CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT/MAIN AUDITORIUM 21865 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
APRIL 16, 2024
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Liu called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management District Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Tye led the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Kenton Tse, Children’s Ministry Director, Gateway Friends Church provided the invocation.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Andrew Chou, Steve Tye, Mayor Pro Tem Chia Yu Teng, Mayor Stan Liu
Absent: Council Member Ruth Low
Staff present in person: Dan Fox, City Manager; Ryan McLean, Assistant City Manager; Anthony Santos, Assistant to the City Manager; Omar Sandoval, City Attorney; David Liu, Public Works Director; Hal Ghafari, Public Works Manager/ Assistant City Engineer; Nicholas Delgado, Management Analyst; Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; Jason Jacobsen, Finance Director; Cecilia Arellano, Senior Community Relations Coordinator; Joan Cruz, Administrative Coordinator; Kristina Santana, City Clerk
Staff present telephonically: Ken Desforges, Information Systems Director; Amy Haug, Human Resources and Risk Manager; Greg Gubman, Community Development Director; Grace Lee, Planning Manager; Marsha Roa, Community Relations Manager Others present: Captain Stephen Tousey, Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff’s Station
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mayor Liu approved the agenda with the addition of Item 1.3.
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATES, PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 Proclamation declaring May 2024 as Water Awareness Month read by Mayor Liu and presented by the City Council to Theresa Lee, President of Board of Directors of the Walnut Valley Water District.
1.2 Mayor Liu and Council Members recognized the Beydler family for their consistent and ongoing efforts to remove trash and debris for City streets.
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1.3 Video presentation and proclamation presentation to the City of Diamond Bar regarding the City’s 35th Birthday Celebration by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez.
2. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Cynthia Yu, Diamond Bar Library, announced upcoming Library events for April and May. Rachel Kirk, Diamond Bar Friends of the Library, invited community members to participate in two Friends’ sponsored events: 1) Read Together Diamond Bar and 2) presentation of the winners of the “How a Book Changed My Life Essay Contest” on Saturday, April 27th from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Windmill Room.
Allen Wilson was concerned about protestors disrupting traffic and hoped for countrywide unity.
CC/Santana reported that no emails were submitted and that there were no online callers requesting to speak under Public Comments.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CM/Fox presented the Schedule of Future Events.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR: C/Chou moved, C/Tye seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item 5.4 pulled by MPT/Teng. Motion carried 4-0 by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Tye, MPT/Teng, M/Liu
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
5.1 APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
5.1.1 APRIL 2, 2024 REGULAR MEETING
5.2 RATIFIED CHECK REGISTER DATED MARCH 27, 2024 THROUGH APRIL 9, 2024 TOTALING $1,101,148.97.
5.3 APPROVED MARCH 2024 TREASURER’S STATEMENT.
5.5 APPROVED CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES
URBAN COUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION
(“PLHA”) PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS:
A. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2024-13 APROVING THE CITY’S
PARTICIPATION IN YEAR 4 OF THE LOS ANGELES URBAN
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COUNTY PLHA PROGRAM; IDENTIFYING PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF $145,682 IN PLHA FUNDING AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A REIMBURSABLE
CONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (“LACDA”); AND,
B. DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A PROJECT AND IS THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”).
5.6 ADOPTED A PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 26, 2024 AS ARBOR DAY.
ITEMS WITHDRAWN FROM CONSENT CALENDAR:
5.4 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2024-12 ADOPTING THE UPDATES TO THE CEQA VMT SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLDS.
MPT/Teng asked how this regulation will affect the Town Center development plan and CM/Fox said he believed the project would have a positive impact because the higher density encourages less vehicular travel by providing more services within walking distance.
MPT/Teng moved, C/Chou seconded, to approve Item 5.4 as submitted.
Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Tye, MPT/Teng, M/Liu
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
7.1 HERITAGE PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION
PROJECT DESIGN CONCEPTS AND 1ST AMENDMENT TO
CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT (CIP#FP24502).
PWM/Ghafari presented the staff report.
M/Liu asked for public comments. There were none offered.
CC/Santana stated that emails regarding this agenda item were received from Cynthia DeLaRosa, Lydia Mulligan, Trichia Tran and Adrianne Cotterell, copies of which were forwarded to the City Council and placed at the meeting entrance for public viewing.
Following discussion and staff responses, Council concurred to proceed APRIL 16, 2024 PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL
with Playground Design Concept 4, including revisions to the realigned picnic area and basketball court, and, an additional door and window system on the west side of the building as presented.
C/Tye moved, MPT/Teng seconded, to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Black O’Dowd and Associates, Inc., for design services; and, determined that the approval of the amendment to the design services agreement for the proposed Project is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Article 18 Section 15262.
Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Tye, MPT/Teng, M/Liu
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Low
8. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE
REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
C/Chou appreciated the Heritage Park discussion and said he will report back to the Council and community on his attendance at the League of California Cities State Board meeting in Sacramento next week.
C/Tye congratulated M/Liu for recognizing the Beydler family for doing something wonderful in Diamond Bar, said he is excited about the reopening of the Golf Course on Saturday April 20
th
, and that the 35th City Anniversary was a
resounding success thanks to the City’s phenomenal Parks and Rec staff and was very pleased with the event being held at Summitridge Park.
MPT/Teng said that he appreciated Parks and Rec staff for their efforts with the City’s 35th Birthday Party.
M/Liu commented how much he enjoyed the 35th City Birthday Celebration and 20th Anniversary of the Diamond Bar Center and for the amazing job of the Parks and Rec staff, volunteers and DB4Youth. He looks forward to the Arbor Day tree planting ceremony at Larkstone Park on Wednesday, as well as, the Golf Course Grand Reopening and the Earth Day Celebration on Saturday.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, M/Liu adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:56 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk
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The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 7th day of May, 2024.
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Stan Liu, Mayor