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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/16 Minutes - Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR APRIL 19, 2016 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lyons called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District/Government Center Auditorium, 21865, Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Lyons led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: Pastor Paul Knopf, Northminster Presbyterian Church provided the invocation. ROLL CALL: Council Members Herrera, Low, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Lin and Mayor Lyons. Staff Present: James DeStefano, City Manager; Ryan McLean, Deputy City Manager; David DeBerry, City Attorney; Ken Desforges, IS Director; David Liu, Public Works Director; Bob Rose, Community Services Director; Dianna Honeywell, Finance Director; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Amy Haug, Human Resources Manager; Marsha Roa, Public Information Manager; Kimberly Young, Senior Civil Engineer; Anthony Santos, Senior Management Analyst; Cecilia Arellano, Public Information Coordinator; and Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented. 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: 1.1 C/Tye along with the City Council proclaimed April 2016 as DMV Donate. Life California Month and presented the Proclamation to Ambassador Allen Jolloy, NEW BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: 1.2 M/Lyons and City Council Members presented a Certificate Plaque to Manager Jen Tang, on behalf of Encore Teppan, 23525 Palomino Drive, as New Business of the Month for April 2016. 2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: CM/DeStefano reported that Starbucks opened last week and that Jimmy Johns had a "soft opening" today with the formal opening to take place on Thursday with a national sale on sandwiches throughout the day and that T -Mobile will be opening within a week or two. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: M/Lyons announced that the Millennium Diamond Road Partners' item is not on tonight's agenda and that accordingly, no discussion or action would take place on that item this evening. APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL Leticia Pacillas, Community Services Liaison, Los Angeles County Fire Department, gave a brief background on the Hands -Only CPR program and said that about 300 freshmen participated in the training at Diamond Bar High School on April 11. The local stations in Diamond Bar are prepared to teach Hands -Only CPR to any community groups or service clubs that may be interested. The first week of June is the Annual Sidewalk CPR event. Pui-Ching Ho, Diamond Bar Librarian, announced upcoming library events. On April 21 at 4:00 p.m. celebration of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's departure with stories read to children ages 4-11. Saturday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. there will be a special concert featuring music of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert sponsored by the Diamond Bar Friends of the Library. On Tuesday, May 3m at 4:00 p.m. professional opera singers from the LA Opera will present musical moments from the Figaro Opera stories. Check the library's website at www.colapublib.org for additional information and programs, She said she hoped to see everyone at the April 24 Wine Soiree. Dave Reynolds said he was glad to know that West Coast Arborists would continue to provide services to the City with the approval of Item 6.9 on the April 5 agenda. Many trees (urban and indigenous) including Avocado trees and over 300 plant species are at risk of dying from a fungal infection vectored by the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Beatle. There is now an insecticide approved for use with proven efficacy to increase chances of protecting trees against infestation of the borer. If the tree is already infected there is an improved fungicide that can be used in hopes of saving the tree. As of now, there is no known natural predator to control the borer but there is an international ongoing effort in hopes of finding one. At this time it is important to spread awareness and get the attention of the federally elected officials regarding the seriousness of this issue and encourage monetary participation/grant assistance. He requested that the City contact Congressman Royce to discuss the seriousness of this issue and the consequences if no action is taken. Mr. Reynolds said that he would forward the results of his research on this matter to CSD/Rose and wanted the community to move forward to build support at the federal level for grants for tree injections. Richard Hopkins and Jim Gardener, East San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless, spoke about the group's activities and implored the City to review its finances to determine if it can provide assistance in restoring transitional housing. Chia Teng, resident, The Country Estates, again spoke about the Millennium issue and the cutting of more than 800 trees in 2008 which he believes to be illegal. Michelle Yi again spoke about the Millennium project's Tentative Tract Map Myrna Lorenzo, 709 Bowcreek Drive, said she has lived in Diamond Bar for 27 years and asked that the City consider having its own police station. APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL Cynthia Smith again asked that the City of Diamond Bar consider officially adopting the Los Angeles County Oak Woodland Protection Guide that could be accomplished by interacting with Assistant Chief Jay Lopez. Theresa Lee again spoke about the Millennium project, the developer's financial condition, the clearing of land and destruction of trees. Michael Akers said he was a concerned citizen and wanted the City to take charge of supervising the contractor of the Millennium project so that The Country Estates residents do not have to endure the damage and disruption of their homes. Rai Marwah spoke regarding the February 2, 2008 email between BonTerra Consulting and Fish and Game referred to by Theresa Lee and said he felt that the City Council needed to dig deeper into the issues surrounding the Millennium project and the blatant non-compliance with the rules and regulations. 4. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS: M/Lyons asked CM/DeStefano to respond to the public comments that the City pays for EIR's and other studies for a developer. CM/DeStefano stated that there has been ongoing presentations regarding the Millennium project for a significant period of time. There have been a variety of comments made, misstatements, misleading comments, characterizations that are unfounded and there are some folks that are horribly uninformed about how the project was processed and how any project is processed in this or any other city. By example, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is typically and most commonly done in every city in California and processed by the city. Typically a city does NOT have environmental experts who can prepare the litany of studies that are needed to determine the environmental impact of the proposed project. Not only do cities not have those technical staff people, the community deserves an independent analysis — not by any stretch of the imagination a report prepared by the developer. A developer does not have the desire to list all of the trees that are impacted, seek out threatened or endangered species, thoroughly analyze the impacts of the projects such as air quality, road networks, etc. and that is why the City hires an independent consultant with a palate of experts to examine all of those issues and many more. It is for the purpose of clearly identifying what the project impacts to the community are and then what changes to the project may be appropriate in order to eliminate and lessen those impacts and to help with any conditions that might be appropriately placed on the project (move a line, reduce the grading, etc. to save trees). It is also the consultant that prepares the Mitigation Monitoring Program which is a document that comes out of an EIR that basically outlines what needs to be done before, during and after construction takes place. As an example, other projects in this community such as Diamond APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL Hills on Diamond Bar Boulevard, the Vantage Project south of Target and many of the projects speakers live in within The Country Estates, had Environmental Impact Reports that outlined the impacts in a variety of different arenas, indicated what those impacts might be which led to project changes which were incorporated into project approvals, conditions to ensure that certain standards were imposed in order to lessen and/or eliminate impacts and Mitigation Monitoring to examine the project while it is under construction and after construction. Projects in The Country Estates in which some of the speakers reside were environmentally monitored some three to seven years after residents moved in to ensure that the species of plants that were planted to replace those that were removed were properly maturing, were properly irrigated and were properly maintained to meet the Mitigation Monitoring Plan and meet the Conditions of Approval which goes back to the preparation of the EIR. Developers do not have that type of interest in preserving the quality of life for present and future residents of any given city. It is the City's responsibility to take care of itself. Staff provides recommendations and alternatives to the Planning Commission and City Council which ultimately makes the development decisions in a manner that protects the City and its residents. Therefore, it is essential that each bundle of decisions presented to those entities includes all of the details of the project including conditions, studies, EIR, Mitigation Monitoring, etc. and the City Council charges its staff with implementing those decisions properly and faithfully within the law and within the best practices standards for any of those particular disciplines, all of which goes into the project. It is not at all uncommon for cities to manage that entire effort. The community DOES NOT pay for that. As in Diamond Bar and in most communities, the City looks at a project such as the Millennium Project which is 48 homes on 80 acres in an undeveloped area and says it believes that the project will have these. impacts based on its expertise and what is known. The City believes that the Environmental Impact Report and all of its technical documents will be required. The City is going to hire a consultant after going through a selection process of qualified consultant teams and the developer pays for that and the developer is also going to pay for the City's administrative overhead charges to manage that, entire effort. So, for example, if the EIR costs $100,000 the process of completing that EIR will not take place until the developer has provided the City with the resources to pay for that study. The community should not and does not pay for that study. The community is not asking for the project, the developer is asking for the project and the developer pays those dollars and additional dollars for whatever administrative overhead is deemed necessary to manage that effort. The developer pays all of the costs associated with processing a project — the community does not. Staff