 04(2001) — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT NO. 2001-03 AND AMENDING THE DIAMOND BAR MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND LOT COVERAGE REGULATIONS AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES. M/Huff declared the Public Hearing open. Martha Bruske expressed concern that the City does not have enough ordinances and the ones that are in effect are not enforced. Further, she was concerned that setbacks are fading away and stated that she was against building homes on hillside slopes. Sue Sisk spoke in favor of the ordinance. She agreed with Mrs. Bruske that there is not sufficient staff to enforce the ordinances currently in effect. She asked Council to consider how this ordinance and other ordinances will be monitored on a timely basis. There being no further testimony offered, M/Huff closed the Public Hearing. C/Chang agreed with the proposed ordinance. The lack of landscaping infringes on the good image of the City and reduces the value of adjacent homes. Moved by C/Chang, seconded by MPT/Herrera to approve first reading by title only and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 04(2001). Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Huff NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None 8. OLD BUSINESS: 8.1 APPROVAL OF PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS LIMITING TRIPS AND INCREASING CERTAIN FARES FOR THE DIAMOND RIDE (DIAL -A - CAB) PROGRAM. ' MPT/Herrera asked how a fee increase would help defray abuses. DPW/Liu said the intent of the proposed modification is to increase the awareness level. Most of the residents are not abusing the program. Staff feels that more than 98% of the users will continue to NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 8 CITY COUNCIL use the program as intended and the more frequent users will plan their usage more carefully. This is a first step toward self -compliance. MPT/Herrera wanted to eliminate the abuse. DPW/Liu stated that if Council approves the recommendation, staff would issue new ID cards to all users, which will present an opportunity to explain the intent of the program. He explained that when the program was first established in 1995, the parameters were very broad and general and unrestricted. If the City wants to eliminate certain types of trips, Council may wish to consider revisions to the guidelines. C/Ansari favored limiting the number of trips to Amtrak, limiting the overall number of trips and increasing the charge to $10 each way to the airport. DPW/Liu responded to C/Ansari that abuses came to light after the implementation of the service provider's computer tracking system last year. The County provides access service for the disabled. Transportation needs are provided to those in medical need. C/Ansari suggested providing emergency (red) cards to senior residents. DPW/Liu reiterated that medical transportation would be provided when requested. The computer system will allow staff to monitor daily trips and in the event that an individual's trips becomes excessive, create the opportunity for personal contact with the individual. C/Ansari asked that prior to implementation of the program modifications that the abuses be eliminated — specifically, trips by residents to the airport to pickup family and friends and trips to other cities to pick up friends for shopping. C/Chang supported this type of program but did not support the abuse. He doesn't believe the new program will eliminate the abuses. Therefore, the Council should consider reducing the radius miles or initiate a method for regulation. If the program cannot be revised to eliminate the abuses at this time, the matter should be returned to staff for further consideration. Barbara Jones, a D.B. senior and frequent Dial -A -Ride user, said there are a large number of seniors who depend entirely on this program and decisions regarding changes to the program should be made by the 2000 or so people who take advantage of it. It is very NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 9 CITY COUNCIL ' depressing for seniors who depend on this program as a way of life to be severely restricted and penalized because one or two people abuse the system. Medical trips take care of the body but the mind also needs nourishment. Bob Zirbes recommended limiting the number of daily trips allowed. M/Huff complimented the Traffic & Transportation Commission for their thoughtfulness on this issue. He believed that there should be an attempt to curb the abuses without penalizing legitimate users. Moved by C/O'Connor, seconded by C/Ansari to approve the following modifications: 1) Limit the number of one-way trips to 30 per month per cardholder; 2) increase the out -of -boundary fare from $1.50 to $3.00/per one -.way trip for all but medical facilities; 3) increase the fare to the Ontario Airport and Fullerton Amtrack Station from $5.00/one way to $10.00/one way, in addition to placing a limit of six one-way or three round trips per year; and 4) limit trips to the malls outside D.B. to eight one-way trips or four round -trips per month. Motion carried unanimously by the following Roll Call vote: I AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/ Herrera, M/Huff NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS- None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None 8.2 PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING THE E -GOVERNMENT MASTER PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING PHASE I. Martha Bruske wanted to know how staff knows how many people are interested in this technology and how many people don't care. The City needs data before deciding to launch into a project of this magnitude. Does E -Government help enforce ordinances and get her street clean? She would be interested in a system that will identify problems, thoroughly gather the facts and renew them, propose solutions, implement the solutions and test those solutions. Will E -Government improve businesses in the City and improve the quality of life for residents or will it merely provider a higher tech city hall? ' Harry Ahn said that the nature of the Internet is to build -as -you -go and implement improvements based upon user feedback. Currently, basic things are missing from the City's web site. He was fearful that a grand plan would fail. There is no need to spend a lot of money on technology that is available at no cost. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 10 CITY COUNCIL Moved by MPT/Herrera, seconded by M/Huff, to accept the report and continue the matter to a future date. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Huff NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None 9. NEW BUSINESS: 9.1 CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING THE POLICY REGARDING PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES, PLAQUES AND CITY TILES. Moved by C/Ansari seconded by MPT/Herrera to table the matter. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES NOES: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Ansari, Chang, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Huff COUNCIL MEMBERS - None COUNCIL MEMBERS - None 10. COUNCIL SUB -COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: C/Chang recommended that Council return to the City's original rotation system process of selecting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem by seniority. He believed that selecting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem by who gets the most votes is not fair to the community. With respect to the letter sent by Mayor Huff to one of the Chinese language television stations regarding C/Chang's interview, the interview was pretty simple. He spoke about the Chinese community having better understanding about what the City stands for today, problems facing the City and possible solutions. Mayor Huff sent out a very suspicious and negative letter to the TV station. Comments made to the Mayor by two residents were serious enough to arouse the Mayor's suspicions. He asked Mayor Huff if there was anything wrong with his interview and whether his letter represented the entire Council and the City. He felt the Mayor's letter was very damaging to him and to the reputation of the City as well as the entire Council. He hoped Council could find a better way to work together cohesively. C/Ansari thanked citizens for their support for the past eight years. She was honored to represent the City and serve on regional committees. She thanked the people who spoke out against the hate literature distributed about her during the campaign and those 220 people who presented her with personal donations. Although staff responded that the literature is not NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 11 CITY COUNCIL considered to perpetrate a hate crime, the ADC, ADL and other groups consider the piece as "hate -speak." According to the First Amendment, anyone has a right to say anything about anyone regardless of whether it is true, false, exaggeration or innuendo. The marketing firm that distributed the flyer has been identified. This matter is still being investigated and she will pursue this matter vigorously and the people who perpetrated this viciousness will be subpoenaed. This is not about losing an election — it's about the people who follow her and it's about nastiness. She thought everyone had gotten beyond this type of behavior and that there was mutual respect on the Council. She will remain a community activist. Initially, she ran for office because she had differences with people who were on the Council. This is a community of diverse ethnicity and we must all respect those differences. She asked her fellow Council Members to be fair with respect to selection of the next Mayor and be fair to their fellow Council Members. The highest vote getter should be placed at the top of the ladder. She thanked her husband for his support during her many hours of community service and the residents for their support. C/O'Connor said she attended a WCCA meeting on November 7 during which she protested to the use of a video that misrepresented D.B. She asked staff to comment on sections of the video that misrepresented D.B.'s position. WCCA commented that they would reduce the 45 -minute tape to a 25 -minute tape and perhaps in completing the reduction, the objectionable portion would be removed. On November 8 she participated in the Chamber's shopping center tour. That evening she attended the Chamber's Mixer. On November 11, she joined in the Veteran's Day Celebration. She thanked staff for their work on this event. On November 13, she attended the Sheriff's Forum on a residential survey of about 700 homes in the Pathfinder Rd./Brea Canyon Rd./D.B. Blvd. area. On November 14. she participated in the Pathways Mentorship at D.B.H.S. On November 15, the finance committee met. On November 17, four Council Members attended the Walnut Valley Unified School District Conference on how to improve the schools. On November 19 she and MPT/Herrera attended Assemblyman Pacheco's luncheon honoring the area sheriff and fire departments. That evening, she and M/Huff attended the Coordinating Council meeting. Today she attended Lorbeer Middle School's career day. She thanked the voters of D.B. for their confidence in allowing her to represent the City for the next four years. She looked forward to working with the Council Members in support of the City's business. She asked residents to contact her with any questions they might have. She thanked Mrs. Ansari for her eight years of service to the residents of D.B. and looked forward to continuing to work with ' Mrs. Ansari as a citizen and community activist. She thanked Mayor Huff for his service and leadership and she looked forward to working with the new Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem that will be selected at the next meeting. NOVEMBER 20, 2001 Page 12 CITY COUNCIL MPT/Herrera said she was sorry that emotions have run so high and out of control. It is not a good place for the City and residents to be and she hoped for quick healing so that Council can come together for the good of the community. She thanked Mrs. Ansari for her eight years of service to the residents and City. She has been selfless in her dedication and commitment. On October 25, the State Lanterman meeting took place. The State has decided to do a full EIR and expand the cost of the project by $188,000 to build a separate security building. Approval for the expanded project will be sought before the Public Works Board on December 14 or in January 2002. The next meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2002 during which the state members will announce the release of the initial study and dates for the public meetings. The D.B. Lanterman Advisory Committee will next meet on February 11, 2002. She congratulated the Council Members who were re-elected and congratulated Council Member -elect Bob Zirbes. M/Huff responded to comments made by C/Chang and .stated that after talking with the City Manager, he drafted a letter on his home stationery due to concerns expressed by several members of the public. The television station was not very cooperative in sharing the tape but once he viewed it, he saw that C/Chang had conducted himself properly during the interview. There was absolutely no offense intended by his letter. It was meant to set the record straight. He was sorry that C/Chang took offense to his letter. In the interest of teamwork, anyone who has a problem can come to him and make his concerns known. M/Huff the reported that he received a call from Congressman Gary Miller who said he was able to get through Congress $240,000 for the D.B, Senior Center project. Yesterday, he participated in a hot air balloon ride for disabled children event at Irwindale Speedway sponsored by Foothill Transit. He hoped everyone would take this Thanksgiving Eve opportunity to reflect upon the goodness in their lives. 11. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to conduct, M/Huff adjourned the meeting at 10:19 p.m. LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk ATTEST: Wen P. Chang, M