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CITY OF DUARTE
AGENDA
REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING AUTHORITY/DUARTE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES FINANCING
AUTHORITY
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010
Tuesday, September 23, 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
Frances Jimenez, 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.
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, City Council September 23, 2025 Page | 2
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 https://www.cityofduarte.ca.gov/home, then on the homepage, click on the Agendas & Meetings icon then click on the City Council Meeting link.
Public comment:
In-Person: Members of the public may provide in-person comments at the podium in the Council Chamber. Speakers who wish to address the Council must do so by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of Closed Session for Closed Session items and prior to the start of the Regular Meeting for all other designated public comment periods as listed below.
Comments for public hearings will take place after the hearing is opened. 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.
7:00 PM OPEN SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
A. City Manager Written Comments
2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
4. SPECIAL ITEMS - NONE
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
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6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Members of the public may address the City Council on matters which are not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person per designated public comment period. At the discretion of the presiding Chair, the time limit may be shortened to allow all speakers the opportunity to address the City Council.
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - CONSENT CALENDAR
Members of the public may address the City Council on agenda items listed on the Consent Calendar. Speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person per designated public comment period. At the discretion of the presiding Chair, the time limit may be shortened to allow all speakers the opportunity to address the City Council.
8. 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 - September 9, 2025 Regular Meeting (CC/HA/FA) Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of September 9, 2025.
D. Approval of Warrants - September 23, 2025 (CC/HA/FA) Recommended Action: Approve the warrants of September 23, 2025.
E. Public Safety Department Update
Recommended Action: Receive and File the Public Safety Department Update.
F. Professional Services Agreement with Dahlin Group, Inc. for Design Services for Phase II of the Duarte Park Revitalization Project
Recommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute this Professional Services Agreement with Dalhin Group, Inc. for design services of Phase II of the Duarte Park Revitalization Project and 2) Approve a budget amendment of $63,200.
G. Notice of Completion: Fiscal Year 24-25 Street Rehabilitation Project No. 25-6 for ONYX Paving Company Inc.
Recommended Action: Accept the project as complete in the amount of $1,030,274.33.
H. Notice of Completion: Huntington Drive Median Islands Landscape Improvements City Council September 23, 2025 Page | 4
Project, No. 25-5, for FS Contractors, Inc.
Recommended Action: 1) Accept the project as complete in the amount of $2,561,282.92 and 2) Approve a budget amendment to the General Fund in the amount of $28,833.42.
I. Approval of Lodging for California League of Cities Annual Conference Recommended Action: Approve overnight lodging accommodations for Director of Public Safety Services, Larry Breceda, to attend the California League of Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach, California from October 8–10, 2025.
J. Award of Contract - Duarte Teen Center Roof Replacement – Project No. 26-8 Recommended Action: Award the construction contract for the Duarte Teen Center Roof Replacement to Commercial & Industrial Roofing Co Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in the amount of $190,046, plus a fifteen percent contingency.
9. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Andres Duarte School Project
Recommended Action: Certify and approve the Final Environmental Impact Report (Resolution 25-19) and approve: General Plan Amendment 24-02 (Resolution 25-20); Tentative Parcel Map 24-01 (Resolution 25-21); Site Plan and Design Review 25-19 (Resolution 25-22); and Planned Development Permit 24-01 (Resolution 25-23) and Introduce Ordinance 25-04 (Zone Change 24-02).
11. BUSINESS ITEMS - NONE
12. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING AUTHORITY/FINANCING AUTHORITY MEMBERS
AND CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53232.3
13. 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 (https://www.cityofduarte.ca.gov/) not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2.
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Dated this 17th day of September 2025.
Frances Jimenez
City Clerk