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09-06-2011 - Community Services Commission - May 10, 2011 - Item 2 (2).pdf SUMMARY OF ACTIONS COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF May 10, 2011 I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Kennedy called the meeting to order at 6:33. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER Commissioner Ogden led the Pledge of Allegiance and Chair Kennedy asked for a moment of silent prayer. III. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Bennett, Blackburn, Curcio, Fennell, Kennedy, Lewis, Ogden, St. Gaudens, and Valles - Ogden stepped out 6:35 p.m. and 7:28 p.m. for 3 minutes each time. Commissioners Absent: Torres Staff Present: McNeill, Morgan, Smilowitz, Yuasa and Shore Commissioner Ogden left the meeting for 3 minutes. The Commission took a 3-minute break. Manager Morgan requested staff to read the rules of Addressing the Commission for the benefit of the guests that wished to speak. IV. CORRESPONDENCE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Guests speaking on Item VIII, Sports Council Athletic Facility Usage, were requested to speak during the time Item VIII is introduced. V. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Community Services Commission Meeting held on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. MOTION Motion by Lewis, seconded by Valles to approve the Minutes of the Regular Community Services Commission Meeting held on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Motion carried by a vote of 9-0. Torres was not present. VI. PRESENTATIONS Manager Morgan advised the Commission that Director McNeill is now responsible for the duties of Director of the Human Resources Department along with her current status as Director of Community Services. She also informed the Commission that staff is now in one office on the third floor of City Hall. VII. ADMINISTRATION A. NEW BUSINESS 1. City Council Staff Reports – None for May and June. 2. Review of Commissioner’s Roles and Responsibilities - Manager Morgan explained the nine Items of the Commissioner’s Roles. MOTION Motion by St. Gaudens, and seconded by Blackburn to review the first Item at the next Commission meeting. Motion carried by a vote of 9-0. Torres was not present. B. OLD BUSINESS Commissioner Valles gave an update on the Fashion Show event, stating it is on hold. City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO 2 DATE Sept. 6, 2011 Community Services Commission Minutes May 10, 2011 2 C. UPCOMING EVENTS 1. 7/3 & 7/4 Independence Day Celebration Staff distributed flyers for the Municipal Pool; July is Parks & Recreation Month and Galster Nature Center. VIII. COMMUNITY AND RECREATION SERVICES Commissioners Kennedy, Bennett and Curcio recused themselves from the following discussions regarding Sports Council Athletic Field Usage. Director McNeill explained why the Commissioners were leaving the room. A. NEW BUSINESS 1. Sports Council Athletic Facility Usage a. Compliancy Update Manager Morgan reviewed the Staff Report of the Sports Council Athletic Field Usage Compliancy Update, and Director McNeill agreed that while the City realizes the fines are a hardship, they welcomed any comment from the public and the Commission. Manager Morgan addressed the areas of non-compliance for each of the youth leagues. She also read a letter from the current West Covina Youth Basketball President, Anthony Chacon, who was not present. i. WC Youth Basketball Manager Morgan stated the league had assessed $420 in fines this season. Since the fines have not been paid, and the season is completed, the fines will be deducted from the $500 deposit posted at the beginning of the season. In addition, the league did not provide proof of non-profit status, or complete the league rosters. According to the new procedures, the league did not qualify for free use of the Cameron Community Center Gymnasium. Fees assessed for the season were $16,805.50. Manager Morgan read a letter from the current president, Anthony Chacon, who was not present. Guest Ken Clevenger, former President of West Covina Youth Basketball, spoke on behalf of the League. MOTION Motion by Lewis, and seconded by Ogden recommending not to charge the league for fees assessed at this time. The league must be in full compliance by the beginning of the first required benchmark (11/30/11) for the 2012 season, or the league will be assessed a retroactive 10% of the 2011 season fees. The second year the league is non compliant, the league will pay 25% of the assessed fees. The third and fourth years of non- compliancy, the league will pay 50% and 100% respectively. ii. WC Pony/Colt Baseball Manager Morgan reported that the league does not qualify for free use of City facilities due to a low player level of eight (8) teams and a residency rate of 38%. Fees assessed for the season were $22,585.06. Guest Robert Rodriguez stated that the league has been in compliance for seven (7) years, but this year they have to wait until May 21 when the older division registration is completed. The Commission reached a consensus to readdress this issue at the July Community Services Commission Meeting if the league is not in compliance after a secondary registration period ending on May 21. Commissioner Ogden left the meeting for 3 minutes. The Commission took a 3- minute break. iii. WC Galaxie Little League Manager Morgan stated the league does not qualify for free use of City facilities due to a low player level of seven (7) teams. Fees assessed for the season were $13,252.50. Guests Manny Martinez, Colette Lewis, President, and Valerie Gudino spoke on behalf of the league. Community Services Commission Minutes May 10, 2011 3 MOTION Motion by Lewis, and seconded by Ogden recommending not to charge the league for fees assessed at this time. The league must be in full compliance by the beginning of the first required benchmark (11/30/11) for the 2012 season, or the league will be assessed a retroactive 10% of the 2011 season fees. The second year, the league is non compliant, the league will pay 25% of the assessed fees. The third and fourth years of non-compliancy, the league will pay 50% and 100% respectively. iv. WC Youth Pony Baseball Manager Morgan reported that at the time of this report, the league did not qualify for free use of City facilities due to a residency rate of 64%. Fees assessed for the season were $12,749.48. Manager Morgan verified that an amended roster presented by the league to staff earlier in the day was in compliance with the residency level. No action needed. Guest Alex Chavez, President of West Covina Pony/Colt Baseball spoke on behalf of the League and thanked the Commission for their support. b. League Secondary Season Manager Morgan reported that the Sports Council members are concerned about achieving full compliancy for the use of free City fields for winter baseball. They have created a sub-committee to address the issue. The leagues may still utilize the City facilities, but they would pay according to the adopted fee schedule. Guest Cecelia Bernal, representing District 19, stated she believes the registration for the upcoming season will improve. B. OLD BUSINESS - None IX. AD HOC REPORTS A. CDBG Manager Morgan stated that the 2011-12 CDBG Action Plan was approved by City Council on May 3. HUD announced the preliminary allocation for West Covina is $1,077,620; which represents a 16%, or $213,983 decrease from the current year allocation. The Public Service Presentation will be conducted on May 26 at 5:30 p.m. B. CIP - None C. Special Events - None D. Sports Council - None X. COMMISSIONER REPORTS/COMMENTS A. Individual Reports/Comments on Activities Commissioners congratulated Director McNeill on her new position as Interim Director of Human Resources and thanked staff for all their hard work. XI. ITEMS TO BE AGENDIZED A. Review item #1 of the Commissioners’ Roles and Responsibilities B. Review Pony/Colt Baseball Status XII. ADJOURNMENT MOTION Motion by Ogden, and seconded by Blackburn to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 p.m. Motion carried by a vote of 9-0. City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 DATE: September 6, 2011 SU1VEVIARY OF ACTIONS REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF WEST COVINA July 12, 2011 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Redholtz, Sotelo, Stewart ABSENT: Holtz, Carrico CITY STAFF PRESENT: Anderson and Davis APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting, June 28, 2011 — The minutes were approved as presented. A. OTHER MATTERS OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR FORTHCOMING PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE Motion by Stewart, seconded by Sotelo, to approve the items listed. Motion carried 3-0 (Carrico, Holtz absent) PUBLIC HEARINGS (1) VARIANCE NO. 11-04 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION APPLICANT: Warner Lemenager LOCATION: 4141 South Nogales Street (Shopping Center at Valley and Nogales) REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a variance to certain development standards including sign height, sign size and number of freestanding signs. The applicant is proposing to construct a freestanding 186-square foot, 29-foot tall identification sign. COMMENTS: Brian Carmack, David Puppi, Kori Seki and Elizabeth Ramirez spoke in favor of the project. No one spoke in opposition. There was a discussion by the Commission regarding two letters in opposition to the project received by staff, and the possible nuisance to the residential area due to the illumination of the sign. The Commission also considered the loss of visibility of the property due to the Alameda Corridor project and the loss of business and revenue caused by the lack of visibility. It was the consensus of the Commission to grant the variance because it would be beneficial to the property owners and the surrounding community. Motion by Stewart, seconded by Sotelo, to adopt Resolution No. 11-5431, approving Variance No. 11-04. Motion carried 3-0 (Carrico, Holtz absent). CAUserskingarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 3 7 12 11 sum act.doc Planning Commission Summary of Action Page 2 — July 12, 2011 (2) PRECISE PLAN NO. 11-03 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 11-08 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION APPLICANT: Ron Underwood for Bickel Underwood LOCATION: 2623 East Valley Boulevard (McDonald's) REQUEST: The project consists of a request for a precise plan to demolish the existing restaurant and construct a 4,441- square foot (including 799-square foot play area) McDonalds Restaurant including modifications to the parking lot. The proposal also includes a request for a conditional use permit to construct a two-lane drive- through in a similar location as the existing single-lane drive-through. COMMENTS: Jim Bickel, representing the applicant, and Brian Carmack spoke in favor of the project. No one spoke in opposition. There was a discussion by the Commission regarding the configuration of the new double drive-through lanes, the size and configuration of the parking spaces, the landscaping and the aesthetic changes to the restaurant. In addition, the Commission also discussed the operation of the two-lane drive-through window. It was the consensus of the Commission that the construction of a new restaurant would be beneficial to the community. Motion by Sotelo, seconded by Stewart, to adopt Resolution No. 11-5432 approving Precise Plan No. 11-03, as amended and Resolution No. 11-5433 approving Conditional Use Permit No. 11-07. Motion carried 3-0 (Carrico, Holtz absent). D. NON-HEARING ITEMS None E. OTHER MATTERS OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None F. COMMISSION REPORTS/COMMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Stewart — maintenance of the vacant Blockbuster building on Amar and Azusa Avenues. Sotelo - Veteran's hospital. Redholtz — grand opening of PetSmart at Eastland Center and ribbon cutting at Chronic Tacos. (1) CITY COUNCIL ACTION: None CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSEF7PP\No 3 7 12 11 sum act.doc Planning Commission Summary of Action Page 3 — July 12, 2011 (2) PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT: a. Subcommittee Minutes June 14, 2011 June 28, 2011 G. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Sotelo, seconded by Stewart, to adjourn the meeting at 7:59 p.m. Motion carried 3-0 (Carrico, Holtz absent). CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 3 7 12 11 sum act.doc City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 DATE: September 6,2011 SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF WEST COVINA July 26, 2011 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Redholtz, Sotelo, Holtz, Stewart and Carrico ABSENT: None CITY STAFF PRESENT: Anderson and Wong APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting, July 12, 2011 — The minutes were approved as presented. A. OTHER MATTERS OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None B. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. FORTHCOMING PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE Motion by Redholtz, seconded by Sotelo, to approve the items listed. Motion carried 5-0. C. PUBLIC HEARING (1) CODE AMENDMENT NO. 11-04 GENERAL EXEMPTION APPLICANT: City of West Covina LOCATION: Citywide REQUEST: The proposed code amendment consists of certain amendments to the Zoning section of the Code as it relates to allowing tattooing and modifying standards for permanent makeup and body piercing. COMMENTS: Steve Potts spoke in favor of the code amendment. No one spoke in opposition. There was a discussion by the Planning Commission regarding the number of tattooing businesses that will be allowed within the City, imposing separation distance between each tattoo parlor and between other sensitive land uses within the City, and restrictions on signage. Motion by Sotelo, seconded by Redholtz, to adopt Resolution No. 11-5434, recommending to City Council approval of Code Amendment No. 11-04. Motion carried 5-0. CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporaty Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 3 7 26 11 sum act.doc Planning Commission Summary of Action Page 2 — July 26, 2011 D. NON-BEARING ITEMS (1) REVIEW OF SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN NO. 11-24 APPLICANT: Rick Lam LOCATION: 3176 East Hillside Drive Review of a request for a guest house in the front yard of a single-family residence COMMENTS: Rick Lam, applicant, spoke in favor of the project. No one spoke in opposition. There was a discussion by the Commission regarding noticing requirements, the proposed number of bedrooms, potential neighbor privacy issues, placement of guest house in rear rather than front of property, and matching the trim on the house. Motion by Sotelo, seconded by Holtz, to continue this item to the August 23, 2011 meeting and provide courtesy notices to neighboring properties. Motion carried 4-1. (Redholtz opposed) (2) STUDY SESSION BILLIARD PARLOR A study session to review billiard parlor regulations and if appropriate, adopt a resolution to initiate a code amendment to consider revising the Game Arcades section of the Code. COMMENTS: Dana Sykes and Fred Sykes spoke regarding this matter. There was a discussion by the Commission that the issues that needed to be addressed are distance from schools, age restrictions and hours of operation. Motion by Redholtz, seconded by Sotelo, to adopt Resolution No. 11-5435 approving initiation of a code amendment to revise current standards for billiard parlors in the Game Arcades section of the Code. Motion carried 5-0. E. OTHER MATTERS OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None COMMISSION REPORTS/COMMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS None (1) CITY COUNCIL ACTION: City Council Meeting July 19, 2011 — Public Arts Commission Annual Work Program was approved. CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 3 7 26 11 sum act.doc Planning Commission Summary of Action Page 3 — July 26, 2011 (2) PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT: a. Project Status Report G. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Carrico, seconded by Redholtz, to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. in memory of Alhambra Police Officer Ryan Stringer. Motion carried 5-0. CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 3 7 26 11 sum act.doc 1 SUMMARY OF ACTIONS SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF April 28, 2011 I. CALL TO ORDER – Vice Chair Glenn called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / MOMENT OF SILENT MEDITATION Commissioner Mason led the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silent meditation. III. ROLL CALL - Commissioners present: Glenn, Mason, Perryman and Taylor Commissioners absent: Hughes Staff present: Smilowitz, Reynosa, Headley IV. CORRESPONDENCE AND ORAL COMMUNICATION - Staff passed around a Thank You card, which was sent to the Commission from Principal Mary Bachman who nominated one of the Volunteers of the Year. V. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Senior Citizens Commission meeting held on Thursday, February 24, 2011. MOTION: Motion by Perryman, and seconded by Taylor to approve the Minutes of the Regular Senior Citizens Commission meeting held on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Motion carried by a vote of 4-0-1. Hughes was not present. VI. PRESENTATIONS - Manager Smilowitz advised the Commission that Director McNeill has now taken over the duties of Director of the Human Resources Department along with her current status as Director of Community Services. VII. ADMINISTRATION A. City Council Staff Reports 5/03 Public Hearing – FY 2011 / 2012 CDBG Action Plan VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. Further Review of Commissioners’ Responsibilities - Priority #3, Foster and enhance within the community the recognition of the contributions of senior citizens to the community - The Commission agreed they were satisfying this Responsibility through the Volunteer of the Year Awards that are given out each year. Commissioner Mason inquired whether the Commission as a whole should be seen more in public. Commissioners mentioned different public events that they attend and Supervisor Reynosa advised of the upcoming events going on at the Senior Center, and suggested the Commissioners would be welcome to join in. B. Bicycle Racks at the Senior Center Parking Lot - It was concluded that since hardly anyone ever uses a bicycle, and they could park inside if they wish, it is not warranted to install a rack. IX. NEW BUSINESS None. X. INFORMATION A. City Events Vice Chair Glenn asked if any other Commissioner noticed that there was a deduction of a few dollars from the Commission paychecks recently. The Commission discussed that it is a fee that will be collected for enrollment in the Deferred Compensation Plan that is set-up for all part-time employees. City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO 4 DATE Sept 6, 2011 Senior Citizens Commission Minutes April 28, 2011 2 B. Upcoming / Ongoing Events 1. Upcoming Events No comment. 