would not be engaged in the project unless the developer requested that staff look at the project and the developer sought entitlements and permits to build the product. So, it is not true that City taxpayers are paying for the project. The City receives the dollars from the developer and pays those dollars to the Environmental Consultant, Traffic Consultant and others — independent consultants that are unbiased in their opinions who are significantly experienced in the numerous disciplines required APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL to provide services to cities of all types including cities with hillsides, environmental constraints, areas of concern, flatland, well-developed cities, etc. With respect to Millennium specifically, there continues to be reference to allegations of unlawful acts by City staff related to trees being cut in 2008 and some of the speakers provide information that is without proper context. The Department of the Army, the Los Angeles District Corps of Engineers approved a Clean Water Act Permit in December 2007 for this project and staff can provide any individual with the specific file case number if they choose to request it. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, approved a Section 401 (their term) Water Quality Certification that has to do with grading and impacts upon streambeds, water that might run through a project in 2007. The California Department of Fish and Game, now called the California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a Section 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement (the number of the document is available to anyone requesting the information) in December 2007. Specifically, the 1602 Agreement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was necessary and authorizes removal of the vegetation on the project site. It is that document as part of the City's approval a few weeks later that allowed for the site to be grubbed and removal of the trees in January 2008. Whether or not one thinks it was appropriate to remove trees, it was lawful. And this process is often done by a developer on a site that may have trees because the developer is trying to avoid the nesting season for certain species of birds and other animals. Developers will often grade in December/January and attempt to begin and conclude the grading prior to the nesting season because there are certain species whose habitat cannot be disrupted. Some developers choose the lawful legal option to pursue their project on a different path and it is done and probably was done for the projects that some of the speakers reside in today. The Stockpile Permit (2013) that was referenced was lawfully permitted by the City as part of the approval for the Millennium Project in 2006. Part of the approval for the subsequent Horizon Pacific Project off of Alamo Heights a few years later was the anticipated relocation of about 30,000 cubic yards of earth from Horizon Pacific to the Millennium site with a Stockpile Permit in order to be used in the future to create a main road off of Alamo Heights through both projects. Horizon Pacific has moved forward and is building houses. The Millennium Project has not yet started. When it is completed the stockpile goes away, the proper road elevations are created, grading adjacent to it is done and the site becomes a balanced earthwork site. A Stockpile Permit is not as commonly used but is a common tool in development, in this case between two particular developers. And again, it was lawfully permitted by the City. Comments regarding bankruptcies, etc. is quite frankly just "noise." It seems as though New York has pushed forward a Republican candidate who is likely to be the Republican candidate for president who has had at least four bankruptcies in recent years. This is not an issue about one's personal financial status or corporate financial structure or status. This is a "land use" decision. Does the APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 6 CITY COUNCIL City Council in this context wish to continue the Council's approval from 10 years ago as the developer has implemented the Conditions of Approval that were imposed on the approval 10 years ago? There are a variety of state statutes that narrowly guide the City's discretion and at this juncture with a Tentative Map already approved, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) already approved — everything being done 10 years ago and the detailed implementation well underway, the Council's discretion in this matter is pretty much nil. Has the developer implemented those conditions precedent to the final recording of the Map and from staff's perspective, staff believes the developer has implemented those conditions precedent to the final recording. But it will be the City Council's decision sometime. in May. This is a very black and white issue at this point. The City Council has very little discretion in accordance with State law. Again, the comments the Council is receiving are simply "noise" at this point. Comments have been made regarding City staff promoting the project or helping the developer and out -of -context statements read into the record from some obscure email from 2008 from someone who is not on City staff. Again, the project was approved in 2006. It was the Council's direction at that time to implement the project. Council's approval means that staff moved to implement that project in accordance with Council's directive/land use decision. And as long as the developer meets all of the conditions that the Council has applied to the project, the developer continues to have the right to move forward. Staff continues to abide by the current and past City Council's directives and all of the requirements of State law, City codes, and best practices in various industries (engineering, etc.) for this particular project. Staff will bring to the City Council a project it believes meets all of those professional standards. Regardless of who builds it, it will be the same set of criteria and the same standards. Lennar was not the entity that processed the subdivision across the street from South Point Middle School. Lennar is now the builder there. A different developer processed the project. Brookfield was not the developer that processed the project next to Target — it was Lewis Homes. It is not uncommon for a developer to take a project to Tentative Map and then sell the project, or take a project to the recordation of Final Map and then sell the project. There are people who specialize in that business which is part of the development business. This is not about who the developer is, what their financial status is, whether they are good guys, bad buys or otherwise, it is about a land use decision and whether or not the developer who is asking for that land use approval has met the City Council's conditions. MPT/Lin stated that for the benefit of the audience and the City Council he wanted to clarify that under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) any development proposed with a city, the city must be the leading agency for approval which means that the city will go through a selection process to hire an independent consultant to prepare an Environmental review that is paid for by the developer. APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 7 CITY COUNCIL CM/DeStefano said that MPT/Lin was absolutely correct in his statement. Many decades ago developers were allowed to provide environmental information for cities to utilize in their decision-making which was obviously an upside down way of looking at projects. So the laws were changed and it is the city's responsibility. There are different ways cities can consider projects but most commonly it is as stated that most cities hire the experts to look at it independently and the developer pays for that service. C/Low said that the documents flashed on the screen tend to lend an air of support as well as authenticity to speakers' statements and she heard CM/DeStefano say that those documents were out -of -context, outdated and not from City staff. CM/DeStefano responded that is what he said and what he meant to say. The project was approved in 2006 and lawfully permitted with a Grubbing Permit in 2008. The project has evolved over time and there have been modifications, revisions, fine-tuning, etc. over the last 10 years and over the course of the last eight years. Revisions to documents that may have occurred in 2013-2014 and 2015 for example, those being put up under the spotlight as "proof' that a permit was NOT properly issued in 2008 is simply not true. Those documents displayed were "revisions/updates" to earlier documents. Grading plans produced in 2008 are not the same grading plans that are seen in 2016. The project has evolved and therefore, those documents that were flashed on the screen are "out -of - context" and they are snip -its of the entire story used to be persuasive which he understands, but looked at within the thousands of pages of documentation regarding this project, one would get the complete picture that this project has been processed in a lawful manner. C/Low said that CM/DeStefano indicated that there were projects within Diamond Bar for which EIR's were requested and development projects were approved and processed. She asked CM/DeStefano if he would say that the Millennium Project was handled in exactly the same way as those other projects the City has processed. CM/DeStefano said he could say that it was processed very similarly. He could not speak to whether it was processed "exactly" the same or not. C/Low said that in terms of the documents required and level of review are projects treated equally. CM/DeStefano responded "yes." And as many know, he has served in the Community Development Department and now as City Manager for many years. One of the first things he found when he began working for Diamond Bar in September 1990 was that the City was not looking appropriately and properly at environmental documentation. One of the first things he changed which affected a couple of the projects that residents speaking this evening now live in, was that the Environmental Impact documentation needed to be completely redone. And APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 8 CITY COUNCIL both the City and CEQA have evolved beyond that over time. Projects have undertaken pretty much the same course of initial environmental review by the City, environmental consultation purchased by the City and paid for by the developer through the City and the project going through a public review process at Commission and Council levels and the oversight throughout that entire effort from the beginning to the last house being occupied. The process has been pretty much the same over the past 25 years he has been with the City. C/Low said that one of the speakers alluded to the City paying for the EIR's which CM/DeStefano clarified that ultimately the developer pays for the EIR because it is the developer that wants the project and it is the developer that would really like as few conditions as possible. She asked if it would be fair to say that when the City hires an independent consulting firm to prepare the EIR, that the City is actually having someone look at these conditions in a way that would be detrimental to the developer by making them do more work than they would prefer to do and that the beneficiaries of that EIR are