City Council Agenda
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Study Session 5:30 PM
Regular Meeting 6:30 PM
South Coast Air Quality Management District/Main Auditorium 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
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The City of Diamond Bar thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus.
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 PAGE 2
ANDREW CHOU
Council Member
RUTH M. LOW
Council Member
STEVE TYE
Council Member
STAN LIU
Mayor
CHIA TENG
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 (on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and Frontier FiOS television Channel 47) and on the City’s website at www.diamondbarca.gov/agendas. The City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.
HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
February 20, 2024
STUDY SESSION 5:30 p.m.
CC-08
Heritage Park And Community Center
Renovation Project Design Concepts,
CIP# FP24502
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
INVOCATION: Rev. Florentino Cordova, Diamond
Bar United Church of Christ
ROLL CALL: Chou, Low, Tye, Mayor Pro Tem
Teng, Mayor Liu
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor
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1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS: NONE.
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, members of the City Council or Staff may briefly respond to public comments if necessary, but no extended discussion and no action on such matters may take place. There is a five-minute maximum time limit when addressing the City Council. At this time, the teleconference moderator will ask callers one at a time to give their name and if there is an agenda item number they wish to speak on before providing their comment.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
4.1 Free Catalytic Converter Etching – February 21, 2024, 9:00-11:00 a.m., Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, 22324 Golden Springs Dr.
4.2 Coffee with a Cop – February 24, 2024, 8:00-10:00 a.m., GRID Coffee, 1139 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. Ste B.
4.3 Planning Commission Meeting – February 27, 2024, 6:30-8:00 p.m., online teleconference and City Hall Windmill Room, 21810 Copley Dr.
4.4 Public Safety Seminar – February 28, 2024, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Diamond Point Elementary School, 24150 Sunset Crossing Road.
4.5 City Council Meeting – March 5, 2024, 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and SCAQMD Main Auditorium, 21865 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 FEBRUARY 6, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.
5.1.a February 6, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Recommended Action:
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 PAGE 3
Approve the February 6, 2024 Regular City Council meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
5.2 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED JANUARY 31, 2024 THROUGH FEBRUARY 13, 2024 TOTALING $910,652.56.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
5.3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING CHAPTER 8.26 OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE
IN ITS ENTIRETY TO PROHIBIT AND REGULATE
MARIJUANA/CANNABIS BUSINESSES AND CULTIVATION IN
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AS LAST AMENDED BY SB 1186.
Recommended Action:
Approve for second reading by title only, waive full reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 01 (2024), entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING CHAPTER
8.26 OF THE DIAMOND BAR CITY CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY TO
PROHIBIT AND REGULATE MARIJUANA/CANNABIS BUSINESSES
AND CULTIVATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AS LAST
AMENDED BY SB 1186.”
Requested by: Community Development Department
5.4 LETTER OF OBJECTION AND APPLICATION TO PURCHASE TAXDEFAULTED PROPERTY.
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign and submit a Letter of Objection and Application to Purchase Tax-Defaulted Property.
Requested by: City Manager
5.5 NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED
STREET NAME SIGN & TRAFFIC SIGNAL SAFETY LIGHT
REPLACEMENT PROJECT NO. TM23201.
Recommended Action:
Approve, and authorize the Director of Public Works/City Engineer to file the Notice of Completion.
Requested by: Public Works Department
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5.6 APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AREA 3
RESIDENTIAL & COLLECTOR STREETS REHABILITATION AND
ARTERIAL STREET REHABILITATION (GOLDEN SPRINGS DRIVE
FROM GRAND AVENUE TO AVENIDA RANCHEROS, GRAND AVENUE
FROM DIAMOND BAR BLVD TO EAST CITY LIMITS, GATEWAY
CORPORATE CENTER) PROJECT NO. SI24101 & SI24103; THE
GRAND AVENUE AT DIAMOND BAR BOULEVARD DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. PW23402; AND THE COLD SPRING
LANE GROUNDWATER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO.
SI24101.
Recommended Action:
A. Determine that approving the design and plans for the proposed projects is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines; and B. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-04 approving the design and plans for the Area 3 Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation and Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Golden Springs Drive from Grand Avenue to Avenida Rancheros, Grand Avenue from Diamond Bar Blvd. to City East Limits, collector streets within the Gateway Corporate Center) Project, the Grand Avenue Median Drainage Improvement Project, and the Cold Spring Lane Ground Water Drainage Improvement Project.
Requested by: Public Works Department
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE.
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
7.1 FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW.
Recommended Action:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-05 amending the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Municipal Budget revenue estimates and appropriations; and, B. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-06 amending the City’s Fiscal Year 2023/24 Compensation Plan.
Requested by: Finance Department
7.2 ADDITIONAL CITY COUNCIL RECOGNITION OPTIONS.
Recommended Action:
Discuss and provide direction as deemed appropriate.
Requested by: City Manager
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8. COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
9. ADJOURNMENT: