City Council Agenda
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Closed 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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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
October 01, 2024
CLOSED SESSION 5:30 p.m., CC-8 Conference Room, In
Person ONLY – no teleconference.
Public Comments
Public Employee Performance
Evaluation
Pursuant to Government Code
section 54957
Title: City Manager
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
INVOCATION: Shaykh Nomaan Baig, Institute of
Knowledge
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.
4. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
4.1 Coffee with a Cop – October 4, 2024, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m., S&J Gran Café, 21050 Golden Springs Dr.
4.2 Community Emergency Response Team Training – October 4-6, 2024, Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station, 21695 East Valley Blvd., Walnut, CA, 91789.
4.3 Special Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting – October 8, 2024, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and SCAQMD Room CC-8, 21865 Copley Dr.
4.4 Planning Commission Meeting – October 8, 2024, 6:30 p.m., online teleconference and SCAQMD Room CC-8, 21865 Copley Dr.
4.5 State of the City Address – October 9, 2024, 5:30 p.m., Grand View Ballroom, Diamond Bar Center, 1600 Grand Ave.
4.6 COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic – October 15, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Diamond Bar Center, 1600 Grand Ave.
4.7 City Council Meeting – October 15, 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.
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5.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.
5.1.a September 17, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Recommended Action:
Approve the September 17, 2024 Regular City Council meeting minutes.
Requested by: City Clerk
5.2 RATIFICATION OF CHECK REGISTER DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 TOTALING $890,666.38.
Recommended Action:
Ratify the Check Register.
Requested by: Finance Department
5.3 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH FRJ & ASSOCIATES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
CITY'S HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Recommended Action:
Approve, and Authorize the City Manager to sign, the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with FRJ & Associates to administer the Home Improvement Program and Condominium Home Improvement Program through June 30, 2025.
Requested by: Community Development Department
5.4 MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLESPACE FOR
OFFICE FURNITURE AND INSTALLATION AT THE DIAMOND BAR
CENTER.
Recommended Action:
A. Appropriate $46,048 from the Building, Facility, and Maintenance Fund (Fund 504) to fully fund the project; and
B. Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Maintenance Services Agreement with Peoplespace in the not-to-exceed amount of $66,802.58.
Requested by: Parks & Recreation Department
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE.
7. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: NONE.
8. COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
9. ADJOURNMENT: