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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
6:00 p.m., Closed Session - Room CC -8
6:30 p.m. - Regular Meeting
The Government Center
South Coast Air Quality Management District/
Main Auditorium
21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Steve Tye Nancy A. Lyons
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem
Carol Herrera Jimmy Lin Jack Tanaka
Council Member Council Member Council Member
City Manager James DeStefano • City Attorney David DeBerry • City Clerk Tommye Cribbins
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
March 17, 2015
Next Resolution No. 2015-09
Next Ordinance No. 04 (2015)
CLOSED SESSION: 6:00 p.m., Room CC -8
Public Comments on Closed Session Agenda
10, Government Code Section 54956.8 - Conference with Real Property
Negotiators
Property: APN 8718-005- Parcels 005,006,007 and 008.
Agency Negotiator: James DeStefano, City Manager,
David DeBerry, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: City, YMCA and Pony League
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION:
ROLL CALL:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
6:30 p.m.
Mayor
Reverend Dr. Jeanne Faveau-Sorvillo,
Diamond Bar United Church of Christ
Council Members Herrera, Lin, Tanaka,
Mayor Pro Tem Lyons, Mayor Tye
Mayor
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: None.
Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council
meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City
Clerk's Office at 21810 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, California, during normal business
hours.
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2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: "Public Comments" is the time reserved on each
regular meeting agenda to provide an opportunity for members of the public to
directly address the Council on Consent Calendar items or matters of interest to
the public that are not already scheduled for consideration on this agenda.
Although the City Council values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, the
Council generally cannot take any action on items not listed on the posted
agenda. Please complete a Speaker's Card and give it to the City Clerk
(completion of this form is voluntary). There is a five-minute maximum time limit
when addressing the City Council.
4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT: Under the Brown Act, members of the
City Council may briefly respond to public comments but no extended discussion
and no action on such matters may take place.
5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
5.1 Planning Commission Meeting — March 24, 2015 — 7:00 p.m., Windmill
Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive.
5.2 State of the City — March 25, 2015 — 6:00 p.m., Diamond Bar Center, 1600
Grand Avenue.
5.3 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting — March 26, 2015 — 7:00 p.m.,
Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive.
5.4 Annual Easter Egg Hunt— April 4, 2015 — 10:00 a.m. — Pantera Park, 738
Pantera Drive. (Pancake Breakfast hosted by Fire Explorers Post 19
beginning at 8:30 a.m.)
5.5 City Council Meeting — April 7, 2015 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government
Center, 21865 Copley Drive,
6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
6.1 City Council Minutes:
(a) Study Session of March 3, 2015.
(b) Regular Meeting of March 3, 2015
Recommended Action: Approve.
Requested by: City Clerk
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6.2 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes — Minutes of January 22,
2015.
Recommended Action: Receive and File.
Requested by: Community Services Department
6.3 Ratification of Check Register — Dated February 26, 2015 through
March 11, 2015 totaling $1,229,546.00.
Recommended Action: Ratify.
Requested by: Finance Department
6.4 Award of Contract to ICG, Inc. in the Amount Not -to -Exceed $20,000
for the Design of the Longview Park North Swing Set Expansion and
As -Needed Conceptual Design Work and Appropriation of $12,000
from Savings in the Economic Development/Professional Services
Account.
Recommended Action: Award and Appropriate Funds.
Requested by: Community Services Department
6.5 Approval of Contract Amendment No. 3 with Fehr & Peers in the
Amount of $18,000 for Professional Services Related to the State
Route 57160. Freeway Congestion Relief Strategy.
Recommended Action: Approve.
Requested by: Public Works Department
6.6 Adopt Resolution No. 2015 -XX: Granting an Easement for
Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Southern California
Edison Facilities Located on Lot 63 of Tract 72295 Commonly
Referred to as Diamond Canyon Park.
Recommended Action: Adopt and Authorize.
Requested by: Public Works Department
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
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COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
8.1 Approval of Three -Year Agreement with American Cab Co., LLC,
DBA Yellow Cab, for Dial -A -Ride (Diamond Ride) Services Beginning
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018 with an Option for Two One Year
Extensions.
Recommended Action: Approve.
Requested by: City Manager
9. COUNCIL SUB -COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
10. ADJOURNMENT:
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
MARCH 3, 2015
Agenda No. 6.1(a)
STUDY SESSION: M/Tye called the Study Session to order at 6:03 p.m.
in Room CC -8, South Coast Air Quality Management District, 21865 Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Present: Council Members Carol Herrera, Jimmy Lin, Jack
Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Lyons, and Mayor Steve Tye.
Staff Present: James DeStefano, City Manager; Ryan McLean,
Deputy City Manager; David DeBerry, City Attorney; Dianna Honeywell, Finance
Director; David Liu, Public Works Director; Bob Rose, Community Services Director;
Kimberly Young, Senior Civil Engineer; Ken Desforges, IS Director; Anthony Santos,
Senior Management Analyst; Marsha Roa, Public Information Manager; Cecilia
Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; Anthony Jordan, Parks Maintenance
Superintendent, and Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk.
► FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES —
Discussion and Action
DCM/McLean reported that tonight staff will present its recommendations for the
2015-16 Fiscal Year City Council Goals and Objectives. Each year as the City
begins its budget process Council has an opportunity to consider the goals and
objectives that were worked on and some of which were completed during the
previous year, in order to set goals for the upcoming fiscal year.
DCM/McLean further stated that in his report he has separated the goals from
the objectives for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year to highlight staff's recommendations
for amendment or removal. Next, Council will look at staff's recommendation for
the 2015-16 Fiscal Year Goals and Objectives. During the discussion, Council
can discuss items, ask questions and make recommendations for additions or
deletions beyond what staff is recommending.
FY 2014-2015 City Council Goals & Objectives recommendations:
1. Traffic Mitigation
• Advocate for transportation solutions that are equitable in their distribution
of goods movement related traffic.
a) Secure recognition of the SR60's ongoing status as a component of
the state and national freight networks in an effort to secure funding for
57/60 Interchange Improvements. Accomplished and recommend
removal from the objective list.
• In cooperation with the City's project partners, complete the Lemon
Avenue on/off ramp project.
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a) Complete right-of-way acquisitions and begin construction.
Scheduled for completion prior to June 30, 2015 — Recommend
removal from the objective list.
• Develop a report to the City Council outlining the ongoing effectiveness of
the City's ongoing traffic mitigation programs — Completed by June 30,
2015 — Recommend removal from goals list.
3. Communications
a) Complete an update to the City's website, enhancing governmental
transparency, access to information, and ease of use for the public —
Completed by June 30, 2015 — Recommend removal from objective
list.
M/Tye asked if when finished the website would actually be more user
friendly and accessible.
PIM/Roa responded that the main focus of the redesign was to include
more direct links on the home page. Staff feels that the amount of direct
links has been doubled that will direct users into internal pages. This item
refers to the initial redesign; however, overall update of the website is an
ongoing effort.
4. Other Items
• Preserve Windmill structure via ownership of structure and/or property.
Completed in 2015 — Recommend removal from objective list.
a) Commence Grand Avenue Beautification Project, using the chosen
design as an initial standard plan for the City's streetscapes and entry
signage — Completed by June 30, 2015 — Recommend removal
from objective list.
• Consider options for the development of a fiscally responsible City -
administered public aquatics program — Completed - Recommend
removal of goal.
Staff previously contacted WVUSD about use of the DBHS pool which
was built in the past couple of years. At that time the School District was
not willing to rent the facility to anyone at the time. This may change in
the future; however, the main issue with making this program available to
the City is that the facility was not built as a community pool but rather as
a competitive style pool. Since it is very deep it will not be open for any
type of open swim for kids or seniors.
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MPT/Lyons stated that when staff contacted the School District Dr. Taylor
had been on the job for a very short time (less than a year) and she
wondered if the School District might have changed their opinion and that
it might warrant another look before the item is removed.
DCM/McLean said staff could do so.
M/Tye stated that he doesn't think that the pool meets the needs of what
the City would want to program it for such as senior aerobics and kids
swimming lessons.
DCM/McLean agreed that the pool is very limited in its overall use. There
may be a way that there could be some very limited type of instruction but
for the most part, programming the pool as would be done for normal City
aquatics facility is not going to be possible.
MPT/Lyons said it was disappointing that this is how it worked out since
taxpayers thought they were getting something different. She has heard
from seniors that would still like to be able to use the pool for competitive
senior swimming. They used to use the Industry Hills pool which has
been closed for a couple of years and the City cannot make the School
District share the pool if they do not want to do so but wondered if staff
could ask again before the year ends.
DCM/McLean said he would contact administrative staff to see if their
position has changed and what they might be willing to provide access for,
if anything.
MPT/Lyons said she agreed it was not ideal for swimming lessons, etc.
but she would like to find out if there were any other options.
M/Tye said he was not opposed to reaching out again but if staff gets the
same information then remove it from the list.
MPT/Lyons agreed.
C/Herrera suggested to ask them one more time and if they say no,
eliminate it from the goals.
MPT/Lyons asked staff to report back to the Council about what the
School District said. She has had seniors tell her they realize the pool is
deep; however they would like to utilize the pool for senior swimming with
no small children present.
DCM/McLean said the only drawback he sees is that WVUSD will not
allow any type of drop in type of swim versus actual programs.
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MPT/Lyons said it would not be anything like that, it would have to be a
class for which seniors signed up.
DCM/McLean asked if MPT/Lyons was referring to an instructional class
or something else.
MPT/Lyons said she did not know because that would be up to Parks and
Recreation. She thinks the first question is will they share the pool. She
thinks the City should check one more time since Dr. Taylor was there just
a short time when he was asked.
C/Tanaka said that unlike the pool at Walnut High School, accessibility to
the one at DBHS is a challenge with several steps and slopes, etc. It is
not a flat concrete pool.
C/Lin asked if the discussion was about using the pool on the weekends.
M/Tye said the pool could not be accessed when students were there so
times would be very limited to nights and some weekends.
MPT/Lyons reiterated she would like to take a look at it one more time.
DCM/McLean said if there were no other questions or discussion on the
items presented he will move on to the 2015-16 FY recommendations.
Proposed Fiscal Year 2015-16 City Council Goals & Objectives:
DCM/McLean explained the new format which attempts to identify the overall
goal and then the different objectives/tasks that need to be completed during the
next year or two to accomplish that goal or move toward the long-term goal. For
example, the first item Traffic Mitigation Goal #1 indicates a new goal for FY 15-
16. In reality the 57/60 Confluence project has been separated out from the "Big
Fix" because the City, the City of Industry and other partners have separated
those two projects where as in the past the goal was referred to as "the 57/60 Big
Fix which is a recommended change. Staff has added Objective 1.2 which is to
"commence construction of the westbound SR -60 off -ramp and auxiliary lanes to
Grand Avenue" as a separate item under Phase II,
Traffic Mitigation Goal #2 identifies the 'Big Fix' as a separate goal from the
Confluence project.
M/Herrera said that with respect to "missing connectors" they are not part of the
57/60 Confluence Project. Diamond Bar keeps talking about it and when we do
people get confused about what Diamond Bar is talking about and how much it
will cost. It will cost hundreds of millions more which the City is struggling to get
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the $200 million funding to fix the remainder of the 57/60 and to add several
more hundreds of millions for the missing connectors, is a matter she believes is
causing a lot of confusion about the project and she does not know that "missing
connectors" has support from local legislators. She knows Diamond Bar's State
Senator does not support it and he will not help the cities to lobby to get funding
for it. She wondered why the City would continue to spend time and dollars to
pursue this when it is a very difficult thing to accomplish by Diamond Bar and it is
not part of the big plan that Diamond Bar has marketed nationwide.
CM/DeStefano said this involves a lengthy discussion that should be addressed
during a study session in the future. If the Council concurs, staff would bring this
specific matter back for policy direction and discussion so that the Council can
hear in more detail from professional staff as to why staff continues to push this.
Staff believes it provides traffic relief, in particular Diamond Bar Boulevard to put
in those missing connectors and yes, that component of the project is not
supported by our significant partner, the City of Industry but it does not
necessarily mean that the City should not pursue this which goes back to the
policy direction from the Council that staff has had in the past. If Council wants
to change its policy that is fine but there should be discussion in more detail as to
what relief staff believes connectors would provide, what timing might be
involved, where there might be resources available, etc. To C/Herrera's point
about lobbying, staff has tried to be very careful not to confuse the congressman
and senators that support Diamond Bar by only talking about the Confluence
Project as a deliberate measure because the City of Industry has been Diamond
Bar's partner and does not support the connectors. It is not that they are
opposed to the connectors. The City of Industry does not see a direct benefit for
them which is probably a correct assessment of the situation. However, it
benefits Diamond Bar and that is why the City has continued to pursue it.
C/Herrera said that at one time the total cost of the project was $800 million and
that caused a lot of heartburn when the project was being marketed and there
was an effort to "whittle down" the project to where it was more manageable and
believes that is the point at which the connectors were left off. She would like for
the Council and staff to discuss this matter in depth.
MPT/Lyons felt it would be great to have that discussion because it is complex
project and there has been no real discussion for a couple of months.
C/Lin echoed C/Herrera's comments. Selfishly Diamond Bar would like to have
the connectors included but politically and financially, he does not see that the
City would be able to get any more money for this for the next 10 or 15 years.
The next round of Measure R may include the 57/60 Confluence project but the
missing link has never been brought up in any discussion. Council concurred to
have an in depth discussion at a future study session.
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CM/DeStefano said he would work with PWD/Liu to determine when this matter
can be brought back to the City Council for policy direction.
Traffic Mitigation Goal #3
Objective 3.1 — Refers to the Lemon Avenue project and because the
right-of-way acquisitions should be completed by the next fiscal year the
new objective would be to begin construction and complete the project by
the estimated date of December 2016.
Traffic Mitigation Goal #4
Objective 4.1 — An edit of the previous goal which is to maintain
participation in the regional goods movement planning efforts to make
sure any new ideas or plans that come down the line from the regional
agencies do not over -impact the 57/60 area and the 60 as a freight
corridor.
Traffic Mitigation Goal #5
Objective 5.1 — The goal will be a new goal to optimize traffic flow on the
City's arterial streets. This is kind of an over -arching type goal that will
have several objectives in the future. The first objective for this year
would be to "implement the adaptive traffic control system." The adaptive
traffic control system is a project for which the City was a grant recipient
from Metro in the amount of about $1.4 million. This project upgrades the
City's traffic signals with new technology, allows for more immediate
adjustments to traffic signal timing and optimizes traffic flow based on the
conditions of the streets in real time. This is something that will improve
the City's traffic control and improve the flow on the streets. This is
something that should be coming to fruition in 2015-16.
C/Lin asked if $1.4 million was the City's number or a number given to the
City by Metro because it seems rather low to him.
DCM/McLean said the City was awarded through the "Call For" Projects.
PWD/Liu said that the City provides 20 percent local matching funds.
CM/DeStefano explained that this was a competitive grant for which the
City is getting $1.4 million.
M/Tye felt it was interesting because Brian Pennington said this weekend
that he was impressed with Diamond Bar because so many things have
been identified and it makes it easier for them to step up to Diamond Bar.
PWD/Liu said that Diamond Bar has a good track record.
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Section 2: Financial Responsibility/Economic Development
DCM/McLean said that the edits for this section include a new goal under Goal
#2 which is to "Stimulate growth in the local economy by attracting new
businesses and jobs to Diamond Bar" which is also an over -arching type goal
that will incorporate objectives the City Council may have seen in the past on the
Goals & Objectives.
Objective 2.1 Identify specific development opportunities and develop Specific
Plans to revitalize the K -Mart property area in a way that provides the greatest
net benefit to the community.
M/Tye suggested that the property should no longer be called the "K -Mart"
property. That way those people who have seen the property and said they were
not interested would not be so quick to judge because of its stigma. People might
be interested if the City had an overall uplifting format.
CM/DeStefano said that he is meeting with the property owner and hotel
developer tomorrow and will discuss that issue. He would like for people to
acquire a different mindset about the property that it is new and exciting for
Diamond Bar.
Goal #3 - Implement the plan to address the long-term financial sustainability of
the City's Lighting and Landscape Assessment Districts (LLADs). This goal is
based on the direction that City Council gave staff during the January Study
Session to accept the plan that was presented to the City Council and begin the
implementation process. The implementation process makes up two objectives.
Objective 3.1 - "Complete implementation of updates to adjust annual
assessments in District 39".
Objective 3.2 - "Begin discussions with the five homeowners' associations in
LLAD #41 to return maintenance responsibilities to the property owners." These
are the two main pieces of the plan that the Council directed staff to begin
planning back in January and this will give staff clear direction to continue with
those mandates moving forward.
Section 3: Communications
Objective 1.1 - Follows the goal to provide a variety of opportunities for public
interaction and participation. Staff is recommending that the first objective be to
"Maintain a wide variety and expand upon existing public outreach methods,
including print media (DB Connection/Envirolink), e -newsletter subscriptions,
DBTV/website/YouTube channel video products, and restaurant guide."
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Section 4: General Items
The first change is under Objective 2.1 which relates back to incorporating a standard
design element with a unifying theme.
Objective 2.1 - "Develop a plan to incorporate the features of the Grand Avenue
Beautification Project at other arterial intersections and at City entry points." Now that
the City has the general guidelines and the look and feel it is trying to create at other
arterial locations and entry points in the City, staff and Council should begin to develop
a plan on how to incorporate those features at other locations.
M/Tye asked if the "quiet zone" should be eliminated.
CM/DeStefano said until the City knows staff would recommend it stay on the list.
M/Tye said his question is why bother with it because he understands from Walnut
residents that it is not such a quiet zone.
CM/DeStefano said it has its advantages but every stop along the way has to be
covered by a "quiet zone" improvement. Otherwise, one still hears the train noise, etc.
He is sure that he hears traffic on Lemon Avenue at his house but he does not hear the
same from Brea Canyon and Nogales at Valley anymore.
M/Tye said his question was if it takes a million to establish a quiet zone, should
Diamond Bar just do it or is it something the City throws against the wall hoping it can
get Industry to pay for it.
MPT/Lyons said City of Industry said they would pay for it with the stadium.
M/Tye agreed but his two point question is, if the stadium does not happen, does
Diamond Bar still want to do the "Quiet Zone."
CM/DeStefano said that is the broader policy question for the City Council.
C/Herrera asked where the City would get a million dollars.
CM/DeStefano said that is the broader policy question in terms of whether the Council
wishes to pursue it regardless of who is paying for it. It is the only one Diamond Bar
has in the City. Since Brea Canyon has the underpass there are no horns there.
Temple Avenue will eventually have the same thing so it is the only one in the City and
the only one in Walnut is behind Kohl's. Believe it or not, there is a private crossing that
still requires the blasting of the horns. Other than that, in this general area the horns
are no longer blasting. This is a broader policy issue. It is not necessarily who pays for
it, it is just whether or not the Council wishes to do it.
C/Lin asked if planning issues are typically included in the Goals and Objectives such
as updating the General Plan, etc.
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CM/DeStefano responded that such issues can be included.
C/Lin asked if the City was going to update its General Plan this year.
CM/DeStefano said it would not happen that quickly but it will be started this calendar
year.
C/Herrera stated that only certain portions of the General Plan are periodically required
to be updated; however, updating all components is up to the City and Diamond Bar's
has been in effect since 1995 so it is time.
CM/DeStefano said that staff is planning to work on it this year and it will take two or
three years to complete. Money was set aside in last year's budget for it and depending
on how things shake out staff may ask Council for more money because the cost is
more than what was set aside. It could be on the Goals & Objectives list and staff can
work on a statement for the Council's consideration.
C/Herrera said she felt it should be stated.
MPT/Lyons asked if it would be stated that it would be started and finished within three
years or something like that.
CM/DeStefano said that staff would come up with appropriate language. The EIR will
take a year.
MPT/Lyons asked if something should be added to the list about working with PUSD to
get Lorbeer Field in better shape and possibly adding lights to the upper field for more
flexibility. The field was bad for the 4th of July Celebration and the field is just as bad
now and she knows it gets too much use.
M/Tye said he did not believe that the City needed to work with PUSD because the City
cares for it like a park.
CM/DeStefano said that the City does treat it like a park but the City does not own it.
M/Tye said but the City does not need PUSD's permission to go in and make repairs.
The response by everyone was yes, the City does need permission.
M/Tye asked how that happens.
MPT/Lyons said it is their (PUSD) property.
CM/DeStefano said PUSD would happily accept the City's significant improvement to
their property for their benefit as well as the general public's benefit. Staff is working on
that and it will happen this calendar year. In terms of looking at the upper field for
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improvements with or without lights, looking at the lower field for improvements, many
have talked about artificial turf off and on over the years and if the Council concurs staff
could craft a more specific goal but fundamentally, it would be the effect of working with
the PUSD to develop a plan to improve the fields on the Lorbeer property and come
back to the Council with what that meant with respect to dollars and timing. There is a
component in the NFL Stadium agreement that generates a million dollars to Diamond
Bar for use on Lorbeer.
C/Herrera said there was an agreement for annual money to be used for the City's
recreational programs.
CM/DeStefano responded that in fact, that annual money is designated for "Community
Services".
C/Herrera thought that meant for programs.
CM/DeStefano said "not the way Jim negotiated it."
C/Herrera asked if CM/DeStefano intended to pave the City's roadways with the money.
CM/DeStefano responded that the City can do anything it wants with that money. The
issue with Lorbeer Middle School is similar to the "Quiet Zone." It is a policy issue and
does the Council wish to look at improving those fields regardless of who might be
paying for it. Staff will come up with language and see if Council concurs.
M/Tye felt it was worth pursuing and did not want it to be limited to PUSD. What about
South Point or Chaparral or others.
CM/DeStefano said those are listed in the Parks Master Plan and through that policy
staff has direction to work on those but they were a "second tier' priority after other
projects were completed. CM/DeStefano said there are other things to consider that are
in that hopper at this time.
M/Tye said he would like for the City to replace a tree when a tree goes down. If there
is an accident involving a tree the City should pursue the party's insurance company for
a tree replacement fee. He believes Crepe Myrtles are beautiful but understands why
people complain about them. He was driving eastbound on Golden Springs and saw a
monstrous stump in a tree well which he felt should be removed. The tree is gone but
there is a stump in a tree well. People can drive Brea Canyon cutoff from Pathfinder
Road to the SR57 and see pathetic trees within in the City's boundaries. They are
sticks. They are not irrigated and, the City is paying for them and not getting a benefit.
MPT/Lyons asked if they were part of the LLAD.
PWD/Liu responded "No."
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M/Tye said this holds true in the medians. The trees look dead and should not be there.
They should be pulled out and something should be planted in their place. He would
like for the City to pay attention to this issue.
CM/DeStefano said that staff has good direction from the City Council and will be
bringing this back to the City Council for adoption at which time the Council can add or
modify the document. It is important to get the goals moving forward so that dollars can
be attached to some of those goals and those amounts can be built into the budget as
that matter is brought before the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to come before the City Council,
M/Tye adjourned the Study Session at 6:35 p.m.
TOMMYE CRIBBINS, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this day of
STEVE TYE, Mayor
2015.
Agenda No. 6.1(b)
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MARCH 3, 2015
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CLOSED SESSION: 5:30 p.m., Room CC -8
► Government Code Section 54956.8 — Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: Portion of APN 8719-003-900 and 8719-003-903
Agency Negotiator: James DeStefano, City Manager;
David DeBerry, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: City of Diamond Bar and State of California
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
► Government Code Section 54956.8 — Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: APN 8718-005 — Parcels 005, 006, 007 and 008.
Agency Negotiator: James DeStefano, City Manager;
David DeBerry, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: City, YMCA and Pony League
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
► Government Code Section 54956.9 (Anticipated Litigation)
Potential One (1) Case - Government Claim filed by Diamond Bar Country
Estates Association Dated January 20, 2015 — Relating to Millennium —
Diamond Road Partners Project.
STUDY SESSION:
6:03 p.m. — Room CC -8
No, Fiscal Year 2015-16 City Council Goals and Objectives — Discussion and Action
Public Comments: None
Recess: Study Session recessed to Regular City Meeting at 6:35 p.m.
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/Government Center
Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA.
CA/DeBerry stated that No reportable action was taken during tonight's Closed Session.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Lyons led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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INVOCATION: Pastor Ab Kastl, Diamond Canyon Christian Church,
gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Herrera, Lin, Tanaka, Mayor Pro
Tem Lyons, and Mayor Tye.
Staff Present: James DeStefano, City Manager; David DeBerry, City
Attorney; Ryan McLean, Deputy City Manager; Ken Desforges, IS Director; David Liu,
Public Works Director; Bob Rose, Community Services Director; Dianna Honeywell,
Finance Director; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Marsha Roa,
Public Information Manager; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; Kimberly
Young, Senior Civil Engineer; Anthony Jordan, Superintendent of Parks; Anthony
Santos, Senior Management Analyst; Sterling Mosley, Associate Engineer, and
Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: None.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: None.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Daniel Luevanos, City Ambassador from One Legacy and Donate Life, stated
that the national number of patients waiting for the gift of life is over 123,000
men, women and children. Over 22,000 reside in California. Sadly, about 21
individuals are lost daily and every nine minutes a potential recipient is added to
the list. One Legacy has partnered with the Red Cross and the Department of
Motor Vehicles to encourage people to register on the State's donor registry to
become donors. One Legacy would like for the City of Diamond Bar to renew its
proclamation for Donor Awareness Month in April. One donor can enhance the
life of 60 individuals through eye, organ and tissue donation. One Legacy will
hold its 5k -1k run/walk at Cal State Fullerton on April 25, 2015. He presented
Council and anyone from the City who wishes to attend, with an invitation to
participate from the Mayor of Fullerton.
Jeff Deutsch, 1922 Chestnut Creek Road, said he attended last week's Planning
Commission meeting in order to express concerns about a remodel and
expansion proposal of the house located at 1928 Chestnut Creek Road because
he believes the proposed project would result in a house that violates existing
guidelines related to consistency in size and style with neighboring dwellings. He
further stated he believed the hearing was held in violation of the Brown Act. He
and his neighbors are planning to appeal the project but were outraged when
informed by the City Planning Department that filing an appeal would cost in
excess of $700. He asked the Council to waive the fee and to allow residents to
file an appeal within the 10 -day period specified by City Code. In his opinion the
meeting was not properly conducted, community standards are being violated by
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the developer and neighbors are seriously discussing whether this needs to be
discussed with legal counsel.
Pui-Ching Ho, Diamond Bar Librarian, spoke about upcoming library events. On
Wednesday, March 11 at 4:00 p.m. children ages 6 to 11 are invited to a Magic
Workshop with Tony Daniels. On Tuesday, March 17, at 3:30 p.m. teens aged
12 and older are invited to attend the Teen Wearable Electronics workshop to
create LED bracelets using powered electronic circuits. On Wednesday, March
25 at 1:00 p.m. there will be a Hoopla Demonstration for those who have iPads
or iPhones.
Denise Macedo stated that when she goes jogging with her two boys in the
stroller on Diamond Bar Boulevard at Shadow Canyon there is an electrical pole
that prevents her from running safely on that portion of the sidewalk and that she
ends up having to run on the street which is very busy. She asked the City to
consider moving the pole off of the sidewalk area. Ms. Macedo also advised the
Council that with the construction work on Diamond Bar Boulevard at Grand
Avenue there is a green fence with tarps on it and that drivers do not stop for
pedestrians. Ms. Macedo's son also said that he did not want to be run over
because he did not want to turn into a kite (be flattened like a kite). She posted a
private message on Facebook to the City's face page and someone replied back
the same day stating they would talk to SCE to see if the matter could be
resolved.
Allen Wilson expressed his appreciation to the Planning Department staff for
answering his inquiry regarding two public notices that had been before the
Planning Commission and following through with his suggestion to insert
proposed project development notice of hearings on e -subscriptions so that the
public could be notified prior to the development project hearings in case they
wanted to attend. He also recommended that instead of having to visit the library
or city hall, notices be placed on e -subscription by the Parks and Recreation
Commission and the Traffic and Transportation Commission so that residents
can be aware of items being considered by those Commissions as well.
Chia-Teng, resident of Diamond Bar and "The Country Estates" spoke to Council
about the Millennium issue. He referred to a February 26 article in the Chinese
Newspaper where M/Tye said some homeowners that were against the
Millennium project were influenced by misleading information and he wanted to
know what misleading information M/Tye was referring to. Homeowners are
concerned that they may have to share the maintenance cost of the drainage
system for the Millennium project. He said that M/Tye said that the entire cost
would be the responsibility of the developer. He stated that he has followed the
Millennium issue for awhile and is not aware of any such agreement for the
developer to carry all of the future maintenance costs. So if the City knows that
such an agreement exists please let the homeowners know. M/Tye said in the
article that it is not true that a public trail will go through "The Country Estates"
and the truth is that the public trail will go through the Millennium community and
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Millennium will be part of "The Country Estates" or it will have three accesses to
"The Country Estates." To many homeowners this is equivalent to having the
public trail go through "The Country Estates." He again quoted M/Tye as saying
that "The Country Estates" future annexation with Millennium is baseless and
annexation should be decided by "The Country Estates" homeowners. He pulled
City Council Resolution No. 2006-15 and on Page 27, number 4 it reads that
"prior to the final map recordation or prior to grading permit issue, whichever
comes first, the applicant (Millennium) shall negotiate to annex into "The Country
Estates" Homeowners Association. From the context of this resolution he
believes that "shall" means "must" or that it is "mandatory" and it is not optional
because every other sentence contains "shall." So if Millennium "must" annex
into "The Country Estates" and there was an annexation agreement in 2007 but it
is practically in default and this is in essence what M/Tye said in the article.
Millennium is now seeking to rectify this annexation agreement; however, they
chose to file a malicious lawsuit against 890 plus homeowners of "The Country
Estates." The City should stop pushing these bad neighbors upon the 890 plus
homeowners and voters. Residents have had enough.
Kurt Nelson, speaking on behalf of Millennium Diamond Road Partners, LLC,
said he was glad for the opportunity to immediately respond to the previous
speaker. First, as Mr. Nelson has previously stated on more than one occasion,
as far as the cost of the Millennium's development drainage system/sewer
system and the entire infrastructure, just as was with the case with his previous
company, JCC Homes/Crystal Ridge Estates and Windmill projects, the cost of
the infrastructure installation is bourne by the developer. The cost of the
maintenance of that infrastructure in the event there is not an annexation (to "The
Country Estates") will be bourne by the homeowners through the assessments of
the Millennium's Homeowners Association just as was the case with Crystal
Ridge and Windmill Estates Associations. In the event there is one day an
annexation (to "The Country Estates") he would expect and agree that any dollar
amount of maintenance of these systems that was not covered by the payment of
full Diamond Bar Country Estates' dues, would have to be bourne by a separate
cost center, a separate supplementary assessment of the homeowners which is
all that would be fair. Again, and again and again, this misinformation — and
that's what it is, is disseminated because for whatever reason this project has
become a political platform in a struggle for the Board of Directors control of the
Diamond Bar Country Estates. With respect to the issue of annexation, the
gentleman read a portion of a condition which is that "Millennium must negotiate
for annexation." Back in 1992 and again in 1996 and again several years later
his previous company that developed Crystal Ridge had to negotiate but did not
have to annex. There is a difference and the speaker either misunderstands or
chooses to misunderstand that a requirement, a condition of approval to
negotiate is not a condition of approval to annex. Millennium cannot be forced to
annex and of course, "The Country Estates" cannot be forced to annex
Millennium. If the speaker had read further in that condition it said "shall
negotiate" and the very next sentence says "if the project is annexed, then it shall
be subject to full assessments, covenants, conditions and restrictions." Finally,
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again and again he has heard and read in campaign literature disseminated
during the recall and more recently in the election and again tonight, that
Millennium is "bullying" and that Millennium filed a malicious, vicious lawsuit. The
lawsuit was filed as a direct result of the owners of the property and, he believes,
the City's own consultants assigned to monitor Millennium's fulfillment of
conditions being denied access to Millennium's own property until Millennium
acquiesced to a certain price for annexation. He does not care for litigation, he is
a developer. But this is not a malicious lawsuit and he will not go into any further
detail at this Council Meeting. He said he would really like to speak directly with
the gentleman who spoke and again provided his personal cell phone number
(714) 272-1610 and he asked the speaker to please call him to set up a meeting
at the Millennium office in Diamond Bar and to invite any other homeowners of
"The Country Estates" who have real questions. If he is unable to answer a
specific question he will say so and find the answers. He has made this offer
same offer to "The Country Estates" homeowners since last October and he has
yet to receive one call.
4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS:
M/Tye asked CM/DeStefano to address Mr. Deutsch regarding his question and
Mrs. Macedo's concerns relative to the Edison pole at Diamond Bar and Grand
Avenue.
CM/DeStefano stated that Mr. Deutsch was referring to a Planning Commission
action that took place last Tuesday night at the Commission's regular meeting
during which a public hearing was held to consider an addition to a home
immediately adjacent to Mr. Deutsch's home. The Planning Commission
approved the project by a 4-1 vote. The City Code allows for an appeal process
that specifies that an application for appeal be submitted 10 days from the date
of the Planning Commission's action and a fee for an appeal which is designed to
partially offset the costs of the preparation of the legal responsibilities, legal ad,
staff's report, etc. as that matter is on its way forward, in this case, to the City
Council. The fee is only a partial coverage for those costs. There are other
costs involved in such an appeal/hearing process which is the foundation for the
fee. Mr. Deutsch's request is not a matter for the City Council's agenda this
evening which makes it very challenging. The City Attorney will likely weigh in
with additional commentary on this issue.
CA/DeBerry stated that absent specific language in the resolution which Council
adopted setting forth the fees, the Council would not have the authority to waive
fees unless the Resolution was amended to provide that authority to the City
Council. He is not aware of any waiver of the fees criteria in the resolution itself.
Also note that if the applicant's application was denied, the applicant would be
responsible for paying the same fees if the applicant wanted to appeal the
decision to the City Council. The second matter is because it is not on the City
Council's agenda this evening the City Council could not take action tonight to
waive the fees. In any event, by the time the City Council meets again the 10-
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day appeal period will have passed so taking action at that time would not serve
any purpose.
CM/DeStefano further stated that the speaker needs to make a determination as
to how he and his neighbors may wish to proceed but clearly, the deadline of this
Friday is quickly approaching which is the end of the 10 -day appeal period and to
preserve their options, they need to make a decision as to what they want to do
at this point.
MPT/Lyons asked CM/DeStefano to describe how the appeal process works.
CM/DeStefano said it would work exactly the same as the Planning
Commission's process. There would be an application to consider an appeal by
either the applicant or an area resident, in this case an adjacent property owner,
who feels that the decision was not appropriate. The application is filed, the fee
is paid and City staff sets the matter with the City Clerk and City Council for a
hearing roughly 30-45 days away from the date the appeal was filed. Staff
prepares legal advertisements which would look very similar to the Planning
Commission advertisements, a new legal posting on the property would take
place, notices would be sent to the area property owners just like the Planning
Commission meeting. Staff would prepare a report utilizing the foundation in this
case of the Planning Commission's report and bundle the entire matter together
for the City Council to conduct a public hearing where testimony would be
received by the appellant (aggrieved adjacent property owner or applicant), other
speakers would be invited to participate, the public hearing would be closed and
the City Council would render its decision to either affirm the action of the
Planning Commission, overturn the action of the Planning Commission, send the
matter to staff for further study and report back to the City Council or possibly
send the matter back to the Planning Commission. Fundamentally, it is very
similar to the Planning Commission's action. It is considered a "de novo" hearing
because it is considered a brand new hearing on the matter because the appeal
itself would have stayed the action of the Planning Commission subject to the
City Council making a final ruling.
M/Tye asked that relative to Mr. Deutsch's concerns about the way the matter
was handled is there any consideration or weight given to that.
CA/DeBerry responded that if there is a concern with the way the matter was
handled it should be stated in the applicant's appeal. So what the City Council
would do then is to address that particular issue. With the application, the
individual(s) is required to submit the reasons for the appeal and if the filer
believes there was some violation of due process or the like, it would be
addressed by the City Council and essentially be rectified by the fact that it is
being heard by the City Council.
CM/DeStefano responded to Mrs. Macedo's reference to the electrical pole near
Shadow Canyon at Diamond Bar Boulevard near "The Country Estates" main
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entry gate. She referenced there was a posting made to the City's website. Staff
will look at the pole and if it is determined that the pole needs to be moved staff
will work with Edison, the utility provider, to have it moved. With respect to the
intersection of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Grand Avenue, the project Edison is
engaged in is replacing a vault. That work is almost done but staff will go to the
site to ensure that there is clear passage where there needs to be for pedestrians
and runners as well as work with the Sheriff's Department to ensure that deputies
are out spot checking to make sure that traffic laws are being adhered to with
respect to pedestrians.
M/Tye asked staff to verify his comments to the Chinese newspaper that
"because of Millennium, will there be new trail access."
CM/DeStefano explained that the Millennium project is in an area of "The
Country Estates" commonly known as the back of "The Country Estates."
Earlier, Mr. Nelson spoke to his prior companies' development of several homes
in that area. Those projects, of which there are five or six that have been
developed over the past 26 years, all have an equestrian trail through their
property and many of the parts of that trail are technically now within "The
Country Estates." The Millennium project is the last piece of the undeveloped
areas in that back country area and the trail, like the others, is planned to come
onto the Millennium property, which would mean that it would be part of the
future Millennium Homeowners Association or, if they are successful in annexing,
would become a part of "The Country Estates" Homeowners Association. Some
residents in September 2014 expressed concerns about the route the trail was
proposed to take within the Millennium property and that route was sketched
back in 2006. One of the responses from City staff was that Diamond Bar would
work with the County of Los Angeles who actually operates that trail system in
that area, to seek a different routing that may have made a bit more sense and
may have relieved some of the residents in the area of some of their concerns.
That is an ongoing process that has been done. There has been work between
the County of Los Angeles and City staff and now it is a matter for the inclusion
of "The Country Estates" Homeowners Association as well as, the Millennium
Developer, with respect to the route that has been redrafted for that area. So this
continues to be a work in progress. Again, almost the entirety of that trail is on
either now Diamond Bar Country Estates Association Homeowner property or on
Millennium property so it is not a new component to any of those projects to have
this public trail within the associations' areas.
M/Tye said it would be a misrepresentation to say that as a result of Millennium,
this trail is being included in "The Country Estates" when it is already there. And
to his conversation with CSD/Rose, there is no additional access as a result of
the Millennium project as it is proposed.
CSD/Rose said that M/Tye was correct. This is an existing trail easement owned
by LA County.
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5. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
CITY COUNCIL
5.1 Planning Commission Meeting — March 10, 2015 — 7:00 p.m., Windmill
Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive.
5.2 Traffic and Transportation Commission Meeting — March 12, 2015 — 7:00
p.m., Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive.
5.3 City Council Meeting — March 17, 2015 — 6:30 p.m.,
SCAQMD/Government Center, 21865 Copley Drive.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR: MPT/Lyons moved, C/Herrera seconded, to approve
the Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call
vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Herrera, Lin, Tanaka, MPT/Lyons, M/Tye
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
6.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
6.1.1 Study Session of February 17, 2015 — as presented
6.1.2 Regular Meeting of February 17, 2015 — as presented.
6.2 RECEIVED AND FILED PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - Regular
Meeting of December 9, 2014.
6.3 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER — Dated February 12, 2015 through
February 25, 2015 totaling $716,891.89
6.4 APPROVED TREASURER'S STATEMENT — Month of January 2015.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
8. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
8.1 CITY COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN.
CM/DeStefano stated that City Council Member Jimmy Lin was appointed
to serve the remaining term of the vacated seat as a result of former
Council Member Ling -Ling Chang's election to the State Assembly. C/Lin
was placed on the City Council on January 5. In accordance with the
City's Code, C/Lin has 90 days to determine whether or not he wishes for
his appointees to remain within their position. At the 91St day, those seats
would automatically become vacant unless C/Lin made the decision to
request reappointment. Over the course of the last few weeks C/Lin has
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taken the opportunity to look at his current appointees to the Planning,
Traffic and Transportation and Parks and Recreation Commissions, has
consulted with City staff and has informed City staff that it is his desire to
have his colleagues on the City Council appoint these commissioners for
the remainder of their term which would expire in February 2016. Staff
has provided a report to Council which may wish to receive additional
comments from C/Lin and upon conclusion, ratify C/tin's recommendation
and confirm the appointments.
C/Lin stated that he had the opportunity to visit with Planning
Commissioner Peter Pirritano, Traffic and Transportation Commissioner
Ted Carrera and Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kim Hsieh. All
three expressed interest in continuing to serve the City in their current
capacities. He knows their capabilities and enthusiasm for serving on
their Commissions and his recommendation is that all three be confirmed
for appointment for the remainder of their terms to expire in February
2016.
C/Lin moved, C/Herrera seconded to ratify the reappointment of C/tin's
three Commissioners: Peter Pirritano, Planning Commission; Ted
Carrera, Traffic and Transportation Commissioner and Kim Hsieh, Parks
and Recreation Commission. Motion carried by the following Roll Call
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Herrera, Lin, Tanaka, MPT/Lyons,
M/Tye
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
8.2 APPROPRIATE PROP A EXCHANGE FUND SAVINGS OF $8,544
FROM THE FY 2014-2015 RESIDENTIAL AREA 2 CIP BUDGET TO THE
FY 2014-15 MORNING CANYON REHABILITATION PROJECT CIP
BUDGET; ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-09: APPROVING PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTABLISHING A PROJECT PAYMENT
ACCOUNT; REJECT THE LOWEST BIDDER, CEM CONSTRUCTION;
AND, AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE MORNING
CANYON ROAD ROADWAY REHABILITATION BETWEEN DIAMOND
BAR BOULEVARD AND STONEPINE DRIVE, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$214,841 TO ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT CORPORATION; AND,
AUTHORIZE A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $16,113 FOR CONTRACT
CHANGE ORDERS, TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER, FOR
A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT OF $230,954.
CM/DeStefano stated that that action before the City Council is regarding
the Morning Canyon Rehabilitation Project. He then turned it over to both
CSD/Rose and PWD/Liu for staffs presentation.
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CSD/Rose and PWD/Liu presented a Power Point presentation outlining
the proposed project.
CSD/Rose stated that this is the Morning Canyon Street Rehabilitation
Project and its effect on the 16 Italian Stone Pine trees on Morning
Canyon. The project area along Morning Canyon Road between Diamond
Bar Boulevard and Stonepine Drive is just over 1000 feet long. The
project includes rehabilitation of the street, some sidewalk repair, curb and
gutter repair, repair to the two catch basins as well as, tree removal and
replacement. The total budgeted in the adopted 2014-15 FY Budget is
$300,000. There are 16 Italian Stone Pine trees that require removal.
The City of Diamond Bar owns and maintains an urban forest of almost
14,000 trees which have an estimated value of over $38 million. Diamond
Bar has earned a designation of Tree City USA for the past 14 years
which staff believes demonstrates a commitment for the City to meet
national standards required for this designation.
CSD/Rose explained that the reason the trees need to be removed is due
to the damage to the street and sidewalk. The tree roots are causing
damage to both areas. Staff believes that these trees have outgrown their
limited growing space and have become the wrong tree in the wrong
location. The damage results from tree roots and knuckles that grow as a
part of the tree root. One characteristic of the Italian Stone Pine is that
when the roots come up from the ground and meet up with the hardscape
(concrete or asphalt) it creates a type of "callous" on the root that is
designed to protect the root but keeps growing and acts as a hydraulic lift
under the concrete and asphalt. CSD/Rose provided a slide presentation
of the driveway rehabilitation project at a home in Diamond Bar showing
how the roots of an Italian Stone Pine grew under the driveway and
damaged the driveway. When the concrete driveway was removed it
revealed the roots of the tree had a giant knuckle that eventually lifted the
driveway. On Morning Canyon cracks have developed in the roadway
following repair work that was done in September 2013. When one drives
the street one can feel the car go up and down over the raised sections
that have been pushed up by the knuckles. The issue with the street is
not only the raising of the asphalt but that the cracks allow rainwater to
seep into the base under the street and weaken the base which can lead
to "alligatoring" of the pavement surface, dips in the roadway and
ultimately, dangerous potholes.
In 2004 a technique which had been used to save these trees was used.
In the process, the sidewalk was removed to allow for pruning and shaving
of the roots after which the replacement sidewalk was poured. The space
between the edge of the sidewalk and the tree roots is where the wood
forms were placed in order to pour the concrete. This repair work cost the
City about $100,000 and included repair to sections of the street, panels of
the sidewalk and sections of the curb and gutter. In September 2013
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repairs included root pruning and root shaving and about $10,000 was
spent to repair sections of the street and grind some of the sidewalk
panels.
CSD/Rose said the question at hand is whether the trees can be saved at
this point. The sidewalks need to be ADA Accessible and Health and
Safety issues with the street and sidewalk must be resolved. Root
pruning, root shaving and root crown shaving would be necessary to
repair the sidewalks and streets. However, according to the City's
arborist, West Coast Arborist, any further removal of roots could result in
the ultimate failure of the trees. The Arborist stated that "based on the
current health and condition of the trees if all repairs are made as the
original design every one of the pines would need to be removed due to
the excessive loss of root support leading to compromised stability and
high probability of failure." When staff realized that these trees could very
likely be removed there was an obligation for the City to be transparent
and notify the residents that live in the area that removal and replacement
could be a possible outcome. As such, a public meeting was held on
Wednesday, February 11. Staff mailed notification letters to about 140
addresses that are either on or immediately adjacent to Morning Canyon
Road. In addition, signs were posted on each of the 16 trees. Nineteen
members of the public attended the meeting and unanimously expressed
interest in developing options to save as many of the trees as possible.
Attendees also requested a second opinion from a different arborist so
staff contracted with Atlas Environmental Services and Master Arborist
Ron Matranga provided a report. Both arborists' reports were used by
staff to develop options that will be presented to the City Council this
evening.
CSD/Rose stated that before any options can be considered there are
certain constraints that have to be taken into consideration. Adjacent to
the church on Morning Canyon there is a slope from the sidewalk down to
the Church parking lot and any movement of the sidewalk in that direction
would require a retaining wall which would add significant cost to the
project. Near the condominiums up Morning Canyon from the Church
there is a retaining wall between the sidewalk and the condos to the left of
the retaining wall which prohibits movement of the sidewalk in that
direction. Also at the point of the condos there are access stairs from the
existing sidewalk up to the condos and that access would have to be
maintained for the residents to be able to access their units. Adjacent to
the condos is on street parking which is a premium for the condo owners
and when the options are presented to Council this evening one option
may be to eliminate the street parking along the condominium frontage.
PWD/Liu stated that staff has been considering three options at length.
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Option 1 - Proceed with staff's recommendation to completely restore the
roadway to good condition which would include the removal of all 16 trees,
replacement of the trees, reconstruction of the catch basin closest to
Diamond Bar Boulevard, replacement of the sidewalk, curb, gutter and
complete rehab of the roadway as designed. This option can be
completed in two months. If this option is implemented, the City will
eliminate the ongoing maintenance of the roadway, have a restored
surface of roadway with a surface life of at least 20 years or longer, and
be able to reduce the liability of the City related to the damage caused by
these trees. Option 1 comes in at a cost of about $300,000.
Option 2 - Perform the "minimum urgent maintenance repairs of the
project areas" based on the existing conditions. This option will
completely eliminate the sidewalk along the south side of Morning Canyon
Road between Diamond Bar Boulevard and Presado Drive thereby
eliminating any pedestrian path of travel on that side of the roadway. By
removing the sidewalk on the south side of the street the curb ramp at the
corner of Presado and Morning Canyon would need to be modified and a
crosswalk at this intersection would need to be considered and installed.
Due to their current condition, three trees would be required to be
removed between Presado Drive and Stonepine Drive and the associated
sidewalks would need to be reconstructed. The catch basin closest to
Diamond Bar Boulevard will need to be reconstructed. This option can be
completed in two months with a CIP budget of $30,000 which does not
include the cost of removing the three trees. CSD/Rose has a line item
budget for FY 2014-15 to remove the trees at about $1,000 per tree.
M/Tye asked how much it would cost to reconstruct a catch basin. It
appears from the three options and related costs that everything but the
catch basin can be done for $30,000 plus removal of the trees.
PWD/Liu said that M/Tye was correct. Staff has detailed numbers for
each of the improvements. With Option 2 no asphalt pavement work will
be performed as this will be a "wait and see" approach so ongoing
maintenance of the roadway would need to be factored into the equation
since the tree roots would continue to grow and uplift the roadway. The
surface life of the roadway is unknown and the City will have ongoing
liability exposure due to its condition.
Option 3 - Widen the parkway eight (8) feet from its current location and
reduce the roadway width along Morning Canyon between Diamond Bar
Boulevard and Stonepine Drive. This parkway extension would reduce
the existing curb to curb width from 40 feet to 32 feet which will result in
the elimination of street parking from Diamond Bar Boulevard to Stonepine
Drive on the south side of the roadway. Five trees would still be
scheduled for removal with this option. Two catch basins would need to
be reconstructed and two new catch basins will need to be constructed in
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order to accommodate the new drainage flow related to this option.
Option 3 will require six months to be completed as redesign of the project
would be required and the project will have to be rebid for construction.
The total project budget associated with Option 3 is estimated at
$375,000. Under this option a limited amount of asphalt pavement work
will be done. Ongoing maintenance of the roadway can still be expected
as the tree roots will continue to grow and uplift the sidewalk as well as the
roadway. The service life of the roadway is unknown and the City will
have ongoing liability exposure. Five trees will have to be removed as
part of this option.
Highlighting some of the concerns it is important to note that both Options
2 and 3 do not ensure that all of the trees will remain in place. Once
sidewalks are removed or popped up, the Arborist will need to evaluate
root systems of each of the trees. As previously mentioned by CSD/Rose
under Option 3 the loss of parking could be a major concern to the
condominium residents. With both Options 2 and 3 damages to Morning
Canyon Drive will continue; therefore, potential liability risk will be ever
present for the City.
For Council's consideration tonight staff recommends the following actions
based on the three options: Under Option 1, staff's recommendation is for
Council to appropriate funds as requested, Adopt the Resolution
approving the plans and specs, reject the lowest bidder CEM Construction
and award a construction contract to All American Asphalt in the amount
of $214,841 with a contingency amount of $16,113. Under Option 2,
Council will reject all bids and direct staff to carry out the maintenance
activities as defined. Under Option 3, Council will reject bids and direct
staff to redesign the project per the conceptual plan presented this
evening by widening the parkway into the existing roadway width by eight
(8) feet.
M/Tye referred to Slide #6 and asked if it was possible that if Council
decided to go with Option #3 the City could strip the sidewalk, strip the
pavement and move the parkway and find that there are more knuckles.
CSD/Rose responded yes and usually they can be removed as part of the
repair work.
M/Tye asked what CSD/Rose meant by tree "fail or failure".
CSD/Rose responded that if the roots are cut too close to the trunk of the
tree and there is a windy day or microburst these trees will fall over.
M/Tye said so in essence, CSD/Rose is saying he is not talking about
having a result wherein the City would watch the tree wither because it
was not treated properly, he is talking about fundamentally compromising
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the stability of the tree.
CSD/Rose responded that M/Tye's statement was true if the roots are cut
too close to the trunk of the tree.
M/Tye asked PWD/Liu about the ongoing liability exposure. He said he
loved the zealousness of the people who attended the public outreach
meeting and believed they went away from the meeting believing the City
would consider options that would result in not removing all of the trees.
For example, when staff spoke about removing the sidewalk one individual
asked if the sidewalk could be raised. So obviously, there is a lot of
thinking going on because folks want to do what they can to save these
trees. In M/Tye's opinion and he is not just speaking for himself, the
liability exposure is unacceptable because Diamond Bar is part of the
JPIA. He asked CSD/Rose to share the JPIA's role in this process and
what their attitude would be if the City knew it had exposure and did
nothing about it.
CA/DeBerry explained that the way the JPIA works is they do risk
assessments of each agency every year. Typically, the premiums the City
pays will be based on history of payments and also on the amount of risk.
So typically what would happen, just the same as with personal insurance
if you get in an accident and there is a large insurance payout, the next
thing one sees is an increase in their premium, which would essentially be
the net effect for the City as well.
C/Herrera said she was concerned if the City did nothing or did a minimum
amount of repairs or did a minimum of tree removal and continued to have
root damage to the sidewalk and to the street because there are streets in
the City where there is unevenness in the asphalt and people have sued
the City because the bumps are too rough and people suffer back injuries
which are debilitating, what would the continuing amount of dollars be for
the City to continue to try and save these trees irrespective of the fact that
they may fall over at any time. For the past 11 years the City has been
shaving and cutting back at the root. Those trees are huge and if they fall
over as a car is driving by it could be catastrophic. What would the
continuing cost to the City be if the City tried to continue to save them with
the sidewalk repair, the curb and gutter and asphalt repair on an annual
basis?
PWD/Liu stated that the last time staff visited the area was in September
2013 and that at that time some localized removal and replacement work
had been done. Staff looked at the street pavement and the sidewalk
areas. Staff spent $10-$15,000 and at that time staff was focusing on the
worst case areas. As evidenced by the current conditions, the conditions
will continue to get worse. To answer the question, if Council were to
consider moving forward under the minimum urgent maintenance scenario
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on an annual basis without looking at the cost for CSD/Rose's department
doing something with the trees, the Public Works sidewalk and asphalt
repair would likely cost $20,000 per year.
MPT/Lyons asked PWD/Liu to verify that the City had two separate
Arborists from two different companies review this matter which he did.
The suggestion for moving the sidewalks up (raising them) was a
workable solution and if not, why not.
PWD/Liu said it Was a matter of topography. Looking just at the first block
between Diamond Bar Boulevard and Presado the church is below the
street so of course, going toward the church is not an option and going
toward the street in order to be cost effective the sidewalk should not be
elevated by bringing in dirt in order to support the sidewalk path. Further
west between Presado and Stonepine is the condominium complex with a
staircase leading up to some of the units. Staff looked at options for
tailoring the path of travel but it would be very costly and would not meet
the ADA Accessibility needs and other requirements placed upon the City.
MPT/Lyons said she drove and walked the area. A lot of the trees are
very pretty and she is sensitive to the fact of replacing them with small
scrawny trees. Is there a bigger species that would be suitable for the
area?
CSD/Rose said there are several options. The Brisbane Box is one that
staff is recommending which results in a nice 25 -year growth tree. The
recommendation includes a 24 -inch box; however, a 36 or 38 inch box
could be planted if the City wanted to expend the funds. In any event, any
replacement trees will look scrawny at the beginning. He deferred to the
Arborist.
MPT/Lyons said she has Brisbane Box in her yard and they look very nice.
They are large at this point and she is not sure how long they have been
growing onsite.
C/Tanaka said he would like to save the trees to every extent possible;
however, given all of the information it looks like the City is past that point.
In the future, would trimming tree crowns to reduce the canopy have
saved the growth from uplifting the sidewalk as much as has been done
and has the section where the sidewalk has lifted happen in the last year
and a half (since September 2013).
CSD/Rose said he was not sure how long the sidewalk had been in its
present condition. The first time he saw it was when staff evaluated the
trees in January 2015. As far as keeping the crown trimmed back, the
City has a policy of not topping trees. The trees in Diamond Bar should
grow naturally and as mentioned in the report, these were the wrong trees
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in the wrong locations because the Stonepine is such a huge tree. It is a
beautiful park tree, a beautiful slope tree in the open space but not
suitable for a small parkway space. The parkway is probably the most
difficult place to grow a tree because of the infrastructure and the need to
maintain that structure for ADA and for the roadway. It is a very harsh
environment for trees and unfortunately these particular trees are so big
that they have taken a beating over the years.
C/Tanaka said he was aware there was a community garden in the area
and he would not like to see any of the street parking removed to save
those trees.
C/Lin said it seemed to him that it was a typical struggle between
aesthetics and compromise of safety. As an engineer, he always tries to
see the alternatives. He is not attempting to design the project; however,
it seems there are two issues, the pavement and the sidewalk
rehabilitation and the second issue is the sidewalk. Is it possible to simply
rebuild the pavement, remove the 1000 feet of sidewalk and envision a six
foot walking space in the pavement area?
PWD/Liu responded that Option 3 is close to what C/Lin has expressed.
Option 3 extends or widens the parkway by eight (8) feet which narrows
the pavement down to 32 feet. The reason for recommending the
parkway be widened by eight (8) feet came from the Arborist in order to
allow the trees to continue to grow beyond its current life cycle. Eight feet
is the space these trees will need to continue growing. The current
parkway is 10 feet wide which includes the sidewalk and strip of grassy
area. The result would provide the trees with an additional eight feet for a
total of 18 feet to continue to live. By extending the parkway out it will
create a new walkway to continue to serve the public's needs.
C/Lin said that without extending the parkway out his suggestion was to
use six feet of pavement for the walking area which would remove the
parking. It seems to him it would be the most cost-effective way to resolve
the problem.
PWD/Liu reminded Council that there are also catch basin/drainage issues
that would have to be addressed and on that side of the roadway there are
two catch basins and drainage has to be considered. Depending on how
the water will continue to drain or flow has to be looked at in a completely
different way.
M/Tye asked C/Lin if the reason he brought up a compromised
recommendation is that he liked Option 3 and was trying to save money.
C/Lin said M/Tye was correct. Unfortunately, there has to be a
determination about the value for pedestrians, etc. If there are a lot of
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pedestrians the worst thing that can happen is to put pedestrians on the
same surface as moving vehicles. At the same time, if the volume is low
enough and there is good striping it might be a compromise.
CM/DeStefano said that staff would not recommend that pedestrians be
on the same plane as vehicles. Striping is not enough to protect
pedestrians, runners or anyone else from potential impact with a vehicle.
The whole idea for the curb is not only for flood control purposes but it
also serves as a protection and separates pedestrians and traffic. The
only time they are at the same level is at a designated crosswalk. While
he is not an engineer he believes it would be safe to say that staff could
not support that proposal because it may lead to other areas of risk that
would be worse than those that have been described with the trees.
M/Tye asked if the area around the base of the tree could be cut out so
that the sidewalk looks like it has a crescent-shaped cutout or, does this
get into an area that compromises the City's obligation with ADA.
CM/DeStefano said he would defer to the experts but believed it would
bring speakers to the podium complaining about the impediment to
running and walking. The right hand side of the sidewalk is likely the end
of the City's right-of-way. There may be a couple of inches left. If a
proposal were to be forwarded moving the sidewalk further to the right it
would not only require property to be received from the adjoining property
owner (church) but as PWD/Liu pointed out earlier it would then challenge
the City's standards for safe pathway travel and probably require some
sort of retaining wall and/or handrail system to aid pedestrians. There are
other complications that have not been addressed but clearly there would
need to be the proper width of travel in order for pedestrians to get around
those trees.
CSD/Rose explained that one of the biggest issues for the stability of the
tree is how close to the trunk of the tree roots are removed and if this
sidewalk is removed and moved over three feet it would still be within
almost three feet of the trunk of the tree and there will be roots that need
to be removed to put the sidewalk back in. Of course, with the sidewalk
removed the Arborist can inspect the roots and tell staff which roots can
be removed but the closer to the trunk the concrete is poured which
includes the possibility of removing roots, the more likely the tree would be
recommended for removal by the Arborist.
M/Tye asked for Public Comments on this item.
Frankie Warner asked for clarification about trimming of the roots which he
believed had been 11 years ago and that nothing had been done since. In
fact, as other residents will likely attest, these trees are very, very healthy
and have a healthy water source especially along the church area. Very
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little maintenance has been done since it was done 11 years ago. He
recalled that staff mentioned only about $10,000 had been spent to
maintain a very small strip of the street which he too has witnessed.
Option 2 includes putting in a crosswalk which he believes would make
the street much safer because people drive too fast on the street and
having a crosswalk would help no matter what option the Council chooses.
Based on the history, Option 2 appears to allow residents to be able to
enjoy the trees for another 11 years. Over the years he has visited with
City employees who have looked at the trees and the street. Several
years ago he spoke with an Arborist that was inspecting the trees and he
asked her if the residents would lose these beautiful trees and at that time
she assured him that they would not. He again encountered an individual
who was looking at the trees who informed him they were getting bids to
remove the trees and that is when he began calling the City begging for
the trees to be saved. At that point he did not believe anyone was aware
that the trees were being considered for removal. He thanked the City for
putting up the signs to let residents know what was going on. He said he
then saw CSD/Rose at the site who was taking pictures for the public
meeting's Power Point presentation and begged him to save the trees. In
short, these trees are very important to the residents and he has been
keeping an eye on them for the past 15 years. Anytime residents see
people looking at the trees it makes them very nervous because they want
to keep the trees. Whenever individuals visit the area they comment on
how beautiful the trees are and how beautiful they make the
neighborhood. These comments are not made just by adults or older
individuals, they are made by young people and children who also
appreciate the trees and he felt it would set a very poor example that a
solution could not be attained to save as many trees as possible. These
trees have brought a lot of non -monetary value to the residents. These
trees are a part of the neighborhood and have been part of the residents'
lives for a very, very long time. He requested the City save as many as
possible. Please do not cut them down.
John Hoffner has been a resident of Diamond Bar for the past 22 years
having moved to the area from Pasadena where he still works. The City
of Pasadena has a lot of mature street trees that have not been removed.
There are broken sidewalks and people live with them because they love
the trees. Residents do not expect to live in a City that is perfectly clean
with no cracks. He is also a member of the Diamond Bar Church of
Christ. He appreciates the comments of the previous speaker. He
believes these are very special trees as well. They were planted in the
1960's by the founders of the Church so the City can thank the Church for
the current problem and the City can also thank the Church for the beauty
and shade and oxygen these trees provide. It is no coincidence that the
line of trees follows the original parcel the Church purchased when it
moved to Diamond Bar. The upper section (about 40 percent of the
subject area) was sold by the Church for the development of the
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condominiums. In the City's Municipal Development Code Title XXII,
Article 3 it says "trees are an important natural resource. It is essential to
the public peace, health and welfare that such trees be protected from
random removal and cutting including protected trees such as natives with
a diameter of 8 inches or more, or trees of significant historical value as
designated by the City Council." He said he believes that these subject
trees are legacy trees for the City of Diamond Bar. They have been there
throughout most of the City's history and he would support the Council
designating these trees as "special" trees worthy of protection. He also
pointed out that the circumference of these trees along the Church
property range from 73 to 138 inches which is over 11 feet. Are there any
larger trees than this within the City limits of Diamond Bar - certainly not
likely within the roadways and parkways. Mr. Hoffner said he appreciates
staff's work and their point of view. He has spent most of his life in the
City of Pasadena having grown up there and having worked there. There
are many similar situations as this in Pasadena, Claremont, Covina and
other cities in the southland where they do not hold such a rigid view of
how to maintain streets and sidewalks. They allow mature trees to live
and grow which is great for the residents. As one drives through the City
most of Diamond Bar's trees are very small and will never grow much
larger than they are. Of the three options before the Council tonight he
would support Option 2 but feels there are more examples and more
options that have not been considered.
Linette Velker said she has been a resident of Diamond Bar for over 28
years and lives less than a mile as the crow flies from the pine trees on
Morning Canyon. She has walked at least 80 percent of the streets in
Diamond Bar over the past 28 years and has found these particular trees
to be pretty extraordinary in their stature and beauty. One reason she and
her husband moved to Diamond Bar was because of the country -like
atmosphere and the open spaces. Unfortunately, the open spaces of
Diamond Bar seem to be dwindling and to think that these heritage trees
are also destined for the chopping block is disconcerting. Once these
trees are removed they are gone forever. She understands that these
trees may be 50 years old and can live to be 100. She believes trees add
value to the land and believes they are quite valuable. The smaller trees
just do not have the canopy and said that if these trees were cut down and
replaced with smaller trees it would not provide the shade, canopy, habitat
for birds and wildlife nor the historic value. Loss of habitat is a well-
documented concern and she realizes these are only 16 trees but she is
concerned that their removal will initiate a precedent for other similar trees
in the city to also be removed. She appreciates everyone's comments
and she appreciates all of the work that has gone into consideration of the
three options since the last meeting she attended on February 11.
Perhaps a discussion by staff with other cities such as Claremont which
has spectacular trees may be a source of information. She went online
and checked out arborday.org for information about becoming a tree city
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which she understands Diamond Bar is a part of. She recalled a City
Newsletter a few years ago stating that Diamond Bar was one of the top
100 cities in which to live and she believed the City should strive to
maintain that status by keeping the trees alive as long as possible.
Bill Flournoy, Diamond Bar United Church of Christ, said he was able to
review staff's recommendations yesterday concerning the Morning
Canyon Rehabilitation Project. He commended staff for listening to the
community's concerns. Staff has considered and evaluated two additional
options, although their recommendation is still to adopt Option 1 which
would result in the wholesale removal of the trees. After careful reading,
the most feasible of these options to him is Option 2 which would remove
the sidewalk and result in keeping the eight (8) trees along the lower
Morning Canyon Road and five (5) of the trees between Presado and
Stonepine. This is an acceptable compromise or solution that resolves the
residents' major concerns. Hence, he urged the Council to adopt Option
2. He still has some differences of opinion with some of staff's
recommendations. He is still not convinced that complete removal of the
trees is necessary to accommodate the proposed rehabilitation project
despite the Arborists' claims. If the trees have survived two root cuttings
to fix the roadway it is likely they can survive one or two more over the
next 10 or 20 years. He also does not understand why, once the sidewalk
is removed, the Arborist needs to evaluate the root system of each tree
and may deem the tree to be hazardous. This sounds like double
jeopardy to him. He hopes that the City does not have to go through this
effort again to save the trees. He is also not sure why the three trees
between Presado and Stonepine need to be removed if the sidewalk and
roadway are in an acceptable condition. By now the Council is familiar
with the arguments for keeping the trees — the beauty, shade, feeling of
well-being and the regret that the City will have lost something that is
irreplaceable if the trees are prematurely removed. In addition, he thinks it
is a matter of community values. Do people live here for the well -kept
boulevards, the streets, the parks and other benefits of an efficiently run
City? Yes, but the trees remind residents of other reasons people settled
here. People chose to live on a former ranch in a country setting, a
frontier with windmills turning, cattle grazing, coyote's howling, deer
running. Yes, there used to be deer here. In fact, they are in a picture in
the stairwell at City Hall; hills and valleys, gnarled oaks and canyons and,
what is a canyon without trees guarding the entrance. People are running
out of wild places and the trees represent that ideal. These particular
trees have become a landmark that have grown and matured with the
City. They do not appear to be unstable even if a few roots have to be cut
to preserve the roadways and walkways. The larger trees are not leaning
and residents do not feel in any danger from them. They are a welcome
sight always. He is sure with a little creative thinking the City can
accommodate those who may have difficulty in negotiating an uneven
patch of the sidewalk. People have to find a way to live with what nature
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gives them and look at their presence as a gift, not a nuisance. They are
nature's church. He does not know and has not met anyone who is in
favor of removing the trees other than staff. Removing trees of this
maturity, beauty and benefit would not be a popular decision with most
residents in the area. He believes the neighbors would be willing to trade
off the imperfect roadway, sidewalk and infrastructure for their (the trees)
continued presence. He asked Council and staff to again look at the
recent picture of the trees they received yesterday and ask themselves if
they should be cut down in the name of Public Works. How can the City
remove these trees?
Karen Gerloff, Diamond Bar Church of Christ, thanked the Council for their
consideration and showed photographs of the street looking down toward
the church property. She hoped that with Option 2 these would be the
trees that would definitely be saved. Another photo looks up toward the
Diamond Bar Community Garden and a picnic table which looks tiny under
the massive tree. Community gardeners will miss that deep shade in the
hot summer during and after working in the garden. These pictures show
the deep shade these trees provide. The trees are gorgeous. Another
photo showed a sad example of current street trees on Pathfinder near the
high school. She knows it is difficult to take care of the street trees
because of the severe drought. Another photo was taken in front of the
church by the corner of Diamond Bar Boulevard on Morning Canyon Road
and showed a fairly mature Crepe Myrtle which does not compare to the
large Italian Stone Pines. She went online to determine the value of the
trees with the National Tree Benefit Calculator which she calculated to be
$495 per tree or $7,900 of benefit of those trees to the community each
year. She included this information in notes she earlier sent to the City
Council. She provided an article entitled Climate Change Could Cripple
Southwestern US Forests. Trees face rising drought stress and mortality
as the climate warms. Gardeners know how difficult it has been these last
few years. It is an uphill battle and any street trees that are planted will
face a difficult time during primary growth. In 1967 in Western Garden the
Italian Stone Pine was selected as a "wonderful street tree." The new
Western Garden does not mention the Italian Stone Pine as a street tree.
She researched the Brisbane Box tree.
MPT/Lyons asked about moving from a 24 inch box to a 36 inch box tree
which was 12 feet by six feet. It looks like a nice tree but some websites
say they have to be watered or they will not grow and although they may
appear to be a good alternative the future may reveal something different.
People and cities face risks every day but the value of these trees is
important and she encouraged Council to choose Option 2 and do
whatever is possible to save these wonderful living trees.
Lauren Han said she moved to Diamond Bar just before her sixth birthday
and has grown up listening to the howls of coyotes, followed deer trails
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and stumbling upon deer, seen rabbits in the morning mist and these trees
compared to all of those things are the most magnificent The thick shade
of these trees bring the temperature down as much as 15 degrees. No
one took a photo or mentioned how beautiful it is when one looks up from
the bottom of these trees. She has seen nesting white owls and brown
owls. The trees are so dense the sun is unable to pierce the canopy.
These trees are really a place of sanctuary, provide peace of mind and
they are very much worth keeping. She has walked about three square
miles close to where she lives by St. Denis Church and no street in those
three square miles or for that matter, any other place she has walked in
Diamond Bar compares to that street because of these trees. Also, the
amount of pollution that is captured and avoided by these trees is
significant. She calculated online that these 16 trees would absorb 768
pounds of carbon dioxide per year which is 48 pounds each per year
which is extremely invaluable. In addition, these trees absorb an
enormous amount of sound from Diamond Bar Boulevard and if these
trees were removed there would be a significant increase in traffic noise
for all houses in that area. There is a difference in looking at a sterile
neighborhood compared to one that has trees. Beverly Hills has 30,000
street trees and Marcelino Lomeli, Superintendent of Parks, claimed their
trees to be worth more than $450 million in the 1990's." The subject trees
are an enormous asset for many different reasons which are not limited to
visual reasons and it is worth sacrificing a sidewalk in order to keep them.
She recommended an alternative with Option 2 to build a small bridge with
poles to elevate the bridge over the level to accommodate wheelchairs,
etc. which would be a much cheaper option than having to redo the
sidewalk over and over again. She believes Option 2 is what people want
and it is the best option. She thanked Council for its consideration.
Allen Wilson said this item has drawn a very interesting dialogue about the
trees in question. He has served on his homeowners' association board
for three years. The one word he learned was "fiduciary" duty. The five
City Council Members have a fiduciary duty to protect and to minimize
long-term liabilities that could occur. He recalled that in 2004 and 2005
there was a huge storm and when a tree toppled in the median near CVS
and crashed onto a vehicle which caused liability to the City. He loves
trees and his complex has a lot of trees. He wants to save as many trees
as possible but if the City does not take care of the City it will end up
putting on a band-aid time and time again. If a tree comes down on a car
there could be loss of life and it can become a question of whether to save
a tree or save a life. To him it is a simple choice of saving a life. In his
opinion, he believes the best approach is Option 1. He does not want to
take down trees but again, this City Council has a burden of responsibility
to make a very tough decision not to alienate passionate residents and to
do their fiduciary duty to protect the City.
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Kathleen Yang said her family moved to Diamond Bar in 1985. She no
longer lives in Diamond Bar but her parents live across the street from the
trees. The gentleman who spoke said the City Council has a fiduciary
duty to protect the City's assets and she believes the trees are also assets
to the community. The likelihood of the tree falling down would be only if
the roots are cut too close to the trunk. To her, when she looks at the
three options, common sense tells her Option 2 is the best option. Those
trees provide something intangible. They provide a sense of well-being
and she believes that outweighs the risk for which the City has insurance.
She thanked PWD/Liu and CSD/Rose for really listening to the residents
and providing the Council with viable options. She hoped the Council
Members understand how the residents feel and choose Option 2.
M/Tye closed Public Comments.
M/Herrera said she had sympathy for all of the speakers and their love of
the trees. The trees certainly are beautiful. She moved to Diamond Bar in
1966 and Diamond Bar was a very, very different place back then. There
was no Diamond Bar Boulevard, there was no Grand Avenue and there
was no 57 freeway. The 60 freeway stopped in Hacienda Heights. Places
grow and Diamond Bar has grown. This is a difficult decision for the City
Council and looking at the option, Options 2 and 3 looking at the red print,
even under option 2 and 3 there is a possibility that more trees will be
removed once the sidewalks are removed and the Arborist has an
opportunity to inspect the tree root system. So Option 2 and 3 are not
"total" solutions. With Option 2 and 3 there continues to be ongoing
liability for the City with the root system pulling up the sidewalk and more
importantly, reaching out into the street. Some very creative solutions
have been suggested by the residents on how to remediate the sidewalks
but the sidewalks are not the only issue because the roots are going out
under the street and cracks are forming, water will get into those cracks
and compromise the asphalt which means that when cars drive over those
cracks there will be asphalt failure and the roadway giving away. God
forbid there would be a sinkhole. As a previous speaker stated, the City
Council has a fiduciary responsibility for public safety and the lives and
safety of the City's residents is paramount over trees. Diamond Bar needs
to protect its residents and prevent or remove hazards and it is not
prudent to fix it one year and the next year the situation has further
deteriorated. The City belongs to the JPIA and the City has been
presented with a report that talks about liability and exposure. Once JPIA
looks at this situation and finds that the City Council knew it had a
situation it let continue she does not know that Diamond Bar would be
covered which would be very, very detrimental to the City.
C/Tanaka said he liked the choices in Option 2 because it addresses a
minimum of removing only three trees and allows the Arborist to take a
look at the roots so if some of the trees can be saved he would favor doing
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so as opposed to removing all 16 trees.
MPT/Lyons asked if there was a possibility of moving the trees.
C/Herrera said she believed they were too big to move.
Nick Alago, West Coast Arborists, said that anything can be done. The
trees could be moved but it would entail tearing the street completely apart
and it would be extremely expensive. Trees of the size in question would
likely cost the City $75,000 to $100,000 per tree to move.
C/Lin asked PWD/Liu why if in looking at Option 2 is the rehabilitation of
the roadway pavement mutually exclusive to removal of the sidewalk.
PWD/Liu responded that the section of pavement that is the most
compromised is the section between Diamond Bar Boulevard and
Presado. West of that there are certain conditions that do not compare to
the first section which has extensive damage. When staff was considering
Option 2 staff learned from public input that residents were willing to live
without the sidewalk or path of travel. So staff felt that if the neighbors
were willing to live with this option perhaps there was an alternative path
of travel for the residents. Staff concluded that it could be done by re-
routing everyone and making sure that from a public perspective that this
alternative should be studied very closely which it was. As a result of the
study, he suggested installing a crosswalk to make sure there was a clear
passage for pedestrians. In terms of pavement repair work under Option
2, like everything else, as long as the trees remain where they are the
roots will continue to grow out toward the street and basically in every
direction. That section has displayed signs of deterioration in spite of all of
the work the City has done. More importantly, the root systems will
continue to create more and more damage.
M/Tye said he was surprised that more people spoke up in favor of Option
2 instead of Option 3 but he thinks this can be massaged so that the City
does not have to go in and obliterate the trees and still be responsible. To
him it is like saying he has a corn on his toe and the doctor says if we
amputate just above the knee it will take care of the corn on the toe. But if
we start with the corn and we work on that and find that 10 or 11 trees will
be saved which means that the City has already identified the trees it
wants to remove. He assumed that the removal of five trees in Option 3
referred to the five in front of the condos.
CSD/Rose responded that there were three in front of the condos and two
in front of the church that were slated for removal.
M/Tye asked which two in front of the church.
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CSD/Rose responded that it would be the two trees nearest the catch
basin toward Diamond Bar Boulevard.
M/Tye asked if Option 3 includes rebuilding catch basins and building two
new catch basins why would there be a need to remove them.
CSD/Rose said that under Option 3 there is a sidewalk being built on the
road side and the sidewalk would have to come back to meet the existing
sidewalk and that occurs about where the trees are.
M/Tye felt there was a way to compromise and take a scheduled approach
rather than an all or nothing approach.
M/Tye acknowledged there will be a problem. He asked if the City spent
$100,000 in 2004 and $10,000 in 2013 and is now talking about spending
$300,000 or $400,000 for Option 1 or Option 3 in his opinion, it is worth
working toward achieving as many objectives as possible. All of the trees
will not be saved but something terrific can be created and still save as
many trees as possible. He is not a proponent of tearing out the sidewalk.
To do that is to ignore a section of society and perhaps in that
neighborhood and church goers who use that sidewalk who have not had
an opportunity to weigh in on this proposal. He likes the idea of creatively
putting the sidewalk on the other side of the trees which will accomplish a
couple of things even though the City may find out it went to a lot of
additional expense by moving forward with the objective to save 11 of the
16 trees and find out only 8 could be saved which is better than denuding
the neighborhood of all of the Italian Stone Pines. He likes this option
because it is a two for one solution which he asked PWD/Liu to weight in
on — save as many trees as possible, provide an opportunity for a new
sidewalk and repair the catch basins, and have a traffic calming measure
in the process.
PWD/Liu said that to a certain extent one might say it is a traffic calming
measure but under the Traffic Management Program he can offer many
other options as well.
MPT/Lyons asked if the City proceeded according to M/Tye's
recommendation, would parking be eliminated if the sidewalk was moved
to the other side of the trees.
CSD/Rose responded "yes."
MPT/Lyons said that if the Council were to consider that option, the
parking should not be eliminated because some of the condo owners rely
on street parking.
M/Tye said he agreed and that is why the action would be for the Council
MARCH 3, 2015 PAGE 26 CITY COUNCIL
to reject all bids and direct staff to redesign the project per the concept.
Option 3 does not speak to putting the sidewalk on the other side of the
trees up near the condos.
CSD/Rose responded that the original Option 3 does include the sidewalk
on the other side of the trees by the condos as well which would eliminate
the parking for both the condos and the church. Obviously there could be
a hybrid recommendation where Option 2 and 3 could be combined to
remove the three trees by the condo and repair the panels only for the
remaining trees which would provide parking along the street and the
sidewalk is moved to the other side of the street at the church end of the
street and the street parking would be lost in that area.
M/Tye moved, C/Lin seconded, to reject all bids and direct staff to
redesign the project per Option 3 which would save as many trees as
possible (removal of a minimum of 5 trees). Motion carried 4-1 by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Lin, Tanaka, MPT/Lyons, M/Tye
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Herrera
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
C/Lin asked for clarification that this motion does not guarantee that the
Council is proceeding with Option 3 it is merely a motion for redesign. Is
that correct?
CM/DeStefano responded that as he understands the direction, the motion
is to move forward with Option 3 and that will require a redesign. Through
that redesign staff and Council will learn a lot more about what needs to
be done and the entirety will be coming back to the City Council for a
decision to award the contract at some point in the future. Council is
directing staff to design a project with Option 3 in mind but there may be
derivatives of it as staff works through the details.
CSD/Rose said that staff would be meeting with the residents of the
condos to gather their input which may take place on site under the trees.
9. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Herrera reported that she attended the San Gabriel Valley COG meeting on
February 19 and it was the last day of work for the Executive Director Andrea
Travis -Miller who has served for slightly less than two years. She has been hired
by the City of Covina as the City Manager and the COG Executive Board
selected Fran DeLach, former City Attorney for Azusa as the Interim Director.
The board will begin the process of hiring a new executive director for the
SGVCOG.
MARCH 3, 2015 PAGE 27 CITY COUNCIL
C/Lin reported that during the past two weeks he attended three functions on
behalf of the City. He was invited to attend the Diamond Bar Chinese
Association New Year's Celebration which he attended with all of his colleagues
on February 21 at the Diamond Bar High School. On February 24 he took a tour
of the Sheriff's Station in Walnut and had an in-depth discussion with Captain
Scroggin and Lieutenant Tachias. He said he appreciated the opportunity to gain
an understanding about how this City is kept safe by the Sheriff's Department
and its deputies and was amazed to hear that they are only three or four minutes
away from any situation in Diamond Bar. Last Saturday he and M/Tye were
invited to the International Chinese Transportation Professional Association
meeting at Heritage Park.
C/Tanaka said that a couple of weeks ago he attended the Chinese American
Association's Lunar New Year Celebration at Diamond Bar High School. Later
that day he attended the Diamond Bar Girls Softball Opening Day Ceremony at
Pantera Park. On Sunday, February 22 he attended the Miss Diamond Bar
Pageant's Fashion Show with 14 candidates competing this year, 13 of which
were present. The Miss Diamond Bar Scholarship Pageant will be held on
Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m. in the Diamond Bar High School Theater. On
Tuesday, February 24 he attended the Diamond Bar 4 -Youth "In Action" regular
monthly meeting during which there was discussion of upcoming events including
the City's Birthday Celebration, a canned food drive and the next 6th, 7th and 8th
grade dance. Elections for next year's board will be held at the March meeting.
Last Wednesday he attended the San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber of
Commerce's Heroes Prayer Breakfast to honor men and women in the armed
forces, sheriff's, police departments, firefighters and all emergency medical
response teams. Thursday he attended the Evergreen Senior Citizens Club's
Lunar New Year and quarterly birthday celebration. He stopped by the Pack
788's Blue and Gold Awards Dinner on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of
scouting in the United States. He attended the Diamond Bar Pony Baseball
Opening Ceremony on Saturday. That evening he attended the Casa Colina's
Tribute to Courage Dinner. Four individuals were recognized during the evening
which was hosted by Bonnie Hunt. Aron Ralston, the hiker from Colorado who
survived being trapped by amputating his pinned and injured hand, was the guest
speaker.
MPT/Lyons stated that she too had attended the Diamond Bar Chinese American
Association's New Year's Celebration it was wonderful because all five Council
Members were present to celebrate with the community. She and her colleagues
enjoyed the event very much and appreciated that staff had a booth there to pass
out information. Staff also provided DB 4 Youth workers for their booth and other
booths where help was needed. The Salute to Heroes Breakfast was very
inspirational which she enjoyed along with her colleagues. She also attended the
Diamond Bar Evergreen Seniors New Year's Celebration along with C/Tanaka
for a celebration with good food, good friends and good entertainment.
MARCH 3, 2015 PAGE 28 CITY COUNCIL
M/Tye said it was wonderful to be at the Lunar New Year Celebration. He would
like to clarify whether it is the year of the sheep, goat or ram but nobody seems
to know. Last year was the year of the horse so it is Gung Hay Fat Choy to
Chinese residents. It has been a busy couple of weeks with the Boy Scouts Blue
and Gold Banquet for Troop 737 and a week later Troop 788. It is wonderful to
be invited and be a part of the ceremony that promotes kids from cub scouts to
boy scouts. It matters not whether it is the Friends of the Library, the Lions or the
Rotary, things get done with volunteers and it was incredible to see how many
volunteers were working on behalf of their children in scouting. The Heroes
Prayer Breakfast was very moving and it was wonderful to attend with his Council
colleagues and present certificates on behalf of the City to the different heroes
from armed forces, sheriff's department, fire and American Medical who were
being honored. He also attended the The Pony League opening day. M/Tye
stated that it was a privilege to be invited to the International Chinese
Transportation Professional Association, Southern California Chapter with C/Lin
and speak with Brian Pennington who had good things to say about Diamond Bar
and how prepared the City is to have projects recognized and funded. He was
aware of the work staff does to be in line for the funding. He thanked staff for the
very thorough information and presentation on the Morning Canyon trees not
only tonight but at the public outreach meeting a week ago in the Windmill Room.
He believes it is very important for people to understand that staff and City
Council is present to listen and accept their input to see if the City can do what it
needs to do to make the City as safe as possible while doing everything possible
to preserve the flavor of the neighborhood and its trees. It is a testament to their
willingness to come forward and ask that the City do everything possible to make
it work for everyone's benefit. He did not hear anyone who was difficult but he
heard people who were zealous about this matter and interested to provide input
and participate in the process of getting the matter to a satisfactory conclusion for
all. He thanked all who provided input and staff for their thoughtful and in depth
study and work on behalf of the residents and City Council.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Tye adjourned the
City Council Meeting at 9:18 p.m.
TOMMYE CRIBBINS, CITY CLERK
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this day of 2015.
STEVE TYE, MAYOR
Agenda No. 6.2
CITY OF DIAMOND :,-
DIAMOND ■ ROOM
6 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND :..
, CA 91765
JANUARY 22,2015
VC/Liang called the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in
the City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Grundy led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Dave Grundy, Kim Hsieh, and Vice
Chairman Benny Liang
Absent: Commissioner Lew Herndon and Chairman Ted
Owens were excused
VC/Liang welcomed Council Member Jack Tanaka and his wife Wanda to the meeting.
Staff Present: Bob Rose, Community Services Director; Anthony Jordan, Parks and
Maintenance Superintendent; Christy Murphey, Recreation Superintendent; Andee
Tarazon, Community Services Coordinator; and Debbie Gonzales, Administrative
Coordinator
MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: As presented by CSD/Rose
1. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.1 Approval of Minutes for the November 20, 2014 Regular Meeting.
C/Grundy moved, C/Hsieh seconded, to approve the November 20, 2014
Minutes as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Grundy, Hsieh
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Liang
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Herndon, Chair/Owens
2. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
2.1 Recreation Program Update — RS/Murphey
2.1.1 Power Point Presentation on the 2015 Snow Fest event —
CSC/Tarazon
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C/Grundy asked if this was the first year for waivers and CSC/Tarazon
responded that this was the second year. C/Grundy asked if the waivers
were being done as a general type of risk management practice or in
response to an occurrence and CSC/Tarazon said the waivers are being
done as part of general best practices.
CSD/Rose explained that when the weather is hot the sledding area does
not melt but the play area melts which causes water to flow from the edge
of the snow and muddy the ground.
2.2 ParksReport— PMS/Jordan
C/Hsieh said that the fence caps are not completed. She said it appeared
to her that someone had hit the cap. PMS/Jordan said that staff installed
five caps which require ongoing maintenance. C/Hsieh said that as one
walks the reconstructed path in Pantera Park there is a portion of the
concrete that is chipped off. PMS/Jordan said he would take a look and
asked if it was at the edge of the new concrete to which C/Hsieh
responded that if one continues walking toward the Gazebo it is a couple
of sections away. C/Hsieh asked if something would be done to make the
area around the drain next to the dog park more aesthetically pleasing.
PMS/Jordan explained that the rocks are there to trap debris. In terms of
landscaping, there is nothing proposed for the area. However, this year's
budget includes planting 50 trees throughout the dog park for shade and
staff can look at enhancing the drain area at that time. C/Hsieh suggested
planting a hedge to make the area less visible. C/Hsieh said that as she
was walking in the park a couple of weeks ago a person stopped her
regarding dog excrement that had not been picked up and has witnessed
people not cleaning up after their dogs. PMS/Jordan explained that Valley
Crest is required to pick up dog waste whenever they observe it and there
are doggie walk bags for individuals to use. In many instances, the City's
parks get a lot of Coyote droppings and sometimes people mistake those
for dog droppings and irresponsible dog owners. He is sure there are a
few irresponsible dog owners and he will speak with the contractors and
make sure they pay particularly close attention to those areas. C/Hsieh
said the contractors come only once a week and PMS/Jordan responded
that the contractors "detail crew" is onsite almost every day and the mow
crew is there on a weekly basis but there are individuals in the City on a
daily basis working different parks at different times of the day. C/Hsieh
said it is good to see that the Pantera dog park is well used and
contractors should take extra effort on those facilities.
C/Grundy asked if staff was considering a step down valve or pressure
regulator for Washington Street and PMS/Jordan responded "pressure
regulator." PMS/Jordan said he has discussed a pressure regulator with
Excel Landscape. It is tight quarters behind the sidewalk and there is a
backflow valve, flow meter and master valve immediately downstream of
the meter and at some point the line needs to be cut to make room for a
pressure regulator. As a stop -gap measure, the backflow has been
JANUARY 22, 2015 PAGE 3 P&R CONOUSSION
throttled back by 45-50 percent to restrict water flow. While this does not
reduce the static pressure it slows the velocity and reduces the amount of
water hammer in the line until it can be determined at what point the line
can be cut for installation of the regulator.
C/Grundy asked what happened to the request for improved lighting
around the walkway in Peterson Park. PMS/Jordan responded that staff
looked at the light fixtures on the poles to be certain they were operating;
however, staff found that the lenses had Plexiglas protective covers that
were old and nearly impossible to see through so staff cleaned those that
could be cleaned and removed those that could not be cleaned which
dramatically enhanced the light output. C/Grundy said he believed the
individual was asking if more lights could be added and asked if anything
came of that. CSD/Rose responded not at this time. He does not believe
additional walkway lighting is part of the Parks Master Plan update.
CSD/Rose said that staff would add it to Commissioner's Requests.
C/Grundy asked if it was difficult to find out what the cost would be to add
more lights and CSD/Rose said that most likely the biggest issue would be
the wiring and staff will get some cost estimates.
2.2.1 Power Point Presentation on the Lorbeer Middle School sports field
— PMS/Jordan
C/Grundy asked whether the sports teams or school use was doing
most of the damage and PMS/Jordan responded that in the past a
PE activity was to kick field goals and there was a lot of that type of
activity going on which would cause the most repetitive damage
near the goal post. If it was damage caused by the sports group
there would probably be more damage throughout the entire field;
both contribute. C/Grundy asked if the City could ask the school
and sports groups to engage in more variety during PE classes to
cut down on the wear on the east end. PMS/Jordan said he could
speak with the Field Attendants. With respect to the school, he
said he would contact the Principal's office and attempt to speak
with the appropriate party.
C/Grundy asked if this years 4th of July Blast would be at Lorbeer
and CSD/Rose said staff was planning to look at the possibility of
holding the event at Diamond Bar High School first. C/Grundy felt
that having the 4th of July Blast at a different location would allow
the Lorbeer field additional time for renovation. PMS/Jordan said
that had staff been allowed a longer renovation period last year it
would have allowed the turf to establish itself much better.
However, even though it would allow the turf to become more
established and recover in a shorter period of time, no turf will
stand up to that type of repetitive damage no matter how long the
renovation period. C/Grundy said he believed it came down to the
limited availability of lighted fields. If the City had more lighted
fields the scheduling could be spread over more venues and place
JANUARY 22, 2015 PAGE 4 P&R COADUSSION
less burden on a few fields. Perhaps the City could consider
placing lights in other facilities or space the use of currently
available lighted facilities. CSD/Rose explained that his staff is
working on a report to the City Manager with all of the options for
field use. In addition, the report will include the possibility of
charging for use of the fields because not charging for their use
results in greater demand. Diamond Bar is one of few cities in the
area that offers free use of lighted fields. C/Grundy asked if it
would be feasible to offer a tiered pricing structure by charging
those with 50 percent or fewer Diamond Bar resident participants
more. CSD/Rose said staff would include such an option in its
report.
2.3 CIP Projects - CSD/Rose
2.3.1 Pantera Park Trail and Steep Canyon Trail— CSD/Rose reported
that staff received four proposals for the design of the trails which
are currently under review for a recommendation to the City
Council mid-February/early March.
2.3.2 Diamond Canyon Park Design — CSD/Rose stated that staff
received the second plan check submittal from Lennar Homes. Jeff
Smith, Lennar Homes believes that based on how quickly
construction can take place the park should be completed
September/October 2015.
2.3.3 Design of Heritage Park Improvements — CSD/Rose explained.
that the consultant team continues to obtain public input with onsite
interception interviews with people who use the park. In addition,
the team has met with user groups including the City's Tiny Tot and
Day camp as well as, senior groups.
2.3.4 Design of Longview Park South & Star Dust Park — CSD/Rose
stated that Architerra continues its work on the construction
documents and staff plans to recommend funding for the
construction of both parks during the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget
process.
C/Hsieh asked why there is no senior lounge at the Diamond Bar Center
like the City of Walnut. CSD/Rose explained that the City of Walnut has
an actual dedicated Senior Center and as such, it was programmed
primarily for senior use and includes.a lounge area, game room and other
types of facilities. The Diamond Bar Center is not considered a senior
center and a lounge facility normally includes things like overstuffed
couches and chairs, which are stationery and available for daily use.
When such spaces are so dedicated they cannot be used for other types
of events. The Diamond Bar Center is programmed so that all rooms are
portable and things are moved in and out to get the most use of the space
available. With only one such quality facility the space is intended to be
JANUARY 22, 2015 PAGE 5 P&R COAD MSION
used in the most efficient way possible and not to accommodate special
interests. The Parks Master Plan recommends a dedicated senior center
on the vacant parcel next to the Diamond Bar Center which was initially
intended for a library and would be the type of dedicated facility described
by C/Hsieh. C/Hsieh suggested staff check with Walnut to see how such
a facility can be planned and funded. The City of Walnut financed all of
their recreation facilities (gymnasium, community center, senior) with
Redevelopment money which can be used for development but not for
ongoing operations. The State of California recently banned
Redevelopment Agencies which means that cities no longer have that
funding mechanism available. Usually, the next best method for obtaining
financing is for a developer to come into the City to do a large project and
as part of the conditions of approval, build a public facility. Diamond
Canyon Park is such an example. While it is a relatively small residential
development the City is getting a 2-4 acre developed park as part of the
development process. Six million dollars to build a building is a significant
amount to the City of Diamond Bar when one considers the entire annual
budget is $20 million.
C/Hsieh asked how much it would cost the City to include photos on the
military banners and if feasible, the City could transition from what it now
does to a different design feature. CSD/Rose said that such a
recommendation would need to go to the City Council for their
consideration.
2.4 List of Pending Commission Requests — CSD/Rose reported on the
following items:
1) Pursuit of a grant to construct a trail connection from Silver Tip
Park to Pantera Park — staffreceived a call from the State of
California today regarding the Habitat Conservation Grant that was
submitted the beginning of October 2014 to set a meeting on February
12 or 13 for the state to visit the site to review the City's project and
while the grant application is still under consideration it will be some
time before the City receives an announcement about whether the
grant funding will be provided.
2) Heritage Park Special Needs —Discussed during the CIP report
3) Stairs at the Dog Park— Part of the Pantera Park Trail System. Staff
is in the process of hiring a design consultant for its design. Grant
funding will pay for the construction which must be completed by
December 31, 2015.
4) City You Tube Videos — Include recreation programs, facilities, trails,
etc. that have been added and updated and will continue to be
updated.
5) Trails Descriptions — This has been added to the multi-year CIP list
JANUARY 22, 2015 PAGE 6 P&R COALMSSION
and Council will consider the priority of those items to determine which
fiscal year the item will move to..
6) Request for Diamond Bar Center Bricks and Tiles to be used as a
Fundraiser (C/Herndon) — under review.
4. NEW BUSINESS: None
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
C/Hsieh thanked staff for the outstanding Snow Fest event and wonderful Disney
characters.
C/Grundy said that even though he was not at the Snow Fest he appreciated the
report. He is pleased that these types of events continue each year. He was
unable to attend this year but when he has attended in years past he has
enjoyed the event and it looks like this year was no exception and the weather
was perfect. He appreciates the written reports and particularly appreciates the
presentations which are very, very helpful and provide good insight. It was'a
productive 2014 and he looks forward to a productive 2015.
VC/Liang thanked staff for their reports, wished everyone a happy 2015. He
thanked staff for their hard work in 2014 and said he looked forward to working
with everyone this year.
ADJOURNMENT, With no one objecting and no further business before the Parks and
Recreation Commission, upon motion by C/Grundy, seconded by C/Hsieh, VC/Liang
adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this26t$ay of February 2015.
Attest:
BENNY Ll,fjlG, VICE-CHAIF3 App
Agenda # 6 .3
Meeting Date: March 17, 2015
CITY COUNCIL ,,� C,�IEPOR� AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James DeStefano, City Manager TA
TITLE: Ratification of Check Register dated February 26, 2015 through March 11,
2015 totaling $ 1,229,546.00
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Expenditure of $ 1,229,546.00 in City funds.
BACKGROUND:
The City has established the policy of issuing accounts payable checks on a weekly basis
with City Council ratification at the next scheduled City Council meeting.
DISCUSSION:
The attached check register containing checks dated February 26, 2015 through March
11, 2015 for $ 1,229,546.00 is being presented for ratification. All payments have been
made in compliance with the City's purchasing policies and procedures. Payments have
been reviewed and approved by the appropriate departmental staff and the attached
Affidavit affirms that the check register has been audited and deemed accurate by the
Finance Director.
PREPARED BY:
Luisa Allen
Accounting Technician
REVIEWED BY:
�C
Finance Director
Attachments: Affidavit and Check Register — 2/26/15 through 3111/15.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CHECK REGISTER AFFIDAVIT
The attached listings of demands, invoices, and claims in the form of a check register
including checks dated February 26, 2015 through March 11, 2015 has been audited
and is certified as accurate. Payments have been allowed from the following funds in
these amounts:
Description
General Fund
Prop A - Transit Fund
Prop C - Transit Tax Fund
Intergrated Waste Management Fund
Com Dev Block Grant Fund
COPS Fund (Public Safety)
LLAD 38 Fund
LLAD 39 Fund
LLAD 41 Fund
Capital Imp Projects Fund
Signed:
Dianna Honeywell
Finance Director
Amount
$1,082,944.72
$5,986.76
$29,421.21
$9,843.40
$293.20
$1,348.17
$2,714.85
$1,567.88
$1,246.13
94,179.68
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James DeStefano, City Manager qv\,
Agenda # 6.4
Meeting Date: 3/17/15
AGENDA REPORT
TITLE: AWARD OF CONTRACT TO ICG, INC. IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 FOR
THE DESIGN OF THE LONGVIEW PARK NORTH SWING SET EXPANSION AND AS -
NEEDED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WORK AND APPROPRIATION OF $12,000 FROM
SAVINGS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ACCOUNT
RECOMMENDATION:
Award contract and appropriate funds.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The $7,400 cost to develop the construction documents for the swing set expansion at Longview Park
North is included in the adopted 2014/15 FY CIP Budget. The remaining cost of $12,600 will be
funded with expected savings in the appropriated Economic Development fund/Professional Services
account.
BACKGROUND:
Longview Park North is a 1 acre mini -park located at 21071 Longview Drive in the City of Diamond
Bar. Current improvements include a small tot lot, accessible walkway and grass field. The City plans
to install a two -bay swing set with engineered wood fiber surfacing adjacent to the current tot lot. The
swing set will have regular belt swings in one bay and tot swings in the other bay. The new swing set
must be ADA accessible and a civil engineer is required to survey the park and develop the
construction documents.
As -needed conceptual plans allow the City to adequately respond to future opportunities by providing
feasibility information and potential functionality options. Conceptual plans do not bind the City to any
pursuing any specific property or use, but provide flexibility as long-term planning documents.
The team members from ICG, Inc. have a history of successful projects on behalf of the City of Diamond
Bar, having completed the City's comprehensive Parks Master Plan and the recently completed Grand
View Trail. Staff believes ICG, Inc. is fully qualified to design the Longview Park North swing set
expansion project and complete as -needed conceptual design work.
PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY: REVIEWED BY:
Bob Rose, Director of Community Services
Dianna Honeywell, Director of finance
CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of March 17, 2015 by and between the City of Diamond Bar, a
municipal corporation ("City") and ICG, Inc. ("Consultant").
RECITALS
A. City desires to utilize the services of Consultant as an independent contractor to provide
consulting services to City as set forth in Exhibit "A".
B. Consultant represents that it is fully qualified to perform such consulting services by virtue
of its experience and the training, education and expertise of its principals and employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of performance by the parties of the covenants and conditions
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Consultant's Services.
A. Scope of Services. The nature and scope of the specific services to be
performed by Consultant are as described in Exhibit "A" the Consultant's Response, dated February
24, 2015.
B. Level of Services/Time of Performance. The level of and time of the specific
services to be performed by Consultant are as set forth in Exhibit "A."
2. Term of Agreement. This Contract shall take effect March 17, 2015, and shall
continue until June 30, 2016 unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions
herein.
3. Compensation. City agrees to compensate Consultant for each service which
Consultant performs to the satisfaction of City in compliance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit "A."
Payment will be made only after submission of proper invoices in the form specified by City. Total
payment to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed Twenty Thousand dollars
($20,000).
4. General Terms and Conditions. In the event of any inconsistency between the
provisions of this Agreement and Consultant's proposal, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
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City: City Manager Consultant: Jeff Scott, Principal
City of Diamond Bar ICG, Inc.
21810 Copley Drive 4195 Chino Hills Parkway #222
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4177 Chino Hills, CA 91709
6. Status as Independent Consultant.
A. Consultant is, and shall at all times remain as to City, a wholly independent
contractor. Consultant shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on behalf of City or
otherwise act on behalf of City as an agent. Neither City nor any of its agents shall have control over
the conduct of Consultant or any of Consultant's employees, except as set forth in this Agreement.
Consultant shall not, at any time, or in any manner, represent that it or any of its agents or employees
are in any manner agents or employees of City.
B. Consultant agrees to pay all required taxes on amounts paid to Consultant
under this Agreement, and to indemnify and hold City harmless from any and all taxes, assessments,
penalties, and interest asserted against City by reason of the independent contractor relationship
created by this Agreement. In the event that City is audited by any Federal or State agency regarding
the independent contractor status of Consultant and the audit in any way fails to sustain the validity of
a wholly independent contractor relationship between City and Consultant, then Consultant agrees to
reimburse City for all costs, including accounting and attorney's fees, arising out of such audit and any
appeals relating thereto.
C. Consultant shall fully comply with the workers' compensation law regarding
Consultant and Consultant's employees. Consultant further agrees to indemnify and hold City
harmless from any failure of Consultant to comply with applicable worker's compensation laws. City
shall have the right to offset against the amount of any fees due to Consultant under this Agreement
any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant's failure to promptly pay to City any
reimbursement or indemnification arising under this Section 6.
7. Standard of Performance. Consultant shall perform all work at the standard of care
and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the profession under similar conditions.
8. Indemnification. CONSULTANT shall indemnify, defend with counsel approved
by CITY, and hold harmless CITY, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers from and
against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable
attorneys fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation) of every nature arising
out of or in connection with CONSULTANT'S negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct
in the performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations
contained in this AGREEMENT, except such loss or damage which is caused by the sole
active negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY (meaning that CONSULTANT shall
indemnify and defend CITY notwithstanding any alleged or actual passive negligence of CITY
which may have contributed to the claims, damages, costs or liability). Should CITY in its
sole discretion find CONSULTANT'S legal counsel unacceptable, then CONSULTANT shall
reimburse the CITY its costs of defense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys
fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation. The CONSULTANT shall promptly
pay any final judgment rendered against the CITY (and its officers, officials, employees and
volunteers) with respect to claims determined by a trier of fact to have been the result of the
CONSULTANT'S negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the foregoing provisions are intended to be as broad and inclusive as is
permitted by the law of the State of California and will survive termination of this Agreement.
9. Insurance. Consultant shall at all times during the term of this Agreement carry,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect, with an insurance company admitted to do business in
California and approved by the City (1) a policy or policies of broad -form comprehensive general
liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit coverage against any
injury, death, loss or damage as a result of wrongful or negligent acts by Consultant, its officers,
employees, agents, and independent contractors in performance of services under this Agreement;
(2) property damage insurance with a minimum limit of $500,000.00; (3) automotive liability insurance,
with minimum combined single limits coverage of $500,000.00; (4) professional liability insurance
(errors and omissions) to cover or partially cover damages that may be the result of errors, omissions,
or negligent acts of Consultant, in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence; and (5)
worker's compensation insurance with a minimum limit of $500,000.00 or the amount required by law,
whichever is greater. City, its officers, employees, attorneys, and volunteers shall be named as
additional insureds on the policy (ies) as to comprehensive general liability, property damage, and
automotive liability. The policy (ies) as to comprehensive general liability, property damage, and
automobile liability shall provide that they are primary, and that any insurance maintained by the City
shall be excess insurance only.
A. All insurance policies shall provide that the insurance coverage shall not be
non -renewed, canceled, reduced, or otherwise modified (except through the addition of additional
insureds to the policy) by the insurance carrier without the insurance carrier giving City thirty (30)
day's prior written notice thereof. Consultant agrees that it will not cancel, reduce or otherwise modify
the insurance coverage.
B. All policies of insurance shall cover the obligations of Consultant pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement; shall be issued by an insurance company which is admitted to do
business in the State of California or which is approved in writing by the City; and shall be placed with
a current A.M. Best's rating of no less that A VII.
C. Consultant shall submit to City (1) insurance certificates indicating compliance
with the minimum worker's compensation insurance requirements above, and (2) insurance policy
endorsements indicating compliance with all other minimum insurance requirements above, not less
that one (1) day prior to beginning of performance under this Agreement. Endorsements shall be
executed on City's appropriate standard forms entitled "Additional Insured Endorsement", or a
substantially similar form which the City has agreed in writing to accept.
% Confidentiality. Consultant in the course of its duties may have access to confidential
data of City, private individuals, or employees of the City. Consultant covenants that all data,
documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant or provided for
performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by Consultant
without written authorization by City. City shall grant such authorization if disclosure is required by
law. All City data shall be returned to City upon the termination of this Agreement. Consultant's
covenant under this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent Consultant prepares reports of a proprietary nature specifically for and in
connection with certain projects, the City shall not, except with Consultant's prior written consent, use
the same for other unrelated projects.
11. Ownership of Materials. All materials provided by Consultant in the performance of
this Agreement shall be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or
dissemination by City.
12. Conflict of Interest.
A. Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any
interest, director or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant
under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services
hereunder. Consultant further covenants that, in performance of this Agreement, no person having
any such interest shall be employed by it. Furthermore, Consultant shall avoid the appearance of
having any interest which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services pursuant
to this Agreement.
B. Consultant covenants not to give or receive any compensation, monetary or
otherwise, to or from the ultimate vendor(s) of hardware or software to City as a result of the
performance of this Agreement. Consultant's covenant under this section shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
13. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement with or without cause upon
thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. However, Consultant shall not terminate this
Agreement during the provision of services on a particular project. The effective date of termination
shall be upon the date specified in the notice of termination, or, in the event no date is specified, upon
the fifteenth (15th) day following delivery of the notice. In the event of such termination, City agrees to
pay Consultant for services satisfactorily rendered prior to the effective date of termination.
Immediately upon receiving written notice of termination, Consultant shall discontinue performing
services.
14. Personnel. Consultant represents that it has, or will secure at its own expense, all
personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement. All of the services required under
this Agreement will be performed by Consultant or under it supervision, and all personnel engaged in
the work shall be qualified to perform such services. Consultant reserves the right to determine the
assignment of its own employees to the performance of Consultant's services under this Agreement,
but City reserves the right, for good cause, to require Consultant to exclude any employee from
performing services on City's premises.
15. Non -Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity.
A. Consultant shall not discriminate as to race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital
status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition, or sexual
orientation, in the performance of its services and duties pursuant to this Agreement, and will comply
with all rules and regulations of City relating thereto. Such nondiscrimination shall include but not be
limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfers, recruitment or recruitment
advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for
training, including apprenticeship.
R Consultant will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or
on behalf of Consultant state either that it is an equal opportunity employer or that all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition, or sexual
orientation. C. Consultant will cause the foregoing provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts for any
work covered by this Agreement except contracts or subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or
raw materials.
16. Assignment. Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement nor
the performance of any of Consultant's obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of City,
and any attempt by Consultant to so assign this Agreement or any rights, duties, or obligations arising
hereunder shall be void and of no effect.
17. Performance Evaluation. For any contract in effect for twelve months or longer, a
written annual administrative performance evaluation shall be required within ninety (90) days of the
first anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, and each year thereafter throughout the term
of this Agreement. The work product required by this Agreement shall be utilized as the basis for
review, and any comments or complaints received by City during the review period, either orally or in
writing, shall be considered. City shall meet with Consultant prior to preparing the written report. If
any noncompliance with the Agreement is found, City may direct Consultant to correct the
inadequacies, or, in the alternative, may terminate this Agreement as provided herein.
18. Compliance with Laws. Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances,
codes and regulations of the federal, state, and local governments.
19. Non -Waiver of Terms, Rights and Remedies. Waiver by either party of any one or
more of the conditions of performance under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any other
condition of performance under this Agreement. In no event shall the making by City of any payment
to Consultant constitute or be construed as a waiver by City of any breach of covenant, or any default
which may then exist on the part of Consultant, and the making of any such payment by City shall in
no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to City with regard to such breach or default.
20. Attorney's Fees. In the event that either party to this Agreement shall commence any
legal or equitable action or proceeding to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover its costs of suit, including
reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including costs of expert witnesses and consultants.
21. Notices. Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by this Agreement shall be
deemed received on (a) the day of delivery if delivered by hand during regular business hours or by
facsimile before or during regular business hours; or (b) on the third business day following deposit in
the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses heretofore set forth in the Agreement, or to
such other addresses as the parties may, from time to time, designate in writing pursuant to the
provisions of this section.
22. Governing Law. This Contract shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be the original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and any other documents incorporated herein by
specific reference, represents the entire and integrated agreement between Consultant and City. This
Agreement supersedes all prior oral or written negotiations, representations or agreements. This
Agreement may not be amended, nor any provision or breach hereof waived, except in a writing
signed by the parties which expressly refers to this Agreement. Amendments on behalf of the City will
only be valid if signed by the City Manager or the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk.
25. Exhibits. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement are incorporated herein by this
reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
"CITY"
ATTEST: CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
By: By:
Tommye Cribbins Steve Tye
City Clerk Mayor
Approved as to form: "CONSULTANT'
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City Attorney
ICG, Inc.
Name of Company
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Representative
Title
I C G
Febuary 24, 2015
Bob Rose, Director of Community Services
City of Diamond Bar
21825 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Subject: Longview Park Swing Set Expansion
Dear Mr. Rose:
ICG Inc. is pleased to present the following scope of services related to the Longview Park Swing Set
Expansion adjacent to the existing tot -lot. The following represents ICG's scope of work:
Task 1 — Project Kick Off Meeting - $250
ICG will attend one (1) kick off meeting with City staff which will establish the program and basis for
the overall design. ICG will obtain information in relation to the Longview Park project.
Task 2 - Survey - $1,600
PBLA will complete a comprehensive survey of the existing site. This shall include elevations as well
as existing topography. The property line will be located.
Task 3 — Project Research/Base Plan Preparation - $400
PBLA will perform a records research on the site and will incorporate findings into the site survey.
PBLA will use the site survey and records research information to assemble a comprehensive base
plan which will be used for the layout of the design.
Task 4 — Demolition Plan - $1,200
ICG will provide a 1"=20' demolition plan depicting the removals and items to remain protected in
place. Existing site features for removal might include, but are not limited to:
• Concrete paving
• Soil removal
• Turf removal
• Irrigation removal (notes only)
ICG shall also provide landscape and irrigation replacement/coordination notes for the affected swing
set boundary limits.
Task 5 - Grading Plan - $1,200
PBLA will prepare a grading plan including pad grades and limits; all slopes, rates of grades, high
and low points; all existing and proposed contours. Earthwork quantities are also included.
Task 6 - Construction Plan - $1,000
This plan shall designate the final placement of proposed site features. References to construction
details and paving types shall be depicted as well as dimensioning as needed to relay the intention
of the design and enable the selected contractor to construct the project.
419.5 Chino Hills Pkwy, Suite 222 Chi iio Hills, California 91709
Ph. ( 9 0 9 } 203.-7995
I C G
Task 7 - Construction Details - $750
ICG shall prepare construction details for the proposed park elements that would include: concrete
paving, play area curb, park bench, trash receptacle, play area surface material and drainage sump.
Task 8 - Specifications - $500
Technical specifications shall be prepared in the desired format. These specifications will be
provided in a "boiler plate" format and ICG shall modify the document accordingly. A complete bid
list of quantities shall be provided indicating item descriptions, unit costs and totals.
Task 9 — Preliminary Opinion of Probable Costs - $500
ICG will prepare a construction cost estimate including a minimum of a 10% contingency for
budgetary purposes. The estimate will include all proposed items, units, unit costs, quantities and
overall project costs as it relates to the comprehensive park master plan.
Excluded services:
• Landscape
• Irrigation
• Structural
• Geotechnical Reports
• Construction Administration
• Construction Management
ICG proposes to complete the project tasks listed above for a fixed fee of $7,400. ICG is
additionally available to provide an expanded scope of services as the project progresses or the need
arises. If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact myself
at your earliest convenience.
Kin Regards,
Jy Scott AS LA
President of ICG, Inc.
The City of Diamond Bar acknowledges and agrees to the conceptual design services proposed by
ICG, as listed above, and hereby enters into contract with ICG by signing below.
Date
Bob Rose
For
The City of Diamond Bar
4195 China HiIIs Pkwy, Su i t e 222 Chino I -lilts, C a Iifosaia 9 t 709
Ph. {909} 203-7995
Agenda # 6.5
Meeting Date: March 17. 2015
CITY COUNCILAGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: James DeStefano, City Manager
TITLE: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 3 WITH FEHR &
PEERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES RELATED TO THE STATE ROUTE 57/60 FREEWAY
CONGESTION RELIEF STRATEGY
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for this service will be provided through the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Public
Works/Engineering Operating Budget. In Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the current authorized
contract amount is $43,170. Amendment No. 3 will increase the total authorized
amount to $61,170.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Fehr & Peers has been providing technical guidance/assistance regarding the SR -57/60
Grand Avenue Confluence Project. The current plan is to divide the Confluence Project
into four (4) phases with multiple contract packages. By phasing the project, the
Confluence Project can be built in a sequence that best utilizes available funds from the
MTA and the City of Industry. The project phasing also follows a logical sequence that
will facilitate construction activities in subsequent phases. The four (4) phases are:
• Phase I — Construction of a $13 million westbound on-ramp from Grand
Avenue. It is fully funded with MTA grant and local matching funds.