actually the residents of the tract, neighborhood and the community. CM/DeStefano agreed that C/Low's statement was spot on. A developer has a different perspective, a different goal. A developer will not be looking for the species that may be known to exist in Diamond Bar like the gnatcatcher (bird). There are a variety of different things that can occur which is the reason for hiring an independent consultant because it is necessary to understand, from an independent perspective, what the environmental conditions are of that site, what will the proposed project do to that site and how can the City best mitigate, eliminate, condition those impacts to such an extent that the applicant's proposal is supportable. City Councils and Planning Commissions to a degree see only the projects that are supportable and do not see the projects that are not supportable because there are such insurmountable environmental issues that cannot be overcome (mitigated). Residents benefit because the City is getting an honest report on what the issues are and it is the community of Diamond Bar that is making those decisions based on those honest and thorough reports and not a slanted report to support a particular developer's needs. Over the years he has irritated quite a few developers while his staff is busy collectively ensuring that all that needs to be done is being done to protect current and future residents who will occupy those homes. M/Lyons asked that staff contact Mrs. Lorenzo and direct her to the proper location. 5. SCHEDULE,OF FUTURE EVENTS: 5.1 Earth Day — April 23, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., AQMD Parking Lot, 21865 Copley Drive. 5.2 Planning Commission Meeting — April 26, 2016 — 7:00 p.m., Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive. APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 9 CITY COUNCIL 5.3 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, April 28, 2016 — 7:00 p.m., Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive. 5.4 Arbor Day — April 29, 2016 — 9:30 a.m., Pantera Elementary School, 801 Pantera Drive. 5.5 City Council Meeting — May 3, 2016 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Herrera moved, C/Tye seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar with MPT/Lin removing Items 6.4 and 6.6 for separate consideration. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Herrera, Low, Tye, MPT/Lin, M/Lyons NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 6.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AND ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 6.2 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES — Regular Meeting of April 5, 2016 — as presented. I 6.3 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER — Dated March 31, 2016 through April 13, 2016 totaling $1,176,416.83. 6.5 AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE HEWLETT PACKARD SERVERS FROM CDWG IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,851.80, INCLUDING SALES TAX AND SHIPPING. 6.7 AWARDED CONTRACT TO CONTROL AIR CONDITIONING CORPORATION FOR THE CITY HALL SERVER ROOM HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT -TO -EXCEED $66,840; PLUS A 20% CONTINGENCY OF $13,160 FOR UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS, FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION OF $80,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-16. ITEMS WITHDRAWN FROM CONSENT CALENDAR: 6.4 ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-11: ADOPTING A RESTATED 401 MONEY PURCHASE PLAN ADOPTION AGREEMENT. MPT/Lin asked if the 401 plan could be abolished and the funds moved to the CalPers program since there was only one participant who had retired. CM/DeStefano stated that this matter was only recently brought to staff's attention and there is a very short window (April 30) to resolve the issue APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 10 CITY COUNCIL under three options: 1) to abolish the plan and the sole participant who left the City's employment almost 20 years ago would need to reinvest the resources elsewhere; 2) extend the plan to allow current employees the opportunity to participate; and 3) to simply rollover the plan with the single retired employee. Because of the time constraints, staff is recommending the third option (rollover). Staff can come back and abolish the plan or expand upon the plan at a later time. Regardless of what is done, other than staff time necessary to do some research and prepare this staff report, there is no cost to the City and there has been no cost to the City during the past 20 plus years since the former employee became a member of this particular investment tool and there is no cost going forward. This is the employee's own resources invested at their option and the International City Management Association is the agent that manages that investment portfolio. 6.6 AWARD OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DFS FLOORING FOR THE TERM APRIL 19, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019 TO PROVIDE FLOOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT CITY HALULIBRARY, THE DIAMOND BAR CENTER, HERITAGE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND PANTERA PARK ACTIVITY ROOM IN THE AMOUNT NOT -TO -EXCEED $25,000 EACH FISCAL YEAR. MPT/Lin asked if the current Council could commit to finance future years. CM/DeStefano said that in certain instances it can be done. In this particular instance staff is suggesting that the City enter into a contract for this multiple year time period. With all contracts, there are out -clauses and termination clauses. Staff is not asking that this be funded for the next two or three years, the funding would be requested in each year's budget. In short, the City Council is not committed to a multiple year contract in this instance because there are termination options and non - funding options. The estimated amount of $25,000 is based on past experience with the City facilities. That amount can be changed at each fiscal year if deemed necessary. MPT/Lin moved, C/Herrera seconded to approve Consent Calendar Items 6.4 and 6.6. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. 8. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: None. Herrera, Low, Tye, MPT/Lin, M/Lyons None None APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 11 CITY COUNCIL 9. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS: C/Herrera reported that at a recent Foothill Transit Board Meeting there was discussion of the success of the Class Pass program at Mt. SAC where thousands of students are taking advantage of riding the bus to and from Mt. SAC instead of driving cars and paying costly parking fees and money for fuel. The program is so successful that Citrus College and CalPoly Pomona have now approached Foothill Transit and asked for the same program to be implemented at their schools. Foothill Transit is very pleased about the success of the program that will affect thousands of students around the area. C/Low thanked CSD/Rose and his staff for putting together a fabulous 27th City Birthday Party. .It was a perfect day and great to see all of the businesses that participated and supported the event. It was great to see all of the folks with their classic cars and great to see all of the non -profits that supported the community. It was a fun day and there was such a sense of community at the event. Even folks who do not live in Diamond Bar participated and told her they wished they lived in Diamond Bar. The event is a great credit to staff and their teamwork. She pointed out that at almost every Council meeting Librarian Pui-Ching Ho comes to speak and inform the public about all of the events the library is hosting. There are community events for seniors, adults, teenagers, young children and infants. The topics are always interesting, informative and provide financial help and cultural diversity. The library is a great resource and treasure for the community. While the library services are free to the public the library, its resources and events do not come free and residents have an opportunity to support the library by participating in the 231d Annual Wine Soiree on Sunday at the Diamond Bar Center from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Spring is here and snakes are present. Watch your kids and pets and be safe. C/Tye said he was privileged to attend the Smart & Final Grand Opening with M/Lyons and C/Herrera. It was a really grand opening. They do a good job and it is great to have this store in town. For those who have not visited the market it is a must -visit. The City is grateful that they came to town. The 27th Birthday Bash was great. The kids had a lot of fun and there were 50 cars at the car show. A good time had by all. Last Thursday, as the Diamond Bar representative to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, the Board opposed SB 1246 proposed by Senator Nguyen. When folks leave their local communities they forget what it is that local communities do. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District's purpose is promoting community health, comfort and welfare through effective and responsible vector control and this bill would prevent that from happening. It is a bill that proposes a seven-day warning period before spraying takes place and with places where mosquitos breed things would be out of control after seven days. The Board opposes the bill and he believes the City of Diamond Bar opposes the bill as well and the Board appreciates their support. He hoped to see everyone at the Wine Soiree. The wine is good, the ambience is great, the auction items are terrific and the APRIL 19, 2016 PAGE 12 CITY COUNCIL auctioneer is out -of -this world. Tonight in many years of serving the City Allen Jolloy certainly put things in perspective when he shared the picture of that little girl and shared how many lives he and his wife impacted by their decision to participate gives him goosebumps. It helps deal with the silliness when someone like that comes forward and asks everyone to do what they can with what they have available. MPT/Lin said that in addition to items reported by his colleagues he reported that he and M/Lyons attended the Public Safety Committee meeting last Monday with the Sheriff's and Fire Departments during which he gained a pretty comprehensive understanding of what they do for the City. He is proud to say that although Diamond Bar does not have a police department it has a very good Sheriff's Station which the City very much appreciates. M/Lyons agreed with MPT/Lin's comments about the Sheriff's Department. Accolades to CSD/Rose and staff for the City Birthday Party which was spectacular from the kids on the rides to the booths to the older kids helping out and doing community service, the food, the wine garden, the cars and the business expo. It was a very well-done event and a lot of fun. She congratulated FD/Honeywell and her staff for receiving the "Excellence" award from the Government Finance Officers Association for 2014-15 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The City Council appreciates the diligence of FD/Honeywell and her staff and how it benefits the City. ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Lyons adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 8:18 pm. Tommye C ibbins, CITY CLERK The �forreeggoing minutes are hereby approved this 3rd day of May 2016. 140 Nancy LopArIMAYOR