Duarte public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The City Council conducted interviews for the Freeway Walls and Utility Boxes Arts Ad Hoc Committee and a vacancy on the Planning and Economic Development Commission. The Council discussed the candidates, but no appointments were finalized during the meeting.
- Interviewed 8 candidates for the Freeway Walls and Utility Boxes Arts Ad Hoc Committee
- Interviewed 5 candidates for the Planning and Economic Development Commission vacancy
City Council
The City Council adopted the agenda and approved the consent calendar, which included a $187,038 amendment for the fitness center roof replacement and a $98,769.50 amendment for senior center flooring. Council members also gave the first reading of Ordinance No. 920 to raise council salaries starting Dec. 10, 2024, and directed staff to issue an RFP for aquatic‑center improvements. Appointments were made to the Freeway Walls and Utility Boxes Arts Ad Hoc Committee and to fill a Planning and Economic Development Commission vacancy, and the City Manager was authorized to execute agreements for a water‑service warranty program and a regional food‑recovery grant.
- Adopted meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved $187,038 roof replacement for Fitness Center (unanimous)
- Approved $98,769.50 senior center flooring replacement (unanimous)
- First reading of Ordinance No. 920 to increase council salaries (unanimous)
- Directed staff to conduct RFP for aquatic center improvements (unanimous)
- Appointed six members to Freeway Walls and Utility Boxes Arts Ad Hoc Committee and Luz Yesenia Paez to Planning & Economic Development Commission vacancy (unanimous)
- Appointed Councilmembers Samuel Kang and Cesar Garcia to the Arts Ad Hoc Committee (unanimous)
- Authorized Market License Agreement Amendment with Service Line Warranties of America (unanimous)
City Council
The City Council approved a landscape maintenance contract and a professional services agreement for the Westminster Gardens Specific Plan. The Council also established an ad hoc committee for the Community Center renovation and amended the municipal code regarding holidays.
- Approved landscape maintenance contract with Mariposa Landscapes for $585,628 (7-0)
- Approved $66,000 budget amendment for landscape accounts (7-0)
- Approved $404,480 agreement with MIG, Inc. for Westminster Gardens Specific Plan and EIR (6-0, 1 abstention)
- Approved funding agreement with HumanGood to pay for Westminster Gardens consultant costs (6-0, 1 abstention)
- Established Community Center Renovation Ad Hoc Committee with Mayor Pro Tem Truong, Councilmember Finlay, and Councilmember Kang (7-0)
- Adopted Ordinance No. 919 to amend Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 regarding holidays (7-0)
- Approved July 25, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Approved warrants for August 8 and August 22, 2023 (7-0)