(October 2015)
Phase IIA — Construction of $16.8 million street widening improvements in
the vicinity of Grand Avenue and Golden Springs Drive. It is fully funded
with MTA grant and local matching funds. (July 2017)
• Phase IIB — Construction of a $21.2 million westbound freeway off -ramp
and an auxiliary lane to Grand Avenue. It is fully funded with TIGER and
MTA grants and local matching funds. (April 2016)
• Phase III — Construction of the freeway mainline improvements and by-
pass connectors and is valued at $210 million. This phase and the
"missing components" are in Metro's Long Range Transportation Plan
slated for 2029. Vigorous efforts continue to create funding strategies that
may implement this Phase III sooner.
With the joint effort between the City of Industry, City of Diamond Bar, and the MTA, a
Feasibility Study was completed in 2008 to evaluate alternatives for the "Big Fix"
improvements at the SR -57/60 confluence/interchange. Several ideas from the 2008
MTA Feasibility Study have yet to be resolved as to whether they are desired and cost
effective, and therefore, whether they should be included in the ultimate solution for the
SR -57/60 confluence/interchange:
1. Extension of the northbound SR -57 HOV lanes through the SR -57/60
Interchange
2. Creating a direct connection from westbound SR -60 to Grand Avenue
(eliminating the weave across southbound SR -57)
3. Building direct connections between SR -60 and SR -57 on the northern
end of the confluence/interchange
Resolving these questions is critical and timely, as the cities need to determine if these
components are to be phased in after the Confluence Project is constructed and how to
pursue the needed funds to build these remaining elements — should an updated
feasibility study show they are worthy of implementing. In January 2013, the City
Council directed staff to seek partners to: finalize a scope, fund the study, and guide
the study. This updated feasibility study is valued between $300,000 and $400,000.
With Fehr & Peers' assistance, staff secured a $100,000 "Partnership Planning" grant
funds from Caltrans in August 2013.
In October 2014, Fehr & Peers assisted in the preparation of a Caltrans Sustainable
Transportation Planning Grant application, with a requested grant fund amount of
$244,860. As stated in the application, the overall study objectives include:
• Study the costs and benefits of the potential improvements.
• Determine if the proposed improvements have sufficient benefits relative
to their costs to justify moving forward for more detailed engineering and
environmental review.
• Develop preliminary cost estimates to more accurately reflect the costs of
the proposed improvements, which will assist with regional planning
efforts by SCAG and Metro.
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Caltrans HQ is currently finalizing their decisions on the grant awards and will be
sending preliminary notifications to all applicants by the end of this month. The $18,000
budgeted in this current fiscal year will more than adequately augment the professional
traffic engineering services related to the SR -57/60 Freeway Congestion Relief
Strategy.
PREPARED BY:
Davide. Liu. Director of Public Works
Attachment: Contract Amendment No. 3
Date Prepared: March 10, 2015
Dianna Honeywell, Fi nce Director
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 3 to Consultant Services Agreement ("Amendment No. 3")
is made and entered into as of March 17, 2015, by and between the City of Diamond
Bar, a municipal corporation ( "City"), and FEHR & PEERS, (herein referred to as the
"Consultant") with reference to the following:
A. The City and the Consultant entered into that certain Consultant Services
Agreement dated as of October 18, 2011, which is incorporated herein by this reference
(the "Original Agreement'); and
B. The City and the Consultant desire to amend the Original Agreement to
modify, amend and supplement certain portions of the Original Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms
used herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Original Agreement.
2. Compensation. City agrees to compensate Consultant for each service
which Consultant performs to the satisfaction of City. Total payment to Consultant
pursuant to this Amendment No. 3 shall not exceed $61,170.
3. Integration. This Amendment No. 3 and all attachments hereto (if any)
integrate all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein, and supersede all
negotiations with respect hereto. This Amendment No. 3 amends, as set forth herein,
the Original Agreement and except as specifically amended hereby, the Original
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that there is any conflict or
inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Amendment No. 3 and the terms
and provisions of the Original Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment
No. 3 shall control.
IN WITNESS hereof, the parties enter into this Amendment No. 3 on the year
and day first above written.
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"CONSULTANT"
FEHR & PEERS
By:
Printed Name:
Title:
By:
Printed Name:
Title:
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"CITY"
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
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Steve Tye, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tommye A. Cribbins, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David DeBerry, City Attorney
Agenda # _ 6. 6
Meeting Date: March 17, 2015
CITY COUNCILS AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: James DeStefano, City Manager
TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -XX GRANTING AN EASEMENT FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON FACILITIES LOCATED ON LOT 63 OF TRACT
72295 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DIAMOND CANYON PARK
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution and authorize the City Manager to sign the Grant of Easement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This action has no financial impact on the City.
BACKGROUNDIDISCUSSION:
As part of the conditions of approval for Tract 72295 commonly known as the residential
development, Willow Heights, the overhead power lines that ran along Diamond Bar Blvd.
and Brea Canyon Road were required to be undergrounded. In order to accomplish this
task, certain electrical supply systems and communication systems were required to be
installed within the City owned Lot 63 of Tract 72295 commonly known as Diamond Canyon
Park property. The easement document was prepared by Edison and reviewed and
approved by both the Public Works/Engineering Department and the Community Services
Department. The easement area, located within the Diamond Canyon Park just east of the
Castle Rock Road cul-de-sac is outside of the active park area (i.e., parking lot, playground
area, park bench area, etc.).
PREPARED BY: DATE PREPARED:
Kimberly M. Young, Senior Civil Engineer March 9, 2015
REVIEWEC) '
David G. Liu, , birector of Public Works
Attachments:
Resolution 2015 -XX
Exhibit A -Grant of Easement
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DIAMOND BAR GRANTING AN
EASEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FACILITIES LOCATED ON LOT 63 TRACT
72295 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DIAMOND CANYON PARK
WHEREAS, Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, is requesting
the City of Diamond Bar to grant an exclusive easement more particularly described in
the Grant of Easement for the construction, operation and maintenance of Southern
California Edison facilities, attached hereto as Exhibit "A";
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has reviewed, approved and recommends
granting of the Grant of Easement for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of
Southern California Edison facilities; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the grant of the easement and the adoption
of this resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar does hereby find and determine as follows:
That all of the facts set forth in the recitals of this resolution are true and
correct.
2. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does hereby grant an
Easement for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Southern California
Edison facilities in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and consents to recordation
of this Grant of Easement for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Southern
California Edison facilities.
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute the Grant of Easement.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2015.
Steve Tye, Mayor
Attest:
Tommye Cribbins,
City Clerk
1075317.1
I, TOMMYE A. CRIBBINS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed, adopted and approved at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on
the 17th day of March 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Tommye A. Cribbins, City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
1075317.1
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
St7l,?fnRk CAIR0t3K7A
EDISON
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Real Properties
2131 Walnut Grove Avenue, 3"° Floor
Rosemead. CA 91710
Atm: Distribudonf 'RES
GRANT OF
EASEM EN'T
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THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR (hereinafter referred to as "Grantor" ), hereby grants to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON COMPANY, a corporation, its successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as " Grantee"), an easement and right of
way to. construct, use, maintain, operate, alter, add to, repair, replace, reconstruct, inspect and remove at any time and from time
to time overhead and underground electrical supply systems and communication systems (hereinafter referred to. as "systems"),
consisting of poles, guys and anchors, crossarms, wires-, underground conduits, cables, vaulis, manholes, handholes, and
including aboveground enclosures, markers and concrete pads and other appurtenant fixtures and equipment necessary or useful
for distributing electrical energy and for transmitting intelligence by electricalmeans, in, on, over, under, across and along that
certain real property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows :
FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SEE EXHIBITS "A' AND "B", BOTH ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A
PARTHEREOF.
OF.
Cantor agrees for himself, his heirs and assigns, not to erect, place or maintain, nor to permit the erection, placement or
maintenance of any building, planter boxes, earth fill or other structures except walls and fences on the hereinbefore described
easement area. The Grantee, and its contractors, agents and employees, shall have the right to trim or top such trees and to cut
such roots as may endanger or interfere with said systems and shall have free access to said systems and every parr thereof, at all
tines, for the purpose of exercising the rights herein granted; provided, however, that in making any excavation on said property
of the Grantor, the Grantee shall make the same in such a manner as will cause the least injury to the surface of the ground
around such excavation, and shall replace the earth so removed by it and restore the surface of the ground to as near the same
condition as it was prior to such excavation as is practicable.
EXECU FED this Cite\ of 20
A notary public or other o
document, to which this c,
,State of California
County of _ m
On
GRANTOR
I'l iE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR.
Signature
Print Natne
Title
Completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
m is attached. and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document,
before me - _._... _ notary public,
(here insert name)
personally appeared _ .,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactor4 evidence to be the person(s) whose names) is/arc subscribed to the within
instrument and achztowledged to me that he/shelthey executed the same in hislherltheir authorized cupachy(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity uuott behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PBN'AL`iY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and
correct
WITNESS my hand and officiat seal -
(This area for notary stamp)
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is
State ofCahfornia
f;oua€p
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GRANTEE
SO THERN" CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,
a corporation
Signature
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Title
this eenificate verifies only the
sd, and not the truthfuirwss, ace
(here insert name)
or
signed the
notary public,
personally appeared
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose uaric(s) islare subscribed to the wuhni
instrument and acknowiedged to me that he,'shelthey executed the same in his/herltheir authorized capacity0es), and that by
hisAtertheir signatore(s) on the instrument the peroo(sf or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Cahfomia that the foregoing paragraph is true and
correct
WUPNESS my ,and and official seal
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EXHIBIT "A"
VARIOUS STRIPS OF LANDLY!NG WITHIN LOT 63 OF TRACT NO 72"91 AS PER mAP FJ!,FD IN BOOK 1380,
PAGES 18 THROUGH 218 OF FLAPS, IN ITIL OFFICII OF THE COUN-1Y PECOKDER OF SAID COUNTY-
DESCRJRED AS 1-01 LOWS:
STRIP Irl (15.50 FEET WIDE) (UNDERGROUND ONLY)
-1 14L NOR I HWESTERLYLINE OF SAID STRIP BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLYCORNFR, OF SAID LOT 63: THENCE AI,O",'C, ]'HE NORTHWESTERLY
LINE OF SAID LOT 63, NORTH 58'02'03- FAST 18.25 FEET TO A POINT OF FNDINGSAID POINT
HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS POINT 'A",
EXCEPTING TIIEREFRO\4'FIIA'1'1'0k'rl()N'l.YIXG WITHIN' CASTLE ROCK ROAD,
STRIP t12 (?00 FEET WIDE) (UNDERGROUND 0',"'I,Y)
THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BEING DESCRIBED AS FQLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT SAID POINT "A"; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY FINE OF SAID LOT 63, NORTH
58°02'03" EAST 1-53 FEET' f'Ol']IEBL�GINNINIGOFA'f"ANGEN'I'CURVE IN FFIENORTHWFSTERLY LINE OF
SAID LOT 63, CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 1040.00 FEET; THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02"59'131' AN ARC DISTANCE
OF54.22 FEE: TTO A POINT OF ENDING.
STRIP '3 (6.00 FEET WIDE) (UNDERGROUND ONLY)
THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STRIP BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT SAID POINT "A": THENCE SOU f I 13 1'57 57- EAST 6,50 FEETTOTIIE TRUE POINT' OF
BEGINNING; 'THENCE NORTH 58'02'03" EAST 7.41 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE,
CONCAVE 1-0 -THE SOUTI f AND I IAVING A RADIUS OF 12.50 FEET, THENCE NORTHEAST ERLY, EASTERLY,
AND SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 8736'46- AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 19.11 PEE' :THENCE sourll 34'2f'] I" EAST 129.07 FEET'; THENCE SOUTH 05058'10" WEST
22.94 FEETTO A POINT OF ENDING IN THESOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 63 -
THE SIDELINES OF SAID STRIP ARFTO BF, PROI,,QNGFD OR SHORTENED TO TER.-MINATE, SOUTHERLY IN
THE SOUTHWESTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY LlNESOF SAID LOT 61
EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING wvrmN SAID STRIP #2
STRIP #4 (6,00 FEET WIDE) (OVERHEAD ONLY)
THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID STRIP BRING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 63; THENCE ALONG THE
SOUT14EASTLRLY LINE OF SAID LOT 63, NORTH 30 5T 17' EAST 30.00 FEET TO A POINT OF ENDING.
THE NORTHWESTERLY SIDELINE OF SAID STRIP IS TO BE SHORTENED To TFRMINATE.
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CITY COUNCIL
Agenda # R _ 1
Meeting Date: March 17, 2015
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: James DeStefano, City Manager
TITLE: APPROVAL OF THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN CAB CO, LLC, DBA
YELLOW CAB, FOR DIAL -A -RIDE (DIAMOND RIDE) SERVICES BEGINNING
JULY 1, 2015, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018, WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO ONE YEAR
EXTENSIONS.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approximately $350,000 annually, exclusively funded through Proposition C Local Return funds.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Diamond Ride (or "dial -a -cab") program was originally established in April 1995 to provide
supplemental transportation for residents 60 years and older ("seniors") or disabled adults 18 years
and older. The City has modified the program over the years to improve service and ensure fiscal
sustainability, with the most recent program modifications going into effect in December 2014.
The Diamond Ride program has approximately 1,300 active cardholders, with most trips taking place
inside City limits and to medical facilities within Service Area 2. The program is operational from
7am-8pm daily, with riders eligible to schedule same day trips with up to 30 one-way or 15 round trips
per month. The City's existing service boundaries include:
• Service Area 1 ($.50): Trips to/from any destination within Diamond Bar city limits.
• Service Area 2 ($1.50): Trips to/from medical facilities beyond Diamond Bar city limits in the area
bound by San Bernardino (1-10) Freeway to the north, Azusa/Harbor to the west, Imperial Hwy to
the south, Carbon Canyon Rd/Chino Hills Pkwy to Ramona Avenue on the east. The St. Jude
Hospital Medical Campus in Fullerton and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Campus are included
in Service Area 2.
• Trips extending beyond the established service area boundaries are subject to a $2.50 cab fare in
addition to the regular Diamond Ride fare for the specified trip (known as a "cab conversion").
Diversified Paratransit, the parent company of Yellow Cab, recently approached the City about the
proposed sale of their Yellow Cab operations in this region to American Cab. Diversified lost their
contract renewal with Pomona Valley Transpiration Authority (PVTA) to American Cab. Effective
February 16, 2015, the sale was complete and American Cab took over all current Yellow Cab
operations in the City of Diamond Bar, Walnut, Covina, and the new PVTA service area, including all
Yellow Cab assets (local office and taxis). American Cab agreed to maintain the current Diamond
Ride dispatch center telephone number and operate the program under the City's current program
guidelines to ensure a smooth transition through the remainder of the existing contract, which expires
June 2015. The City had previously released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Dial -A -Cab services
in early January 2015, prior to the notification of the potential sale of Yellow Cab.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City's current Diamond Ride agreement with Yellow Cab has been in effect since 2010, as a
result of a Request for Proposalsreleased in November 2009. As is customary practice, the RFP
was drafted by staff in consultation with the City Attorney and was distributed on January 12, 2015 to
eleven (11) transportation companies in the region. Three transportation companies provided
proposals by the February 19, 2015 deadline, including American Cab, American Transportation
Systems (ATS), and California Yellow Cab.
Staff utilized the following criteria to evaluate all proposals: operational capabilities, current ridership,
and cost. Of the three proposals, only American Cab and California Yellow Cab have the operational
capabilities to conduct dial -a -cab programs. Additionally, both companies have current ridership and
fleet resources to meet the demands of the City's program. Based on preliminary review, ATS was
eliminated from consideration.
Below is a brief summary of the estimated annual cost for all three transportation companies based
on the information contained in their proposal and current ridership after the December 2014
modifications went into effect.
Table 1: Proiected Cost Analvsis
Based on staff review, American Cab's proposal was deemed to be the most responsive bidder when
taking into account current operational capabilities, ridership, and cost. While higher than the ATS
proposal, American Cab's proposal cost structure is significantly more economical of the two most
appropriate dial -a -ride proposals, and has the operational capabilities to meet the demands of the
City's premier Diamond Ride standards.
American Cab has also proposed to integrate a suite of technological advancements into their Yellow
Cab operations such as GPS based mapping, as well as video cameras for driver and passenger
safety. Additionally, American Cab has proposed to integrate Cabconnet's CardONE system into
Diamond Ride, providing residents with multiple payment options, ability to get estimated cost for trips
American Cab
ATS
California Yellow Cab
Flag Drop (F.D)
$11,275 ($2.50/flag
drop)
$6,765 ($1.50/flag
drop)
$15,785 ($3.50/flag drop)
Vehicle Miles
$42,455 ($2.50/mile)
$42,455 ($2.50/mile)
$46,701 ($2.75/mile)
Admin Charge
None
None
$4,999 (8%)
Farebox/CredltS
$2,925.25
$2,925.25
$2,925.25
Total
$50,805
$46,295
$64,559
Cost Per Month
$25,402.38
$23,147.38
$32,279.55
Estimated Annual
Cost
$304,828.50
$277,768.50
$387,354.54
Based on staff review, American Cab's proposal was deemed to be the most responsive bidder when
taking into account current operational capabilities, ridership, and cost. While higher than the ATS
proposal, American Cab's proposal cost structure is significantly more economical of the two most
appropriate dial -a -ride proposals, and has the operational capabilities to meet the demands of the
City's premier Diamond Ride standards.
American Cab has also proposed to integrate a suite of technological advancements into their Yellow
Cab operations such as GPS based mapping, as well as video cameras for driver and passenger
safety. Additionally, American Cab has proposed to integrate Cabconnet's CardONE system into
Diamond Ride, providing residents with multiple payment options, ability to get estimated cost for trips
over the phone, and integrating the City's service areas into their computer database to ensure
proper trip billing and reducing the likelihood of fraud.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:
Since the program's inception in 1995, the City has spent approximately $7 million to fund the
Diamond Ride program. Based on existing projections, it is anticipated that Diamond Ride will cost
$475,000 for FY2014-15, and approximately $350,000 annually from FY2015-16 thereafter. Diamond
Ride is funded exclusively by Proposition C Local Return (Prop. C) funds, which are monies
generated by the collection of a County -wide half -cent sales tax, 20% of which is then distributed to
local agencies based on a per capita formula. The recently approved 2014 program modifications will
ensure that Diamond Ride programmatic costs will be in line with revenue for the near future.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council award a three year agreement to American Cab, dba Yellow
Cab, from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, with an option for two (2) one-year extensions.
Prepared by:
Anthony Santos
Sr. Management Analyst
Attachments:
1. Agreement.
2. American Cab Proposal.
3. City Request for Proposals.
4. Diamond Ride Program Guidelines.
Reviewed by:
Ryan'@vl can
Deput ity Manager
Attachment 1
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of March 17 , 2015 by and between the
City of Diamond Bar, a municipal corporation ("City") and American Cab Co, LLC, dba Yellow Cab .
("CONTRACTOR").
