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04-13-1981 - Regular Meeting - MinutesM I N U T E S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COVINA,.CALIF. April 13, 1981 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West Covina was called ,to order by Mayor Shearer at.7:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 :W-,Garvey-Avenue, West Covina, California. The Pledge of Allegiance was led ;.by Councilmember Bacon and the invocation was. given by Father Barnard Leheny of St. Christopher's Church. ROLL CALL Present: Others Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Shearer, Mayor Pro Tem Tice, Councilmembers Chappell, Tennant, Bacon Mooney, Fast, Lennard, Thomas, Eliot, Miller, Meacham, McClelland, Salzar, Southard, Pryor, Yoshizaki, Berry Motion by Tice, seconded by Chappell, and unanimously car- ried to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting held March 9, 1981, and the regular meeting March 23, 1981. PRESENTATION Mayor Shearer presented a Resolution of Commendation to Evangeline Freemon for her outstanding dedication and service to the community and particularly her tenure on the Rental Mediation Board. CONSENT CALENDAR Written Communications Tom Whisenhunt Two ordinances were submitted for Counci"l's consideration: Tom Walsh 1) re the establishment of a building moratorium on the area adjacent to the BKK Landfill, and 2) re hazardous wastes. (refer to City Attorney and staff for report) Sante Fe Springs An invitation from the. City of Santa Fe Springs to enter parade West Covina's antique fire truck in ';heir 24-th Birthday Celebration Parade to be held on May 30, 1981. (staff recommends approval) West Covina Lion's Club Request received for a parade permit to conduct a 10K run on May 9, 1981. (staff recommends approval) Tim Altwine Request received to appear before the City Council on Apri1:13, 1981, re the installation of a free-standing sign at his business location. (receive and file, and refer'to staff for a report) Planning 'Commission Summary of Action of April 1, 1981. (accept and file) Recreation and Parks Commission Summary of Action of March 24, 1.981. (accept and file) Personnel Commission Summary of Action of April 7, 1981. (accept and file) Human Resources Commission Summary of Action of March 26, 1981. (accept and file) - 1 - City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Two • ABC Applications (Police Chief.reports no legal basis for protest) Carlo Ciaramitaro - dba TONY DE BRUNO PIZZA & DELI Raffaele Macchia 1557 E. Amar Road, Unit H Charles Denison dba CENTER LIQUOR :Florence Denison 430 N. Azusa Avenue Jan Gonzales Claims for Action (deny and notify claimant) John Ancona Filed a.claim on March 4, 1981, claiming property damages amounting to $240.00. State Farm Insurance Filed a claim on February 18, 1981, for vehicle damages amounting to $423.28. Jackie Hurst Filed a claim on March 26, 1981, claiming property damages amounting'to $80.00. Acceptances of Improvements/Release of Bonds ...Parcel Map 7423 Location: Merced and Leaf Street First Church of Christ Staff recommends acknowledging construction of block wall Scientist, and releasing of Cash Deposit -for $2,848. Tract 38828 Location: Truman and Wescove • J.H. Hedrick & Co. Staff recommends accepting.street and sewer improvements and acknowledging completion of grading, and releasing Faithful Performance Bond for $22,000. Tract 37318 Location: Orange and Pacific Goshen Rose Staff recommends accepting street, sewer and storm drain improvements.and acknowledging completion of grading, and releasing American Motorists Insurance Bonds in the amounts of $33,300.00, $28,300.00, and $10,000.00 each. PP-80007 Location: Friendship Park Nobest, Inc. Staff recommends accepting public works improvements and releasing Faithful Performance.Bond in the amount of $57,050, subject to Notice of Completion.procedure. ;PP 81017 - Location: Shadow Oak Park Nobest, Inc. Staff recommends accepting improvements and releasing Faithful Performance Bonc'in the amount of $11,190.00, subject to Notice of Completion procedure. TS 81005-1 Location: Various locations Signal Maintenance, Inc. Staff recommends accepting traffic signal improvements and releasing Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of $-8,724.00, subject to Notice of Completion procedure. • City Treasurer .Report for the month of February,.1981. (receive and file) Administrative Review Board Gus Lomonaco Recommendation is to deny the request for a side yard 1531 Alpine Drive setback. and: grant the::request, foria=modi;ficati:on-of front yard setback from 25 feet to 20 feet, six inches. -2- City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Three CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice to approve all items on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer END OF CONSENT CALENDAR NOES: None (VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION) Mayor Shearer: At this time the Mayor has a statement that he wishes to read. Hopefully, it will have the concurrence of the.City Council. This item is related, some people will say remotely related, to an item that was on our Consent Calendar. The City Council has over the past few months attempted to address the question that's obviously on most people's minds in our City, and that of course is the land- fill situation. Most recently we have read in the newspapers regarding removal of -:the first abandoned dump site in Southern California to receive the attention of the State. Along with that we are aware of a con- certed effort.on the part of the State to expand their efforts in this regard. The Mayor has no quarrel with the efforts of our governor.and other people in the State along this line. However, as indicated in a recent press release, this subject,we feel that this is not going far enough. Because as these abandoned sites are found - there are about 100 or 15.0 in the southern California area - that only further increases the pressure on the last remaining • toxic landfill eligible to receive this material. The City Council feels that it is improper for reasons that will be included in the statement that I will now read: The City Council and staff have become increasingly concerned with the .failure of the State to propose a responsible solution .for the shortage of landfill sites, while at the same time expediting clean- up of abandoned dumps:, Efforts to solve the siting problem at the regional and County .levels are becoming frustrated by parochia_1 attitudes on the part of some of the participants. The inevitable result is that BKK, the last remaining Class I landfill in southern California, could become the receptor of not only recently generated hazardous waste but also`the unknown wastes contained in the estiriiated 100 to 150 abandoned dump sites that would be designated for clean-up. Today we have a State and County effort to clean up -a site in Huntington Beach. ''We have firm assurances and certification from the State Department'of Health Services that this waste material will not pose any health danger to our residents. The petroleum waste material is, in fact, less concentrated than other petroleum wastes received at BKK. However, we have had time to evaluate this clean-up 'effort and project it to other clean-up projects in the future. It_seems that the State, region and County should take some respon- sibility for siting new landfills before embarking on massive clean- up of abandoned dumps; some of these dumps are 30 years old or more. . Wastes transferred from abandoned sites are not capable of easy identification. In addition, the large volumes of waste from these dumps would increase the potential for traffic problems in !Test Covina. I am very concerned about this lack of positive results in solving the siting problem at the State, regional and County levels and the large volumes of waste of an unknown nature from abandoned dumps and the related traffic that will affect West Covina. Therefore, I would like the City Council to direct staff and the City Attorney to present at the next City Council meeting a regulatory program that will prohibit the disposal of hazardous waste from abandoned - 3 - City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Four dumps at BKK Sanitary.Landfill. In addition, I would like the staff • to report on the City's ability to increase the business license rate to provide for a higher rate for Class I wastes and wastes _.coming'from outside of Los Angeles County, and the current rate for other wastes.' This effort, if I receive a majority vote by my colleagues, will go on parallel with, and is not intended,to in any way diminish or subs- titute for the announced efforts of the Council with regard to our current program as outlined at our meeting of February 9th. Tice: Mr._Mayor, I'll second that motion. Shearer: All right. We have a motion and a second. Is there discussion on the motion. Tennant. Yes, I would like to make two or three comments. I certainly support this motion. I am leading up to an amendment that I would also like to propose. I would like to state that I feel, very personally very let down as the Council here in West Covina over this transfer of materials from Huntington Beach. As the Council here in West Covina is charged with protecting the health and welfare of its citizens, it is very disturbing to me that I find out about this by a citizen calling me and the newspaper, rather than being informed by either the State who intended to to this or BKK or whoever was responsible. I read.in the paper that negotiations were going on for eighteen months to transfer this here. I find that rather frightening. I find their clean-up.program for the State rather frightening, so I support this. Also I am a little concerned about a recent article in the paper about the Tanner committee and the hearings that were held in El Monte. If you read between the lines, in fact you don't have to read between the lines,.it states pretty clearly to me-; that the State doesn't have any intentions for sometime to find new sitings or to give us some relief. Also noticed here in a journal WESTERN CITIES put out by the Cali- fornia League of Cities. It's on toxic, solid waste. You read that journal and you don't even see the name West Covina mentioned in that journal. That's our own league of cities letting us down. So what I would like to propose is an amendment to your good proposal that we partially adopt the citizens recommendation that's on the Consent Calendar and I would like to amend your proposal that we adopt an emergency ordinance, really a moratorium on all toxic waste at BKK until the UUP hearings are over. _:Shearer: Do I understand your motion, Councilman Tennant, is to refer that matter along with the matter of the investigation for abandoned sites, the two items, to the City Attorney or are you introducing a new motion for a separate ordinance. Tennant: The former. I would like to have that included for drafting along with the other. • Shearer: Would you -.:elaborate.' I am not sure I understand if you are asking for a specific ordinance or are you asking for an evaluation*of the ramifications and possibilities of such an action. Tennant: The former. An evaluation and include that for our consideration along with the other two items. Shearer: Well, I have no - I'.11:second your motion for the amendment for an addition. I have no problem with staff evaluating that. I am not particularly optimistic as to the results that we will really get back, the observations from the City Attorney. However, I certainly -4- • City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Paae Five have no quarrel with.asking him to give us a report as to what our options are, because I think in essence, that was the action of the Consent Calendar items: referring both the ordinance and referendum matter to the City Attorney. So in that regard I feel comfortable in seconding the motion. But to give the audience the impression that I am going to vote to close the landfill in two weeks, I really don't believe - I am not sure I have that option at this point,in. time. But I am perfectly will'ing to Vote.,to support your amendment. Tennant: You said to close the landfill in two weeks. I didn't say that. Shearer: To hazardous wastes. Tennant: Yes. Just to the hazardous materials coming into the landfill until the hearings are completed.. I think we are perfectly justi- fied in doing this on an emergency basis in that we are not even being informed these days as to what's coming and I think that we just have to go along with that and give us.the benefit of the doubt on safety. Shearer: All right. Is there further discussion. Tice: I have one concern. But 1 imagine the City Attorney would bring this up...- the liability on the rest of the city. Chappell: I would-:.-:lJkeyMr, . Tennant to restate that because what I heard him say and what I heard you say in answer to what he said didn't agree to what I heard him say. Tennant: I am so unhappy.about the situation I'm not sure what I said. Shearer: Councilman Tennant, could you restates, -at least the intent -your amendment that -I seconded so that I can.be sure that I still want to second it. Tennant: All right. In your motion, you have stated here, -that you are directing the City Attorney and staff to present at the next Council meeting a regulatory program that will prohibit the disposal of hazardous waste at BKK Sanitary Landfill. You have the word "from abandoned dumps". What I would like to insert in there is "hazardous wastes.from all sites until the UUP hearings are closed." Shearer: You are not deleting hazardous"from-what"I call "used hazardous materials." You're askinq along with that in addition the report will be on just the limited aspect of my motion to include ALL hazardous materials. Tennant: That's correct. Shearer: fs.-that clearer, Councilman Chappell. Chappell: Are you still seconding that. Shearer: Yes. Because I see that no different from the motion we have all voted to do. Any other comments. I would just add th-is: I too feel that we need to be very careful that we don't I think this has been our thrust so far, some people call it footdragging, I don't believe it is. I think it is good business that we don't by some precipitous action find ourselves in a position that we ,jeopardi.ze the City with some sort of a financial lawsuit that we could later regret. I am com- mitted to that as long as I am on this City Council to look after the.best,interest of all of the Citv'of..West Covina. All right. We have an amendment to my motion. Let's vote on the amendment. All those in favor. (Council voted unanimously in favor.) Those opposed. (No votes.) The amendment carries. City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Six We'll vote now on the main motion. All in favor. (Council voted • unanimously in favor.) Those opposed. (No votes.) Motion carries five in the affirmative. And I would trust that the City Attorney can get that information by our. meeting two weeks from tonight. I'm sure you are already familiar with some of the problems that the City is facing.. ( END OF VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Beatrice Uribe, 1121 E. Greenville Drive, complimented the Mayor on his representation of the City on the television program "Meet the Mayor." She also expressed support of Beatrice Uribe Council's actions re the BKK issue. Lee Oldham, 2401 Leanna Drive, requested a clarification of Lee Oldham Councilman Tennant's amendment. Ray Rodriquez, 2104 Loraine Street, stated that he felt the City had not made much progress in regards to the BKK issue Ray Rodriquez - and.was very dissatisfied. Carol Oldham, 2401 Leanna Drive, spoke in support of the pro- posed moratorium -submitted -under Written Communications. She al -so felt the residents in the area of the BKK landfill were misinformed by the City about the landfill before they moved Carol Oldham in to their homes. The hour of eight o'clock having arrived, Oral Communications was discontinued to conduct the scheduled hearings. Oral Communications continued after the hearings. HEARINGS 1) AMENDMENT NO. 167 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION Council to consider an amendment to the blest Covina Amendment No. 167 Municipal Code as it relates to Exterior Illumination Exterior Illumination of Signs. of Signs City Clerk Mooney verified the Affidavit of Publication. The staff report was presented by Mike Miller. Mayor Shearer opened the hearing for public input. No public testimony No one from the audience addressed Council and Mayor Shearer closed the hearing." Council comments and discussion followed.re the cur- rent ordinance and the ramifications of the proposed ordinance. Ordinance introduction defeated City Attorney presented for introduction: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 1, SECTION 26-107 AS IT.RELATES TO EXTERIOR, ILLUMINATION OF SIGNS (Amendment No. 161) Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant, and unanimously carried to waive further reading of the ordinance. Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant to introduce the ordinance. Motion failed by the following vote: AYES: Tennant, Tice NOES: Bacon, Chappell, Shearer - 6 - • • City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Seven HEARINGS 2) ZONECHANGE NO. 557 NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Zone Change No. 557 Location: Willow -Avenue and Francisquito Avenue Negative Declaration.- Applicant: City of West Covina City Clerk -Mooney -verified the Affidavit of Publication and Mailing. The staff report was presented by Mike Miller. Public testimony Mayor Shearer opened the hearing for public input. IN FAVOR Marjorie Asjack, 1441 Francisquito, of Colby Realty, spoke in favor of the zone change and asked if the pri- vate streets in the area would then become public streets. Meyor Shearer -explained that that would have to be initiated by the residents in the area. Public testimony closed Mayor Shearer closed the public portion of the hearing. City Attorney presented for introduction: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (Zone Change No. 557 - City of West Covina) Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously carried to waive further reading of the ordinance. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously Ordinance introduced carried to introduce the ordinance. 3) SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION NO. 237 —PROTEST HEARING Southerly Annexation Location: Willow and Francisquito Avenues No. 237 Motion by Shearer, seconded by.Chappell., and unanimously carried to receive and file the Affidavits of Publication and Mailing. The staff report was presented by Mike Miller. No public testimony Mayor Shearer opened the hearing for public input. No written protests No one•in the audience addressed Council. City Clerk Mooney stated that no written communications had been received regarding the annexation. Public testimony closed Mayor Shearer closed the public portion of the hearing. City Attorney presented: . RESOLUTION NO. 6311 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN INHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION NO. 237 Motion by Tice, seconded by Chappell, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further reading of the resolution and Resolution No. 6311 to adopt. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUED Mrs.Emma Fischbeck, 1137 Auburn Street, supported Council in its actions re the BKK issue and felt the BKK Corporation ran the landfill in compliance with all guidelines set forth by law. :.She felt -,the State needs to accept the responsibility Emma Fischbeck for finding new Class I landfill sites. Sara Whistenh.unt, 2132 Kings..Crest Drive, spoke in favor of Sara Whistenhunt the building moratorium proposed under Written Communications. Fred Landsberg, 2424 Nogales Street, spoke with dissatisfactio Fred Landsberg of Council's actions with regard to the BKK issue. 7- • • City Council Minutes Tom Walsh Bob McCracken Oliver Wiggins Betty Joyce Louis Gilbert Bob Welemin Leslie Cook April 13, 1981 Page Eight Tom Walsh, 2205 Paseo Tepic, spoke in regards to the initiative ordinance that he had submitted listed under Written Com-• municatio.nsand,wanted an immediate vote on it. Bob McCracken, 2136 Kings Crest Drive, stated the Council has totally disregarded the wishes and desires of the citizens and demanded a recall of all the councilmembers. Oliver Wiggins,of the Covina Board of Realtors stated that. . he.'had attended an open house at the BKK landfill and hardly anyone else in the community had attended. He cautioned Council not to take any precipitous actions, but move with deliberate speed to halt the dumping of toxic wastes at the landfill. Betty Joyce, 1509 Delhaven, questioned Council as to why the City had preventedmthe:transfer of wastes from Capri Pumping plant to BKK and is not preventing the transfer of wastes from Huntington Beach. Louis Gilbert, 428 Fernwood Street, felt Council's best was not good enough. Bob Welemin, 1840 Nelson Street, felt the wastes from Hunt- ington Beach should be shipped up to Kettlemen Hills: Leslie Cook, 2724 Miranda Street, stated that this was the - first time Council has taken action on.the issue in four years and -Council acts only after it is -threatened. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CLOSED Mayor Shearer commented to the audience that some of the Recess Is AWARD OF BID TS 80003-2 C.T. & F. INC. statements made cannot be responded to because they are the very basis of a lawsuit now pending.and�would,.jeopardize'-� thO.City's'position in court.-- He stated that if the citizens Want councilmembers who respond to everything just to stay in office, whether it has any legal basis or not, than a recall procedure will get the kind of councilmembers that they want. He then asked the City Attorney to address two points that were repeatedly brought up to Council. The City Attorney clarified the intent and legal ramifi- cations.of AB 2370 which relates to a 2000 foot perimeter around sanitary landfills. City Attorney Lennard also addressed the issue of pre- venting the Capri'Pumping plant wastes from being deposited at the BKK landfill, but allowing the transfer of wastes from Huntington Beach to BKK. He explained that an EIR had been prepared re Huntington Beach wastes finding it to be of no health hazard -,.whereas no EIR had been prepared re the wastes from Capri Pumping plant. Other council comments followed re due process of law and concurrence with the Mayor's statements. Mayor Shearer called a recess at 9:10 PM. Council reconvened at 9:23 PM. 1) TS 8000372 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATION Council reviewed staff's report. Motion by Tice, seconded by Chappell to accept the bid of C.T. & F. INC. of Bell Gardens in the amount of $4,850.00 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary agreement. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None - 8 - City Council Minutes April 13, 1981. Page Nine 2) FOUR WHEEL'DRIVE:COMPACT PICKUP 4-wheel drive pickup Council reviewed staff's report. BALDWIN DATSUN'_ Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice to award the bid to Baldwin Datsun in the amount of $8,446.08, including tax.-' Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon,, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None 3) SP 81005-3 AND MP 80012 --BARRIER REMOVAL 1980-81 SP 81005-3 and Council reviewed staff'.s report. MP.80012 Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice to accept the J.T. GARZA CONSTRUCTION- bid'of J.T. Garza Construction of Paramount in the amount of $75,902.75 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary agreement. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant-, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None. 4) TS 81005-2 CAMERON PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL TS 81005-2 Council reviewed staff's report. ELECTREND, INC. Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant to a) relieve F. Inc. from .their bid proposal submitted at the -bid opening on March.19, 1981 in accordance with Section 2-1.095 of the Standard Specifications due to a mistake S in filling out the bid, and b) accept the bid of Elec- trend, Inc. of Full-erton in the amount of $20,900 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the neces- sary agreement. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappel-l-, Tice, Shearer NOES: .None PUBLIC WORKS 1) PRECISE PLAN 667 - AGREEMENT,"GRANT,OF EASEMENT, VACATE AND QUITCLAIM A PORTION OF CAMERON AVENUE - DEPARTMENT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES Precise Plan 667 Location: Southeast corner of Glendora and Cameron Aves. Department of Motor Council reviewed Engineer's Report. Vehicles CityAttorney y presented: Resolution No. 6312 RESOLUTION.NO. 6312 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL authorizing grant .,OF THE.CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE easement & agreement: EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND GRANT OF EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF 14EST COVINA AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DE- PARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, -DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES Resolution No. 6313 RESOLUTION NO. 6313 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL vacating & abandoning OF THE CITY OF f4EST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, VACATING AND - ABANDONING A PORTION OF A STREET WHICH HAS BEEN SUPER- SEDED BY RELOCATION (Cameron'Avenue) Resolution No. 6314 quitclaim deed RESOLUTION NO. 6314 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.. CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CORPORATION QUITCLAIM DEED IN FAVOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further reading:of the above resolutions foregoing resolutions and to adopt. - 9 - 2). TRACT 32339 - VACATE LOT 1 - COVINGTON TECHNOLOGIES . Tract 32339. Location: Northerly of Amar Road at Ridgewood Drive Vacating Lot 1 Council reviewed Engineer's Report. Covington -Technologies City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6315 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, VACATING AND ABANDONING LOT-1 OF TRACT 32339 WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT NECESSARY FOR ITS INTENDED USE (Open Space Purposes) Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant, and unani- Adoption of mously carried to waive further reading of the resolution Resolution No. 6315. and to adopt. 3) PRECISE PLAN 749 - APPROVE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT - SWK ENTERPRISES Precise Plan 749 Location: -Northeast corner of Azusa Avenue and Aroma Dr. SWK Enterprises Council reviewed Engineer's Report. Lot Line Adjustment City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6316,- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALFORNIA, APPROVING THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (SW K.ENTERPRISES) Motion by Chappell, seconded by 'Tice, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further.reading of the resolution and to • Resolution No. 6316 adopt. 4)' INCREASE IN THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 4 CONTRACT Location: Woodside Village Council reviewed Engineer's Report. Maintenance Dist. No:--4 Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant to grant J & R Land - contract increase §cape Maintenance an 11.5% increase in their Maintenance J & R Landscape Maint. District No..4 contract -and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to -execute the agreement. Motion carried by roll call voter AYES: Bacon; Tennant, Chappell, -Tice, Shearer NOES: None - 5). SLOPE INVESTIGATION ON HOLLENCREST DRIVE Slope investigation on Location:. Vicinity of 1418 and 1428 Hollencrest Drive Hollencrest Drive.1, The City Manager requested the item be pulled off the Agenda for further investigation. Motion by Tennant, seconded by Tice; and unanimously carried to grant the Item deleted from Agenda request and delete the item from Council's consideration. 6) PRECISE PLAN 74�3, REVISION 1 - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - ALVIN ANNENBERG • Precise Plan 143, Rev. 1 Location: Northwest corner of Merced and Glendora Aves. Alvin Annenberg Council reviewed Engineer's Report. Cooperative Agreement Motion by Tennant, seconded by Bacon, and unanimously curried to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Cooperative Agreement with.Alvin Annenberg for the improvement of the northwest corner of Glendora and Merced Avenues. 10 - L� City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Eleven 7) CLEAN-UP, PAINT -UP, FIX -UP WEEK - REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIO1 Clean -Up, Paint-Up,Fix-Up Location: Citywide Council reviewed Engineer's Report. South Sunset Avenue Intent to vacate Adoption of Resolution No. 6317 _Council commented on the projected cost of the project. Concurrence of council came after the determination that any of the money left over after the project would be returned to the General Fund. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Bacon to a) establish project account GP-81029 for Clean -Up, Paint -Up, Fix -Up Meek, and b) appropriate $27,000 from the unappropriated General Fund balance to finance the City's portion of the project. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None 8) SOUTH SUNSET; -AVENUE TRIANGLE - INTENT TO VACATE A PORTION OF SOUTH SUNSET AVENUE Location: East of Sunset Avenue, south of Sunset Place Council reviewed Engineer's Report. City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6317 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ICIEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESO- LUTION NO. 62.95 AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO VACATE A CERTAIN PORTION OF SOUTH SUNSET AVENUE, SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATION.AND EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously carried to waive further reading of the resolution and to adopt. COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1) BKK LANDFILL ODOR STUDY - EUTEK FINAL REPORT Eutek Final Report Council reviewed staff'::-s report. It was noted that copies of the Eutek report were available for viewing at the libraries and the Planning Department. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously carried to receive and file the report. CITY CLERK 1) DESTRUCTION OF OLD RECORDS Destruction of old Council reviewed staff's report. records City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6318 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 14EST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE • DESTRUCTION -OF DOCUMENTS NO LONGER REQUIRED BY THE CITY CLERK Motion by Tice, seconded by Chappell, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further -reading -of the resolution and to Resolution No. 6318 adopt. City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Twelve FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1) DEFINITION OF LOW BID IN PURCHASING PROCEDURES Definition of low bid City Manager Fast requested this item be deleted from the Item deleted from Agenda Agenda for additional research. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously carried to remove the item from the Agenda. 2) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROCEDURE Professional services Council reviewed staff'.s report. procedure ordinances City Attorney presented -for introduction: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CITY PURCHASING PROCEDURES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSES Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant, and unani- mously carried to -.-waive further reading of the ordinances. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant, and unani- Ordinances introduced mously carried.to introduce the ordinances. FIRE DEPARTMENT 1) REQUEST FOR SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE 1,500 GPM Triple Combi- Council reviewed staff's report. nation Pumper Motion by Tice, seconded by Tennant to waive the CROWN COACH CORP. formal bidding procedure and authorize the Fire Chief to purchase a 1,500 GPM Triple Combination Pumper from Crown Coach Corp. pursuant to established specifications and that $119,385.00, plus tax, be transferred from the Vehicle Replacement Account to fund.the purchase. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Tennant, Bacon, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None PERSONNEL 1) RESOLUTION SETTING SALARY FOR NEW BUILDING DEPARTMENT SECRETARY Building Department Council review staff's report. .secretary salary City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6319 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLU- TION NO. 6270 RELATING TO A CONFIDENTIAL/EXEMPT POSITION IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT Motion by Tennant, seconded by Chappell, and unani- Adoption of mously carried to waive further reading of the resolu- Resolution No. 6319 tion and to adopt. CITY ATTORNEY No items scheduled for this Agenda. Recess for Mayor Shearer called a recess at 9:53 PM for. the purpose of Redevelopment Agency conducting the Redevelopment Agency meeting. Council re- convened at 10:07 PM.- - 12 - 3 City Council. Minutes April 13, 1981 = Page Thirteen CITY MANAGER 1) LEGISLATION: AB 1356 Council reviewed staff's report. Legislation: -AB 1356 Motion by Tennant, seconded by.Tice, and unanimously support carried to support'AB 1356 and authorize the Mayor to, communicate with appropriate legislators. 2) MANAGEMENT EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN Management evaluation Council reviewed staff's report. & compensation plan Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant to approve the objectives contained within the proposal and authorize the expenditure of $4,395.00 from unappropriated balances. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None 3) CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO RESOLUTION RE AUTHORIZED POSITION LIST Changes to Authorized Council reviewed staff's report. Position List City Attorney presented: RESOLUTION NO. 6320 '- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION VII OF RESOLUTION NO. 1277 AND 'RESOLUTION NO. 6180 RE- LATING TO THE LIST OF -AUTHORIZED POSITIONS BY ADDING ONE MAINTENANCE WORKER IN MAINTENANCE SERVICES; ONE SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK IN FINANCE; AND ONE CLERK STENO IN ENVIR- ONMENTAL SERVICES Motion by Chappell, seconded by Bacon, and unanimously carried to waive further reading of.the resolution and to adopt. The motion included permiting the absorption of the Senior Account Clerk to include service credit for time spent as a Consortium employee for the purpose of Adoption of setting salary, benefits, vacation, sick leave credits Resolution No. 6320 and seniority, effective April 16, 1981. 4) REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION Appropriation for Council reviewed staff's. report. Building Maintenance Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice to appropriate Custodian the $2,-600 to Account No. 714-12 in the Building Depart- ment, to fund the position of Building Maintenance Custodian until. June 30, 1981. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None MAYOR'S REPORTS Mayor Shearer proclaimed the following: FIRE SERVICES DAY - May -9, 1981 Proclamations FAIR HOUSING MONTH- - April, 1981.. CALIFORNIA'S FORGOTTEN VICTIMS WEEK - April 20 - 26, 1981 DAYS -OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST - Aprfl -26 through May 3, 1981 NATIONAL FOUNDATION MARCH OF DIMES DAY - April 26, 1981 �1arch `6f- Dfi es' ' _ ; Mayor Shearer stated that he had neglected -to mention an Annual Super -Walk item that should have been added to the Consent Calendar. i -h: - �4—ch':':of'-Di.M6t)-Asso.� -, requested a parade permit to conduct their annual 'wal'k=a_.th`on `to 'be;,hel:d Apri 1 26, 1981. Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously carried to approve the request for a parade permit. - 13 - r�L • • City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Fourteen Joint public hearing. City Manager Fast noted a resolution setting the public with Redevelopment •hearing with the Redevelopment Agency was required of the Agency City Council. City Attorney presented:. RESOLUTION NO. 6321 - A'RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AND CON- SENTING TO A PUBLIC HEAPING BEING HELD ON A PROPOSED D'IS- POSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WEST COVINA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND JACK J. ZUKERMAN FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST COVINA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT;AUTHORIZING AND CONSENTING TO HOLDING SUCH PUBLIC HEARING IN CONJUNCTION, CONCURRENT, AND JOINTLY WITH THAT TO BE HELD BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ON SUCH PROPOSED AGREEMENT (Mercedes Benz) Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further reading of the resolution and to Resolution No. 6321 adopt. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS/COMMENTS Councilman Bacon requested staff to investigate a possible Sign ordinance sign ordinance infraction on the southwest corner Glendora and Merced. Drug paraphernalia Councilman Tennant requested'an update of the drug Para- phernalia ordinance, particularly where the City of Azusa stands with blest Covina. City Attorney Lennard replied. Sanitary Sewer charges Councilman Tennant requested a NO vote on the proposed sewer charge,:.increases..by the Sanitary Sewer Districts at the next Sanitary Sewer_ District Board meeting. Mayor Shearer stated that depending on the reorganizatiov of Council scheduled at the end.of the Agenda, he would be voting YES at that meeting. He stated his reasons for the affirmative vote were l) the Sanitary Sewer District was a well -run organization, 2) the organization is strictly self- sustaining and 3) the services provided by the district are essentially out -of -sight, out -of -mind and consequently no attention or.funds flow in its direction. Motion by Bacon, seconded by T•i:ce to approve a YES vote at the Board meeting. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None League of California Councilman Chappell noted that he was elected to represent Cities the League of California Cities, Los Angeles Division, on the Executive Board of Directors for the State effective the first of May. Sidewalk request Councilman Chappell commented on an•a'nonymous�letter. that_'had been published in the Highland Newspaper. In essence, the letter complained that the City Council had not responded to a request for sidewalk. Chappell felt that although Council had responded,the person who had made the request didn't understand Council's action and the procedures. He suggested that perhaps the Council should explain the pro- cedures at the time the person addresses Council to avoid misunderstandings. 14 - City Council Minutes April 13, 1981 Page Fifteen • APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Tice, seconded by Chappell to approve the Demands totaling $1,534,646.56 as shown on Demand Register. Nos. UCB 85110":through 85450�-..Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer NOES: None REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL City Clerk Mooney conducted the election of Mayor for April, 1981, through April, 1982. Mayor Shearer elected Motion by TJce;:seconded'by Chappell, and unanimously carried to elect Chester Shearer as Mayor for the coming year. Mayor Chester Shearer then conducted the election of Mayor Pro Tem. Mayor Pro Tem Tice Motion by Tennant, seconded by Chappell, and unanimously elected carried to elect Herb Tice as Mayor Pro Tem for the coming year. Sanitation District City Attorney presented: Alternate Member RESOLUTION NO. 6322 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING AN ALTER- NATE MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARDS OF COUNTY • SANITATION DISTRICTS::1-NOS.-15, 21, AND 22 Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tice, and unanimously Adoption of carried to waive further reading:of the resolution and to Resolution No. 6322 adopt. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Chappell, seconded by Tennant, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 10:58 PM to April 20, 1981 for a joint meeting with the Human Resources Commission in the City Manager's Conference Room. ATTEST.: City -Clerk - 15 -