Special Joint Meeting of the
City Council and Planning Commission
Agenda
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 5:30 PM
Windmill Community Room, Diamond Bar City Hall
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
PUBLIC ADVISORY:
Consistent with State Assembly Bill 361, members of the City Council and Planning Commission may be present or participate telephonically. Members of the public are encouraged to participate and address the City Council and Commission during the public comment portion of the meeting either in person or via teleconference. If you would like to attend the meeting in person, please note that face coverings are recommended.
How to Observe the Meeting From Home:
The public can observe the meeting by calling +1 (914) 614-3221, Access Code: 788-841-926 OR 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 and Commissioners, 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/3830145885407184217. 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.
RUTH M. LOW
Council Member
CHIA TENG
Council Member
STEVE TYE
Council Member
ANDREW CHOU
Mayor
STAN LIU
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager Dan Fox • City Attorney Omar Sandoval • 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. A person who disrupts the orderly conduct of the meeting after being warned by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee that their behavior is disrupting the meeting, may result in the person 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 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/3830145885407184217 AND ARCHIVED VIEWING ON THE CITY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.DIAMONDBARCA.GOV.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
January 24, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL City Council: Ruth M. Low, Chia Teng, Steve Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Stan Liu, Mayor Andrew Chou
Commissioners: Naila Barlas, Mahendra Garg,
William Rawlings, Vice Chair Kenneth Mok, Chair
Raymond Wolfe
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN – DISCUSSION OF ALTERNATIVE
LAND USE STRATEGIES
Recommended Actions:
Receive the staff and consultant presentations; receive public comments; and provide direction as necessary and appropriate.
4. ADJOURNMENT