CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
SAN
D/IMAS SEPTEMBER 24, 20245
1960 „
5 CLOSED SESSION 5: 30 PM
REGULAR SESSION 7: 00 PM
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tern Eric Nakano, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, 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 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, Senior Planner Anne Moore, Planning Manager, Marco Espinoza
Call to Order: 5: 30 PM
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT The City Council returned to closed session Title: City Manager following the open session agenda.
Following the closed session, the City
Attorney made a public announcement as
follows: The City Council met in closed
session and discussed closed session item
numbers 1 and 2 listed on the agenda. With
respect to item number 1, the City Council
unanimously voted to accept the notice of
resignation dated September 2, 2024,
submitted by City Manager Chris Constantin
who will be leaving San Dimas for another
city. With respect to item number 2, the City
Council gave direction to staff on that item,
but no reportable action was taken.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representative: Jeff
Malawy, City Attorney
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY The City Attorney announced that the Council NEGOTIATORS meet and discussed items 3A5 with no
Property: 2100 Terrebonne Avenue, San reportable action taken- items 1 and 2 Dimas, CA 91773 considered after the regular session.
Agency negotiators: Chris Constantin,
City Manager; Brad McKinney, Assistant
Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 2024, City Council Meeting Page 2 For the Meeting of October 8, 2024
City Manager; Scott Wasserman, Parks &
Recreation Director; Joseph Jones, Parks
Recreation Manager; Jeff Malawy, City
Attorney.
Negotiating parties: American Golf
Corporation and City of San Dimas
Under negotiation: Price and terms of
payment.
4. 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.
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code section 54957. 6
Agency designated representatives: Chris
Constantin, City Manager; Jeff Malawy,
City Attorney; Colin Tanner, Labor
Counsel.
Unrepresented employees: Directors and
Confidential Unit
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2024- 66, A Resolution Public Works pulled item 4. It will be of the City Council of the City of San presented at the October 8, 2024, meeting.
Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for
the Warrant Register of September 30, Mayor Pro Tern Nakano requested 2024, in the amount of $ 1, 164, 301. 55. clarification on consent items 5 and 7.
2. Approve the Minutes of the September
10, 2024, City Council Meeting MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
3. Deny Claim Brown v. City of San Dimas and Councilmember Weber to approve the CJP 3051802 WRV remaining consent calendar. Motion carried
4. Award An Annual Striping Maintenance 5- 0.
Contract to Superior Pavement Markings
Inc.; in an Amount Not to Exceed Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, 300, 182 for Fiscal Year 2024- 2025, Weber
150,000 for Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, With No: None
One Optional Two -Year Extension in an Absent: None
Amount Not to Exceed $ 150, 000 Per Abstain: None
Fiscal Year; Authorize the City Manager
to Execute the Maintenance Contract with
Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. in a
Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 2024, City Council Meeting Page 3 For the Meeting of October 8, 2024
Form Approved by the City Attorney; and
Approve Contract Specifications Which
are on File in the Public Works
Department.
5. Housing Authority — Consideration and
Approval of the Program Guidelines for
the Charter Oak Mobile Home Estates
Safety Barrier Fence Improvement
Program.
6. Receive and File the August 2024
Investment Report
7. Approve Resolution 2024- 67 Authorizing
an Emergency Exception to Procurement
Regulations, Authorizing the City
Manager or Designee to Execute
Agreements for the Replacement of the
Hot Water Holding Tank at the Recreation
Center, and Approving an Expenditure
Not to Exceed $ 100, 000
PUWC` eAkt IT M COMMENTS1RECOMMENQATIONS
2. Adopt Resolutions 2024- 68, 2024- 69, This item was taken first.
Urgency Ordinance 1311 and Introduce
Ordinance 1312 for Zone Change 24- 02, Mayor opened the public hearing.
Municipal Code Text Amendment 24- 07, and
General Plan Amendment 24- 02 to Amend the Speaker # 1 John Ebiner spoke in support of Land Use and Zoning Designations of Various the proposal but expressed concerns on the Parcels Within the Boundaries of the density.
Proposed Downtown Specific Plan, Amend
Title 18 to Create a New Downtown Specific Speaker # 2 Josie Norman expressed Plan Chapter, Amend Chapter 18. 140 concerns with the proposal.
Creative Growth Zone, and Associated Clean
Up Items as Required, Along with an MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Environmental Impact Report for the Approval Bratakos seconded by Mayor Pro Tern of the Downtown Specific Plan which will Nakano to approve Resolution 2024- 68 Establish Planning and Zoning Framework for certifying the Final EIR for the Downtown the Development and Redevelopment of the Specific Plan. Motion carried 5- 0.
Downtown Area Over the Next 20 Years.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Weber to
adopt Urgency Ordinance 1311 with the
reduced density alternative. Motion carried
5- 0.
Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 2024, City Council Meeting Page 4 For the Meeting of October 8, 2024
ij Adopt Urgency Ordinance 1314,
Introduce Regular Ordinance 1315, and
Adopt Resolution 2024- 70 for General
Plan Amendment 24- 03, Zone Change
24- 03 and Municipal Code Text
Amendment 24-08 to Amend the General
Plan Land Use Designation of Three
Parcels (The Trails At San Dimas
Apartments) from Medium Residential
8. 1 - 12 Dua) and Commercial to a Newly
Created Land Use Designation of High 11
16. 1 — 25 Dua) , and Amend the General
Plan Land Use Designation of the Various
Parcels within Specific Plan 23 from
Industrial to a Newly Created Land Use
Designation of Mixed -Use
Residential/ Industrial; Change the Zoning
Designation from MF- 1 5 To MF- 25 of
Three Parcels ( The Trails At San Dimas
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, and
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Weber to
introduce Ordinance 1312 amended with the
reduced density alternative. Motion carried
5- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, and
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to
adopt Resolution 2024- 69 with the modified
reduced density alternative density as
needed. Motion carried 5- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recess: 8:43 PM
Reconvene: 8: 53 PM
This item was taken second.
Mayor opened and closed the public hearing
with no one speaking.
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember
Bratakos seconded by Councilmember
Vienna to adopt Urgency Ordinance 1314.
Motion carried 5- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna and
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to
adopt Resolution 2024- 70. Motion carried 5-
0. Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 20247 City Council Meeting Page 5 For the Meeting of October 8, 2024
Apartments); and ( 2) Amend Title 18 to
Allow Multi -Family Residential ( 12- 16
Dua) in Specific Plan 23 and Reflect the
Proposed Land Use and Zoning
Designation Changes, and Associated
Code Clean - Ups as Required.
3. Discussion and Consideration to Adopt
Resolution 2024- 27, 2024- 28 and Introduce
Ordinance 1313 Approving ZC 21 - 0001 LM
21- 0001, DPRB 21- 0002 and TRP 21- 0004
with a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Development of a 63, 749 Square Foot
Warehouse/ Office Multi -tenant Building on a
2. 58- acre Site Located at the Northwest
Corner of Cataract Avenue and Allen Avenue
309 W. Allen Avenue, 917 N. Cataract
Avenue, And 929 N. Cataract Avenue) APN' s
8392- 016- 008,- 048, and - 047.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna and
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Weber
to introduce Ordinance 1315 with the change
made by the Planning Commission. Motion
carried 5- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna and
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Badar opened and closed the public
hearing with no one speaking.
Speaker # 1 Marjan Abubo spoke on behalf
of SAFER who opposes the Environmental
Impact Report analysis of the Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
Speaker # 2 John Ebiner shared comments
regarding housing affordability with this
project.
Speaker # 3 Ignacio Crespo Architect for the
project asked for Council' s approval for the
project.
Speaker # 4 David Armbruster with Attorney
for the applicant commented on there being
no substantial evidence on the letter
submitted by SAFER.
With no further comments the Mayor closed
the public hearing.
MOTION: Motion by Councilmember Vienna
seconded by Councilmember Bratakos to
deny zone change outlined in the
recommendation 21 - 0001, bring back 2024-
27 as a resolution of denial. Motion carried
5- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 2024, City Council Meeting Page 6 For the Meeting of October 8, 2024
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Discussion of City -Wide Special Events This item will be rescheduled to a future Music in the Park, City Birthday, Runnin' meeting.
Scared 5k, and Holiday Extravaganza
CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. City Manager City Manager Constantin commented on a
proposed bill, AB 98, that could affect
development of certain types of industrial
and/ or commercial property. Staff will be
scheduling a discussion in the future.
2. City Attorney None.
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 Councilmember Vienna
supported by Mayor Pro Tern Nakano to
direct staff to research the topic of
panhandling and provide a presentation on
potential partnerships or creating a nonprofit
to abate panhandling through community
service.
The meeting was adjourned at 12: 05 a. m.
I, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
Debra Black, City Clerk