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CITY OF DUARTE
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DUARTE SENIOR CENTER
1610 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
4:00 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
Frances Jimenez, 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.
Notice:
Any documents distributed by the City/Authorities to a majority of the City Council/Housing Authority/Financing Authority Board less than 24 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.
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Public comment: In-Person: Members of the public may provide in-person comments. Speakers who wish to address the Council must do so by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of the Regular Meeting for all designated public comment periods as listed below. Cards will not be accepted after the start of the meeting without the permission of the presiding chair.
Speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person per designated public comment period. At the Mayor’s discretion, the time limit may be shortened to allow all speakers the opportunity to address the City Council.
Written: Members of the public may submit written comment by emailing [email protected], prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. 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. Comments will be distributed to the City Council and made available for public review.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
A. Special Meeting Notice
2. ORAL COMMUNICATION - ITEMS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA
Any person wishing to speak on any items listed on this special meeting agenda, may do so at this time. The opportunity to speak is on a first come, first served basis. Each person may speak once for no more than 3 minutes for all Oral Communications at this time. Public comments may be submitted by emailing [email protected], prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, members of the City Council and staff can respond only with a brief reply to issues raised in Oral Communications, and no action on such matters may take place at this meeting.
3. CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP
A. Strategic Action Plan for the Duarte Strategic Plan
4. CONTINUATION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Any person wishing to speak on any items listed on this special meeting agenda, may do so at this time. The opportunity to speak is on a first come, first served basis. Each person may speak once for no more than 3 minutes for all Oral Communications at this time. Public comments may be submitted by emailing [email protected], prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, members of the City Council and staff can respond only with a brief reply to issues raised in Oral Communications, and no action on such matters may take place at this meeting.
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5. ADJOURNMENT - TO SCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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 (https://www.cityofduarte.ca.gov/) not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2.
Dated this 11th day of September 2025.
Frances Jimenez
City Clerk
NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUARTE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the majority of the City Council have called for a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Duarte to be held at the Duarte Senior Center on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
The Special Meeting will be for the purpose of holding the City Council Strategic Plan Workshop. Visit the City website at https://www.cityofduarte.ca.gov/home for all details and agenda.
Dated: September 11, 2025
Frances Jimenez
City Clerk
I, Frances Jimenez, City Clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing notice of special meeting was posted on September 11, 2025 at the following locations: City Hall – 1600 Huntington Drive Avenue, 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 and delivered to each member of the Duarte City Council.
Frances Jimenez
City Clerk