2. Ongoing Events No comment. XI. AD HOC REPORTS A. Non-Mandatory Ad Hoc Member Opening Manager Smilowitz stated there was one opening on the CDBG Ad Hoc Committee. MOTION: Motion by Perryman, and seconded by Taylor to accept Commissioner Mason on the CDBG Ad Hoc Committee. Motion carried by a vote of 4-0-1. Hughes was not present. XII. COMMISSIONER REPORTS/COMMENTS A. Individual Reports/Comments on Activities Commissioner Mason stated that she would be attending additional functions to be more involved. Commissioner Perryman spoke of functions going on at Hurst Ranch, and he offered to hold a tour for seniors. Vice Chair Glenn stated that the California flag on the front side of the Senior Center needs replacement. B. Discussion on Future Agenda Topics/Interests None. XIII. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Motion by Taylor, and seconded by Perryman to adjourn the meeting at 3:30 p.m. Motion carried by a vote of 4-0-1. Hughes was not present. City of West Covina MEMORANDUM A G E N D A TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council ITEM NO. 5 FROM: Erin Hoppe, DATE September 6, 2011 Risk Management Director SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT TORT CLAIM DENIALS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council deny the following Government Tort Claims, and the claimants and/or their respective attorneys be so notified. Raymond A. Mata vs. City of West Covina Thomas Mayer vs. City of West Covina Elizabeth Jaramillo vs. City of West Covina Carolyn Beserra vs. City of West Covina Kevin Weemering vs. City of West Covina Richard Eschagary vs. City of West Covina Beatriz Falcon et al. vs. City of West Covina Raquel Gomez vs. City of West Covina DISCUSSION: After a review of the investigation in these matters, staff and the City’s claims administrator, NovaPro Risk Solutions, determined the City was not liable and recommend denial. As you are aware, since all claims should be considered potential lawsuits, it is requested that all Councilmembers refrain from making specific public comments so as not to prejudice any claim. Specific questions should be referred to the City Attorney. FISCAL IMPACT: Unknown at this time. ______________________________ ________________________________________ Prepared by: Debbie Dominguez Reviewed/Approved by: Erin Patricia Hoppe Safety & Claims Manager Risk Management Director City of West Covina Memorandum TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council FROM: Susan Rush Assistant City Clerk ITEM NO. 6 DATE: September 6, 2011 SUBJECT: ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION CONTINUUM ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO AB1X 27 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DISCUSSION: This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of August 23, 2011. This ordinance will comply with the Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program pursuant to Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety code and continue the existence and operation of the Community Development Commission of the City of West Covina. This ordinance will become effective on October 6, 2011, thirty days after its adoption. -7)1/ Prepared rt Margaret Garcia Deputy Ci Clerk ZVI) Approved by usan Rush Assistant City Clerk Attachment: No. 1 - Ordinance No. 2— Staff Report dated August 23, 2011 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City of West Covina (the "Commission") is a community development commission duly created, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, all under and pursuant to the California Community Development Commission Law (Part 1.7 of Division 24, commencing with Section 34100, of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California) (the "CDCL"); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina ("City") approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plans for the following Redevelopment Projects ("Redevelopment Plans") covering certain properties within the City (the "Project Areas"): 1. On December 20, 1971 the West Covina City Council adopted the original Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area by adoption of Ordinance No. 1180. 2. On July 14, 1975 the West Covina City Council adopted the original Eastland Redevelopment Project Area by adoption of Ordinance No. 1269 3. On December 21, 1993 the West Covina City Council approved the Merger of the Central Business District and the Eastland Redevelopment Project Areas by adoption of Ordinance No. 1927 and Ordinance No. 1928, which adopted the merged area as the West Covina Redevelopment Project Area and added three non-contiguous areas to the merged project area. WHEREAS, the Commission is engaged in activities to execute and implement the Redevelopment Plans pursuant to the provisions of the CDCL; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the Redevelopment Plans, the Commission has undertaken redevelopment projects in the Project Areas to eliminate blight, to improve public facilities and infrastructure, to renovate and construct affordable housing, and to enter into partnerships with private industries to create jobs and expand the local economy; and WHEREAS, over the next few years, the Commission hopes to implement a variety of redevelopment projects and programs to continue to eliminate and prevent blight, stimulate and expand the Project Areas' economic growth, create and develop local job opportunities and alleviate deficiencies in public infrastructure, to name a few; and WHEREAS, as part of the 2011-12 State budget bill, the California Legislature has recently enacted and the Governor has signed, companion bills AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27, requiring that each development commission be dissolved unless the community that created it enacts an ordinance committing it to making certain payments; and WHEREAS, specifically, AB 1X 26 prohibits commissions from taking numerous actions, effective immediately and purportedly retroactively, and additionally provides that commissions are deemed to be dissolved as of October 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, the dissolution of the Commission would be detrimental to the health, safety, and economic well-being of the residents of the City and cause irreparable harm to the community, because, among other reasons, the redevelopment activities and projects made possible, implemented, and funded by the Commission are highly significant and of enduring benefit to the community and the City, and are a critical component of its future; and WHEREAS, AB 1X 27 provides that a community may participate in an "Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program," in order to enable a development commission within that community to remain in existence and carry out the provisions of the Community Ordinance No. Page 2 of 4 Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), by enacting an ordinance agreeing to comply with Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code; and WHEREAS, the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program requires that the community agree by ordinance to remit specified annual amounts to the county auditor-controller in accordance with section 34194 of the CRL; and WHEREAS, under the threat of dissolution pursuant to AB 1X 26, and upon the contingencies and reservations set forth herein, the City shall make the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 community remittance, currently estimated to be 5.85 Five Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars, ($5,850,000) as well as the subsequent annual community remittances as set forth in section 34194 of the CRL; and WHEREAS, the City reserves the right to appeal the California Director of Finance's determination of the Fiscal Year 2011-12 community remittance, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 34194; and WHEREAS, City understands and believes that an action challenging the constitutionality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 has been filed on behalf of cities, counties and redevelopment agencies; and WHEREAS, while the City currently intends to make these community remittances, they shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City's right to recover such amounts and interest thereon, to the extent there is a fmal determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, the City reserves the right, regardless of any community remittance made pursuant to this Ordinance, to challenge the legality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27; and WHEREAS, the California Supreme Court on August 11, 2011 issued a partial stay ("Stay") on the operative effects of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in the case of California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matsonantos, et al. Case No. S194861. To the extent of the stay on the effectiveness of the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program's payment obligation of AB 1X 26 and AB lx 27, the City shall not be obligated to make any community remittance for the duration of such injunction, restraint, or stay; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. Participation in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program. In accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 34193, and based on the Recitals set forth above, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, as enacted by AB 1X 27. SECTION 3. Payment Under Protest. Except as set forth in Section 4, below, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall make the community remittances set forth in Health and Safety Code section 34194 et seq. Any such payments shall be made under protest. SECTION 4. Effect of Stay or. Determination of Invalidity. City shall not make any community remittance during the period of time the Stay remains effective or if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional and therefore invalid, and all appeals therefrom are exhausted or unsuccessful, or time for filing an appeal therefrom has lapsed. Any community remittance shall be in* under protest and without prejudice to the City's right to recover such amount and interest tllereon in the event that there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional. If there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are invalid, this Ordinance shall be deemed to be null and void and of no further force or effect. To the extent the Stay may be interpreted to disallow or prohibit the adoption of this Ordinance for any period of time, then any actions of the Ordinance No. Page 3 of 4 City Council in adopting this Ordinance shall be deemed to have occurred at a time when such disallowance or prohibition was not in effect without further action by the City Council. SECTION 5. Implementation. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to take any action and execute any documents necessary to implement this Ordinance, including but not limited to notifying the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller, the Controller of the State of California, and the California Department of Finance of the adoption of this Ordinance and the City's agreement to comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, as set forth in AB 1X 27. SECTION 6. Additional Understandings and Intent. It is the understanding and intent of the City Council that, once the Commission is again authorized to enter into agreements under the CRL, the City will enter into an agreement with the Commission as authorized pursuant to Section 34194.2, whereby the Commission will transfer annual portions of its tax increment to the City in amounts not to exceed the annual community remittance payments to enable the City, directly or indirectly, to make the annual remittance payments. The City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance, to pledge any of its general fund revenues or assets to make the remittance payments. SECTION 7. CE0A. The City Council finds, under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4), that this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") in that it is not a "project," but instead consists of the creation and continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs, and does not commit funds to any specific project or program. SECTION 8. Custodian of Records. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at the City Clerk's office located at 1444 West Garvey Avenue, West Covina, California, 91790. The custodian for these records is the City Clerk. SECTION 9. If any part of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, including the application or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of West Covina and cause it to be posted in three conspicuous places in the City of West Covina, and it shall take effect on the thirty -first (31) day after it is approved by the Mayor, except that this Ordinance shall not be effective during any period of time that the Stay remains effective. However the Stay shall have no effect on the running of the thirty day referendum period on this ordinance, which thirty days shall commence and continue to run during the Stay. APPROVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 23' DAY OF AUGUST, 2011. Mayor Steve Herfert ATTEST: City Clerk Laurie Carrico Ordinance No. Page 4 of 4 I, LAURIE CARRICO, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a special meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of August, 2011. That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6 th day of September 2011 by the following vote. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: City Clerk Lauri Carrico APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO. 1 DATE 'August 23.. 2011 TO: • Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager/Executive Director and the City Council/Community Development Commission Board FROM: Christopher J. Chung Community Development Commission Director SUBJECT: APPROVAL QF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO AB1X 26 AND AB1X27 TO CONTINUE TIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council and the Community Development Commission Board take the following action: 1) That the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO.. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS (INTENTION TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE WHEREBY THE CITY SHALL ELECT TO COMPLY WITH AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE VOLUNTARY REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTAINED IN. PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO TRANSFER TAX INCREMENT 2) That the City CotmOil introduce following Continuum Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE Or THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF WEST .COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF .DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THF, CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF TI1E CITY OF WEST COVINA 3) That the Community Development Commission'Board adopt the following resolution; and, RESOLUTION NO T - A RESOLUTION . OF THF, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO EXEMpT TAX INCREMENT PAYMENTS TO THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUND FOR TILE FISCAL YEAR 2011 -2012 AND MAKING SUPPORTING FINDINGS AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WIT11 -! THE CITY OF WEST COVINA FOR THE TRANSFER OF TAX INCREMENT FUNDS 4) That the 'Community Development Commission Board appropriate the remaining necessary funds from CDC fund balance. ECD1109ML Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 2 DISCUSSION: The Governor signed several . budget-related bills on June 29, 2011, including AB1X 26, which eliminates redeveloPment agencies, and AB1X 27, which establishes a voluntary alternative redevelopment program whereby an agency can continue to exist upon the enactment of an ordinance by the City to comply with the provisions of A.B1X 27, including payment of an annual remittance to the County Auditor-Controller. Under the legislation, the County Auditor-Controller would take local redevelopment funds to pay for state related expenditures. Some of the major points of AB1X 26 and AB1X 27 are as follows: AB1X 26 imposes the following: Redevelopment agencies would cease to exist as corporate governmental entities as of October 1, 2011. Effective as of June 29, 2011, agencies are prohibited from taking any actions other than payment of existing indebtedness and performance of existing contractual obligations. Such prohibited actions include incurring indebtedness (including bonds), refund or restructure indebtedness, redeem bonds, modify or amend the terms of payment schedules, execute deeds of trust or mortgages, or pledge or encumber any of its revenues, making loans, entering into new contracts and agreements, disposing of assets by any means, acquiring new property, transferring or assigning any of the agency's assets, forgiving or altering the terms of loans, entering into new partnerships or joint power authority and engage in redevelopment activities (e.g., adopt new project areas, amendment project areas etc). On October 1, 2011, all agency property and obligations would be transferred to a Successor Agency, except for the assets of the low and moderate income housing fund, which would be. overseen by an Oversight Board, the County Auditor- Controller and the Department of Finance. Assets in the low and trioderate- income housing fuild would be transferred to the County Auditor-Controller for distribution to taxing agencies. The Successor Agency would be charged with selling assets, repaying existing indebtedness, completing performance of existing contractual obligations, and otherwise winding down operations and preserving agency assets for the benefit of taxing agencies.- AB1X 27 imposes the following: A redevelopment agency may continue to operate and function if the City has enacted a Continuum Ordinance ("Ordinance") by October 1, 2011, committing to making annual payments into a Special District Allocation Fund ("SDAF") and Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund ("ERAF") established for each county and administered by the county auditor-controller. The time limit to adopt the Ordinance may be extended to November 1, 2011 if a Resolution of Intent is adopted by the City prior to October 1, 2011. Until enactment of the Ordinance, redevelopment agencies are prohibited from entering into new agreements or indebtedness, except as necessary to carry out "enforceable obligations" entered into prior to June 29, 2011. "Enforceable obligations" are defined as loans, payments to the federal government or imposed by state law, judgments or settlements and contracts. Ecd1109m1 Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 3 The amount of the payment for - each city or -county is calculated by the Department of Finance . and cominimicated. to cities and counties not later than August 1, 2011 : ;The- city or cOunty may appeal the amount, but no later than August 15, 2011. Payments are made annually in two equal installments on January 15 and May 15. Payments are divided , among fire ,protection disnicts, transit districts and schools in redevelopment -pi-oject areas. -In FY 201.1-12, the •total i amount paid to Schools would be Considered property taxes and offset State's'•Prop. 98 obligations to fund. • education. For FY 2011-12 'only, an agency within a city or county that makes the required payments is exempt from making the full allocation required to be made to its low and moderate-income-housing fund. The agency; must find that there are insufficient Other Money to make the payment. If a city or bounty fails to make the' required pa.yments after adopting the Ordinance, then its "redevelopment ageiiqr would become subject to the elimination provisioris Of AB1X 26. AB1X 26 and AB1X 27 became effective immediately upon being signed by the Governor on June 29, 2011. Except to make payment of existing indebtedness and performance of existing contractual obligationS, Wt Covina Community Development Commission ("CDC") will be dissolved until the City Council enacts an ordinance committing to Make the payments required by AB1X 27. The State Director of Finance has notified the City. of thevohmtary payment aMount due. For FY 2011-2012 the ainrinnt is $5.85 mffliöil. Payments fir FY 12L-13 and 'beyond will change, but the FY 20122013 payrnent is .eStimated at $1A million. On August 15, 2011, the City of West Covina filed an appeal to the remittance payment amount for FY 2011-2012 of $5 ...85.Million. The . proposed Ordinance provides for the City's cormnitment to make these payments from riot lax iricrement rfundS available arid' from other 'funds 'Or assets that the CDC transfers to the City for this purpose. The City's General Fund would not be pledged to make these payinents. The proposed Ordinal* further-reserves all rights to Challenge the v'alidity- of the IegiSlation. TO :effect- payihett, the City and the CDC would enter into a "Transfer. of Tax.' Increment 'Funds Agreethent" ''Whereby *the CDC would commit to -brand& sufficient funds to the City to make the required payments and the City -would make payment to the State. '• • AB 1X 27 also allows the CDC to reduce its allocation of tax • increment to the Low and Moderate ,Income Housing Fund for the. 2011-12 fiscal year only, if the City complies with the provisions ' Of AM X S7.. and the CDC finds that there :are insufficient other money to meet its debt and other obligations, Onrientptiorit3r'prograrias Ot its obligations under the Remittance Agreement. The proposed City Ordinance and CDC Resolution makes. such findings which allows the CDC to 'reduce its 'otherwise required allocation to the CDC's Low and ;Moderate Income lieusing Fiind'EfOr FY 1142, including a finding that there are inSufficient;Other rriOney available to the CDC to . meet the CDC's debt and other obligations, current ptiotitY program needs; and its obligations under the legislation to make the required remittances. The League of CalifOrnia . Cities ("League") and the California Redevelopment Association ("CRA") cotitendYthat .AB1X 26 and .AB1X 27: are inconsistent with various Constitutional- provisions Ithat protect city and county proPerty tax and redevelopment Ecd1109m1 Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 4 agency tax increment. AB1X 26 and AB1X 27 ignore these protections by: (1) accomplishing indirectly What cannot be done directly; and (2) calling the payments "voluntary." "Voluntary" means acting or done willingly and without constraint . or expectation of reward. The Bills' "voluntary payment" would be done with constraint and the expectation that the payment would stave off elimination of the redevelopment agency. The League and. CRA have filed a lawsuit on July 18,, 2011 in the California Supreme Court. The League/CRA's lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the legislation on its merit as violating Proposition 22, Article XVI, Section 16, and other provisions of the California Constitution. The lawsuit is seeking an -immediate stay of the Dissolution and Continuation Bills. On August 11, 2011, the California Supreme Court announced that it would hear the League and CRA's lawsuit against the State. In addition, the Court granted a Stay Order for some of the provisions of the Dissolution and Continuation Bills. Although the Court, as of the writing of this report, granted a partial stay, the CRA and legal counsel are still evaluating the Court's decision and have not changed their previous recommendation that cities and counties adopt the Ordinance to stay alive. Due to discrepancies between A.B1X 26, AB1X 27- and the Stay Order, the authority and necessity of adopting the Ordinance and Resolutions is uncertain. Legal counsel believes it is safest to proceed to adopt the Ordinance and Resolutions to assure compliance with the deadlines despite the stay Order. The Ordinance and Resolutions have been drafted to cover this situation. • IMPACTS TO CITY AND CDC: Should the City not approve the Ordinance, the ramifications of AB1X 26 eliminating redevelopment agencies will have significant detrimental impacts to the City of West Covina. AB1X .26 states that after October 1, 2011,. "... agreements, contracts, or arrangements between the city or county that created the redevelopment agency and the redevelopment agency..." are invalid, subject to two narrow exceptions: 1) Agreements entered into in connection with the issuance of bonds issued prior to December 31, 2010, solely for the pm-pose of repaying the bonds; and 2) Agreements entered into Within .two years from the date the Agency was created. These impacts are compounded by that fact that the CDC has been providing approximately $5.5 million in additional revenues to the City's -General Fund, and that elimination of the CDC would not only hurt redevelopment, affordable housing and economic development in West Covina, but .would severely impact the City's General Fund and the City abilities to provide basic services across the board including Police and Fire Services which repreSent approximately 78% of the City's Budget. Some of the impacts are as follows: Another severe implication of AB1X 26 is that should the CDC be •dissolved, the City's loan to the CDC/Redevelopment Agency and the annual CDC loan payments to the City are at risk, meaning that the City. could lose the $21.5 million loan. The CDC currently has two loans with the City in the total amount of $21.5 million. One Joan is $15.8 million @ 10.5% interest rate, plus deferred interest payments of $775,000, and a second loan is $5.0 million @ 7.5% interest rate. The original Reimbursement Agreement between the City and CDC was approved in November 1973 and has been subsequently amended to increase the loan amount. Pursuant to the existing loan agreements, the CDC is making an annual payment to the City this fiscal year in the amount of $2,675,000 on Ecd1109m1 Andrew G. Pasrnant, City Manager and.the City Council August 23, 2011 • Page 5 the $21.5 million loans. Of the annual payment amount, $2,275,000 is treated as interest income revenues to the City's General Rind and is a critical revenue component of the City. In addition, the sales tax .reimbin-sernent between the City and CDC for the Comtnnnity Facility District (CFD) l3onds are also at risk, 'meaning that the City could lose approximately $1.2 millibn in annual reirenues. The Sales Tax Reimbursement Agreement provides, for the CDC to reimburse to the City the annual sales tax revenues generated by the buSinesse's within the. CVD district (Westfield' Mall) that are used to pay towards debt :"service on the. CFD Bonds. If the Reimbursement Agreements are determined to be invalid by the State, the city will not be able to be reimbursed for the sales tax revenues paying the CFD -bonds and will therefore lose approximately $1.2 million *per year. For the purposes of ..A331X, 26, only indebtedness obligations are permissible. Indebtedness obligations .refers to evidence of indebtedness issued or delivered by the Agency or joint -I:lower atithority to third party investors or ,bondhOlders to finance or refinance redevelopment.piojects. The City/Agency loan agreements do not meet the new definition of indebtedness Obligation and may be deemed invalid. As the City/CDC loan agreements and the CFD : Sales Tax ReinibUfsernents weie not issued solely for the purpose of repaying the Wilds and that the agreements were not entered into within two years after the creation of the West Covina Redevelopment Agency in August 1971., the CitytAgency. loan agreemefitS may "arguably deemed invalid by the State. The City Attorney's office and City's Financial Advisor are both of the opinion that if the City does not pass an ordinance to participate in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program and make the remittance payments, there is substantial risk that the City may lose the $21!5 million loans and the correspondin.g annual payments fi-om the CDC to the City, as the loans and the CFD reimbursements would not be considered indebtedness obligation as defined in AB1X 26 nor would they qualify under the above referenced exceptions. Annual Impact to the, City's General Funds The .City will not only lose the positive benefits of the CDC and the $21.5 million loan to the CDC, the City also stands to lose approximately $5.5 million in annual benefit that the CDC has been paying to reduce impacts to the City's General Fund: For FY 2011- 2012, the following is a lit of cbc budgeted expenditures that the CDC currently funds which reduces the burden On the City's General Fund: • City Annual Loan Paythent: • Salaries and benefits Rix 18 (7.3 FTE) City (nonCDC) personnel: $2,675,000 $ 936,393 • CDC Sales Tax Reimbigsement Agreement for CFD $1,200,000 • Accounting, Auditing and I-1dL pi-operty and sales tax ' $ 40,614 • City. website (C&i.ca)1 $ 12,500 • Administrative and Overhead: $ 408,057 • Election cost, CSS CFO, cart removal, service: .SIRE $ 121,125 • Discover newsletter': $ 30,000 • Graffiti abatement': $ 36,934 • Chargebacks: $ 50,782 • Community Services Business Awareness Program': $ 39..000 TOTAL REVISED ANNUAL IMPACT: $5,549,865 Under A.131X 26, if the CitY does not PaSs an ordinance to 'Participate in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program and make the remittance payments, the above- referenced expenditures that are currently being absorbed in the CDC's budget will need Ecd 1 109m1 Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 6 to be either absorbed by the City's General Fund (and/or other non -CDC fund), eliminated or renegotiated in 'existing service contracts. The footnote items above are expenditures of approximately $118,434 that the City may decide to eliminate in the future, which will decrease the total annual impact to the City's General Fund to $5,431,431. Impact on CDC Benefits: The dissolution of the CDC will have tremendous impacts on the City's ability to eliminate blight, attract neW tenants, create new jobs, protect existing jobs and revenues, and to generate new revenues. The CDC is responsible for redevelopment, eConomic development and housing for the City of West Covina. The CDC is currently paying for six full time staff with an annual cost of $744,843 and 4 part time employees (interns) with an annual cost of $53,020. Over the years, the CDC has reduCed budgeted positions by over 47% in comparison to the height of development in 2008, when the CDC had 15 full-time equivalent employees. The CDC, however, has continued to aggressively pursue redevelopment, ecOnomic development and housing projects for the City with limited resources. Although many current projects have not required direct CDC financial assistance, the CDC is working diligently under its Economic Development arm to attract new tenants, and to assist developers, property owners and tenants to streamline planning and building entitlements. Such services are invaluable in creating a business friendly environment and to support the ongoing effOrts to improve the economic health of the City. The CDC has been West 'Covina's economic engine that creates new businesses, jobs, transforms blighted properties into new developments and promotes the overall fiscal health of the City. The. CDC has a rich history of successful redevelopment projebts and has made West ,Covina what it is today by removing blight in the community. CDC has rehabilitated old and dilapidated uses (commercial shopping centers, residential, industrial and offices), attracted new development and businesses, created thousands of jobs (full-time, part-time, Construction jobs, etc), developed new affordable housing, and has improved the current housing stock of the City. As a direct result of CDC's redevelopment and economic efforts over the past eleven (11) years, the CDC/City has created over 6,792 in new employment opportunities, 5,150 construction jobs, over $6.8 million in annual new sales tax revenues to the City, approximately $6 million in annual gross property tax imminent, and over $600 million in private investments in our - community. Implementation of AB1X 26 will severely limit the City's ability to pursue economic development and would eliminate future redevelopment projects that remove blight in West Covina. Over the years, redevelopment tax increment dollars have been utilized to fund various tools in redevelopment including: acquisition of blighted property, participating agreements With tenants, developers, and business owners, Disposition and Development Agreement for sale of CDC property for new developments, marketing, and entitlement assistance. Some of West Covina's showcase projects that have benefited as a result of redevelopment include the award winning Big League Dreams Sports Park and West Covina Heights Reddvelopment project, West Covina Nissan and Citrus Grove, The Curve, Penske Audi/Mercedes, Penske Mercedes Service Center expansion, Westfield . Mall expansion, Eastland Center expansion, Fairfield Maniott, and CGM Medical Offices. Furtherin.ore, one of the primary core goals of redevelopment is to improve and increase the supply of affordable housing within the community. Under redevelopment, the CDC has financially assisted over 3,000 affordable units,- which include: Ecd1109m1 Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 7 1. 1 ;010 new housing units restricted to affordable housing families; 2. 142 down payment assistance to first time homebuyerS; and 3. 2,141 home improVementloans to West Covina residents to improve the housing stock in West Covina. Implenaentation of AI31X 26 Would .eliminate the City's "ability to provide such direct affordable housing projects and programs to West Covina residents in the future. Impact on CDC's land assets Currently, the cpc owns approximately 1.88.57-acres of land. . Most of the properties include restricted properties for parking use at Westfield Ma11. (22.51 acres) and Westfield Eastland Shopping -Center. (5.83 acres), and approximately. 156 acres in the Sportsplex site (golf course, AAA, 730, 8-80 pad). Under A131X 26, if the City does not pass.:an ordinance to participate in the Alternative Voluntary -Redevelopment Progran't and Make the remittance paynients, the -CDC will cease to exist as of October 12011. All the ,assets will, be required to be transferred to a Successor Agency. While, the City can serve as the Successor Agency, its action would be regulated by an Oversight Board composed of members that are as follows: One' member appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. . One member appointed by the Mayorfor the.City that formed the redevelopment agency: One member appointed by the largest special districts by property tax Share, with territory in the territorial jurisdiction of the former redevelopment agenty, which is of the type of special district that is eligible to receive property tax revenues pursuant to Section 34188. • One member appointed by the :County Superintendent of Education to represents schools. One member appointed by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to represent community college districts in the county.- One member of the, public appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. One member repreenting,the employees of the former redevelopment agency appointed by the Mayor or Chair of the -Board -Of Supervisors, as the case may be, from the recognized employee organization representing the largest number of former redevelopment •agency employees employed by the successor agency at that time. , With such Successor Agency Oversight Board composition, there is -no guarantee that the interest of West Covina's needs would b,e honored by the Successor Agency. Its priMary purpose is to. quickly dissolve' a redevelopment agency and -.to dispose of its assets. All actions by the Successor Agency would haveto be approved:by the Oversight Board. The proceeds from the sales of assets and the CDC fluid balances would be utilized to pay off its bonded indebtedneSs. Any remaining asset would be -transferred to the County Auditor-Controller for distribution to taxing entities. Impact to pending projects Pursuant to AB1X 26, redevelopment agencies are -prohibited from entering into new agreements. The CDC currently has numerous offers to purchase 'several CDC land assets as well as :potential negotiations with various local businesses for financial assistance. Some of the ()kers on CDC-owned land inclUdeAAA pad, 730 pad, portions of CDC owned property at Westfield Mall, and Lakes parking area. As a result of AB1X 26, the CDC cannot proceed with numerous pending projects under negotiatiOns unless the Ordinance is adopted. Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23, 2011 Page 8 Analysis of CDC cashflow The Finance Department believes that the CDC has the ability to make the remittance payment of $5.85 million for FY 2011-2012. Pursuant to AB1X 27, the CDC can make the required payments from utilizing its allocation of FY 2011-2012 of low and moderate income-housing fund. Finance estimates Such allocation to be approximately $3.85 million. The remaining balance (approximately $2.0 million) will be paid utilizing CDC fund cash balance. Based on discussions with CDC's financial advisor, cities that can make the remittance payment are preparing ordinances for adoption in the near future and before the October 1, 2011 deadline. Of recent, City of Poway and City of Santa Cruz have already adopted an ordinance to participate in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program and began to make preparation S for the remittance payments. It is important to note that the Remittance Payments are made under protest and without prejudice to the City's right to recover such amount and interest thereon in the event that there is a final determinatiOn that AB lx 26 and AB lx27. are unconstitutional. In addition to approving the Ordinance, the City Attorney's office is recommending that the City Council also approve the attached Resolution declaring its intention to enact an ordinance. The City Attorney's office is of the opinion that while the Ordinance is approved upon the 2 nd reading of the Ordinance, the Ordinance may not be effective until 30 days after the 2" reading. Assuming, the City Council introduces the Ordinance tonight and approves the Tid reading on September 6, 2011, the Ordinance may not be into effect until October 6 4 2011(30 days after 2"d reading). As the law requires that all redevelopment agencies are disbanded by October 1, 2011, adopting the 'attached Resolution declaring its intention to enact an ordinance gives the 'City Council until November 1, 2011 to allow the City sufficient time to enact the Ordinance. FINDINGS: The City Council hereby determines that the City shall make the community remittances set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 34193 et. seq. The City Councithereby determines that Remittance Payment are made under protest and without prejudice to the City's right to recover such amount and interest thereon in the event that there is a final determination that AB lx 26 and AB1x27 are unconstitutional. The City Council finds, under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4), that this Ordinance is exempt from the .requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") in that it is not a "project," but instead consists of the creation and continuation of a goverrunental fimding mechanism for potential future projects and programs, and does not commit funds to any specific project or program. The City Council hereby determines it is the understanding and intent of the City Council that, once the Commission is again authorized to enter. into 'agreements under the Community Redevelopment Law, the City will enter into an agreement with the Commission as authorized pursuant to Section 341942, whereby the Commission will transfer annual portions of its tax increment to the City in amounts not to exceed the annual community remittance payments to enable the City, directly or indirectly, to make the annual remittance pap -I-lents. The City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance, to pledge any of its general fund revenues or assets to make the remittance payments. Ecdll 09ml ReviewegApprov, CDC Diriktor Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and the City Council August 23„ 2011 Page 9 The CDC Board fmds that to the extent necessary to pay all of the Commission existing current obligations, pro grain payments, operations expenses and the Pa.yineht Obligations to the City pursuant to and as authorized by section 34194.2 of the CoMtriimi -ty Redevelopment Law, the Qommission authorizes funds to be exempted from the regular. 20% allocation to the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for the fiscal year 2011- 2012. The City Council and the CDC Board hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager/Executive Director to take any action and execute any documents necessary to implement the Resolution(S) and Ordinance. CONCLUSION: Staff estimates that the FY 11-12 payment will be $5.85 million. Fimds available to make that payment will be fiomiFY 2011-2012 Low and Moderate Incotrie Housing Set-Aside tax increment and CDC fund balance. Approved via telephone . Reviewed/Approved by: Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman General Vounsel to the CDC Finance Attachments: No. 1 — City Resolution No. 2— City Ordinance No. 3— CDC Resolution Ecd1109m1 ATTACHMENT NO. 2 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE. OF COVINA, CAI4F0 THE VOLUNTAR-V: W.. ' PuRSuANT TO 'PAR Of TrEALTH . .AN.D SAl L fl. •OD1F; • c MED Ejc[S.tt DEVELOPMENT CO •—• WHEREAS, the Comintilty:DeVelOpment Comi*Ss.lOn, 6 "Commission") is a comintinity, idevelopment commission d authorized to transact business arid exercise, its powers, Co3nmnnity DeVeldpment .CoMmiSSion Law (Part 1./ of biViSion. WHEREAS, the City Couni oil of the City. of West Covina ("diV') 4,144.0044d adopted the Redevelopment Plans for the) following Redevelopment Projects ("Redevelopment Plans') covering certain properties within the City (the "Project Areas"): 1. On December 20, '1970: the West Covina. City Council al-pentral Business District RedeVelopnierit Project Area bYadOPtion. Of Orikice (t:• 110. 2. On July 14, 1975 th'e West Covina City Council adopted the original Eastland Redevelopment PrOject Area by adoption of OrdinanCe No. 169 3_ On December 21, 1993 the West Covina City Council approved the ,Merger:tf The Central Business District and the Eastland Redevelopment PiOjeTet OA:pas ,by Ottipt of Ordinance No 1-92'V and .Ordinance No 1928-,..Whieli .-kakwectiii6:4fiqgeti*04 as the West Covina RedeVelopinent Project Area and added ilitee ireaS to the merged project area. WHEREAS, the Cominission is engaged in activities to exeCiite.-and imPlethent the Redevelopment Plans pursuant to Pie:proVisionS of the CDCL; and WHEREAS, since- adoptiOn of the Redevelopment; Phins , the CoTnrriission has undertaken redevelopment projects in the Project Areas to elithinak;bligh4 , ti facilities and infrastructure, to renOvate and r construct affOrdable hhuiiig , and to -f. enter into partnerships With Private induStries to create jObs and expand the 10eal eeontiint and WHEREAS, over the ne4t feW years, the Commission hopes to riMpleinentavariety of redevelopment projects and progrianis to continue to eliminate '44cii pi e eta blight StlinT,nlate and expand the Project Areas' eConOnic growth, create and deVelbP local job ippbrtifnitis and alleviate deficiencies in public biffiaStruCture, to name a few; and _ • WHEREAS, as part of the 2011-12 state budget bill, the CälifOttha Leaial ithC has ; WILEREAS, specific11374 AD 1X 26 prohibits coininissidns,. febin: tak.hig actions, effective immediately and purportedly retroactiVely, and additibrially Provides that commissions are deemed to diSWolved as Of October 1,1011; and. . WHEREAS, the dissolOon of the Commission wOuld be ctoriiii.:041.TO.t.:. safety, and economic well-being of the reSidentS Of the City harbifyi6 conanninity, because, among otliter:reasOns, the redevelopment 'aCtiVitiegi.:U#AittIPOWIti4ae possible, implemented, and fuladd by the ConiraiSsion:'ard -highW signifiCant and of endui mn benefit to the community and the Oty, and are a critical. component Of it firtaire; and WHEREAS, AB IX 27 prQvidOs that a comniunity : May partiCipate in an topiaive Vdbmtary Redevelopment :Prog -rai'.n," in order to ..enable community to remain in existence and cair -y out the prOVisiblis of • -the PAPV441 .-ommencmg with s..-edtiog 34100, of the Health and Safety COde of the State of California) (the "aDot'');:and recently enacted and the boVernOr has signed, COMpanien bills AB IX andAB IX 27 requiring that each deVelopinent cOniniisSion be dissolved UnleSS the cbnmuiii -ii' that a.ted it enacts an ordinance committing itItOrnaking certain payinents; awl Ordinance No. Page 2 of 4 Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), by enacting an ordinance agreeing to comply with Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code; and WHEREAS, the Altern4.five Voluntary Redevelopment Program requires that the community agree by ordinance to remit specified annual amounts to the County auditor-controller in accordance with section 34194 Of the CRL; and . , WHEREAS, under the threat of. dissolution pursuant to AB IX 26, and upon the contingencies and reservations s4 forth herein, the City shall make the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 community remittance, current estimated to be 5.85 Five Million Bight Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars, 1($5,850,000) , as well as the subsequent annual community remittances as set forth in section 4194 of the CRL; and • WHEREAS, the City res4ves the right to appeal the California Director Of Finance's determination of the Fiscal Year 2011-12 community remittance, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 34194; and WHEREAS, City understands and believes that an action challenging the constitutionality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 has been filed on behalf of cities, co -Unties and redevelopment agencies; and WHEREAS, while the City currently intends to make these community remittances ; they shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City's right to recover such anionnts and interest thereon, to the extent there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional; and -• WHEREAS, the City reserves the right, regardless 'of any conummity remittance made pursuant to this Ordinance, to challenge the legality of AB •1X 26 and AB 1X 27; and WHEREAS, the California Supreme Court on August 11, 2011 issued a partial stay ("Stay") oh the operative effects of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in the case . of California Redevelopment Association, et ali v. Ana Matsonantos, et al. Case No..8194861. To the extent of the stay on the effectiveness of the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program's payment obligation of AB 1X 26 and AB ix 27, the City shall not be obligated to make any community remittance for the duration of such injunction, restraint, or stay; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. THE CITY COUNCIL", OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Recitals. ; The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. ParticiOatinin .the Alternative.,VoluntarY.Redekein ..,... diit:!PrOitam. In accordance with Health and Sgfety Code Section 34193, and based on the' keeitals Set forth above,- the City Council hereby determines that the City shall comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health arid Safety Code, as enacted by AB 1X 27. SECTION 3. Payment Under Protest. Except as set forth in Section 4, below, the City Council hereby determines that he City shall make the tommunity remittonces set forth in Health and Safety Code section 34194 et seq. Any such payments shall be made under protest. SECTION 4. Effect of Stay. oir, Deteriniriatinn bf City shall not make any community remittance during th0 period of time the Stay remains effective or if a . &butt of competent jurisdiction determines that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional and therefore invalid, and all appeals therefrom are exhausted or unsuccessful, or time for. filing an appeal therefrom has lapsed. Ati. y community remittance shall be made tinder Protest • arid without prejudice to the City's right to recover Such amount and interest 'thereon in the .event that there is a final determination that A13 1X 26 and .AB 1X . 27 are unconstitutional. If there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are invalid, this Ordinance shall be 'deemed to be null and void and of no furthet force or effect. To the extent the Stay may be interpreted to disallow or prohibit the adoption Of this Ordinance for any period of time, then any actions of the Ordinance No. Page 3 of 4 . . . .. ; . City Council in adopting this Ordinance shall be deemed to have ciccun-ed at a. tune when such disallowance or prohibition .was nOt in effect without further action by the City Connell. SECTION 5. Impleniei Manager to take any action and including but not limited to noti of the State of California, and Ordinance and the City's agreer the Health and Safety Code, as s Ltion. The City Council hereby authorizes and difeets the City ''.e8ute any documents necessary to implement This Ordmance, ng the Los Angeles County Anditor-ddlitroll&, thet'OntrOlier Le California Department of Finance of the adelifion. of This at to comply with the provisions of Part 1_9 of Diiision 24 of forth in AB 1X27. SECTION 6. Additionl.Iblderstaildiiigs affthInteut. It is the Understanding and intent of the City Council that ; onCe the torrunission is again atithorized to enter into 'a &ben-lents under the CRL, the City will enter into an agreement with the Coimriission as pursuant to Section 34194.2, whereby the Commission will h -ansfer annUal -Oottiolii . of its tax increment to the City in amountg, not to exceed the annual cOminunity remittance payments to enable the City, directly or indirectly, to make the annual reinittafiee payinents.: the City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance, to pledge any of its general fund revenues or assets to make the reinittance payments. SECTION 7. CEQA. The City Council finds, under Title 14. of the California Code of Regulations, Section 1378(b)(4)';r that this Ordinance is ekempt from the requireinelits Of the California Environmental QualitytAct ("CEQA") in that it is not a "project," hilt instead Consists of the creation and continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs, and does nbt commit funds to any specific project or program. SECTION 8. CustodialitotRe.cords. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at the City Clerk's. office located at 1444 West Garvey Avenue, West Covina, California, 91196. Thd cu:stodiat for these records is the City Clerk. SECTION 9. . If any part of this Ordinance, Or its application to .any-':person or circumstance, is held to be invaliO, the remainder of the ordinance, inChiditig the dijblieition or provision to other persons or circUrnstances, shall not be affeeted and shall COntinue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 10. The City Council of the City of West Cov City of West Covina, and it shall Mayor, except that this Ordinal( i-emains effective. HOweVer th referendum period on this of-di' during the Stay. lerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City a and cause it to be pOsted in three ton§pictouS places in the ke effect on the thirty-first (31) day after it is aliPrOved Liy - the shall not be effective during any periOd Of tan.e that the Stay Stay shall have no effect on the nkuling of the thirLY day ice, which thirty days shall commence and obi:I:finite to run APPROVED, PASSED AL\TD ADOPTED THIS 23" DAY OF AUGUST, 2011. Mayor Steve Herfeit ATTEST: City Clerk Laurie Carrico I, LAURIE CARRICO, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, dc i hereby -certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regiilarly introduced and placed upon its ftest read-lug at a:special meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of August, 2011. That thereafter said Ordinance Ordinance No. Page 4 of 4 was duly adopted and passed at ia regular meeting of the City Council on the 2011 by the following vote. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: day of City Clerk Lauri Crrico APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman by: Miguel Hernandez Reviewed/Approved by: Shannon A. Yauchzee Civil Engineering Associate Director/City Engineer TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO. 7 DATE September 6, 2011 FROM: Shannon A. Yauchzee, Director/City Engineer Public Works Department SUBJECT: TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council accept and file the attached minutes of the Traffic Committee meeting held on August 16, 2011. Attachment No. 1 1 ZATRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011\AugustTC 2011 Minutes.doc I. REQUEST: (Continued) Tables I and II are merely comparisons of the annual collision rates and number of collisions at selected intersections relative to other intersections throughout the City of West Covina and County of Los Angeles. These tables are useful tools that highlight locations where the installation or modification of traffic controls may enhance safety. However, the order in which the intersections appear on Tables I and II should not be misconstrued as a prevailing determination of pedestrian or vehicle operator safety at any given intersection. The formula employed to calculate the Collision Rates and Priority Quotients becomes relatively sensitive to a small number of collisions if the traffic volumes are low. In many cases, a minor intersection with relatively low traffic volumes can appear high on the Priority List with relatively few collisions; an example is Garvey Avenue South and Cherrywood Street. Conversely, intersections with relatively high traffic volumes can appear with a much lower Priority Quotient regardless of having experienced many collisions. Examples of this contradiction are Azusa Avenue at Amar Road. Although the intersection of Amor Road and Azusa Avenue has the highest average daily traffic volume in the City and consequently experiences the greatest number of collisions each year, it ranks 86 th on Table I. The parameters and formula utilized to extrapolate the Priority Quotient do not take into consideration the numbers or the severity of the associated injuries. It is possible for an intersection with a lower ranking and fewer collisions to have both a higher probability of experiencing an injury, and a higher number of overall injuries than an intersection appearing with both a higher Priority Quotient and a greater number of collisions. In one scenario, the intersection with the lower Priority Quotient, fewer collisions, and more injuries is most likely experiencing a higher proportion of right-angle collisions. Right-angle type collisions are approximately twice as likely to produce a serious injury as are rear-end collisions. It is, therefore, inaccurate to strictly equate the relative safety at a given intersection to its rank on Tables I and II. Intersections that repeatedly appear the highest on Tables I and H warrant special review. Any significant change in the ranking on these tables, whether an increase or decrease, may earmark a location that upon closer analysis can reveal improved conditions which are consistent with previous traffic control modifications, or conversely, it may be evidence of the need for modifications that can mitigate the frequency of collisions. This report presents a brief review of selected intersections that have relatively high Priority Quotients or a relatively high frequency of collisions. ANALYSIS: Table I shows that 163 of the intersections were below the Los Angeles County expected collision rate. Six intersections exceeded the County's expected rate and appear on the 2010 Priority List. Historically, about 10% (approximately 17) of the intersections with collisions appear on the Priority List. The six intersections appearing on the 2010 Priority List are (1) Garvey Avenue South at Cherrywood Street, (2) Puente Avenue at Astell Avenue, (3) Amar Road at Witzman Drive, (4) Merced Avenue at Hollenbeck Street, (5) Holt Avenue at Oak Knoll Drive, (6) Glendora Avenue at Walnut Creek Parkway. The following is an analysis of these intersections. 3 ZATRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011/AugustTC 2011 Minutes.doc REQUEST: (Continued) The intersection of Garvey Avenue South and Cherrywood Street is a T-type intersection with stop control on the northbound approach of Cherrywood Street. During 2010, there were a total of two collisions that involved vehicles colliding with objects in the parkway (see attached collision diagram). It was observed that adequate warning devices are in place and the collisions were due to the vehicles' speed and driver error as it approached the intersection and inability to maneuver the turn. This intersection has not previously been on the Priority List. Puente Avenue and Astell Avenue is a T-type intersection with stop control on the southbound approach of Astell Avenue. Puente Avenue has two lanes of travel and Astell Avenue is a residential street with one lane in each direction. There were a total of two collisions in 2010, one involving a bicyclist and one involving a single vehicle colliding with an object in the parkway. The attached collision diagram shows no apparent collision pattern. The intersection was reviewed for sight restrictions and found none. It appears these collisions were due to driver error. This intersection has not previously been on the Priority List. The intersection of Amar Road and Witzman Drive is a T-type intersection with a stop control on the northbound approach of Witzman Drive and is under joint jurisdiction with the County of Los Angeles. There were a total of five collisions in 2010, three right-angle, one rear-end and one sideswipe type collisions. The attached collision diagram shows pattern of right-angle type collisions. The intersection was reviewed for sight restrictions and found none. It appears these collisions were due to diiver error. This intersection has not previously been on the Priority List. The intersection of Hollenbeck Street and Merced Avenue is controlled by stop signs on all four approaches. There was one right-angle collision and one involving a single vehicle colliding with an object in the parkway in 2010. The attached collision diagram shows no apparent accident pattern and they appear to be caused by driver error. This intersection has not previously been on the Priority List. The intersection of Holt Avenue and Oak Knoll Drive is controlled by stop signs on northbound approach of Oak Knoll Drive. There was one sideswipe type collision in 2010. The attached collision diagram shows no apparent accident pattern and it appears to be caused by driver error. The intersection was reviewed for sight restrictions and found none. This intersection has not previously been on the Priority List. The intersection of Glendora Avenue and Walnut Creek Parkway is controlled by stop signs on all four approaches. During 2010, there were two right-angle collisions, one right-angle, and one involving a pedestrian. The attached collision diagram shows no apparent accident pattern and it appears these collisions were due to driver error. 4 \TRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011nAugustTC 2011 Minutes.doc I. REQUEST: (Continued) TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: THAT EXISTING RIGHT-EDGE STRIPING BE REPAINTED ALONG CHERRYWOOD STREET AND GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH AND INSTALL RETRO-REFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKERS ON THE CURVE ALONG SOUTHBOUND CHERRYWOOD STREET AT THE INTERSECTION. THAT STOP AHEAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS BE INSTALLED AT ALL APPROACHES OF THE HOLLENBECK STREET AND MERCED AVENUE INTERSECTION. THAT A SIDE ROAD (W2-2R) SIGN BE INSTALLED ON EASTBOUND HOLT AVENUE WEST OF OAK KNOLL DRIVE. THAT STOP AHEAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS BE INSTALLED ON THE EAST AND WESTBOUND APPROACHES OF WALNUT CREEK PARKWAY AT GLENDORA AVENUE. THAT STOP AHEAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS BE INSTALLED ON THE EASTBOUND APPROACH OF MERCED AVENUE AT HOLLENBECK STREET AND SOUTHBOUND APPRAOCH OF HOLLENCREST DRIVE AT MERCED AVENUE. THAT STAFF CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INTERSECTION OF AMAR ROAD AND WITZMAN DRIVE AND NOTIFY LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGARDING THE COLLISIONS HISTORY OF THE INTERSECTION. THAT CLEAR RETRO-REFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKERS BE INSTALLED ALONG OUTSIDE EDGE OF CROSSWALK AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLENDORA AVENUE AND WALNUT CREEK PARKWAY. THAT STAFF VERIFY STREET LIGHTING LEVEL AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GLENDORA AVENUE AND WALNUT CREEK PARKWAY. 5 Z:\TRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011/AugustTC 2011 Minutes.doc TABLE 1 2010 INTERSECTION COLLISIONS RANKED BY PRIORITY QUOTIENT COLLISION RATE PRIORITY NUMBER OF COUNTY INTERSECTION CITY RATE QUOTIENT COLLISIONS EXPECTED RATE 2010 2010 2010 , 2010 EXCESSIVE COLLISION RATES - GREATER THAN 1.60 Cherrywood / Garvey S. 0.37 1.49 4.00 2 Astell / Puente 0.21 0.61 2.86 2 Amar / Witzman 0.19 0.47 2.50 5 Hollenbeck / Merced 0.46 0.92 2.00 2 Holt / Oak Knoll 0.33 0.65 2.00 1 Glendora / Walnut Creek Pkwy 0.53 0.88 1.67 3 NriN_PYCPCCIVF CM 1 MICIN R ATFC _ I FCC THAN 1 MI Lark Ellen / Vine 0.54 0.82 1.54 4 Lark Ellen / Merced 0.35 0.53 1.50 3 Glendora / E. Service 0.21_ 0.29 1.43 4 Barranca / Cameron 0.66 0.94 1.43 4 Glendora / Lakes 0.87 1.19 1.36 3 California / Vine 0.46 0.62 1.33 2 Sentous / Valley 0.57 0.77 1.33 4 Citrus/Vine 0.51 0.68 1.33 2 Garvey N. / Orange 0.21 0.29 1.33 2 Puente/Sunset 0.66 0.85 1.29 9 Merced / Valinda 0.80 1.00 1.25 10 Orange / Padre 0.35 0.43 1.25 1 Orange/ Workman 0.30, 0.37 1.25 1 Pacific / Willow 0.25 0.31 1.25 2 Phillips / Rowland 0.19 0.24 1.25 1 Phillips / Workman 0.23 0.29 1.25 1 Service / Valinda 0.76 0.90 1.19 5 California / W. Covina Pkwy 0.74 0.86 1.17 7 Badillo / Lark Ellen 0.80 0.89 1.11 10 Garvey S. / Merced 0.43 0.48 1.11 2 Vincent / W. Covina Pkwy 0.63 0.70 1.10 11 Amar / Temple 0.63 0.70 1.10 11 Lark Ellen / Puente 0.74 0.81 1.09 7 Aroma / Azusa 0.56 0.59 1.06 9 Amar / Ridgewood 0.14_ 0.14 1.00 2 Armel / Workman 0.21 0.21 1.00 I Autumn / Azusa 0.14 0.14 1.00 ? Avington / Cameron 0.21 0.21 1.00 1 Azusa/Greenville 0.13 0.13 1.00 .) Azusa / Manila Way 0.39 0.39 _ 1.00 7 Azusa / Walnut Ck Pkwy 0.13 0.13 1.00 2 Azusa/Wing 0.15 0.15 1.00 2 Barranca / Cortez 0.64 _ 0.64 1.00 2 Bromley / Pacific 0.15 0.15 1.00 1 Cabana / Francisquito 0.14 0.14 1.00 1 California / California 0.18 0.18 1.00 1 Conlon / Francisquito 0.14 0.14- 1.00 1 Francisquito / Lang 0.14 0.14 1.00 1 Garvey S. / Hollenbeck 0.53 0.53 1.00 3 Gemini / Shadow Oak 0.42 0.42 1.00 1 Hartley / Puente 0.34 0.34 1.00 1 Hartley / Workman 0.43 _ _ 0.43 1.00 1 Harvestmoon / Lark Ellen 0.41 0.41 1.00 1 ,La Puente / Whittingham 0.19 0.19 1.00 1 INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE PRIORITY QUOTIENT 2010 NUMBER OF COLLISIONS 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 Lark Ellen / Shamwood 0.19 0.19 1.00 I Lark Ellen / Thackery 0.29 0.29 1.00 1 Maplewood / Workman 0.38 0.38 1.00 1 Merced / Pima 0.28 0.28 1.00 1 Merced / Sunkist 0.27 0.27 1.00 1 Morada / Puente 0.30 0.30 1.00 1 Morada / Rowland 0.47 0.47 1.00 1 Oakridge / Temple 0.16 0.16 1.00 1 Orange / Pacific Ln 0.47 0.47 1.00 2 Willow / Yarnell 0.47 0.47 1.00 1 Amar / Shadow Oak 0.68 0.65 0.96 9 Lark Ellen / Rowland 0.81 0.77 0.95 6 Barranca / Garvey N 0.90 0.85 0.94 11 Shadow Oak / Woodgate 0.48 0.44 0.91 2 Azusa / Garvey N 0.42 0.37 0.88 7 Citrus / Eastland Cnt.-Garvey N 0.53 0.45 0.86 6 Glendora / Vincent 0.59 0.49 0.83 5 Francisquito / Rama 0.14 0.12 0.83 1 Azusa / Francisquito 0.70 0.57 0.82 9 California / Plaza 0.36 0.29 0.80 7 Glendora / Westcove 0.24 0.19 0.80 2 Roseway / Sunset 0.13 0.10 0.80 1 Glendora / Vine 0.56 0.44 0.79 5 Francisguito / Siesta 0.15 0.12 0.77 1 Merced / Sunset 0.89 0,68 0.76 9 Barranca / Virgina 0.56 0.41 0.74 7 Lakes - Plaza / Vincent 0.56_ 0.41 0.74 8 Azusa / Puente 0.94_ 0.64 0.68 9 Cameron / Citrus 0.48 0.32 0.67 2 Cameron / Garvey N. 0.43 0.29 0.67 7 Citrus / Walnut Creek Pkwy 0.24 0.16 0.67 1 Barbara/Glendora 0.14 0.09 0.67 1 Dalewood / Glendora 0.59 0.40 0.67 1 Fashion Plaza / W. Covina Pkwy 0.26 0.17 0.67 1 Shadow Oak / Shakespear 0.48 0.32 0.67 1 Amar / Azusa 0.83 0.53 0.63 13 Amar / Nogales 0.62 0.38 0.63 5 Cameron/Glendora 0.76 0.47 0.63 8 Sunset / Vine 0.80 0.50 0.63 5 Garvey S. / W. Covina Pkwy 0.81 0.49 0.60 6 Azusa / Rowland 0.80 0.48 0.60 9 Barranca / Garvey S 1.13 0.66 0.58 7 Sunset / W. Covina Pkwy 0.83 0.49 0.58 7 Azusa / Giambi 0.13 0.07 0.56 1 Azusa / The Heights 0.58 0.32 0.56 5 Fairgrove / Sunset 0.57 0.32 0.56 3 Garvey N. / Sunset 1.03 0.57 0.56 5 Badillo / Vincent 0.76 0.41 0.55 , 6 Puente / Vincent 0.83 0.44 0.53 5 Amar / Brentwood 0.18 0.09 0.50 1 Amar / Valinda 0.82 0.41 0.50 6 Aroma / Donna Beth 3.38 1.69 0.50 1 Azusa / Garvey S 0.51 0.25 , 0.50 4 Garvey S. / Glendora 0.69 0.35 0.50 1 Glendora / Merced 0.60 0.30 0.50 4 Lark Ellen / Maplegrove 0.63 0.32 0.50 1 Leland/Pacific 0.27 0.14 0.50 1 INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE I PRIORITY QUOTIENT 2010 NUMBER OF COLLISIONS 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 Merced / Orange 0.58 0.29 0.50 2 -Toland / Workman 0.54 0.27 0.50 1 Azusa / Fairgrove 0.45 0.20 0.45 3 Azusa / Vine 0.72 0.33 0.45 5 California / Service 0.64 0.29 0.45 1 Nogales/Valley 0.81 0.37 0.45 9 Cameron / Sunset 0.88 0.39 , 0.45 5 Cameron / Orange 0.73 0.32 0.43 3 California / Cameron 0.82 0.35 0.43 3 Cameron / Lark Ellen 0.87 0.36 0.42 3 Azusa/Stuart 0.14 • 0.06 0.42-- 1 Rowland/Vincent , 0.67 0.27 0.41 3 Cameron/Toluca 0.43 -1 0.17 0.40 1 Glendora/Michelle 0.30 0.12 0.40 2 Grand / Holt 0.63 _ 0.25 0.40 3 Merced / Walnut 0.58 0.23 0.40 2 Toluca / W. Covina Pkwy 0.71 0.27 0.38 / _. Azusa / Michelle 0.14 0.05 0.38 1 Amanda / Nogales 0.82- 0.31_ 0.37 4 Azusa/Cameron 0.79 0.28 0.36 5 Temple / Woodgate 0.47- 0.17 0.36 1 Cameron / Pacific Ln / Pacific 0.91 0.32 _. 0.35 3 Francisquito / Sunset 0.88 0.31 0.35 4 Sunset/Workman 0.58 0.20 0.35 2 Azusa / Merced 0.74 0.25 0.34, 4 Badillo / Orange 0.44 0.15 0.33 2 Lark Ellen / Stuart 0.47 0.16 0.33 1 Orange/San Bernardino 0.44 0.15 0.33 1 Cameron / Valinda 0.78 0.26 0.33 3 Azusa / Workman 0.99 0.31 0.31 5 La Puente / Sentous 0.51 0.16 0.31 1 Citrus / Workman 0.49 0.15 0.31 2 Nogales/Shadow Oak 0.64 0.20 0.31 2 1-10 East Ramp/Grand 0.81 0.24 , 0.30 4 Amar / Westport 0.46 0.13 0.29 2 Citrus / Cortez 0.84 0.24 0.29 .._ 1 Glendora / Valinda 0.81 5- 0.23 , 0.29 2 Valinda / Vine 1.08 0.31 0.29 2 Grand/Virginia 0.30 0.08, 0.28 1 Garvey N. / Pacific 0.79- 0.21 0.27 3 1-10 East Ramp / Azusa 0.78 0.20 0.26 5 Cameron / Hallenbeck 1.10 0.28 0.26 2 Azusa Canyon / San Bernardino 0.59 0.15 0.25- 1 Civic Center - Sunset P1/Sunset 0.66 0.17 0.25 Garvey S. / Lark Ellen 0.63 0.16_ 0.25 1 Rowland / Sunset 0.42 0.11 015, 1 Vincent / Walnut Creek Pky 0.39 0.10 0.25 1 Francisquito / Orange 0.89_ _ 0.22 0.25 2 Glendora / W Covina Pkwy 0.81 0.19 0.23 2 -Arnar / Officer Chiles Way 0.79 0.17 _ 0.21 3 La Puente / Nogales 0.84 0.17 0.21 3 California/Merced 0.87 0.17 0.20 1 Bacilli() / Sunset 0.46 0.09 0.20, 1 'Francisquito / Valinda 0.75 0.12 0.17 1 Lark Ellen/ Workman 0.80 0.13 0.16 Francisquito / Willow 0.83 0.12 0.14 California / Francisquito 0.76 0.11 0.14 1 INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE PRIORITY QUOTIENT 2010 NUMBER OF COLLISIONS 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 Amar / Lark Ellen 0.68 0.09 0.13 1 1-10 West Ramp / Vincent 0.42 0.05 0.13 1 Azusa / Badillo 1.01 0.12 0.12 2 Barranca / Workman 0.85 0.09 0.11 1 Francesca / Nogales 0.89 0.09 0.10 1 TABLE II 2010 INTERSECTION COLLISIONS RANKED BY NUMBER OF COLLISIONS INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE NUMBER 2009 COLLISIONS OF 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 PRIORITY QUOTIENT 2010 Amar / Azusa 0.83 0.53 0.63 13 13 Amar / Temple 0.63 0.70 1.10 6 11 Barranca / Garvey N 0.90 0.85 0.94 8 11 Vincent / W. Covina Pkwy 0.63 0.70 1.10 7 11 Badillo / Lark Ellen 0.80 0.89 1.11 6 10 Merced / Valinda 0.80 1.00 1.25 7 10 Amar / Shadow Oak 0.68 0.65 0.96 2 9 Aroma/Azusa 0.56 0.59 1.06 9 9 Azusa / Francisquito 0.70 0.57 0.82 6 9 Azusa! Puente 0.94 0.64 0.68 8 Azusa/Rowland 0.80 0.48 0.60 10 , 9 Merced! Sunset 0.89 0.68 0.76 7 9 Nogales! Valley 0.81 0.37 0.45 9 9 Puente/Sunset 0.66 0.85 1.29 6 9 Cameron/Glendora 0.76 0.47 0.63 4 8 Lakes - Plaza! Vincent 0.56 0.41 0.74 13 8 Azusa / Garvey N 0.42 0.37 0.88 9 7 Azusa / Manila Way 0.39 0.39 1.00 3 7 Barranca / Garvey S 1.13 0.66 0.58 9 7 California / W. Covina Pkwy 0.74 0.86 1.17 8 7 Lark Ellen/Puente 0.74 0.81 1.09 12 7 Sunset / W. Covina Pkwy 0.83 0.49 0.58 10 7 Amar / Valinda 0.82 0.41 0.50 1 6 Badillo / Vincent 0.76 0.41 0.55 2 6 Citrus / Eastland Cnt.-Garvey N 0.53 0.45 0.86 8 6 Garvey S. / W. Covina Pkwy 0.81 0.49 0.60 4 6 Lark Ellen / Rowland 0.81 0.77 0.95 7 6 Amar / Nogales 0.62 0.38 0.63 3 5 Amar / Witzman 0.19 0.47 2.50 2 5 Azusa / Cameron 0.79 0.28 0.36 7 5 Azusa / The Heights 0.58 0.32 0.56 3 Azusa / Vine 0.72 0.33 0.45 9 5 Azusa! Workman 0.99 0.31 0.31 4 5 Cameron / Sunset 0.88 0.39 0.45 7 5 Garvey N. / Sunset 1.03 0.57 0.56 4 5 Glendora / Vincent 0.59 0.49 0.83 4 5 Glendora / Vine 0.56 0.44 0.79 5 1-10 East Ramp / Azusa 0.78 0.20 0.26 1 5 Puente/Vincent 0.83 0.44 0.53 6 5 Service / Valinda 0.76 0.90 1.19 5 5 Sunset / Vine 0.80 0.50 0.63 3 5 Amanda / Nogales 0.82 0.31 0.37 7 4 Azusa / Garvey S 0.51 0.25 0.50 4 4 Azusa / Merced 0.74 0.25 0.34 6 4 Barranca / Cameron 0.66 0.94 1.43 2 4 Francisquito / Sunset 0.88 0.31 0.35 9 4 Glendora / E. Service 0.21 0.29 1.43 1 4 Glendora! Merced 0.60 0.30 0.50 7 4 I-10 East Ramp! Grand 0.81 0.24 0.30 1 4 Lark Ellen / Vine 0.54 0.82 1.54 1 4 Sentous / Valley 0.57 0.77 1.33 4 4 Amar / Officer Chiles Way 0.79 0.17 0.21 5 3 Azusa / Fairgrove 0.45 0.20 0.45 3 3 California / Cameron 0.82 0.35 0.43 4 3 Cameron / Lark Ellen 0.87 0.36 0.42 4 3 Cameron / Orange 0.73 0.32 0.43 I 3 Cameron / Pacific La / Pacific 0.91 0.32 0.35 6 3 Cameron / Valinda 0.78 0.26 0.33 9 3 Fairgrove / Sunset 0.57 0.32 0.56 3 3 Garvey N. / Pacific 0.79 0.21 , 0.27 3 3 SORT BY NO OF ACCIDENTS INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE PRIORITY NUMBER 2009 COLLISIONS OF 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 QUOTIENT 2010 Garvey S. / Hollenbeck 0.53 0.53 1.00 2 3 Glendora / Lakes 0.87 1.19 1.36 0 3 Glendora / Walnut Creek Pkwy 0.53 0.88 1.67 3 3 Grand / Holt 0.63 0.25 0.40 5 3 La Puente / Nogales 0.84 0.17 0.21 5 3 Lark Ellen / Merced 0.35 0.53 1.50 7 3 Rowland / Vincent 0.67 0.27 0.41 4 3 Amar / Ridgewood 0.14 0.14 1.00 3 2 Amar / Westport 0.46 0.13 0.29 4 2 Astell / Puente 0.21 0.61 2.86 1 2 Autumn/Azusa 0.14 0.14 1.00 1 2 Azusa / Badillo 1.01 0.12 0.12 1 2 Azusa/Greenville 0.13 0.13 1.00 1 2 Azusa / Walnut Ck Pkwy 0.13 0.13 1.00 1 2 Azusa/Wing 0.15 0.15 1.00 2 2 Badillo / Orange 0.44 0.15 0.33 4 2 Barranca / Cortez 0.64 0.64 1.00 1 2 Barranca / Virgina 0.56 0.41 0.74 1 2 California/Plaza 0.36 0.29 0.80 4 2 California / Vine 0.46 0.62 1.33 0 2 Cameron / Citrus 0.48 0.32 0.67 2 2 Cameron / Garvey N. 0.43 0.29 0.67 2 2 Cameron / Hollenbeck 1.10 0.28 0.26 3 2 Cherrywood / Garvey S. 0.37 1.49 4.00 0 2 Citrus / Vine 0.51 0.68 1.33 1 2 Citrus / Workman 0.49 0.15 0.31 2 2 Civic Center - Sunset PI/Sunset 0.66 0.17 0.25 3 2 Francisquito / Orange 0.89 0.22 0.25 2 2 Garvey N. / Orange 0.21 0.29 1.33 2 2 Garvey S. / Merced 0.43 0.48 1.11 0 2 Glendora / Michelle 0.30 0.12 0.40 1 2 Glendora / Valinda 0.81 0.23 0.29 3 2 Glendora / W Covina Pkwy 0.81 0.19 0.23 1 2 Glendora / Westcove 0.24 0.19 0.80 0 2 Hollenbeck / Merced 0.46 0.92 2.00 0 2 Merced / Orange 0.58 0.29 0.50 2 2 Merced / Walnut 0.58 0.23 0.40 0 2 Nogales / Shadow Oak 0.64 0.20 0.31 5 2 Orange / Pacific Ln 0.47 0.47 1.00 2 2 Pacific / Willow 0.25 0.31 1.25 1 2 Shadow Oak / Woodgate 0.48 0.44 0.91 1 2 Sunset / Workman 0.58 0.20 0.35 3 2 Toluca / W. Covina Pkwy 0.71 0.27 0.38 1 2 Valinda / Vine 1.08 0.31 0.29 3 2 Amar / Brentwood 0.18 0.09 0.50 0 1 Amar / Lark Ellen 0.68 0.09 0.13 4 1 Armel / Workman 0.21 0.21 1.00 0 1 Aroma / Donna Beth 3.38 1.69 0.50 1 1 Avington / Cameron 0.21 0.21 1.00 1 1 Azusa / Giambi 0.13 0.07 0.56 2 1 Azusa/Michelle 0.14 0.05 0.38 2 1 Azusa/Stuart 0.14 0.06 0.42 2 1 Azusa Canyon / San Bernardino 0.59 0.15 0.25 0 1 Badillo / Sunset 0.46 0.09 0.20 7 1 Barbara/Glendora 0.14 0.09 0.67 0 1 Barranca / Workman 0.85 0.09 0.11 0 1 Bromley/Pacific 0.15 0.15 1.00 0 1 Cabana / Francisquito 0.14 0.14 1.00 1 1 California / California 0.18 0.18 1.00 0 1 California / Francisquito 0.76 0.11 0.14 0 1 California/Merced 0.87 0.17 0.20 2 I California / Service 0.64 0.29 0.45 0 1 Cameron/Toluca 0.43 0.17 0.40 0 1 Citrus/Cortez 0.84 0.24 0.29 2 1 SORT BY NO OF ACCIDENTS INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE NUMBER 2009 COLLISIONS OF 2010 COUNTY EXPECTED RATE 2010 CITY RATE 2010 PRIORITY QUOTIENT 2010 Citrus / Walnut Creek Pkwy 0.24 0.16 0.67 2 1 Conlon / Francisquito 0,14 0.14 1.00 0 1 Dalewood / Glendora 0.59 0.40 0.67 0 1 Fashion Plaza / W. Covina Pkwy 0.26 0.17 0.67 2 1 Francesca / Nogales 0.89 0.09 0.10 2 1 Francisguito / Siesta 0.15 0.12 0.77 1 1 Francisquito / Lang 0.14 0.14 1.00 0 1 Francisquito / Rama 0.14 0.12 0.83 2 1 Francisquito / Valinda 0.75 0.12 0.17 3 1 Francisquito / Willow 0.83 0.12 0.14 4 1 Garvey S. / Glendora 0.69 0.35 0.50 0 1 Garvey S. / Lark Ellen 0.63 0.16 0.25 2 1 Gemini / Shadow Oak 0.42 0.42 1.00 0 I Grand / Virginia 0.30 0.08 0.28 0 1 Hartley / Puente 0.34 0.34 1.00 0 1 Hartley / Workman 0.43 0.43 1.00 0 1 Harvestmoon / Lark Ellen 0.41 0.41 1.00 0 1 Holt / Oak Knoll 0.33 0.65 2.00 0 1 I-10 West Ramp / Vincent 0.42 0.05 0.13 1 1 La Puente / Sentous 0.51 0.16 0.31 3 1 La Puente / Whittingham 0.19 0.19 1.00 0 1 Lark Ellen / Maplegrove 0.63 0.32 0.50 0 1 Lark Ellen / Shamwood 0.19 0.19 1.00 0 1 Lark Ellen / Stuart 0.47 0.16 0.33 3 1 Lark Ellen / Thackery 0.29 0.29 1.00 0 1 Lark Ellen/Workman 0.80 0.13 0.16 4 1 Leland/Pacific 0.27 0.14 0.50 2 1 Maplewood/Workman 0.38 0.38 1.00 0 1 Merced / Pima 0.28 0.28 1.00 0 1 Merced / Sunkist 0.27 0.27 1.00 0 1 Morada / Puente 0.30 0.30 1.00 0 1 Morada / Rowland 0.47 0.47 1.00 0 1 Oakridge / Temple 0.16 0.16 1.00 1 1 Orange / Padre 0.35 0.43 1.25 1 1 Orange / San Bernardino 0.44 0.15 0.33 1 1 Orange/ Workman 0.30 0.37 1.25 1 1 Phillips/Rowland 0.19 0.24 1.25 1 1 Phillips / Workman 0.23 0.29 1.25 3 1 Roseway / Sunset 0.13 0.10 0.80 1 1 Rowland / Sunset 0.42 0.11 0.25 1 1 Shadow Oak / Shakespear 0.48 0.32 0.67 0 1 Temple / Woodgate 0.47 0.17 0.36 1 1 Toland / Workman 0.54 0.27 0.50 1 1 Vincent! Walnut Creek Pky 0.39 0.10 0.25 0 1 Willow / Yarnell 0.47 0.47 1.00 1 1 SORT BY NO, OF ACCIDENTS LEGEND C - CL EAR CL - CLOUDY • F- D - DRY LIJ W - WET LIJ R - RAINING 0 - OTHER S. GARVEY TIME TOTAL % STATE % A.M. PEAK (6-8AM) 0 0 4 P.M. PEAK (4-6PM) 0 0 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) 0 0 6 OTHER TIMES 2 100 81 TOTAL 2 0 100 0 0 0 INJURY ACCIDENT 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY >" CC cc E FIXED OBJECT LLJ I U GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH AND CHERRYWOOD STREET PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 TYPE NO. INJURIES RA _ 0 0 RE 0 0 LT 0 0 ROR 2 1 SS 0 0 TOTAL 2 1 0. INJURY ACCIDENT = 0. P.D.0 ACCIDENT = TOTAL % STATE % DRY SURFACE 2 100 94 WET SURFACE 0 0 _ 6 TOTAL 2 100 100 DAYLIGHT 1 50 68 , DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 1 50 29 TOTAL 2 100 100 x10-20-10/1702 •or DAYLIGHT/ C, D TYPE NO. INJURIES RA o o RE o o LT 0 o ROR 1 0 VEH/PED _ 1 1 _ TOTAL 2 1 NO. INJURY ACCIDENT NO. P.D.0 ACCIDENT PUENTE AVENUE AND ASTELL AVENUE TOTAL % STATE % DRY SURFACE 2 100 94 WET SURFACE 0 0 6 TOTAL 2 100 100 DAYLIGHT 0 0 68 DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 2 100 29 TOTAL 2 100 100 PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 J _I UJ I-- (i) < UJ z > < LEGEND UJ c - C L EAR CL-CLOUDY W - WET R - RAINING 0 - OTHER 05-24-10/2214 Z-"Wh DARK/C, D u G-e 08-22-10 1940 1 AMAR ROAD TIME TOTAL % _ STATE % A.M. PEAK (7-8AM) 0 0 4 P.M. PEAK (4-6PM) 0 0 _ 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) 0 0 6 OTHER TIMES 2 100 81 TOTAL 2 100 no BICYCLE 0 INJURY ACCIDENT 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY fti Z FIXED OBJECT PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 LEGEND C - CLEAR CL - CLOUDY D - DRY W - WET R - RAINING AMAR ROAD - FOG - OTHER AMAR ROAD AND WITZMAN DRIVE TYPE NO. INJURIES RA 3 3 RE 1 0 LT 0 0 ROR 0 0 SS 1 0 TOTAL 5 3 _ NO. INJURY ACCIDENT NO. P.D.0 ACCIDENT TOTAL % STATE % DRY SURFACE 4 80 94 WET SURFACE 1 20 6 TOTAL 100 100 100 DAYLIGHT 4 80 68 DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 1 20 29 TOTAL 100 100 100 TIME TOTAL % STATE % A.M. PEAK (6-SAM) 1 20 4 P.M, PEAK (4-6PM) 1 _ 20 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) Ci 0 6 OTHER TIMES 3 60 81 TOTAL 100 100 100 DAYLIGHT DARK C, D C, D o 71 4-1 .-I ni 0 a- o ml ,--1 --- c ii, NI Li) Cl N IN V) '-' --, --, C Li n H = u >_ < 0 0 1-1 I 0 rsJ ch a -.11 IN 'NI 0 'NI 12-17-10 3 u 07-02-10 1304 (----, 1n4111 H 6 , < 0 DAYLIGHT 1304 ,_, RW 1--1 • INJURY ACCIDENT 1_1 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 12 El FIXED OBJECT 0 HOLLENBECK STREET AND MERCED AVENUE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 TYPE NO. INJURIES RA 1 1 RE 0 0 _ LT 0 0 ROR 1 0 _ SS 0 0 TOTAL 2 1 NO. INJURY ACCIDENT = NO. P.D.0 ACCIDENT = TOTAL. % STATE % DRY SURFACE 2 100 94 WET SURFACE ... 0 0 6 . TOTAL 2 100 100 _ DAYLIGHT 0 0 68 DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 2 100 29 TOTAL 5 100 100 LU ELI Z .(k.6 LU _I _I a l H LU LU ce I— \ LO LEGEND C - CL CL - CLOUDY D - DRY W - WET R - RAINING 0 - OTHER z 1-6°- vgy-1 02-21-10 1 2112 MER.CED TIME TOTAL % STATE % A.M. PEAK (6-SAM) 0 0 4 P.M. PEAK (4-6PM) 0 0 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) 0 0 6 OTHER TIMES 2 100 81 TOTAL 2 100 100 (-AVENUE • INJURY ACCIDENT CI PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY E FIXED OBJECT Li] PEDESTRIAN HOLT AVENUE AND OAK KNOLL DRIVE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 • INJURY ACCIDENT 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY HOLT AVENUE E FEED OBJECT TIME TOTAL % STATE % A.M. PEAK (6-SAM) 0 0 4 P.M. PEAK (4-6PM) 0 0 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) 1 100 6 OTHER TIMES 0 0 81 TOTAL 1 100 100 OAK KNOLL LU C - CLEAR CL - CLOUDY D - DRY W - WET R - RAINING LEGEND TYPE NO. INJURIES RA 0 0 RE 0 0 LT 0 0 ROR 0 0 SS 1 0 TOTAL 1 0 NO. INJURY ACCIDENT 0 NO. P.D.0 ACCIDENT 1 TOTAL % STATE % DRY SURFACE 1 100 94 WET SURFACE 0 0 5 TOTAL 1 100 100 DAYLIGHT 1 100 68 DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 0 0 29 TOTAL 1 100 100 04-30-10/1145 0 DAYLIGHT/C, D TYPE NO. INJURIES RA 2 4 RE 0 0 LT 0 0 VEH/PED 1 1 HIT OBJ 0 0 - TOTAL 3 5 NO. INJURY ACCIDENT = NO. P.D.0 ACCIDENT = LEGEND -1- Lii D C - CL CL - CLOUDY 0 - DRY w - WET Z u j R - RAINING 0 - OTHER / <L. GLENDORA AVENUE AND WALNUT CREEK PKWY PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010 DARK 1 CL, D TOTAL % STATE % DRY SURFACE 2 67 94 WET SURFACE 1 33 6 TOTAL 3 100 100 DAYLIGHT 1 33 68 DUSK 0 0 3 DARK 2 _ 67 29 TOTAL 3 100 100 0 N o DARK 0--0111 3 RW DAYLIGHT ,...7- D, C 3/ 0 7 5-02-10 1804 1 WALNUT CREEK TIME TOTAL Wo STATE '1,10 A.M. PEAK (6-8AM) 0 0 4 P.M. PEAK (4-6PM) 1 33 9 LUNCH PERIOD (11AM-1PM) 0 0 6 OTHER TIMES 2 67 81 TOTAL 4 100 100 PARKWAY • INJURY ACCIDENT 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY (E] FIXED OBJECT `..--." PEDESTRIAN 111/2-2R W2-2L SIDE ROAD A 8 . C 0 1 E F 18 .375 .625 6 3 1.5 24 .375 .625 8 4 1.5 30 . 75 10 5 1.875 36 - .625 .875 12 6 2.25 1.25 48 .75 18 8 3 COLORS: LEGEND - BLACK BACKGROUND- YELLOW (RETROREFLECT1VE) REQUEST: Jefferson De Roux, West Covina resident THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAMERON AVENUE AND LARK ELLEN AVENUE BE REVIEWED. FINDINGS: The request was triggered by resident concerns with a recent collision occurring at the intersection and perceived excessive vehicle speeds. The intersection of Cameron Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue is a signalized intersection of two minor arterial streets. Cameron Avenue has 60 feet of pavement curb to curb. There are two approach lanes and one left-turn lane on both the east and westbound approaches of Cameron Avenue at Lark Ellen Avenue. Lark Ellen Avenue has 60 feet of pavement curb to curb. There are two approach lanes and one 8-foot wide parking lane on both the north and southbound approaches of Lark Ellen Avenue at Cameron Avenue. A vehicle speed study on Cameron Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue indicates the critical approach speed (85 111 percentile speed) is 44 miles-per-hour and 42 miles- per-hour, respectively, and are not considered excessive. Presently, the posted speed limit on Cameron Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue is 40 miles-per-hour. The speed limits on Cameron Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue are specified in Section 22-131 and 22-132 of the West Covina Municipal Code as 40 miles-per- hour. A Traffic and Engineering study is conducted every five years pursuant with Section 22358 of the California Vehicle Code to establish a speed limit. The Traffic and Engineering study for Cameron Avenue was last conducted on August 5, 2008 and for Lark Ellen Avenue the study was conducted on June 20, 2011. The traffic volume of the intersection is shown in the following table: STREET APPROACH TRAFFIC VOLUME DIRECTION (24 HOUR PERIOD) Cameron Avenue Westbound 5,740 Cameron Avenue Eastbound 5,868 Lark Ellen Avenue Northbound 5,046 Lark Ellen Avenue Southbound 5,899 Attached are collision diagrams illustrating the reported traffic collisions at this intersection during 2008, 2009, and 2010. The collision diagrams show a pattern of five east/west left-turn type collisions over a three-year period. The collision rate for this intersection 0.36 based on the traffic volume and the number of collisions occurring in 2010, which ranks it at 117th out of 169 intersections. The following table shows the three-year collision history of the intersection. TYPE OF COLLISION YEAR LEFT- TURN RIGHT ANGLE REAR END SIDE- SWIPE RAN OFF ROAD TOTAL 2008 2 2 2 2009 2 1 1 4 2010 1 I 1 . Staff will conduct turning movement counts after the school year begins to capture all traffic that utilizes the intersection. The criteria, called warrants, to determine the need for a protected left-turn below will be used. 6 \TRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011 \AugustIC 2011 Minutes.cloc REQUEST: (Continued) The California's Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) warrants fbr a protected left-turn recommends the following: Five or more left-turn collisions for a particular left-turn movement during a 12-month period. Left-turn delays of one or more vehicles, which were waiting at the beginning of the green interval and are still remaining after 80% of the total cycles for one hour. Fifty or more left-turning vehicles per hour in one direction with the product of turning and conflicting through traffic during the peak hour of 100,000. Other factors that might be considered include but not limited to, impaired sight distance due to horizontal or vertical curvature, or where there are a large percentage of buses and trucks. In a recently completed Safe Routes to School study prepared by a consultant, identified infrastructure improvements within half-mile radius of each school that would provide a safe environment for walk and bicycle to and from school. Improvement identified for West Covina High and Cameron Elementary schools at the intersection of Cameron Avenue and Lark Ellen Avenue are: I) Prohibit right-turns during school days, 2) Install count-down pedestrian signals, and 3) Reduce pedestrian walk time. RAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: THAT SIGNAL AHEAD SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS BE INSTALLED AT ALL APPROACHES OF THE CAMERON AVENUE AND LARK ELLEN AVENUE INTERSECTION. THAT RADAR ENFORCED PLATES BE INSTALLED AT ALL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ON CAMERON AVENUE FROM VALINDA AVENUE TO BARRANCA STREET. THAT RADAR ENFORCED PLATES BE INSTALLED AT ALL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ON LARK ELLEN AVENUE FROM GARVEY AVENUE SOTH TO FRANCIS QUITO AVENUE. THAT RIGHT TURN MOVEMENTS ON RED PHASE BE PROHIBITED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAMERON AVENUE AND LARK ELLEN AVENUE ON SCHOOL DAYS DURING THE HOURS OF 6:00 A.M. TO 8:00 A.M. AND 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. THAT PEDESTRIAN PHASE TIME BE MODIFIED BASED ON A 2.8 FEET PER SECOND WALKING SPEED. THAT STAFF SEEK GRANT FUNDING TO INSTALL PEDESTRIAN COUNT-DOWN INDICATIONS AT THE CAMERON AVENUE AND LARK ELLEN AVENUE INTERSECTION. THAT STAFF CONDUCT TRAFFIC AND SPEED STUDIES AFTER SCHOOL BEGINS TO DETERMINE IF LEFT-TURN PHASING FOR THE EAST AND WESTBOUND APPROACHES IS WARRANTED. 7 ZATRAFFIC COMMITTEE - 2011 \AugustTC 2011 Minutes.doc City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA Item No. Date September 6, 2011 TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council FROM: Thomas Bachman, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: CITY TREASURER'S REPORT FOR JUNE 2011 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the City Council receive and file this report. DISCUSSION: Effective January 1, 2006, Section 53646 of the Government Code states that a city's chief fiscal officer may submit quarterly reports to their legislative body. This report is to include the type of investment, issuer, date of maturity, par and dollar amount invested on all securities, investments, and money held by the local agency. It must also include a statement that the portfolio is in compliance with the City's investment policy, or manner in which it is not in compliance, and note the ability of the local agency to meet its expenditure requirements for the next six months, or provide an explanation as to why sufficient money may not be available. Although it is no longer a requirement to submit quarterly reports to the local legislative body, the Finance Department will continue to submit treasurer's reports to the West Covina City Council each month. The June Report shows the City's portfolio decreased from $44,849,845.90 on May 31, 2011, to $43,368,725.17 on June 30, 2011. Beginning with the May 2001 report, average maturity information has been provided for investments in the City's portfolio. The overall average maturity of the portfolio is 871 days or approximately two and a half years. Approximately 4 percent of the portfolio is on deposit in various bank accounts. These funds are available to satisfy obligations as needed. The majority of the portfolio is on deposit in two investment pools. Approximately 34 percent is held in the State of California Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) and 30 percent is in the Los Angeles County Investment Pool (LACIP). These funds are completely liquid since the City could withdraw them at any time. The portfolio also includes two long-term, high interest investments made in the early 1980s which constitute approximately 32 percent of the portfolio. Bond Detail Report: The June report also includes a Bond Detail Report. This report shows how Fiscal Agents are investing City, Community Development Commission and Public Financing Authority cash, which they hold to service various debts. This information is reported to the City Council quarterly. Prepared by: Dennis Swink 298,935.00 1,355.46 50,000.00 77,913.54 428,204.00 11,776,590.95 75,342.39 99,667.06 4,076,298.46 16,027,898.86 11,750,059.95 75,697.85 99,667.06 4,045,332.33 $ 15,970,757.19 325,466.00 1,000.00 50,000.00 108,879.67 485,345.67 1.119% VED r/t,e,e1 rian V. Smithsorre, ity Treasurer CITY OF WEST COVINA STATEMENT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNTABILITY JUNE 30, 2011 TYPES OF DEPOSITS: CHECKING ACCOUNTS WELLS FARGO GENERAL CHECKING WELLS FARGO BANK GEN AUTO & LIABILITY WELLS FARGO BANK WORKERS COMPENSATION WELLS FARGO PAYROLL SUB-TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS: MAY 31 DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS JUNE 30 WELLS FARGO SWEEP FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FNMA) FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FHLMC) LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND - CITY (LAIF) LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOL (LACIP) SUB-TOTAL TOTAL 1,079,056.95 3,688,593.75 10,199,962.50 17,633,281.13 11,820,747.57 44,421,641.90 44,849,845.90 3,955,154.97 959,077.24 4,914,232.21 20,942,131.07 3,752,494.61 2,700,000.00 6,452,494.61 22,423,251.80 1,281,717.31 3,688,593.75 10,199,962.50 14,933,281.13 12,779,824.81 43,368,725.17 2.955% ** 8.505% ** 23.519% 34.433% 29.468% 100% 42,883,379.50 98.881% **These two high interest long term investments were made before State Law limited investments to a maximum five-year term. It has been verified that this investment portfolio is in conformity with the City of West Covina's investment policy which was approved by the City Council on January 18, 2005. The investment portfolio provides sufficient cash flow liquidity to meet estimated expenditures for the next six months. This report is accurate with respect to all information received as of July 26, 2011. EARNED INTEREST YIELD THIS PERIOD: 3.073% SIX-MONTH TREASURY BILL YIELD: 0.100% ? PREPARED B / AkiuL '" !Frit, Ilnn rr ue Services Supervisor City of West Covina Memorandum Item No. Date September 6, 2011 TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, Executive Director and the Community Development Commission FROM: Thomas Bachman, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: CDC TREASURER'S REPORT FOR JUNE 2011 RECOMMENDATION: is recommended the Community Development Commission Board receive and file this report DISCUSSION: Effective January 1, 2006, Section 53646 of the Government Code states that a city's chief fiscal officer may submit quarterly reports to their legislative body. This report is to include the type of investment, issuer, date of maturity, par and dollar amount invested on all securities, investments, and money held by the local agency. It must also include a statement that the portfolio is in compliance with the City's investment policy, or manner in which it is not in compliance, and note the ability of the local agency to meet its expenditure requirements for the next six months, or provide an explanation as to why sufficient money may not be available. Although it is no longer a requirement to submit quarterly reports to the local legislative body, the Finance Department will continue to submit treasurer's reports to the West Covina Community Development Commission Board each month. The June Report shows the CDC's portfolio decreased from $14,695,071.06 on May 31, 2011, to $12,975,805.56 on June 30, 2011. To ensure funds are available on short notice to take advantage of development opportunities, the CDC's surplus funds are in investment pools with the State of California Local Agency Investment Pool (LAIF) and the Los Angeles County Investment Pool (LACIP). These funds are completely liquid since the City could withdraw them at any time. Approximately 59 percent of the portfolio is on deposit in LAIF and 40 percent is in LACIP. The remaining 1 percent of available cash is on deposit in various checking accounts. This report also shows cash holdings for the Community Facilities District. These funds are used for district operating expenses and debt service and are invested in a separate LACIP account. Bond Detail Report: The June report also includes a Bond Detail Report. This report shows how Fiscal Agents are investing City, Community Development Commission and Public Financing Authority cash, which they hold to service various debts. This information is reported to the City Council quarterly. ,a-3Q Prepared by: Dennis Swink Reviewed/Approved by: Thomas Bachman Controller Finance Director COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION STATEMENT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNTABILITY JUNE 30, 2011 TYPES OF DEPOSITS: CHECKING ACCOUNTS WELLS FARGO GENERAL CHECKING PACIFIC WESTERN NAT BANK RDA PROGRAMS (SBA/FTHB/HPP) SUB-TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS: LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF) LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOL (LACIP) SUB-TOTAL TOTAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT REVENUE FUND WELLS FARGO BANK C.F.D. CHECKING LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOL (LACIP) TOTAL FOR C.F.D. REVENUE FUND MAY 31 DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS JUNE 30 4,125.45 1,611,359.61 1,486,289.38 129,195.68 3,000.00 3,000.00 7,125.45 1,611,359.61 1,486,289.38 132,195.68 9,915,890.12 2,303,000.00 7,612,890.12 4,772,055.49 458,664.27 5,230,719.76 14,687,945.61 458,664.27 2,303,000.00 12,843,609.88 14,695,071.06 2,070,023.88 3,789,289.38 12,975,805.56 385.05 1,386,790.94 522,587.32 864,588.67 2,221,433.19 163,902.02 335,000.00 2,050,335.21 2,221,818.24 1,550,692.96 857,587.32 2,914,923.88 It has been verified that this investment portfolio is in conformity with the City of West Covina's investment policy which was approved by the City Council on January 18, 2005. The investment portfolio provides sufficient cash flow liquidity to meet estimated expenditures for the next six months. This report is accurate with respect to all information received as of July 19, 2011. EARNED INTEREST YIELD THIS PERIOD: 0.750% REVIEWED BY: Dennis Swink, City Con oiler SIX-MONTH TREASURY BILL YIELD: 0.100% el PREPARED By .tugi Iletillnviue Services Supervisor Thomas Ba man, Assislaneity anager/Finance Director City of West Covina Portfolio Details July 31, 2011 AVERAGE 07/31/2011 06/30/2011 INVESTMENT INVESTMENT ISSUER MATURITY PURCHASE DAYS TO CUSIP RATE YIELD COST PAR MARKET MARKET NUMBER TYPE DATE DATE MATURITY VALUE * VALUE* 1986-06-01 1985-12-10 ** FHLMC U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ** FNMA U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 313400MC4 8.250 7.728 313586UB3 10.350 8.418 10,199,962.50 10,199,962.50 3,688,593.75 3,688,593.75 9,555,000.00 9,555,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 11,774,817.60 11,774,817.60 4,118,370.00 4,118,370.00 11,638,467.75 11,638,467.75 4,077,570.00 4,077,570.00 06/01/16 06/01/86 1741 12/10/15 12/10/85 1570 1992-04-20 LACIP LOS ANGELES COUNTY TREASURER*** 04/20/92 600 N/A 1.290 1.290 20,877,324.50 20,877,324.50 20,877,324.50 20,877,324.50 1989-10-19 LAIF STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10/19/89 260 N/A 0.381 0.381 13,552,808.69 13,552,808.69 13,552,808.69 13,552,808.69 855 TOTALS: 48,318,689.44 46,985,133.19 50,323,320.79 50,146,170.94 * MARKET VALUES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY UNION BANK. ** These two high interest long term investments were made before State Law limited investments to a maximum five-year term. *** For this month's report, June 2011 LACIP Earnings Rate and June 2011 LACIP Weighted Average Days to Maturity were used due to the unavailability of July 2011 figures as of the writing of this report. Note: The Wells Fargo Sweep account was not included in the calculation of average maturity. City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA Item No. 11 Date September 6, 2011 TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, Executive Director and the Community Development Commission FROM: Thomas Bachman, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: CDC TREASURER'S REPORT FOR JULY 2011 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the Community Development Commission Board receive and file this report DISCUSSION: Effective January 1, 2006, Section 53646 of the Government Code states that a city's chief fiscal officer may submit quarterly reports to their legislative body. This report is to include the type of investment, issuer, date of maturity, par and dollar amount invested on all securities, investments, and money held by the local agency. It must also include a statement that the portfolio is in compliance with the City's investment policy, or manner in which it is not in compliance, and note the ability of the local agency to meet its expenditure requirements for the next six months, or provide an explanation as to why sufficient money may not be available. Although it is no longer a requirement to submit quarterly reports to the local legislative body, the Finance Department will continue to submit treasurer's reports to the West Covina Community Development Commission Board each month. The July Report shows the CDC's portfolio decreased from $12,975,805.56 on June 30, 2011, to $12,968,144.58 on July 31, 2011. To ensure funds are available on short notice to take advantage of development opportunities, the CDC's surplus funds are in investment pools with the State of California Local Agency Investment Pool (LAIF) and the Los Angeles County Investment Pool (LACIP). These funds are completely liquid since the City could withdraw them at any time. Approximately 56 percent of the portfolio is on deposit in LAIF and 43 percent is in LACIP. The remaining 1 percent of available cash is on deposit in various checking accounts. This report also shows cash holdings for the Community Facilities District. These funds are used for district operating expenses and debt service and are invested in a separate LACIP account. Prepared by: Dennis Swink Reviewed'iApprovea by: Thomas Bachman Controller Finance Director EARNED INTEREST YIELD THIS PERIOD: 0.778% SIX-MONTH TREASURY BILL YIELD: 0.080% SUBMITTED BY: -AO Thomas hman, Assist a7it City Manager/Finance • - tor REVIEWED BY: '— Dennis Swink, City Controller PREPARED B Ili Angel F. P efia, Revenue Services Supervisor , \ ,( C APPROVED, BY: --' (-, eile// •-• ... Mar n V. Spdths • n, City Treasurer COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION STATEMENT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNTABILITY JULY 31, 2011 TYPES OF DEPOSITS: CHECKING ACCOUNTS WELLS FARGO GENERAL CHECKING PACIFIC WESTERN NAT BANK RDA PROGRAMS (SBA/FTHB/HPP) SUB-TOTAL OTHER INVESTMENTS: LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF) LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOL (LACIP) SUB-TOTAL TOTAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT REVENUE FUND WELLS FARGO BANK C.F.D. CHECKING LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOL (LACIP) TOTAL FOR C.F.D. REVENUE FUND JUNE 30 DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS JULY 31 $ 129,195.68 $ 409,093.93 $ 527,442.53 $ 10,847.08 3,000.00 3,000.00 $ 132,195.68 $ 409,093.93 $ 527,442.53 $ 13,847.08 $ 7,612,890.12 $ 9,586.97 $ 332,000.00 $ 7,290,477.09 5,230,719.76 433,100.65 5,663,820.41 $ 12,843,609.88 $ 442,687.62 $ 332,000.00 $ 12,954,297.50 $ 12,975,805.56 $ 851,781.55 $ 859,442.53 $ 12,968,144.58 $ 864,588.67 $ 119,200.00 $ 982,903.78 $ 884.89 2,050,335.21 586,757.72 2,637,092.93 $ 2,914,923.88 $ 705,957.72 $ 982,903.78 $ 2,637,977.82 It has been verified that this investment portfolio is in conformity with the City of West Covina's investment policy which was approved by the City Council on January 18, 2005. The investment portfolio provides sufficient cash flow liquidity to meet estimated expenditures for the next six months. This report is accurate with respect to all information received as of August 23, 2011. City of West Covina Memorandum AGENDA Item: 12 Date: September 6, 2011 TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council FROM: Tom Bachman, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: PROP A FUND EXCHANGE — CITY OF COMMERCE RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached agreement authorizing the sale of Prop A Funds to the City of Commerce. DISCUSSION: The City adopted a General Fund budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year that contained a $1.8 million deficit. The preliminary budget deficit as originally presented to the City Council was $7.3 million and one of the measures approved to reduce the deficit was the sale of Proposition A Transit Funds at a discount to other cities in exchange for unrestricted General Fund dollars. The City receives approximately $1.6 million in Prop A Local Return transit funds that can only be used for public transportation purposes. The City spends these funds on fixed route and dial- a-ride transportation services and transit related capital projects. The City also receives approximately $1.3 million in Prop C Local Return transit funds as well as an estimated $900,000 in Measure R Funds that can be used for similar purposes. In previous years, the City restructured and reduced some of its transit programs to free up the funds necessary for these exchanges. This exchange will provide the City with unrestricted General Fund dollars that can be used for any purpose such as police and fire services. City staff has negotiated the sale of $1 Million of West Covina Prop A Funds to the City of Commerce in exchange for $750,000 of their unrestricted general fund dollars that will be deposited into the City's General Fund. The City of Commerce will use these funds for qualified transportation purposes. This exchange will mitigate the need for more drastic budget cuts or further use of the General Fund reserves. FISCAL IMPACT: The Exchange of Prop A Funds will generate $750,000 in General Fund revenues. This exchange was included in the 2011-12 fiscal year adopted budget. Prepared by: Tom Blchman Assistant City Manager FUND TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA This Assignment Agreement is made and entered into this day of , 2011, by and between the City of West Covina (hereinafter CITY), California and the City of Industry (hereinafter INDUSTRY), California with respect to the following facts: A. INDUSTRY proposes to provide ongoing operating funding providing eligible transit services to the residents of Industry as well as provide for certain capital projects eligible for Prop A Funds. Adequate Proposition A Local Return funding for such services is not available given the limited amount of Industry's Local Return allocation. B. THE CITY, has uncommitted funding authority for its Fiscal Year 2011-12 allocation of Proposition "A" Local Return funds which could be made available to INDUSTRY to assist in providing the services discussed in Paragraph A of this Agreement. In exchange for the assignment by INDUSTRY of the amount of its general funds indicated in Section 1 below, the CITY is willing to assign uncommitted Proposition "A" Local Return funding to INDUSTRY for the purpose identified in Paragraph A. Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by the parties and of the premises herein contained, it is mutually agreed as follows: Exchange. The CITY agrees to assign $500,000 of its Fiscal Year 2011-12 Proposition "A" Local Return funding authority to INDUSTRY. In return, INDUSTRY agrees to assign $375,000 of its general funds to the CITY. Consideration. The CITY shall assign the agreed upon Proposition "A" Local Return funds to INDUSTRY in one lump sum payment and INDUSTRY shall assign the agreed upon general funds to the CITY in one lump sum payment. The lump sum payment shall be due and payable upon approval by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA) of the CITY'S project description covering the services discussed in Paragraph A. Term. This Agreement is effective on the date above written and for such time as is necessary for both parties to complete their mutual obligations under this agreement. 4. Termination. Termination of this Agreement may be made by either party so long as written Notice of Intent to terminate is given to the other party at least five (5) days prior to the termination. Notices. Notices shall be given pursuant to this Agreement by personal service on the party to be notified or by written notice upon such party by certified mail deposited in the Custody of the United States Postal Service addressed as follows: City of West Covina P. 0. Box 1440 West Covina, Calif. 91793 Attn: Andrew Pasmant, City Manager City of Industry 15625 East Stafford Street, Suite 100 Industry, Calif. 91744 Attn: Kevin Radecki, City Manager Assurances. a. INDUSTRY shall use the assigned Proposition "A" Local Return funds only for the purpose of providing the services discussed in Paragraph A of this Agreement and within the time limits specified in LAMTA's Proposition "A" Local Return Program Guidelines. b. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, INDUSTRY shall provide LAMTA with the Standard Assurances and Understandings Regarding Receipt and Use of Proposition "A" funds specified in the Guidelines regarding the use of the assigned Proposition "A" Local Return Funds. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, duly authorized, on the day and year above written. CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY OF INDUSTRY By: By: Andrew Pasmant, City Manager Kevin Radecki, City Manager ATTEST: Sue Rush, City Clerk City Clerk Approved as to Form: Approved as to Form: Arnold Alvarez-Glasman City Attorney City Attorney City of West Covina TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and City Council Memorandum AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 FROM: Shannon A. Yauchzee, Director/City Engineer Public Works Department DATE September 6, 2011 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CITY OF WEST COVINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached City of West Covina Energy Action Plan. DISCUSSION: In June 2011, the City of West Covina was awarded Gold Level Achievement status in Southern California Edison's Local Government Energy Leader Partnership program. The City is now nearing Platinum status within that program, which is the highest of four possible municipal performance levels. At Platinum, the City's future energy efficiency projects and efforts would become endowed with the highest level of financial rebates, technical research, and community outreach support currently funded by the California Public Utilities Commission. It is made available for those uses through both Southern California Edison (SCE) and the San Gabriel Valley Energy Wise Partnership (SGVEWP) program. Of significant note is that only three other cities have reached Gold status to date and that West Covina is now fully prepared to become the first city within SCE's entire service area to reach Platinum, which is the highest possible achievement level of this program. It is a requirement of the Energy Leader Partnership program that each municipal participant craft an "Energy Action Plan" (EPA) before Platinum status can become awarded. The purpose of that EPA is to serve as each city's guide toward attainable conservation goals that may also significantly reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions within the community. Those goals include: • Educating the public about energy saving techniques and programs. • Promoting and creating energy conservation opportunities and programs. • Installing environmentally benign, renewable and reliable energy facilities. • Participating in alliances with local businesses and with other agencies. • Pursuing and performing local and higher funding opportunities. • Coordinating other City policies, programs, and ordinances to become compatible with Sustainable Community goals. Before Platinum can become awarded, each competing city needs to provide proof that its own EAP has been both reviewed and adopted by its governing body. In addition, that City will have to implement the plan, and then include reference to it in an official City planning document such as the Capital Improvement Program budget. In April 2009, West Covina staff began crafting an original EAP, which has since been vetted and approved for adoption by both SCE and SGVEWP. That working draft was presented to City Council for review on January 9, 2011. The document has since been revised to reflect an unexpected level of success within the City's Federally-funded (EECBG) grant program, and to also reflect the high Gold level of support already given to its listed goals. It is this report's recommendation that City Council now approve the City of West Covina Energy Action Plan (Attachment No. 1) along with staff's continuing pursuit to fulfill it. Z:\AGENDA - 2011 \City Energy Action_Plan Staff Report Rev 2.doc Andrew G. Pastriant, City Manager and City Council Page 2— September 6. 2011 ALTERNATIVES: The City Council may choose not to adopt the current EAP plan, and/or direct staff to discontinue participation in this program. FISCAL IMPACT: If the plan becomes adopted, a small section dedicated to future energy efficiency projects will be included in the City of West Covina's published 2011-12 budget. There is no immediate cost and future energy projects are most often offset by rebates, incentives, and/or energy savings and most often result in long term savings. .g. /-2 Prepared by: Bruce R. Hammill Reviewed/Approved by: S annon A. Yauchzee Construction Coordinator Director/City Engineer Attachment No. 1 Energy Action Plan Attachment No. 1 City of West Covina Energy Action Plan Approved on Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 SECTION 1 — INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 History of Energy Planning in West Covina 3 1.2 Other Agency Goals 3 SECTION 2— CITY OF WEST COVINA ENERGY USE 4 2.1 City of West Covina Baseline Municipal Energy Use 4 2.2 Highest Users (2008 measured annual use; in kWh) .4 2.3 Current Energy Programs/Policies 4 SECTION 3— CITY OF WEST COVINA TARGET REDUCTION GOALS 5 SECTION 4— CITY OF WEST COVINA ACTION STEPS 6 4.1 Municipal Facility Energy Efficiency Projects 7 4.2 Municipal Potential Energy Efficiency Projects 7 4.3 Residential Energy Efficiency Efforts 8 4.4 Funding of Projects .8 4.5 Policies 9 4.6 Tracking 9 1 Executive Summary With the unprecedented energy challenges resulting from increased import dependency, concerns on supply of fossil fuels worldwide, and an undoubted public interest in energy conservation and sustainability, it is clear that action needs to be taken. In order to address these concerns, the City of West Covina is committed to reducing local energy use through the enactment of policies, strategies, and actions that are both cost-effective and environmentally sound. The purpose of this Energy Action Plan is to guide the City of West Covina toward attainable conservation goals that may also significantly reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions within the community. Those goals include: • Educating the public about energy saving techniques and programs • Promoting and creating energy conservation opportunities and programs. • Installing environmentally benign, renewable and reliable energy facilities. • Participating in alliances with local businesses and with other agencies. • Pursuing and performing local and higher funding opportunities. • Coordinating other City policies, programs, and ordinances to become compatible with Sustainable Community goals. 