CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING
SAN ACTION MINUTES
DIMAS
California
1960
APRIL 8, 2025, 6:00 PM
STUDY SESSION
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Nakano, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna, Councilmember Eric Weber Planning Commissioners Present: Chair David Bratt, Vice-Chair John Davis, Commissioner Doran Barnes, Commissioner Margie Green, Commissioner James Shirley Staff: City Manager Brad McKinney, Assistant City Manager Travis Sais, Director of Public Works Shari Garwick, Director of Administrative Services Michael O'Brien, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Planning Manager Marco Espinoza
Call to Order: 6:03 P.M.
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Discussion and Consideration of a The key line-by-line changes to the municipal Municipal Code Text Amendment to code involve:
amend the City of San Dimas Municipal
Code as necessary to eliminate the 1. Single Family Home Reviews: Moved from Development Plan Review Board. Development Plan Review Board (DPRB) to Director level (with option to escalate to
Planning Commission if needed)
2. Second Story Additions: Kept at Director
level
3. Non-Residential Structures on Historic
Inventory: Moved to Director level
4. Sign Programs: Moved from DPRB to staff
level
5. Permit License Hearing Board: Assigned to
Assistant City Manager/Director level
6. Residential and Non-Residential Historic
Buildings: Moved to Planning Commission
review
Approve Minutes of April 8, 2025 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Study Session For the Meeting of April 22, 2025 Page 2
The changes aim to streamline the review
process, reduce bureaucratic steps, and
provide more efficient processing of various
municipal development applications. The goal
is to eliminate the Development Plan Review
Board and redistribute its responsibilities
among staff, directors, and the Planning
Commission.
The action items are:
1. Prepare the municipal code text
amendment to eliminate the DPRB and
transfer its authority as discussed.
2. Bring the proposed changes to the City
Council for approval.
3. Review the city's historic inventory list
and determine if any updates or an official
historic ordinance is needed.
4. Streamline the Permit Hearing Licensing
Board process by assigning applications
to the Director or incorporating them into
other permit types.
Adjourned: 6:56 P.M.
1, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the action:
taken by the City Council.
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Debra Black, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS APRIL 8, 2025, 7:00 PM
Culifornia
1960 REGULAR MEETING
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Nakano, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna, Councilmember Eric Weber Staff: City Manager Brad McKinney, Assistant City Manager Travis Sais, Director of Public Works Shari Garwick, Director of Administrative Services Michael O'Brien, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Planning Manager Marco Espinoza, Housing Manager Lily Flores
Call to Order: 7:05 P.M.
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Recognize Earthquake Preparedness MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro Month Tem Nakano/Councilmember Weber to
2. Recognize Autism Awareness Month approve consent items 1,2,3,4,6,7,8, 10
3. Adopt Resolution 2025-17, A Resolution Motion carried 5-0 and 4-1 on item 8 with of the City Council of the City of San Councilmember Vienna's abstention.
Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for
the Pre-Paid Warrant Register of March Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, 31, 2025 in the amount of $187,260.33 Weber
and Warrant Register of April 15, 2025 in No: None
the amount of $672, 161.91 Absent: None
4. Approve Minutes of the March 25, 2025, Abstain: None City Council Meeting
5. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber Engineer's Report on the Boulevard No: None
Assessment District, Declaring Intention Absent: None
to Levy and Collect an Increased Abstain: Vienna
Assessment, and Fixing a Time and
Place for a Public Hearing for Boulevard Mayor Pro Tem Nakano requested additional Open Space Maintenance District No. 1, discussion on items 5 and 9.
Tract 32818, Boulevard
6. Adopt a Resolution Approving the MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro Engineer's Report on the Northwoods Tem Nakano/Councilmember Bratakos to Assessment District, Declaring Intention approve consent calendar items 5 and 9. to Levy and Collect an Assessment, and Motion carried 5-0.
Fixing a Time and Place for a Public
Hearing for Open Space Maintenance Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, District No. 1, Annexation No. 3, Tract Weber
32841, Northwoods No: None
Approve Minutes of the April 8, 2025, City Council Meeting Page 4 For the Meeting of April 22, 2025
7. Approve and Authorize the City Manager Absent: None
to Execute an Agreement with the Abstain: None
County of Los Angeles for Public Health
Services
8. Approve a Letter to the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors Requesting
Action to Reduce the Number of
Vacancies within the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department and Support
Adequate Detention Capacity
County-wide
9. Appropriate $1,558,000 to Various Fund
100 Vehicle Account Numbers tor
Vehicle Purchase and Outfit of Fifteen
Fleet Vehicles. Authorize Purchase of
Vehicles Through the Statewide Contract
Fleet Vehicle Pricing and in Accordance
with City Purchasing Rules with
Downtown Ford, Tom's Truck Center,
Bearcom, and California Truck
Equipment Co. (CTEC) for a Total
Amount of $1,270,464.45 with a
Contingency of $287,535.55
10. Adopt Ordinance 1317, Adding a New
Chapter 8.15 to the San Dimas Municipal
Code to Establish Standards for the
Management and Retrieval of Shopping
Carts in the City
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduce Ordinance 1322, a Municipal No public comments were received on this item.
Municipal Ae Mile a liminatin
Initiation Process for Zone Change and MOTION: Motion/seconded by Municipal Code Text Amendments Vena to introduce oriance 132. Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
a. City Manager None.
b. City Attorney None.
c. 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
Approve Minutes of the April 8, 2025, City Council Meeting Page 5 For the Meeting of April 22, 2025
Request by Mayor Pro Tem Nakano
supported by Councilmember Bratakos to
recognize members of the Los Angeles
County Fire and Sheriff's Department for their
work during the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Adjourned: 8:03 P.M.
1, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
Debra Black, City Clerk