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CITY OF DUARTE
AGENDA
REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING AUTHORITY/DUARTE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES FINANCING
AUTHORITY
6:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM - REGULAR SESSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
7:00 PM
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 to participate in this meeting, you should 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.
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Notice:
Any documents distributed by the City/Authorities to a majority of the City Council/Housing Authority/Financing Authority Board less than 72 hours prior to the City Council/Housing Authority/Financing Authority meeting will be made available for public inspection at City Hall, 1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte, CA 91010, during normal business hours, except such documents that relate to closed session items or which are otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
Notice:
Duarte City Council meetings are videotaped for later broadcast. Attendance at the meeting constitutes consent by members of the public to the City's and any third party's use in any media, without compensation or further notice, of audio, video, and/or pictures of meeting attendees.
Members of the public may livestream the City Council meeting broadcast on the City’s website. To access the meeting, log onto www.accessduarte.com, then on the homepage, click on the Agendas & Meetings icon then click on the City Council Meeting link. City Council meetings are also broadcast daily at 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., following each meeting, via Spectrum Cable - Channel 3.
Public comment:
In-Person: Complete a Speaker Card, indicating the agenda item number and submit it to the 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.
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PLEASE NOTE: The subject line of your public comment email must contain the Agenda item number or title. 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.
6:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
A. City Manager Written Comments
2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS- Any person wishing to speak on the Closed Session item may do so at this time. The opportunity to speak is on a first come, City Council February 25, 2025 Page | 3
first served basis. Each person may speak for 3 minutes.
4. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) - Title: City Manager
7:00 PM OPEN SESSION
5. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
6. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
7. CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT
8. SPECIAL ITEMS
A. Mayor's Youth Council Update
B. Recognition of Denny’s Restaurant and City of Duarte Resident Toni Martinez for Their Support of First Responders During the January 2025 Windstorm C. Public Safety Department Update
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
10. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
11. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Motion to read all Resolutions and Ordinances presented for consideration by Title only and waive further reading (CC/HA/FA)
B. Approve absence(s) of City Councilmember(s) from the City Council meeting C. Approval of Minutes - February 11, 2025 Regular Meeting (CC/HA/FA) Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of February 11, 2025.
D. Approval of Warrants - February 25, 2025 (CC/HA/FA)
Recommended Action: Approve the warrants of February 25, 2025.
E. Receive and file the Monthly Financial Report
Recommended Action: Receive and File the Monthly Financial Report for the month of December 2024.
F. Receive and File the Public Safety Department Update Recommended Action: Receive and file the Public Safety Department Update.
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G. Set Public Hearing for the Establishment of Underground Utility District No. 11 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25-05 to Set Public Hearing for March 25, 2025.
H. Amendment to City Councilmember Intergovernmental Organization Appointment for the California Contract Cities
Recommended Action: Appoint Councilmember Lewis as the California Contract Cities Delegate for the current year.
12. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
13. PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Fiscal Year 2024/25 Mid-Year Budget Report
Recommended Action: Receive and file the mid-year budget report and approve the corresponding budget amendments as delineated in Attachment 2.
B. Emergency Repairs Related to 2025 Windstorm, Award of Contract for the 2025 Windstorm Concrete Emergency Repairs Project and Related Budget Amendment for Concrete Repair and Tree and Debris Removal
Recommended Action: 1) Authorize emergency purchases pursuant to DMC Section
2.36.050(e); 2) Approve the award of contract for the 2025 Windstorm Concrete Emergency Repairs Project to FS Contractors Inc. in the amount of $151,000, plus a 10% contingency; and 3) Approve a $256,000 budget amendment to account 100- 1205-7655 to fund Windstorm related cleanup and repairs
15. CONTINUATION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
16. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING AUTHORITY/FINANCING AUTHORITY MEMBERS
AND CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3
17. 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 and the City of Duarte website (www.accessduarte.com) not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2.
Dated this 19th day of February, 2025.
Annette Juarez, MMC
City Clerk
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