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DIMAS J U N E 23, 2026, 6: 00 PM
1960 ' STUDY SESSION MEETING
Roll Call:
Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tern Eric Weber, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna
Absent: Councilmember Eric Nakano
Councilmember Vienna made a motion to excuse the absence of Councilmember Nakano; the motion was second by Mayor Pro Tern Weber. Motion carried 4-0.
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 Call to Order: 6: 02 PM
STUDY SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Review San Dimas` Portion of the The City Council discussed a regional Sustainable Multimodal Improvement multimodal ( bike/ pedestrian) grant and Project (SMIP) East/West Multimodal directed staff to focus current grant funds on Transportation Route Project for Bonita Avenue improvements, especially east Direction on Pursuit of Funding of San Dimas Avenue, coordinated with the upcoming street rehab project.
The Council declined to support lane or major
parking removals on Cienega Avenue at this
time for bike lanes and asked staff to pursue
multimodal grants only where they fit San
Dimas' needs without significant traffic or
parking impacts.
Staff to prepare an amendment to the existing
SGVCOG agreement to:
Incorporate approximately $1. 62M in
construction funding and $ 100K for
final design; and aim those funds at
Bonita Avenue improvements, not
Ciene a Avenue.
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2. Legal Guidelines and Policies Regardin
Disruptive • and Speech During
City Council Meetings I
Bring the amended agreement back to
Council at a future meeting for
consideration.
Design / Phasing:
Develop a phased implementation strategy
prioritizing Bonita Avenue, with:
Grant funds used for ADA ramps,
pedestrian and median improvements,
and associated striping/ signal work
where eligible.
Council and staff reviewed and affirmed
treating council meetings as a limited public
forum, with public comments required to
relate to City business or matters within the
City Council' s jurisdiction.
Direction was given to enforce
decorum rules consistently for in -
person and Zoom participants,
including time limits, warnings, and, if
necessary, removal for off -topic
remarks, irrelevant personal attacks,
gratuitous profanity, racist language,
threats, nudity, or other disruptive
conduct.
Council supports the use of Zoom
webinar features such as a waiting
room, renaming inappropriate screen
names, prohibiting
masks/ filters/ emojis ( except
background blur), requiring cameras
on for Zoom speakers ( with phone- in
exceptions), and applying the same
content rules to signs and visual
displays as to spoken comments.
Council supports any council member
calling for a point of order and request
a brief recess to allow the Mayor, City
Attorney, and staff to confer on how to
handle disruptive or questionable
conduct before proceeding.
Staff was directed to develop and
implement operational protocols for
handling " Zoom bombing" and other
disruptions, including the ability to cut
video/ audio, temporarily recess the
meeting, and, if needed, terminate or
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disconnect the Zoom session while
protecting the City' s network.
The Council supports a structured
public comment period at study
sessions, including possible shorter
time limits and defined comment
periods, and requested that staff work
on a clearer framework for study
session public participation.
Staff was asked to prepare
standardized scripts and/ or recorded
announcements to explain public
comment and Zoom participation rules
at the beginning of meetings and to
those in the Zoom waiting room.
The meeting recessed at 6: 55 PM.
Reconvened at 9: 20 PM
Adjourned at 10: 15 PM
I, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
The minutes represent actions taken during the meeting of the City Council. Complete Council Member discussion on Regular Session meeting items can be viewed in archived video recordings on the City' s YouTube Channel at https:// www. youtube. com/( a)-cityofsandimas6330.
Public submittals on items are retained in the administrative record and can be viewed in the City' s archived Records Center at sandimasca. gov/ city documents.
Debra Black, MMC
City Clerk
SAN
DI MAS
1960
Roll Call:
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
J U N E 23, 2026, 7: 00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
Present: Mayor Emmett Badar, Mayor Pro Tern Eric Weber, Councilmember Rachel Bratakos, Councilmember Ryan A. Vienna
Absent: Councilmember Eric Nakano ( Excused)
Councilmember Vienna made a motion to excuse the absence of Councilmember Nakano; the motion was second by Mayor Pro Tern Weber. The motion carried 4- 0.
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, Housing Manager Lily Flores, Landscape Maintenance Manager Steve Farmer, Planning Manager Marco Espinoza
Call to Order: 7: 08 PM
CONSENT ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS _
1. Recognize Parks Make Life Better MOTION: Motion/ seconded by
2. Adopt Resolution 2026- 41, A Resolution Councilmember Vienna/ Councilmember of the City Council of the City of San Bratakos to approve the consent calendar.
Dimas, Approving Certain Demands for Motion carried 4- 0. the Warrant Register of June 30, 2026, in
the amount of $453, 457. 88 Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, Weber
3. Approve Minutes of the June 9, 2026, No: None
City Council Study Session Meeting and Absent: Nakano
the June 9, 2026, City Council Meeting Abstain: None
4. Approve Participation in the Los Angeles
Urban County Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program three-year
period for Fiscal Years 2027- 2029
5. Approve a Contract Extension for
Maintenance Contract 2018- 02 Annual
Asphalt Maintenance Services for Two
Additional Years with Paveco
Construction and Increase the Contract
to $ 500, 000 per year.
6. Approve a Facilities Use Agreement with
Bonita Unified School District for the Use
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of the San Dimas Recreation Center
from August 17, 2026, to June 4, 2027
7. Receive and File the May 2026
Investment Report
8. Adopt Resolutions 2026- 42 and 2026- 43,
Repealing and Replacing Resolutions
2026- 29 and 2026- 30 in Order to
Establish a Corrected Appropriations
Limit for the 2025- 2026 and 2026- 2027
Fiscal Years
9. Approve Budget Amendments for the
End of the 2025- 26 Fiscal Year to
Address Expenditure Overruns and
Unexpected Costs Incurred During the
Fiscal Year.
10. Adopt Ordinance 1337, Municipal Code
Text Amendment 25- 02: Amend the San
Dimas Municipal Code, Title 18, as
Necessary to Provide Clarity on the
Existing Provisions for Conditional Use
Permits, Introduce Procedures for Minor
Conditional Use Permits, Codify Minor
Conditional Uses in Various Zones,
Modify the Appeal Period, and Modify
Definitions. This Project is Exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act
Guidelines under Section 15061( b)( 3).
11. Adopt Ordinance 1338, Municipal Code
Text Amendment 25-06, Amending the
San Dimas Municipal Code, Title 18
Zoning, to Eliminate Chapter 18. 192
Unclassified Uses and to Codify
Formerly Approved Unclassified Use
Determinations within their Respective
Zones. This Project is Exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act
Guidelines under Section 15061( b)( 3).
12. Approve Amendment to the Existing
Agreement with HdL Coren & Cone for
Property Tax Consulting and Audit
Services.
OTHER BUSINESS ITEMS I COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
Housing Authority
Guidelines for the
Home Estates Air
Program
Approve Program MOTION: Motion/ seconded by
Charter Oak Mobile Councilmember Bratakos/ Councilmember Conditioning Grant Vienna to approve the program guidelines for Charter Oak Mobile Home Estates Air
Conditioning Grant Program. Motion carried
4- 0.
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Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, Weber
No: None
Absent: Nakano
Abstain: None
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution 2026-32 Confirming the Speaker # 1 Terri Bearden does not oppose Diagram and Assessment for Fiscal Year the increase; however, she would like 2026- 27 for Open Space Maintenance concerns regarding the lack of tree trimming, District No. 1 ( Tract No. 32818, particularly for trees that pose safety hazards, Boulevard). to be addressed.
2. Adopt Resolution 2026-34, Confirming the
Diagram and Assessment for Fiscal Year
2026- 27 for Open Space Maintenance
District No. 1, Annexation No. 3 ( Tract
32841, Northwoods), for the Period July 1,
2026, through December 31, 2026.
MOTION: Motion/ seconded by Mayor Pro
Tern Weber /Councilmember Vienna to
approve Resolution 2026- 32. Motion carried
4-0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Weber, Vienna
No: None
Absent: Nakano
Abstain: None
No public comments were received.
MOTION: Motion/ seconded by Maor Pro Tern
Weber/Councilmember Vienna to adopt
Resolution 2026- 34. Motion carried 4- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, Weber
No: None
Absent: Nakano
Abstain: None
3. Approve Updates to the Citywide Schedule No public comments were received. of Fees and Charges
MOTION: Motion/ seconded by
Councilmember Bratakos/ Councilmember
Vienna to adopt Resolution 2026- 45
approving the fee schedule with the
elimination of proposed fee #6. Motion carried
4- 0.
Yes: Badar, Bratakos, Vienna, Weber
No: None
Absent: Nakano
Abstain: None
CITY REPORTS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
a. City Manager City Manager McKinney reminded the
community
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State of the City will take place
Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the
Senior Center. Doors open at 8: 00 am
and the program begins at 8: 30 am.
The 2026 Committee celebration will
be July 31d
b. City Attorney Council to reconvene the Study Session to discuss item # 2 and following the Study
Session Council will go into Closed Session.
c. Members of the City Council None.
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CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
FUTURE ITEMS
None.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS COMMENTS/ RECOMMENDATIONS
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY Following the closed session, the City NEGOTIATORS Attorney made a public announcement as
Property: 121 N San Dimas Avenue follows: The City Council held the one closed APN: 8387- 011- 904). session item listed on the agenda. The City City Negotiators: Brad McKinney, City Council discussed the item and gave Manager; Travis Sais, Assistant City direction to staff, but no reportable action was Manager; Scott Wasserman, Parks and taken. The meeting adjourned at Recreation Director; Jeff Malawy, City approximately 11: 15 pm.
Attorney.
Negotiating Parties: Vincenzo' s Terrazza,
Inc. and City of San Dimas.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment.
The regular meeting adjourned 9: 02 PM and the study session was reconvened at 9: 20 PM.
The closed session opened at 10: 30 PM and adjourned at 11: 15 PM I, Debra Black, City Clerk attest that these minutes are accurate and reflective of the actions taken by the City Council.
The minutes represent actions taken during the meeting of the City Council. Complete Council Member discussion on Regular Session meeting items can be viewed in archived video recordings on the City' s YouTube Channel at https:// www. youtube. com/ Ca cityofsandimas6330.
Public submittals on items are retained in the administrative record and can be viewed in the City' s archived Records Center at sandimasca. gov/ city documents.
Debra Black, MMCC
City Clerk