City Council February 3, 2025 Page | 1
CITY OF DUARTE
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010
Monday, February 3, 2025
8:30 AM
MISSION STATEMENT
With integrity and transparency, the City of Duarte provides exemplary public services in a caring and fiscally responsible manner with a commitment to our community’s future.
CESAR A. GARCIA, MAYOR
TERA MARTIN DEL CAMPO, MAYOR PRO TEM
MARGARET FINLAY, COUNCILMEMBER
SAMUEL KANG, COUNCILMEMBER
TONEY LEWIS, COUNCILMEMBER
VINH TRUONG, COUNCILMEMBER
MARTIN CALDERON, COUNCILMEMBER
City/Authority Staff:
Brian Villalobos, City Manager
Kristen Petersen, Assistant City Manager and Director of Administrative Services Craig Hensley, Director of Community Development
Manuel Enriquez, Director of Parks and Recreation
Larry Breceda, Director of Public Safety Services
Thai Viet Phan, City Attorney
Annette Juarez, City Clerk
ADA ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance participating in this meeting, contact the City Manager's office at (626) 357-7931. Notification no later than 1:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assist your accessibility to this meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT regarding items on the Closed Session Meeting Agenda will be taken at the beginning of the meeting. The public will be released from the meeting so that the City Council may convene Closed Session discussion of items allowed under the Government Code. Any reportable action taken in Closed Session will be reported by the City Attorney during the next Open Session meeting.
In-Person: Complete a Speaker Card, indicating the agenda item number and submit it to the City Council February 3, 2025 Page | 2
City Clerk. Speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person per item. At the Mayor’s discretion, the time limit may be shortened to allow all speakers the opportunity to address the City Council.
Written: Submit written comment by emailing [email protected]. Comments will be distributed to the City Council and made available for public review.
PLEASE NOTE: Public comments, including personal contact information, are considered public record. Please do not provide any personal information (i.e. phone numbers, addresses, etc.) that you do not want to be published.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
3. ORAL COMMUNICATION - ITEMS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA
4. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4): 1 case.
Recommended Action:
5. ADJOURNMENT
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing Agenda was posted at the following locations: City Hall – 1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte Public Safety Department – 1042 Huntington Drive, Duarte Library – 1301 Buena Vista Street, and the City of Duarte website (www.accessduarte.com) not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Dated this January 30, 2025
Annette Juarez, MMC
City Clerk