CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS JUNE 24, 2025, 6:00 PM
California
1960 STUDY SESSION
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, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Engineering Manager Steven Barragan, Management Aide Genevieve Amaro
Call to Order: 6:02 PM
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Review of the San Dimas Citywide Bicycle Key directions for the Bicycle Master Plan:
Master Plan 2025 Draft
1. Continue pursuing grant funding for bicycle
infrastructure improvements.
2. Conduct further community engagement
before finalizing the plan.
3. Ensure any future implementation of bike
lanes will require detailed engineering studies
and be brought back to the council for
approval.
4. Keep the focus on safety and minimizing
disruption to existing traffic and parking
patterns.
The council wants flexibility in the plan and
does not want to be strictly bound by the
current proposed classifications, leaving room
for future adjustments.
Adjourned: 6:50 P.M.
I, 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
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
City
SAN
DIMAS JUNE 24, 2025, 7:00 PM
California
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 Community Development Luis Torrico, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, City Attorney Jefi Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Engineering Manager Steve Barragan, City Engineer Dave Gilbertson, Planning Manager Marco Espinoza
Call to Order: 7:00 PM
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2025-37, A Resolution Councilmember Vienna recused himself from of the City Council of the City of San item 3.
Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for
the Warrant Register of June 30, 2025, in MOTION: Motion/seconded by the amount of $475,944.24. Councilmember Weber/Councilmember
2. Approve Minutes of the Meeting of June Vienna to approve the consent calendar. 10, 2025 Motion carried 5-0.
3. Adopt Ordinance 1328 to Approve
Municipal Code Text Amendment 25-01, Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, A request to amend Title 18-Chapter Weber
18.40 Affordable Housing Overlay Zone, No: None
to Modify the Boundary Lines of Absent: None
Affordable Housing Overly Zone No. 2 Abstain: None
(AHO-2).
4. Receive and File the May 2025
Investment Report
5. Approve the Updated Sewer System
Management Plan (SSMP) for the City of
San Dimas and Introduce Ordinance
1330, Approving Municipal Code Text
Amendment 25-04, Amending Title 14-
Chapter 14.08 County Sanitary Sewers
and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the
San Dimas Municipal Code and
Schedule a Public Hearing for July 22,
2025
Approve Minutes of the June 24 City Council Meeting Page 2 For the Meeting of July 22, 2025
6. Deny Claim State Farm Hensen v. City of
San Dimas CJP 3054188
7. Deny Claim Brown v. City of San
Dimas CJP3054308 LSV
8. Deny Claim Estrada v. City of San Dimas
CJP 3054041
9. Approve Supplemental Budget
Appropriations to Reconcile Account
Overages Necessary to Complete the
Operations and Services to End the
2024-25 Fiscal Year.
OTHER BUSINESS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2025-38, Approving the MOTION: Motion/seconded by Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating and Councilmember Vienna/Councilmember Capital Improvement Program Budget Weber to adopt Resolution 2025-28. Motior carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
2. Introduce Ordinance 1327, Amending the MOTION: Motion/seconded by San Dimas Municipal Code, Chapter Councilmember Weber/Councilmember
10.06 Designating Speed Limits on Vienna to introduce Ordinance 1327. Motion Certain Streets in the City of San Dimas carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Recess: 8:45 P.M.
Reconvened: 9:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approve Updates to the Citywide Speaker #1 Ruth Luevand expressed Schedule of Fees and Charges concerns with the proposed fee increases.
MOTION: Motion/seconded by
Councilmember Weber/Councilmember
Bratakos to adopt Resolution 2025-39.
Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Approve Minutes of the June 24 City Council Meeting Page 3 For the Meeting of July 22, 2025
2. Introduce Ordinance 1329, Approving There were no public comments for this item.
Municipal Code Text Amendment 25-03,
Amending San Dimas Municipal Code, MOTION: Motion/seconded by Chapter 18.142 to Establish Objective Councilmember Weber/Councilmember Design Standards for Qualified Housing Bratakos to introduce Ordinance 1329. and Mixed-use Developments. Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
a. City Manager City Manager McKinney announced:
Golden State Water project to
replace water reservoirs East and
West of Gladstone Street is expected
to be completed in the Fall 2026.
