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CITY OF DUARTE
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
5:00 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 diverse community’s future.
Tera Martin Del Campo, Mayor
Samuel Kang, Mayor Pro Tem
Margaret Finlay, Councilmember
Toney Lewis, Councilmember
Vinh Truong, Councilmember
Cesar A. Garcia, 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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Notice:
Duarte City Council meetings are audiotaped 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 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.
Virtual Public Comment: Members of the public may provide live comments during the meeting by Zoom or by phone. To join by Zoom click on or type the following address into your web browser https://www.zoom.us/join and enter MEETING ID: 824 3739 5412. To join the Conference Call: Dial (646) 558-8656 and enter MEETING ID: 824 3739 5412#. You will be prompted by the City Clerk when it is time for designated public comment periods. Virtually raise your hand from Zoom or dial *9 from your phone to join the queue to speak. Staff will call your name or the last four digits of your phone number when it is your time to speak. Press the microphone icon on Zoom or dial *6 to unmute. Callers are encouraged, but not required, to identify themselves by name for the record. Please mute other devices when it is your turn to speak. 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.
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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. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Appointment of Unopposed Candidates to the Offices of Members of the Duarte City Council representing Districts 4, 5, and 6; and cancellation of the associated portions of the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 26-25 providing for the appointment to the offices of members of the Duarte City Council Districts 4, 5, and 6 that were to be elected on Tuesday November 3, 2026.
B. Trail Lighting Analysis Report
Recommended Action: Provide direction to Staff to either: proceed with a change order to the Donald & Bernice Watson Multi-Use Pathway Improvement Project for the installation of additional pedestrian lights along the trail within the identified dark areas in the amount of $500,000.00 or designate another option.
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.
5. ADJOURNMENT - TO SCHEDULED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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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 24 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2.
Dated this 13th day of August 2026.
Frances Jimenez
City Clerk