A. City desires to utilize the services of Contractor as an independent contractor to provide services
to City as set forth in Exhibit "A", the City's Request for Proposals dated January 12, 2015;
B. Whereas, the City desires to retain CONTRACTOR provide Dial -A -Cab services to the eligible
elderly (60 years and older) and adult persons (18 years and older) with disabilities who reside in
Diamond Bar: and
C. Whereas, CONTRACTOR operates a local taxicab service and is, therefore, capable of providing
the Dial -A -Cab service.
Now, therefore, City and CONTRACTOR agree as follows:
1. CONTRACTOR's Services.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement CONTRACTOR shall provide to
the reasonable satisfaction of the City the services set forth in the attached Exhibit "A", which is
incorporated herein by this reference and in accordance with CONTRACTOR'S Proposal submitted in
response to City's Request for Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by
reference. As a material inducement to the City to enter into this Agreement, CONTRACTOR
represents and warrants that it has thoroughly investigated the work and fully understands the
difficulties and restrictions in performing the work. CONTRACTOR represents that it is fully qualified
to perform such CONTRACTOR services by virtue of its experience and the training, education and
expertise of its principals and employees.
The City Manager or authorized representative, (herein referred to as the "City's Project
Manager"), shall be the person to whom the CONTRACTOR will report for the performance of
services hereunder. It is understood that CONTRACTOR shall coordinate its services hereunder with
the City's Project Manager to the extent required by the City's Project Manager, and that all
performances required hereunder by CONTRACTOR shall be performed to the satisfaction of the
City's Project Manager.
Services to be performed by CONTRACTOR in connection with the subject of this agreement
shall be as follows:
A. Pick up and transport eligible users upon telephone request within the hours of service
identified and within the stated service area boundaries as identified in Exhibit "C" of this Agreement.
B. Accept telephone requests from eligible users for Dial -A -Cab service and dispatch a
taxicab to the pick-up location. A taxicab will have a 15 -minute pick-up window. Taxi cab dispatcher will
be responsible for notifying eligible users of the 15 -minute pick-up window when the user calls to
schedule a trip. If a taxi cab arrives more than 40 minutes after the users scheduled trip reservation, the
user will ride free of charge, and the City will not be billed for any portion of the trip.
C. Shared rides shall be coordinated by CONTRACTOR to the maximum extent possible.
D. Eligible users shall pay a set fare per trip, as determined by the City. CONTRACTOR will
invoice the City for each trip at the City approved taxicab meter rate in effect at that time. All fares
collected by CONTRACTOR from the eligible user are the property of the City. The total amount of such
fares shall be retained by CONTRACTOR and deducted from the billing statement. CONTRACTOR
may accept fare tickets only if authorized to do so in writing by the City.
E. CONTRACTOR shall gather ridership data and report such information to the City Project
Manager on a monthly basis. More frequent reporting will be acceptable. The type of data to be
collected shall be determined by the City Project Manager.
shall
2. Services Provided by City. In connection with the service and this agreement, the City
A. Designate hours of service and geographical boundaries of service.
B. Set public fares for the service.
C. Give prompt written notice to CONTRACTOR when City Project Manager observes or
otherwise becomes aware of any deficiency in CONTRACTOR'S service.
D. The City reserves the right to order an increase or decrease in the level of service
provided with thirty (30) days written notice.
3. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall take effect July 1 , 2015, and shall
continue until June 30, 2018, with the option, at the City's sole discretion, to award two (2) annual
extensions upon successful demonstration of exemplary contract performance, unless earlier
terminated pursuant to the provisions herein. The parties may, by an amendment mutually agreed
upon, extend this Agreement beyond the two annual extensions.
4. Compensation. City agrees to compensate CONTRACTOR for each service which
CONTRACTOR performs to the satisfaction of City in compliance with the scope of services (Exhibit
"A") and CONTRACTOR'S proposal (Exhibit "B"). Payment will be made only after submission of
proper invoices in the form specified by City. CONTRACTOR's provision of services herein and the
City's payment for such services is subject to appropriations therefore being authorized by City's City
Council.
5. Payment.
A. For each trip CONTRACTOR will invoice the City at the taxicab flag drop and meter
rates stated in Form #1 of Exhibit "B". Charges are to be based on flag drop and mileage only, not on
periods of time. All fares collected by the CONTRACTOR from eligible users are the property of the
City. The total amount of such fares shall be retained by the CONTRACTOR and deducted from the
total trip charges invoiced to the City. To the extent such fares have been properly deducted, such fares
shall become the property of the CONTRACTOR.
B. All such invoices shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including services
completed, the number of hours spent and any extra work performed.
C. City will pay CONTRACTOR the amount properly invoiced within 35 days of receipt.
D. Payment shall constitute payment in full for all services, authorized costs and authorized
extra work covered by that invoice.
6. Change Orders. No payment for extra services caused by a change in the scope or
complexity of work, or for any other reason, shall be made unless and until such extra services and a
price therefore have been previously authorized in writing and approved by the City Manager or his
designee as an amendment to this Agreement. The amendment shall set forth the changes of work,
extension of time, if any, and adjustment of the fee to be paid by City to CONTRACTOR.
7. Priority of Documents. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of
this Agreement and any attached exhibits, the priority of documents shall be first this Agreement,
second the scope of services (Exhibit "A"), third the Service the CONTRACTOR's Proposal (Exhibit
"B
8. Status as Independent Contractor.
A. CONTRACTOR is, and shall at all times remain as to City, a wholly independent
contractor. CONTRACTOR shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on behalf of
City or otherwise act on behalf of City as an agent, except as specifically provided herein. Neither
City nor any of its agents shall have control over the conduct of CONTRACTOR or any of
CONTRACTOR's employees, except as set forth in this Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall not, at any
time, or in any manner, represent that it or any of its agents or employees are in any manner
employees of City.
B. CONTRACTOR agrees to pay all required taxes on amounts paid to
CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, and to indemnify and hold City harmless from any and all
taxes, assessments, penalties, and interest asserted against City by reason of the independent
contractor relationship created by this Agreement. In the event that City is audited by any Federal or
State agency regarding the independent contractor status of CONTRACTOR and the audit in any way
fails to sustain the validity of a wholly independent contractor relationship between City and
CONTRACTOR, then CONTRACTOR agrees to reimburse City for all costs, including accounting and
attorney's fees, arising out of such audit and any appeals relating thereto.
C. CONTRACTOR shall fully comply with Workers' Compensation laws regarding
CONTRACTOR and CONTRACTOR's employees. CONTRACTOR further agrees to indemnify and
hold City harmless from any failure of CONTRACTOR to comply with applicable Worker's
Compensation laws.
D. CONTRACTOR shall, at CONTRACTOR's sole cost and expense fully secure
and comply with all federal, state and local governmental permit or licensing requirements, including
but not limited to the City of Diamond Bar, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and
California Air Resources Board.
E. In addition to any other remedies it may have, City shall have the right to offset
against the amount of any fees due to CONTRACTOR under this Agreement any amount due to City
from CONTRACTOR as a result of CONTRACTOR's failure to promptly pay to City any
reimbursement or indemnification required by this Agreement or for any amount or penalty levied
against the City for CONTRACTOR's failure to comply with this Section.
9. Standard of Performance. CONTRACTOR shall perform all work at the standard of
care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the profession under similar conditions and
represents that it and any subcontractors it may engage, possess any and all licenses which are
required to perform the work contemplated by this Agreement and shall maintain all appropriate
licenses during the performance of the work.
10. Indemnification.
CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend with counsel approved by City, and hold harmless
City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers ("Indemnitees") from and against all liability, loss,
damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees and all
other costs and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with:
(1) Any and all claims under Worker's Compensation acts and other employee benefit acts
with respect to CONTRACTOR's employees or CONTRACTOR's contractor's employees arising out
of CONTRACTOR's work under this Agreement; and
(2) Any and all claims arising out of CONTRACTOR's performance of work hereunder or its
failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, regardless of City's passive
negligence, but excepting such loss or damage which is caused by the sole active negligence or
willful misconduct of the City. Should City in its sole discretion find CONTRACTOR's legal counsel
unacceptable, then CONTRACTOR shall reimburse the City its costs of defense, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation. The
CONTRACTOR shall promptly pay any final judgment rendered against the Indemnitees. It is
expressly understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions are intended to be as broad and
inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State of California and will survive termination of this
Agreement. Except for the Indemnitees, this Agreement shall not be construed to extend to any third
party indemnification rights of any kind.
11. Insurance.
A. CONTRACTOR shall at all times during the term of this Agreement carry, maintain, and
keep in full force and effect, with an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of
California and approved by the City the following insurance:
(1) a policy or policies of broad -form comprehensive general liability insurance written
on an occurrence basis with minimum limits of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit coverage against
any injury, death, loss or damage as a result of wrongful or negligent acts by CONTRACTOR, its
officers, employees, agents, and independent contractors in performance of services under this
Agreement;
(2) property damage insurance with a minimum limit of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence;
(3) automotive liability insurance written on an occurrence basis covering all owned,
non -owned and hired automobiles, with minimum combined single limits coverage of $5,000,000.00;
and
(4) Worker's Compensation insurance when required by law, with a minimum limit of
$1,000,000.00 or the amount required by law, whichever is greater.
B. The City, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be named as additional
insureds on the policies as to comprehensive general liability, property damage, and automotive
liability. The policies as to comprehensive general liability, property damage, and automobile liability
shall provide that they are primary, and that any insurance maintained by the City shall be excess
insurance only.
C. All insurance policies shall provide that the insurance coverage shall not be non -
renewed, canceled, reduced, or otherwise modified (except through the addition of additional
insureds to the policy) by the insurance carrier without the insurance carrier giving City at least ten
(10) day's prior written notice thereof. CONTRACTOR agrees that it will not cancel, reduce or
otherwise modify the insurance coverage and in the event of any of the same by the insurer to
immediately notify the City.
D. All policies of insurance shall cover the obligations of CONTRACTOR pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and shall be issued by an insurance company which is authorized to do
business in the State of California or which is approved in writing by the City; and shall be placed
have a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than A-, VII.
E. CONTRACTOR shall submit to City (1) insurance certificates indicating compliance with
the minimum insurance requirements above, and (2) insurance policy endorsements or a copy of the
insurance policy evidencing the additional insured requirements in this Agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City.
F. Self -Insured Retention/Deductibles. All policies required by this Agreement shall allow
City, as additional insured, to satisfy the self-insured retention ("SIR") and/or deductible of the policy
in lieu of the CONTRACTOR (as the named insured) should CONTRACTOR fail to pay the SIR or
deductible requirements. The amount of the SIR or deductible shall be subject to the approval of the
City. CONTRACTOR understands and agrees that satisfaction of this requirement is an express
condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement. Failure by CONTRACTOR as primary
insured to pay its SIR or deductible constitutes a material breach of this Agreement. Should City pay
the SIR or deductible on CONTRACTOR's due to such failure in order to secure defense and
indemnification as an additional insured under the policy, City may include such amounts as damages
in any action against CONTRACTOR for breach of this Agreement in addition to any other damages
incurred by City due to the breach.
G. Subrogation. With respect to any Workers' Compensation Insurance or Employer's
Liability Insurance, the insurer shall waive all rights of subrogation and contribution it may have
against the Indemnitees.
H. Failure to Maintain Insurance. If CONTRACTOR fails to keep the insurance required
under this Agreement in full force and effect, City may take out the necessary insurance and any
premiums paid, plus 10% administrative overhead, shall be paid by CONTRACTOR, which amounts
may be deducted from any payments due CONTRACTOR.
I. CONTRACTOR shall include all subcontractors, if any, as insureds under its policies or
shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor to the City for review and
approval. All insurance for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
12. Confidentiality. CONTRACTOR in the course of its duties may have access to
confidential data of City, private individuals, or employees of the City. CONTRACTOR covenants that
all data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by CONTRACTOR or
provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by
CONTRACTOR without written authorization by City. City shall grant such authorization if disclosure
is required by law. All City data shall be returned to City upon the termination of this Agreement.
CONTRACTOR's covenant under this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent CONTRACTOR prepares reports of a proprietary nature
specifically for and in connection with certain projects, the City shall not, except with
CONTRACTOR's prior written consent, use the same for other unrelated projects.
13. Ownership of Materials. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, all
materials provided by CONTRACTOR in the performance of this Agreement shall be and remain the
property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or dissemination by City. CONTRACTOR
may, however, make and retain such copies of said documents and materials as CONTRACTOR
may desire.
14. Maintenance and Inspection of Records. In accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors shall maintain reasonably full and
complete books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other information (collectively, the
"records") pertaining to the costs of and corri letion of services performed under this Agreement. The
City and any of their authorized representatives shall have access to and the right to audit and
reproduce any of CONTRACTOR's records regarding the services provided under this Agreement.
CONTRACTOR shall maintain all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination
or completion of this Agreement. CONTRACTOR agrees to make available all such records for
inspection or audit at its offices during normal business hours and upon three (3) days' notice from
the City, and copies thereof shall be furnished if requested.
15. Financial Audit. City may conduct a periodic audit of CONTRACTOR no more than
once per calendar year. The scope of the audit, and auditing party, will be determined by City and the
scope may include, but is not limited to, compliance with terms of this Agreement, customer service
levels and billing, fee payments, and call center response time. CONTRACTOR will reimburse to the
City the cost of such audits (including audits conducted by City staff) up to $15,000 per audit. Should
an audit conducted or authorized by the City disclose that fees payable to CONTRACTOR were
overpaid by two percent (2%) or more, or that more than two percent (2%) of the eligible users were
inaccurately billed based on the auditor's sampling, for the period under review, City may expand the
scope of the audit. Should an audit disclose that fees payable to the CONTRACTOR were overpaid
or that eligible users were overcharged for the period under review, Contractor shall pay to City any
overcharges within thirty (30) days following the date of the audit, or the City shall credit such
amounts against future fees payable to Contractor.
16. Conflict of Interest.
A. CONTRACTOR covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire
any interest, direct or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by
CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of
its services hereunder. CONTRACTOR further covenants that, in performance of this Agreement, no
person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Furthermore, CONTRACTOR shall avoid
the appearance of having any interest which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its
services pursuant to this Agreement.
B. CONTRACTOR covenants not to give or receive any compensation, monetary or
otherwise, to or from the ultimate vendor(s) of hardware or software to City as a result of the
performance of this Agreement. CONTRACTOR's covenant under this section shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
17. Termination. The City may terminate this Agreement with or without cause upon thirty
(30) days' written notice to CONTRACTOR. The effective date of termination shall be upon the date
specified in the notice of termination, or, in the event no date is specified, upon the fifteenth (15th)
day following delivery of the notice. In the event of such termination, City agrees to pay
CONTRACTOR for services satisfactorily rendered prior to the effective date of termination.
Immediately upon receiving written notice of termination, CONTRACTOR shall discontinue
performing services, unless the notice provides otherwise, except those services reasonably
necessary to effectuate the termination. The City shall be not liable for any claim of lost profits.
18. Personnel/Designated Person. CONTRACTOR represents that it has, or will secure
at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement. All of the
services required under this Agreement will be performed by CONTRACTOR or under it supervision,
and all personnel engaged in the work shall be qualified to perform such services. Except as
provided in this Agreement, CONTRACTOR reserves the right to determine the assignment of its own
employees to the performance of CONTRACTOR's services under this Agreement, but City reserves
the right in its sole discretion to require CONTRACTOR to exclude any employee from performing
services on City's premises.
19. Non -Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity.
A. CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate as to race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition, or
sexual orientation, in the performance of its services and duties pursuant to this Agreement, and will
comply with all rules and regulations of City relating thereto. Such nondiscrimination shall include but
not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfers, recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
selection for training, including apprenticeship.
B. CONTRACTOR will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed
by or on behalf of CONTRACTOR state either that it is an equal opportunity employer or that all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed,
religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical
condition, or sexual orientation.
C. CONTRACTOR will cause the foregoing provisions to be inserted in all
subcontracts for any work covered by this Agreement except contracts or subcontracts for standard
commercial supplies or raw materials.
20. Time Is of the Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. CONTRACTOR
shall do all things necessary and incidental to the prosecution of CONTRACTOR's work.
21. Assignment. CONTRACTOR shall not assign or transfer any interest in this
Agreement nor the performance of any of CONTRACTOR's obligations hereunder, without the prior
written consent of City, and any attempt by CONTRACTOR to so assign this Agreement or any rights,
duties, or obligations arising hereunder shall be void and of no effect.
22. Compliance with Laws. CONTRACTOR shall comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, codes and regulations of the federal, state, and local governments.
23. Non -Waiver of Terms, Rights and Remedies. Waiver by either party of any one or
more of the conditions of performance under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any other
condition of performance under this Agreement. In no event shall the making by City of any payment
to CONTRACTOR constitute or be construed as a waiver by City of any breach of covenant, or any
default which may then exist on the part of CONTRACTOR, and the making of any such payment by
City shall in no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to City with regard to such
breach or default.
24. Attorney's Fees. In the event that either party to this Agreement shall commence any
legal or equitable action or proceeding to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover its costs of suit, including
reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including costs of expert witnesses and CONTRACTORS.
25. Mediation. Any dispute or controversy arising under this Agreement, or in connection
with any of the terms and conditions hereof, which cannot be resolved by the parties, may be referred
by the parties hereto for mediation. A third party, neutral mediation service shall be selected, as
agreed upon by the parties and the costs and expenses thereof shall be borne equally by the parties
hereto. The parties agree to utilize their good faith efforts to resolve any such dispute or controversy
so submitted to mediation. It is specifically understood and agreed by the parties hereto that mutual
good faith efforts to resolve the same any dispute or controversy as provided herein, shall be a
condition precedent to the institution of any action or proceeding, whether at law or in equity with
respect to any such dispute or controversy.
26. Notices. Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by this Agreement shall be
deemed received on (a) the day of delivery if delivered by hand during regular business hours or by
facsimile before or during regular business hours; or (b) on the third business day following deposit in
the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses heretofore set forth in the Agreement, or to
such other addresses as the parties may, from time to time, designate in writing pursuant to the
provisions of this section.
"CONTRACTOR" "CITY"
American Cab Co, LLC City of Diamond Bar
72048 Woburn Court 21810 Copley Drive
Thousand Palms, CA 92276 Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
Phone: (760) 300-0000 Phone: (909) 839-7000
Attn.: Greg Klibanov, CEO Attn: James DeStefano, City Manager
27. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be the original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
29. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and any other documents incorporated herein by
reference, represent the entire and integrated agreement between CONTRACTOR and City. This
Agreement supersedes all prior oral or written negotiations, representations or agreements. This
Agreement may not be amended, nor any provision or breach hereof waived, except in a writing
signed by the parties which expressly refers to this Agreement. Amendments on behalf of the City
will only be valid if signed by a person duly authorized to do so under the City's Purchasing
Ordinance.
IN WITNESS of this Agreement, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
"CONTRACTOR"
AMERICAN CAB CO, LLC
Printed Name:
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Steve Tye, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk
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- (9) the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice -President, AND (2) the
Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary or an
Assistant Treasurer. If only one corporate officer exists or one corporate officer holds
more than one corporate office, please so indicate. OR
The corporate officer named in a corporate resolution as authorized to enter into this Agreement. A copy of the
corporate resolution, certified by the Secretary close in time to the execution of the Agreement, must be provided to
the City.
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