City Council Agenda
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Study Session 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
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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
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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.
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Speakers may address the Council only once on an agenda item, except during public hearings, when the applicant/appellant may be afforded a rebuttal.
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
April 19, 2022
STUDY SESSION: 5:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED PROJECTS
UTILIZING ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND
RESOURCES RELATED TO AMERICAN
RESCUE ACT (ARPA) FUNDS.
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
INVOCATION: St. Denis Catholic Church
ROLL CALL: Liu, Lyons, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Chou,
Mayor Low
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust Update
1.2 Presentation by Through My Lens Photo Contest Co-Sponsor Diamond Bar Community Foundation
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 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.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
4.1 Planning Commission Meeting – April 26, 2022, 6:30 p.m. online teleconference and Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
4.2 City Council Meeting – May 3, 2022, 6:30 p.m. online teleconference and Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
5. 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.
5.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE APRIL 5, 2022 STUDY SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING.
5.1.a April 5, 2022 Study Session Minutes
5.1.b April 5, 2022 City Council Minutes
Recommended Action:
Approve the April 5, 2022 Study Session and Regular City Council meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
5.2 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED MARCH 31, 2022 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2022 TOTALING $435,041.65.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
5.3 TREASURER'S STATEMENT
Recommended Action:
Approve the March 2022 Treasurer’s Statement.
Requested by: Finance Department
5.4 SOFTWARE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH OPENGOV, INC. FOR
BUDGETING AND PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 28, 2027.
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Software Services Agreement with OpenGov, Inc. for a five-year term, through June 28, 2027, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $117,250.
Requested by: City Manager
5.5 LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 38 AND NO. 41-2021 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022/23
Recommended Action:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-17 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and to file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in Landscaping Assessment District No. 38 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2022/23; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-18 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and to file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in the Landscaping Assessment District No. 41-2021 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2022/23.
Requested by: Public Works Department
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6.1 PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE
SELECTION OF A DISTRICT MAP AND SEQUENCE OF ELECTIONS
AND INTRODUCE FOR FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING SECTION 2.04.060 (QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL) TO CHAPTER 2.04 (CITY COUNCIL) OF ARTICLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY
CODE IMPLEMENTING BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS OF FIVE COUNCIL
MEMBERS
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive a report on the districting process and permissible criteria to be considered to create district boundaries and determine sequence of district elections; and
2. Conduct a public hearing to receive public input regarding selection of a district map and the sequence of district elections; and It is further recommended, following input received during the public hearing, that the City Council take the following actions in the following sequence:
1. Approve a motion to introduce and have first reading of Ordinance No. 01 (2022), An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California, Adding Section 2.04.060 (Qualifications of the Members of the City Council) to Chapter 2 (City Council) of Article 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Diamond Bar City Code Implementing By-District Elections of Five City Council Members; and then
2. Consider draft maps and provide direction to staff on the preferred district map and sequence of district elections to be brought back for adoption by resolution.
Requested by: City Manager
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: NONE.
8. COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
9. ADJOURNMENT: