CITY COUNCIL
ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS MAY 9, 2023 REGULAR MEETING
California
1960
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem John Ebiner, Councilmember Eric Nakano, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna, Councilmember Eric Weber Staff: City Manager Chris Constantin, Assistant City Manager Brad McKinney, Director of Public Works Shari Garwick, Director of Administrative Services Michael O'Brien, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, Director of Community Development Henry Noh, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Parks and Recreation Manager Joseph Jones, Parks and Recreation Supervisor Dominque Borba, Parks and Recreation Coordinator Orlando Soto
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approve Resolution 2023-26, A MOTION: Motion/seconded by Resolution of the City Council of the City Councilmembers Vienna/Weber to approve of San Dimas, Approving Certain the consent calendar as presented. Motion Demands for the April 30, 2023 Prepaid carried 5-0.
Warrant Register in the Amount of
$210,229.35 and the May 15, 2023 YES: Badar, Ebiner, Nakano, Vienna, Weber Warrant Register in the Amount of NOES: None
$599,060.23. ABSENT: None
2. Approve Minutes of the April 25th, 2023
ABSTAIN: None
Study Session and the April 25th, 2023
Regular City Council Meeting.
3. Approve Resolution 2023-27, A
Resolution of the City Council of the City
of San Dimas, California, Ratifying and
Extending the Declaration of the
Existence of a Local Emergency
4. Rejection of all Bids for Construction
Contract 2023-03 - Playground Surface
Replacement Project at Lone Hill Park
and Horsethief Canyon Park, and
Authorization to Staff to Readvertise the
Project
5. Approve Request for Budget
Appropriation in the Amount of $53,000
to Reduce City Employee Accrued
Compensatory Leave Balance Liabilities
6. Adopt Ordinance 1299, An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of San Dimas,
California, Amending San Dimas
May 9, 2023 City Council Action Minutes Page 2
Municipal Code Section 5.24.070 P to
Allow Fees for Commercial Movie
Filming to be Adopted by Resolution
Rather than By Ordinance
OTHER BUSINESS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Discussion and Consideration to Submit a MOTION: Motion/seconded by Letter of Opposition to the Proposed Councilmembers Weber/Vienna to approve Affordable Permanent l Supportive the Letter of Opposition.
Housing Development Project at 740 East
Foothill Boulevard and County Funding SUBSITUTE MOTION: Motion/seconded by for the Project Mayor Pro Tem Ebiner/Councilmember
Nakano to approve the Letter of Opposition
as amended with the language provided by
Mayor Pro Tem Ebiner. The language
included three paragraphs which included
recommendations to the County to change
the project to include 2-3 stories (with 2
stories closest to street), front setback of 15
feet, attractive architecture with generous
landscaping, a senior housing population that
are not sex offenders or convicted of violent
crimes in the past 5 years, and additional
consultation with the two cities prior to the
Board of Supervisors allocating any funds to
the project.
Motion failed 2-3 with Councilmembers
Weber, Vienna and Mayor Badar in
opposition.
YES: Ebiner, Nakano
NOES: Badar, Vienna, Weber
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
MOTION: Motion/seconded by
Councilmembers Weber/Vienna to approve
the Letter of Opposition as proposed,
amended to include state legislators. Motion
carried 3-2 with Mayor Pro Tem Ebiner and
Councilmember Nakano in opposition.
YES: Badar, Vienna, Weber
NOES: Ebiner, Nakano
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
May 9, 2023 City Council Action Minutes Page 3
Consensus to schedule a joint meeting with
the La Verne City Council.
The following individuals support Council's
direction:
1. Betty Jean Lamb - email
2.Anish S.
3. Tim Hepburn
4. Speaker #6
5. Tina
6. Terry
7. Carolyn Tober
10. Steve Ochoa
11. Speaker #19
12. Elizabeth
13. Tanya
14. Ruth Luevand
15. Joe G.
16. Rich Gill
17. Speaker #25
18. Lee Lee B.
The following individuals are opposed to
Council's direction:
1. Julie Salazar
2. Scott Chamberlain
3. Rachel Barbosa
The following individuals are opposed to the
location of the project;
1. Speaker #9
2. Bob Jennings
3. Speaker #11
4. Pam Berry
5. Bob Harmon
6. Amanda
Recess 9:16 pm - 9:27 pm
Recess: 10:21 PM - 10:36 PM
PUBLIC HEARINGS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Public Hearing Regarding the Adoption of MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro Resolution 2023-28, Setting the Special | Tem Ebiner/ Councilmember Weber to adopt City-wide Landscape Per Parcel Tax for Resolution 2023-28 with option 1 increase.
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to be Used for Motion carried 5-0.
Landscape Maintenance Purposes
YES: Badar, Ebiner, Nakano, Vienna, Weber
NOES: None
May 9, 2023 City Council Action Minutes Page 4
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
2. Public Hearing Regarding the Adoption of In Support
Resolution 2023-30, Confirming the
Diagram and Assessment for Fiscal Year Speaker #1 Supports the increase and 2023-2024 for Open Space Maintenance mentioned concerns of fire hazards with city District No. 1 (Tract No. 32818, Boulevard) trees on Via Verde Avenue.
MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Ebiner/Councilmember Weber to adopt
Resolution 2023-30. Motion carried 5-0.
YES: Badar, Ebiner, Nakano, Vienna, Weber
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Public Hearing Regarding the Adoption of City Clerk Debra Black announced that a a Resolution Confirming the Engineer's 51% majority vote would be deemed as 14 Report and Increase in Assessments and out of the 26 ballots.
Diagram for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for
Open Space Maintenance District No. 1 City Clerk Debra Black opened and tallied the (Tract No. 32841, Northwoods) 26 ballots received. The ballot tabulation results were as follows:
Number of ballots Mailed 38
Number of voted ballots received 26
Number of ballots in support of the 8
annual assessment increase
Number of ballots in opposition to 18
the annual assessment increase
MOTION: Motion/seconded by
Councilmembers Vienna/Weber recommend
adoption of Resolution 2023-32, requesting
revisions to the engineer's report and
declaring its intention that the assessment for
fiscal year 2023-2024 shall be levied at the
current rate with no increase to the
assessment, that the work scope will be
reduced for open space maintenance district
No. 1 annexation no. 3 (Tract No. 32841,
Northwoods) and set a public hearing on
June 13, 2023. Motion carried 5-0.
May 9, 2023 City Council Action Minutes Page 5
YES: Badar, Ebiner, Nakano, Vienna, Weber
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL REPORTS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS a. City Manager None
b. City Attorney None
c. Members of the City Council Mayor Pro Tem Ebiner
Reports on Meetings Attended AB 1234 • Attended Southern California (G.C. §53232.3(d)) Association of Governments.
Councilmember Nakano
• Attended Southern California
Association of Governments
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
FUTURE ITEMS
None
CLOSED SESSION COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR Following the closed sessions, the City NEGOTIATORS - G.C. 54957.6 Attorney made a public announcement that City Representatives: Chris Constantin, the City Council met and discussed the first City Manager; Brad McKinney, Assistant three closed session items listed on the City Manager; Michael O'Brien, agenda, and that no reportable action was Administrative Services Director; Cecilia taken on those items, and that the fourth Todd, Human Resources Manager; Jeff closed session item on the agenda was not Malawy, City Attorney discussed.
Unrepresented Employees: All
unrepresented employees and San Dimas
Employees' Association
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to
Government Code section
54956.9(d)(4): One case
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant
to Government Code section
54956.9(d) (2): One case - Cienega Valley
Estates.
4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Agency designated representative: Jeff
Malawy, City Attorney
Unrepresented employee: City Manager
May 9, 2023 City Council Action Minutes Page 6
Adjourned in memory of Terri Muse, Waste Management Public Sectors Solutions Representative at 1:05 pm.
1, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
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Debra Black, City Clerk May 23, 2023