CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS AUGUST 13, 2024, 7:00 PM
California
1960 REGULAR MEETING
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Nakano, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Eric Weber
Staff: City Manager Chris Constantin, Assistant City Manager Brad McKinney, Director of Public Works Shari Garwick, Director of Administration Michael O'Brien, Director of Community Development Luis Torrico, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Recreation Manager Jay Jones, Planning Manager Marco Espinoza
Call to Order: 7:00 PM
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2024-56, A Resolution Roll Call:
of the City Council of the City of San
Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for Bratakos: Present
the Prepaid Warrant Register of July 31, Nakano: Present 2024, in the amount of 175,033.54 and Weber: Present
Warrant Register of August 15, 2024, in Badar: Present
the amount of $1,398,662.68. Vienna: Absent (excused)
2. Approve the Minutes of the July 23,
2024, City Council Meeting Mayor Pro Tem Nakano requested additional
3. Deny Claim Allstate (Duong) v. City of discussion for item 3.
San Dimas CJP 3052033
4. Deny Claim Randhawa v. City of San MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Weber Dimas CJP 3052120 KTV seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to
5. Deny Claim Carlton v. City of San Dimas approve the consent calendar items 1-2 and CJP 3051908 4-12. Motion carried 4-0.
6. Rejection of all Bids for Construction
Contract 2024-06 Refuse Building Roof Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber Replacement No: None
7. Approve the Request for Care for the Absent: Vienna
Children to Paint Citywide Curb Abstain: None
Addresses - 2024 Program
8. Approve the Memorandum of MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Nakano Understanding (MOU) with Inland Empire to continue item 3 to a future closed session.
Film Services Motion failed with no second.
9. Award Contract to General Technologies
and Solutions (GTS) LLC as Lead
Consultant of the Citywide Bicycle
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Master Plan 2024 in the Amount of MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Weber $99,915, Approve Overall Project Budget seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to of $114,902.25 Including Contingency approve the consent calendar item 3. Motior and Authorize the City Manager, or carried 3-1 with Councilmember Nakano Designee, to Execute the Contract with opposed.
GTS in a Form Approved by the City
Attorney. Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Weber
10. Receive and File the 2024-25 Operating No: Nakano
& Capital Improvement Budget Book Absent: Vienna
11. Approve Payment for Election Services Abstain: None to the Los Angeles County Registrar-
Recorder/County Clerk in the Amount of
$68,952.82 for the March 5, 2024,
General Municipal Election.
12. Adopt Resolution 2024-57 Approving and
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute
the Safe Clean Water Municipal Funds
Transfer Agreement with Los Angeles
County Flood Control District
OTHER BUSINESS ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2024-61, Approving MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Weber Changes in the City's Field Allocation seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to Policy to Establish a No-Show Policy approve Resolution 2024-61. Motion carried That Would Impose a Fee on Sports 4-0.
User Groups that Reserve Ballfields
through the City's Field Allocation Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber Process but Do not Use Them and to No: None
Modify the Cancellation Policy to Allow Absent: Vienna
Sports User Groups to cancel a Abstain: None
Scheduled Field Use Five (5) Days in
Advance
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduce Ordinance 1309, Approving There were no public comments on this item.
Municipal Code Text Amendment 23-03;
Amendments to Various Chapters of Title MOTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Nakano 18 Zoning to Update Housing Definitions, seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to Allow a Variety of Housing Types, introduce Ordinance 1309. Motion carried 4- Update the Density Bonus Ordinance in 0.
Compliance with State Law, and Amend
Title 17 Subdivisions to Incentivize Lot Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber Consolidation of Housing Sites as No: None
Required to be in Compliance with the Absent: Vienna
City's Housing Element and State Law. Abstain: None
2. Approve Resolution 2024-60 Updating Speaker #1 Aguilar opposed the fee increase the Citywide Schedule of Fees and for field rentals approved at the September 12, Charges 2023, meeting.
Speaker #4 Javier Hernandez opposed the
fee increase approved at the September 12,
2023, meeting.
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MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Weber
and seconded Mayor Pro Tem Nakano to
approve Resolution 2024-60, with the
exception of the game ride tickets and pass
and bring back for discussion with the field
allocation items at a future City Council
meeting. Motion carried 4-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber
No: None
Absent: Vienna
Abstain: None
CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. City Manager City Manager announced the San Dimas
Loop Project was denied Federal funding;
however, construction will move forward
using funds budgeted from the general fund.
2. City Attorney City Attorney announced significant exposure to litigation involving contamination at the
BKK Landfill at City of West Covina.
3. Members of the City Council None
Reports on Meetings Attended AB 1234
(G.C. §53232.3(d))
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
FUTURE ITEMS
Request by Mayor Pro Tem Nakano
supported by Councilmember Bratakos
request to bring forward to discuss music in
the park, 5k run, City birthday event, and
Holiday Extravaganza to discuss date,
content of event, location, whether we are to
combine them.
Request by Mayor Badar and supported by
Mayor Pro Tem Nakano to agendize
discussion on a Bill and Ted monument.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL The City Council met and discussed the three COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION closed session items listed on the agenda.
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant The City Council gave direction to staff, but to Government Code Section no reportable action was taken. 54956.9(d) (2): One Case
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code section 54957.6
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Agency designated representatives:
Chris Constantin, City Manager; Jeff
Malawy, City Attorney; Colin Tanner,
Labor Counsel.
Unrepresented employees: Directors and
Confidential Unit
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code section 54957.6
Agency designated representatives:
Chris Constantin, City Manager; Brad
McKinney, Assistant City Manager;
Cecilia Todd, Human Resources
Manager; Jeff Malawy, City Attorney;
Colin Tanner, Labor Counsel.
Employee organization: International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848
representing General, Professional, and
Managerial employees.
Adjourned: 10:30 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