The final DPRB meeting was
concluded and duties are absorbed
by the Planning Commission or
Director of Community Development.
The State of the City is Thursday,
June 26, 2025.
Friday, July 4* City Hall and facilities
will be closed in observance of the
holiday.
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
Request by Councilmember Weber
supported by Councilmember Vienna to
recognize JJ Spaun winning the Golf U.S
Open at a future council meeting.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL Following the closed session, the City COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED Attorney made a public announcement as LITIGATION follows: The City Council voted unanimously
Initiation of litigation pursuant to to authorize the City Attorney to initiate Government Code Section litigation in one matter. The action, the 54956.9(d)(4): One case. defendants, and the other particulars shall, once formally commenced, be disclosed to
any person upon inquiry.
Approve Minutes of the June 24 City Council Meeting Page 4 For the Meeting of July 22, 2025
Adjourned: 10:15 P.M.
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
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS JUNE 25, 2025, 5:30 PM
California
1960 STUDY SESSION
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 Community Development Luis Torrico, Director of Parks and Recreation Scott Wasserman, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black
Call to Order: 5:40 PM
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Continuation of Discussion of Parking These are the key implementation Management Program and Proposed instructions for the San Dimas Parking Plan for Parking Restrictions in the Management Plan:
Downtown Business Area/Municipal
Parking Lots and Public Streets in Council directed staff to implement public Residential Areas within 1,500 feet of the parking restrictions in a two-phase approach Gold Line/A Line Station. pending Metro's commitment to provide signage. The two-phase approach is valid
only if Metro's offer to provide signage does
not expire after the light rail begins service to
the public, otherwise Council would consider
implementing the two phases as one.
Phase One (South of Bonita including street
parking on Bonita Ave):
1. Implement 24/7 two-hour parking
on San Dimas Avenue south of the
tracks and north of Arrow Highway
(both sides)
2. Implement two-hour parking on
Commercial Street Wet of San Dimas Ave
adjacent to Freedom Park
3. Implement four-hour parking (6am
to 1pm, Monday-Friday) in
municipal lots and Bonita Ave (both
sides) from Cataract Ave to Walnut Ave)
4. Install new parking signs
5. Hire two part-time parking
Approve Minutes of the June 25 City Council Special Meeting. Page 2 For the Meeting of July 22, 2025
enforcement officers
6. Use License Plate Recognition
(LPR) technology for enforcement
7. Implement employee parking
permits:
- $20 per permit annually
- $250 super permit
- Based on business license
employee count
- Valid only in municipal lots and
parking off San Dimas Ave South of the
tracks and North of Arwo Highway (both
sides)
- Ability to update license plates
Digitally
- Eligibility determined at staff
discretion
- Valid only in municipal lot south
of Bonita Ave
Timing:
1. Target implementation: Late
August/September (aligned with
Metro A Line train service start)
2. Install signs as early as possible
3. Once signs are installed, provide a
grace period where warnings are
given prior to citing
4. Recommended starting a public
education campaign slightly earlier to
help residents become aware
Phase Two (North of Bonita):
1. Monitor parking impacts
2. Potentially implement similar
restrictions if needed
3. Keep north of Bonita initially
unregulated to observe usage
patterns
1. Will be implemented after assessing
the effectiveness of Phase One
restrictions. No specific timeline set,
dependent on parking usage and
potential issues observed
Approve Minutes of the June 25 City Council Special Meeting. Page 3 For the Meeting of July 22, 2025
Action Items:
• Bring back a formal resolution for two-
phase parking plan implementation.
Determine cost per parking space and
basis for employee permit fee.
For residential parking on public
streets, City to provide outreach and
information to residents on Railway
Street (from Cataract Ave to Monte
Vista Ave), Commercial Street (from
Cataract Ave to San Dimas Ave),
Monte Vista Ave (from Commercial
Street to Railway Street) for
consideration of a parking permit
district.
For private property parking lot and
streets, City to provide handouts with
information regarding guidelines for enforcing
parking restrictions on private property. The
Railroad Construction Authority offered to
provide signs. City to provide additional
information to Village Walk/Grove Station
HOA regarding potential options for
enforcement.
Adjourned: 8:05 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