04-17-1981 - Regular Meeting - Minutes'
F1INUTES
ADJOURNED REGULAR FLEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
AND JOINT SESSION WITH
THE !JEST COVINA PLANNING COMMISSION
April 7, 1981
The City Council of the City of !Blest Covina convened in the City Manager's Conference
Room, City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, Hest Covina, California at 7:00 p.m. The
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Chappell.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Shearer, Mayor Pro Tem Herb Tice, Council members
Chappell, Tennant and Bacon
Others Present: Fast, Eliot, Southard, Calmes, Fowler, Miller, McClelland
and Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
JOINT MEETING WITH Mayor Shearer welcomed the West Covina Chamber of Commerce
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE to a joint meeting to have them present their program of
work.
Jim Jarrell, President of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked
the Council for the opportunity to have a semi-annual joint
meeting and presented a brief update on the Chamber's
operations.
Bernie Bregman highlighted the Chamber's annual financial
report.
• George Strachan introduced staff and spoke on Chamber
operations.
Jim Jarrell then had the various directors give status
reports on projects under way.
Councilman Bacon requested that the Chamber continue to
support the City Sign ordinance, to which the Chamber
agreed.
Councilman Tice expressed his appreciation to the Chamber
of Commerce for assisting the Council and meeting the
business needs of West Covina. Other Council members
concurred and thanked the Chamber for its support and
cooperation.
JOINT MEETING WITH The Planning Commission Fleeting was called to order at
PLANNING COMMISSION 7:35 p.m. by Chairperson Schoonover.
Present for Commission: Chairperson Schoonover, Vice Chairperson Smith, Commissioners
Christopher and Connolly
Absent: Commissioner Adams
ROOF ORDINANCES Staff answered various questions regarding the roofing
ordinance including cost of materials, types of fire
retardant materials, types of structures that should
be included in an ordinance and past fires in the City.
Discussion of the issues followed.
Motioned by Chappell, seconded by Tice and unanimously
carried to instruct staff and Planning Commission to draft
an ordinance to require that multiple residences utilize
noncombustible roof materials when built.
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION -2-
MINUTES
April 7, 1981
Councilman Chappell requested that the Council be given
a copy of the current ordinance.
FUND RAISING Discussion entered into regarding various fund raising
• activities including fireworks and bingo. After dis-
cussion, it was the concensus of the group to have
staff investigate the possibility of making public
facilities available for volunteer organizations and,
at the same time, investigate the liability associated
with such usage.
Councilman Tice requested that the Planning Commission
look into expanding Bingo to two nights per week.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Staff highlighted the report on property maintenance and
requested that the Council and Commission return the sur-
vey to staff as soon.as'possible. They were told that
the results of the questionnaire be taken to the Chamber
of Commerce's upcoming planning session and said that
staff would review the experiences of other cities with
regard to property maintenance ordinances.
Councilman Tennant requested that staff investigate
broken walls.
ADVANCE PLANNING Assistant City Manager, Leonard Eliot provided'an oral.
report on the recently reorganized planning function of
the City.
• SOUND BARRIER 14ALL Staff advised that i't was,the State's intent to construct
a sound attenuation wall on the south side of the San
Bernardino Freeway from Puente Avenue to a point approx-
imately 400 feet east of Sunkist.Avenue. A discussion
was entered into regarding the,affect that the sound wall
would have on the-proposed_Ora.ngewood Plan. Mayor Shearer
outlined procedures and criteria by which Cal Trans
considers the installation of or deletion of sound walls.
Motioned by Bacon, seconded by Tennant and carried 4-0-1
(abstention by Shearer) that staff move ahead with the
Orangewood Plan.
SIGN ORDINANCES
Discussion entered into regarding the sign ordinance
and there was general concensus in favor of the current
requirements. Councilman Chappell wanted to know if
it was possible to have different standards in particular
areas slated for immediate redevelopment, which the Manager
and staff would research.
VAGRANTS A discussion was entered into on what authority the City
has and doesn't have and what role the Health Department
plays in the process. Following discussion, Councilman
Tennant requested that staff take steps to clean up the
Old Center area.
•ADJOURNMENT OF Motioned by Connolly, seconded by Smith and unanimously
PLANNING COMMISSION carried to adjourn at 9:38 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT OF Motioned by Tice, seconded by Chappell and unanimously
CITY COUNCIL carried to adjourn at 9:40 p.m.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk