City Council Agenda
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Closed Session 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
PUBLIC ADVISORY:
Consistent with State Assembly Bill 361, this meeting will be conducted telephonically and Members of the City Council and staff will be participating via Teleconference. There will be no physical meeting location for this meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to participate and address the City Council during the public comment portion of the meeting via teleconference.
How to Observe the Meeting From Home:
The public can observe the meeting by calling +1 (631) 992-3221, Access Code: 352-500-628OR visit:
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How to Submit Public Comment:
The public may provide public comment by attending the meeting in person, by sending an email, or by logging into the teleconference. Please send email public comments to the City Clerk at [email protected] by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and indicate in the Subject Line “FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.” Written comments will be distributed to the Council Members, noted for the record at the meeting and posted on the City’s official agenda webpage as soon as reasonably practicable (found here: http://diamondbarca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx).
The public may log into the meeting through this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6371926490165358096. Members of the public will be called upon one at a time during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Speakers are limited to five minutes per agenda item, unless the Mayor determines otherwise.
American Disability Act Accommodations:
Pursuant to the Executive Order, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Council Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office (909) 839- 7010 within 72 hours of the meeting. City Council video recordings with transcription will be available upon request the day following the Council Meeting.
The City of Diamond Bar thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus.
NANCY A. LYONS
Council Member
STAN LIU
Council Member
STEVE TYE
Council Member
RUTH M. LOW
Mayor
ANDREW CHOU
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager Dan Fox • City Attorney David DeBerry • City Clerk Kristina Santana
DIAMOND BAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES
Welcome to the meeting of the Diamond Bar City Council. Meetings are open to the public and are broadcast on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and Frontier FiOS television Channel 47. You are invited to attend and participate. Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to agenda items are on file and available for public inspection by contacting the Office of the City Clerk. If requested, the agenda will be made available in an alternative format to a person with disability as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have questions regarding an agenda item, please contact the City Clerk at (909) 839-7010 during regular business hours.
PUBLIC INPUT
Members of the public may address the Council on any item of business on the agenda during the time the item is taken up by the Council. In addition, members of the public may, during the Public Comment period address the Council on any Consent Calendar item or any matter not on the agenda and within the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. Any material to be submitted to the City Council at the meeting should be submitted through the City Clerk.
Speakers are limited to five minutes per agenda item, unless the Mayor determines otherwise. The Mayor may adjust this time limit depending on the number of people wishing to speak, the complexity of the matter, the length of the agenda, the hour and any other relevant consideration.
Speakers may address the Council only once on an agenda item, except during public hearings, when the applicant/appellant may be afforded a rebuttal.
Public comments must be directed to the City Council. Behavior that disrupts the orderly conduct of the meeting may result in the speaker being removed from the meeting.
INFORMATION RELATING TO AGENDAS AND ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL Agendas for regular City Council meetings are available 72 hours prior to the meeting and are posted in the City’s regular posting locations, on DBTV Channel 3, Spectrum Cable Channel 3, Frontier FiOS television Channel 47 and on the City’s website at www.diamondbarca.gov. The City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.
HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS
Copies of agendas, rules of the Council, Video of meetings: (909) 839-7010 Computer access to agendas: www.diamondbarca.gov
General information: (909) 839-7000
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.
THIS MEETING IS BEING VIDEO RECORDED AND BY PARTICIPATING VIA TELECONFERENCE, YOU ARE GIVING YOUR PERMISSION TO BE TELEVISED.
THIS MEETING WILL BE RE-BROADCAST EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 9:00 A.M. AND ALTERNATE TUESDAYS AT 8:00 P.M. AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR
LIVE VIEWING AT
HTTPS://ATTENDEE.GOTOWEBINAR.COM/REGISTER/6371926490165358096 AND ARCHIVED VIEWING ON THE CITY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.DIAMONDBARCA.GOV.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
February 15, 2022
CLOSED SESSION:
5:30 p.m.
Public Comments
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code section 54956.9
One potential case.
Claim of polarized voting in the City.
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
INVOCATION: Associate Pastor Luke Pamplin, Efree Church ROLL CALL: Liu, Lyons, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Chou, Mayor
Low
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor
1. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
2. 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 other matters of interest not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. 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.
3. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
3.1 Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting – February 16, 2022 – 6:00 p.m., online teleconference only
3.2 Planning Commission Meeting – February 22, 2022 – 6:30 p.m. online teleconference only.
3.3 City Council Meeting – March 1, 2022, 6:30 p.m. online teleconference and Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be acted on by a single motion unless a Council Member or member of the public request otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration.
4.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.
4.1.a February 1, 2022 City Council Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the February 1, 2022 Regular City Council meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
4.2 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED JANUARY 26, 2022 THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, 2022 TOTALING $513,522.18.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
4.3 CONTINUED USE OF TELECONFERENCING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 361 FOR MEETINGS OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY
COUNCIL AND OTHER CITY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
SUBJECT TO STATE OPEN MEETING LAWS.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-06, providing for continued use of teleconferencing and other formats as defined and in compliance with Assembly Bill 361 for meetings of the Diamond Bar City Council, City Commissions and Subcommittees.
Requested by: City Manager
4.4 CONSIDERATION TO EXTEND A LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19).
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-07 extending the Declared Local Emergency regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Requested by: City Manager
4.5 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION(S)
FOR ALL CALRECYCLE GRANT AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR
WHICH THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR IS ELIGIBLE
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-08, authorizing the City Manager to submit application(s) for all CalRecycle grants and payment programs for which the City is eligible.
Requested by: City Manager
4.6 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH SCHAFER CONSULTING FOR AS-NEEDED
SUPPORT OF THE FINANCE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
SYSTEM THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022.
Recommended Action:
A. Appropriate $70,000 in available fund balance from the Equipment Maintenance & Replacement Fund (Fund 503) to cover the cost of the services; and
B. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Schafer Consulting to provide as-needed consulting services supporting the Finance Enterprise Resource Planning System.
Requested by: Information Systems
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE.
6. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
6.1 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION,
PLANNING, AND TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSIONERS.
Recommended Action:
Ratify Council Appointments.
Requested by: City Clerk
6.2 FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-09 amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Municipal Budget revenue and appropriations, and reclassification of one personnel position.
Requested by: Finance Department
7. COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
8. ADJOURNMENT: