CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS OCTOBER 14, 2025, 6:00 PM
California
1960 STUDY SESSION
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Weber, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Eric Nakano, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna 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: 6:03 PM
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Discussion and Consideration of Fiscal The meeting discussion centered around the Year 2025-26 Community Survey community survey conducted in 2023, which Desired Topics had a 3.7% margin of error. It was noted that there is $40,000 in the Fiscal Year 2025-26
budget for a subsequent community survey,
which is why this item is coming before the
City Council. The 2023 survey, administered
to 679 adults, covered quality of life, city
services, public safety, homelessness,
priorities, public trust and service, sales tax,
communication and e-government. The
Council debated the frequency of surveys,
suggesting every four years instead of two.
They also discussed potential modifications,
such as focusing the survey on specific
neighborhood clusters. The meeting
concluded with a plan to revisit the topic of
conducting a community survey in Fiscal
Year 2026-27.
Future Action Items:
• Revisit the topic of conducting a
community survey in Fiscal Year
2026-27.
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• Explore ways to make the survey
more ring ed and useful, such as
neighborhood/district and including
questions about the Aquatics facility
and the A-Line station.
Adjourned: 6:51 P.M.
1, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
Delublack
Debra Black, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City. ACTION MINUTES
SAN
DIMAS OCTOBER 14, 2025, 7:00 PM
California
1960 REGULAR MEETING
Council Members Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tem Eric Weber, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Eric Nakano, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna Staff: City Manager Brad McKinney, Assistant City Manager Travis Sais, Director of Public Works Malawy, City Clerk Debra Black, Building Manager Garrett Tarango, Senior Planning Manager Marco Espinoza, Assistant Planner Yasmin Dabbous
Call to Order: 7:05 PM
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2025-50, A Resolution MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro of the City Council of the City of San Tem Weber/Councilmember Vienna to Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for approve the consent calendar. Motion carried the Pre-paid Warrant Register of
September 30, 2025, in the Amount of
$776,588.67 and Warrant Register of Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, October 15, 2025, in the Amount of Weber
5844,550.59, No: None
2. Approve Minutes of the September 23, Absent: None
2025, Special Meeting and the Abstain: None
September 23, 2025, City Council
Meeting,
3. Approve Settlement of Claim Mayans v.
City of San Dimas CJP 3054681 and
CJP3054987,
4. Approve Resolution 2025-51 Authorizing
the Closure of City Hall, Recreation and
Senior Centers and Field Operations
aside from Emergency Work on
December 26,29,30, 2025 as well as
January 2, 2026.,
5. Award Construction Contract 2025-03
Catch Basin Full Trash Capture Insert
Installation Project to Oppenheimer
National in the Amount of $298,028.70;
Approve Project Budget of $342,733.01;
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Declare the Bid from United Storm
Water, Inc., to be non-responsive
6. Appropriate $264,600 From Measure M
Funds (Fund 76) and Approve Change
Order No. 1 in the Amount of $264,600
for Fifth Street Et Al - Street
Improvement Project (CC2025-04) to Aid
Paving on Iglesia Street, Including
Engineering and Contingency
OTHER BUSINESS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduce Ordinance 1331 A City-Initiated
Municipal Code
Amend Specified Chapters of Title 15 of | introduce Ordinance 1331 and hold a public he San Dimas Municipal Code (Buildings | hearing on October 28, 2025. Motion carrie nd Construction) to Adopt By Reference 5-0.
Building Code Volumes 1 & 2, the Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna, California Residential Code, the California Weber
Plumbing Code, the California Electrical No: None
Code, the California Mechanical Code, the Absent: None
California Fire Code, the California Abstain: None
Wildland-Urban Interface Code,
California Green Building Standards Code,
International Property
Maintenance Code, Together with Certain
Amendments, Additions, Deletions, and
Exceptions, Including Fees and Penalties.
2. Appoint a City Representative to the Board MOTION: Motion/seconded by of Trustees of the San Gabriel Valley Councilmember Bratakos/ Mayor Pro Tem Mosquito and Vector Control District Weber to appoint Councilmember Vienna to the Board of Trustees of the San Gabriel
Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
for a two-year term. Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Introduce Ordinance 1332, A City-Initiated There were no public comments.
Municipal Code Text Amendment 25-05,
Amending Title 18 Zoning, to Eliminate MOTION: Motion/seconded by Chapter 18.188 Explosives from the Code. Councilmember Vienna/Councilmember Bratakos to introduce Ordinance 1332 and
hold a public hearing on October 28, 2025.
Motion carried 5-0.
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Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Vienna,
Weber
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
2. Approve Resolution 2025-52, A Resolution City Clerk Black announced that the Council of The City Council of the City of San received a letter of opposition to the project Dimas, County of Los Angeles, Approving that will be added to the official record of the Vesting Tentative Tract Map meeting.
(84663), General Plan Amendment 24-04,
Development Plan Review 24-13, Tree City Attorney Malawy made an Removal Permit 24-04; with an Associated announcement of Councilmember Vienna's Affordable Housing Agreement; The conflict of interest on sites 4 and 5. project is exempt under Government Code Councilmember Vienna left the Chamber at Section 65457 and CEQA Guidelines 8:28 P.M.
151829(C) A Request to Approve a
Vesting Tract Map for Condominium Public Comments:
Purposes for the Development of 164
Units (Attached Two- and Three-stories), Speaker #1 Doran Barnes spoke in support 17 of which will be Affordable Units of the project.
(Moderate-income); Amend the Housing Speaker #2 John Ebiner spoke in opposition Element to Reallocate 89 Units Across of the project and submitted written comment.
Affordability Levels from the Subject Site Speaker #3 Patrick Jones spoke in support of to Seven (7) other Existing Housing Sites the project with a gate. (No's 4, 5, 7, 9, 10b, 11, 12), Reduce the
Density of the Subject Site from 45-55 MOTION: Motion/seconded by Mayor Pro DUA to 16-25 DUA, and Create Two Sites Tem Weber/Councilmember Nakano to from Site #13 (13a & 13b); Development approve sites 4 and 5 with proposed changes Plan Review for the Architectural and Site on table 4 of the staff report. Motion carried Layout Review, and the Associated
Removal of a Total of 116 Trees (80
Mature And 36 Non-mature Trees). The Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Nakano, Weber Project Site is Located just East of 444 E. No: None
Bonita Ave. (APN's: 8390-016-008 & Absent: None
8390-014-025 Abstain: Vienna
Councilmember Vienna returned to the
Chamber at 8:44 P.M.
MOTION: Motion/seconded by
Councilmember Vienna/Mayor Pro Tem
Weber to approve Resolution 2025-52.
Motion carried 4-1 with Councilmember
Nakano in opposition.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, Weber
No: Nakano
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
a. City Manager City Manager McKinney provided updates on the following:
• East Fifth Street Community Meeting
will be held at the Senior Center,
October 15th at 6pm.
San Dimas High School parade is
Friday, October 17th and road
closures in the downtown will be from
2-5pm.
b. City Attorney Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill (SB) 79, the Abundant & Affordable Homes
Near Transit Act. A small city exception
(population of 35,000 and below) was added
to the bill where restrictions will only apply
within a ¼ mile of the San Dimas A-Line
Station.
c. Members of the City Council Mayor Pro Tem Weber attended the League Reports on Meetings Attended AB 1234 of California Cities Conference. (G.C. §53232.3(d))
Councilmember Bratakos attended the
League of California Cities Conference.
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
FUTURE ITEMS
Study Session request by Councilmember
Bratakos supported by Mayor Pro Tem
Weber for discussion on the upcoming 2028
Olympics.
Study Session request by Councilmember
Bratakos supported by Councilmember
Nakano for discussion on inclusionary
zoning.
Adjourned: 10:17 P.M.
1, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
Delu Black
Debra Black, City Clerk