2 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION In 2008, the annual average energy use at local municipal facilities was reported by the federal government to be in excess of 121,500 btu/sq ft—making them the eighth highest energy consuming classification, out of the report's twelve listed types of non- residential facilities. Of all available choices, Federal and State energy policy agencies now recommend the retrofit and replacement of obsolete equipment and energy-use systems as the best method of reducing energy consumption at existing buildings while maximizing available funds and resources. Those civic improvement projects gain equally significant benefit from accompanying reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and from the lowering of local community tax burdens used to fund each local jurisdiction's long term operational costs. The City of West Covina is committed to perfecting an Energy Action Plan that will address the future environmental and fiscal impacts of energy usage in municipal facilities, thereby promoting good stewardship through energy conservation and efficiency practices. 1.1 History of Energy Planning in West Covina Beginning in 1993, the city performed multiple energy-efficiency projects through its Capital Improvement Program, using a variety of funding mechanisms provided through both County and State agencies. The realized benefits of that work resulted in energy savings to the local community of more than twelve million kilowatt hours and cost savings in excess of $1,300,000, for retrofit work accomplished through the year 2009. In 2001, the City came into partnership with the California Energy Commission, a State agency that has been providing the City with funding and professional support as it achieves its conservation goals. Since 2006, the City of West Covina has also participated in the San Gabriel Valley Energy Wise Partnership (SGVEWP), with Southern California Edison and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. This program, which is funded by the California Public Utilities Commission, is intended to assist cities in identifying and undertaking municipal energy-efficiency retrofit projects. 1.2 Other Agency Goals California has enacted new legislation ("Assembly Bill 32") with a goal for the state to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. The greenhouse gases targeted by this legislation are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone; substances that, at naturally occurring levels, are beneficial to the environment. Pollutant levels of Carbon Dioxide gas being released through commercial, industrial and residential burned fuels are now recognized as the greatest component of the danger addressed by this legislation. The goal of reducing that threat will be the 3 primary environmental focus of this Energy Action Plan. Aggressive support and funding from both State and County jurisdictions will be sought and encouraged to achieve the most effective and successful growth of this plan—an effort dedicated to encourage greater community participation off-site, through the promotion of documented program successes. SECTION 2– CITY OF WEST COVINA ENERGY USE 2.1 Ci ty of West Covina Baseline Municipal Energy Use 2004 Municipal Operations Energy Usage Municipal Facility Energy Usage (kWh) Annual Cost City Hall 3,294,912 333,255 Senior Center 314,520 44,484 Parks 1,387,034 229,513 Street Lights . 936,100 74,159 Traffic Lights 590,563 70,020 2.2 Highest Users (2008 measured annual use; in kWh) 1. Civic Center: 2,561,897' 2. Cameron Park Community Center: 373,240 3. City Maintenance Yard: 366,300 4. Senior Citizen's Center: 292,350 5. Palmview Park Community Center: 123,300 6. Shadow Oak Park Community Center: 118,520 7. Fire Station No. 2: 100,680 2.3 Current Energy Programs/Policies In order to promote, support, and implement energy efficiency and conservation programs within the City, the following policy goals have been identified: Surpass the energy efficiency standards of the California Building Code for proposed and existing municipal buildings and facilities. Provide on-line (Internet accessible) guidance and assistance to Homeowners and Builders to make compliance with new Title 24 energy requirements as effective and efficient as possible. Coordinate City Efficiency goals and programs with the efficiency projects and incentive programs of higher jurisdictional agencies. Expand the City's Residential Solar Power permit-waiver program to include other alternative energy applications, Consider fee adjustments or rebates to local businesses and residents in support of those efforts. Note: The Los Angeles County Superior Courts share parking and jail facilities at this site. The City of West Covina's supporting role required for the County's continuing operations impacts efforts to implement energy- efficiency projects and to fully realize the associated savings. Emphasize sustainable/renewable power sources. Favor locally distributed power opportunities. Additionally, the EECS identified the following assets, opportunities and barriers in developing an energy action plan: Assets include the active participation and interest of the local populace; local organizations; local schools; local media; local energy businesses; local builders; receptive City, State, and Federal leadership; nearby governments and agencies with experience; professional and trade schools and organizations; and the City of West Covina's financial management skills. Opportunities include West Covina's sunny climate; the "green building" movement; interest in energy conservation and photovoltaics; City bonding capacity; regional alliances; the SGVEP and other organizations providing free/low-cost technical consulting services; State and Federal grants; private financing opportunities; strong local infrastructure that draws private development firms; and newly-funded residential and commercial retrofit programs. Barriers include opponents of technological change; bureaucratic-inertia and conflicting regulatory agencies; the public's resistance to perceived cost increases; political considerations; lack of available government staff; State and Federal regulatory uncertainties; lack of public knowledge about existing programs; subsidy programs that are not aligned with local goals; and project performance time limits. As a result of these policy principles and environmental assessment, the City of West Covina identified the following goals: Local business community participation rate of 5% by not later than the year 2014. Local homeowner participation rate of 15% by not later than the year 2013. Energy-use reductions at City buildings of at least 30% by the year 2012 (1994 baseline). SECTION 4 — CITY OF WEST COVINA ACTION STEPS The City recognizes that further development and planning is required before a perfected action plan item can be implemented. To serve this purpose, an interim, ad- hoc Energy Committee may be created by the City Council who will further develop plans and recommendations for implementation. The first order of business of the new Energy Committee shall be to develop and submit to Council a new "Green Building Ordinance" for adoption. The ordinance shall include or address relevant action items recommended by relevant County, State and Federal regulatory agencies, as determined by the Energy Committee. The City is also participating in the SGVCOG's effort, funded through the SCE California Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan solicitation, to develop robust energy action plans that will include both municipal facility and community-wide assessment and planning. Due to the City of West Covina's Gold Level partnership status in the SGVEWP, the completion of its EAP will be prioritized and may be underway as soon as November/December 2011. Municipal Facility Energy Efficiency Projects City Hall, Senior Center & PD HVAC Retrofits (Projects Completed in 2007 and 2008) o kWh Savings: 748,000 • kW Savings: 57.5 City Hall Window Solar Film (Project Completed 2010) O kWh Savings: 22,762 O kW Savings: 14.14 Cameron Park Community Center Solar Film (Project Completed 2010) O kWh Savings: 13,500 O kW Savings: 8.0 City Wide HVAC Units Retrofit (13 buildings) (Project Completed 2010) O kWh Savings: 239,000 O kW Savings: TBD City Wide Traffic Signals (Project Completed 2011) O kWh Savings: 135,357 O kW Savings: 73.0 City Wide Paths & Parking Lots Lighting Retrofits (Project Completed 2011) o kWh Savings: 298,000 O kW Savings: 15.0 EECBG-11 Buildings Retrofit (Estimated Completion Date—December 2011) o kWh Savings: 304,000 O kW Savings: TBD 4.2 Municipal Potential Energy Efficiency Projects In addition to the numerous projects that the City has already completed, the City continues to work aggressively to identify new energy-efficiency projects. Over the past year, staff has identified and worked with SCE staff to audit the following potential projects: Senior Center Lighting Audit Completed 3/2010 City Yard – Audit Completed 3/2010 Police Station Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 Fire Station #2 Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 Sunset Field Kitchen – Audit to be Completed 10/2010 Fire Station #1 Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 Fire Station #3 Kitchen – Audit to be completed by 10/2010 Cameron Park Community Center Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 Cortez Park Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 Del Norte Park Kitchen – Audit to be Completed 10/2010 Equestrian Center Kitchen – Audit Completed 9/2010 • Friendship Park Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Maverick Ball Field Kitchen — Audit to be Completed 10/2010 • Orangewood Daycare Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Orangewood Park Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Palmview Park Community Center Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Senior Citizen's Center Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Senior Center Annex Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Shadow Oak Park Kitchen — Audit Completed 9/2010 • Walmerado Park — Audit Completed 9/2010 The energy savings data from these potential projects is not yet available. Once this data is available, the City will determine which projects to move forward to implementation. 4.3 Residential Energy Efficiency Efforts The City of West Covina is actively participating in the Energy Upgrade California program that launched in January 2011. This program targets whole-house energy efficiency-retrofits in both the residential and commercial sectors. 4.4Funding of Projects To fund the aforementioned projects and future projects the City will explore the following options: a. Explore creation of a new City-owned revolving loan program that could provide small loans to local homeowners and small businesses to assist them with their proposed energy efficiency improvements. b. Join existing programs that would distribute and install efficiency equipment and materials, and that promise to provide community homeowners and businesses with efficiency-evaluation products and services at low cost. c. Create opportunities to purchase and distribute Energy Efficiency products in bulk, providing them to the community at wholesale cost. d. Investigate third party financing possibilities for renewable energy installations and existing building retrofits that may be made within the community. e. Consider the opportunities, such as peak pricing opportunities, grants, and subsidy programs, to reduce the overall cost of electricity. f. Recommend a feasibility study to evaluate revenue bond opportunities for energy-related projects. g. Pursue all available subsidies, rebates and grants that will allow the City to accomplish energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. 8 4.5 Policies The City of West Covina is considering the following policies related to energy-efficiency and conservation: • Provide guidance and assistance to Homeowners and Builders to make compliance with new Title 24 energy requirements as effective and efficient as possible. • Coordinate City Efficiency goals and programs with the efficiency projects and incentive programs of other agencies. Consider fee adjustments or rebates to local businesses and residents in support of those efforts. • Modify the City's lighting standards to discourage excessive lighting. • Consider developing an ordinance that encourages energy efficiency upgrades and improvements in buildings upon sale. Include the real estate community and other stakeholders in the ordinance development process, • Promote energy and water conservation design features in major renovation and new development projects. • Develop a General Plan Energy Element that will serve as the policy document for West Covina's energy strategy. The Energy Committee will work with the general public to prepare a draft Energy Element for the City Council's review. The Energy Element shall contain at a minimum a building conservation and efficiency section, a renewable energy section, a "Greenhouse Gas Emissions" section, a heat load section, and a transportation section. • Create and adopt a new "Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Ordinance that is consistent with the policies of West Covina's Energy Plan. • Support and facilitate the implementation of the Energy Committee's recommended Green Building Ordinance(s). • Support local, State, and Federal legislation that is consistent with the policies of West Covina's Energy Plan. • Provide City staff support to work with the Energy Committee and under the direction of the City Manager. • Evaluate the establishment of a non-profit Community Energy Services Corporation (similar to Community Redevelopment agencies) to help implement the City's energy programs. Research and monitor the status of State and Federal regulations, programs, and funding opportunities, and make recommendations for new programs and opportunities based on changes (e.g., direct access). Assign staff that will work with the community to assist them in obtaining information, funding and support from those programs, and in creating their program applications. 4.6 Tracking All projects are tracked under the City's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) budget program. The City of West Covina's Public Works Director/City Engineer, working as the assigned program manager, will monitor the ongoing progress of the EAP program and the individual projects. The program manager will be directly involved in initial project implementation and ongoing data collection and reporting. Program activity project managers will be required to submit to the program manager quarterly written reports of activities and achievements. Both short-term outcomes and 9 progress leading toward ultimate EAP objectives will be uniformly gathered and tracked, per the reporting metrics set by each project's funding agency. Interim reports describing major actions taken to date for individual projects and on total program progress shall also be prepared each month, before being forwarded to appropriate departments for public posting. Accurate records shall be kept that account for all program funds, costs, and expenditures. The City shall prepare and submit to the funding agency all required Expenditure and Funding reports, along with sustentative documents that may be requested. The City of West Covina's Public Works Department will perform both pre and post- inspections of all new and/or retrofit work to confirm that all new fixtures and equipment are installed and operational, per project objectives. Moratorium/Equestrian Overlay Zone September 6, 2011 - Page 2 types of habitable space and other types of improvements (such as sports courts, tennis courts, swimming pools) that could be distressing to horses and create a danger to riders on neighboring properties. Such an overlay zone would provide for the continuity of equestrian uses on the properties. The properties to be included in the moratorium are 2633, 2641, 2653, 2707, 2715, 2727, 2743, 2755, 2769, and 2807 Vanderhoof Drive. The goal of this moratorium is to allow staff time to research possible code standards and allow for consideration of the code standards and zone change by the Planning Commission and City Council. The moratorium would prohibit the construction of guest houses, habitable space additions, sports courts, tennis courts, swimming pools and other similar types of improvements on the rear, lower portion of the properties further than 125 feet from the front property line that could be distressing to horses and create a hazardous environment for riders. Additions to the house and other types of improvements could still be constructed on the front, upper portion of the lots during the moratorium. To establish an Equestrian Overlay Zone, a code amendment must be initiated. Additionally, a zone change is required to establish the zone on the properties listed above. The Municipal Code requires that a code amendment and zone change be initiated by the City Council or Planning Commission. Code amendments and zone changes require public hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council. The adoption of a moratorium will allow for the process and adoption of an Equestrian Overlay Zone and ensure that habitable structures and other improvements are not constructed in the rear area of the subject properties where horses are currently kept. The moratorium can be adopted for a period of 45 days. It can thereafter be extended by 10 months and 15 days and could subsequently be extended for an additional year. FISCAL IMPACT: The proposed code amendment and zone change would not have any direct fiscal impact to the General Fund. Prepared by: Jeff Anderson Acting Planning Director Attachments: Attachment 1 — Moratorium Ordinance CAUsers\mgarcia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\WMSIF7PP\No 15 SR.doc ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION OF GUEST HOUSES, HABITABLE SPACE ADDITIONS, SPORTS COURTS, TENNIS COURTS, SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE REAR, LOWER PORTION OF EQUESTRIAN ORIENTED PROPERTIES IN SPECIFIED AREAS OF THE CITY PENDING COMPLETION OF STUDY AND REPORT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION PERTAINING TO THE PROPER CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USES, DECLARING THIS AN INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE, AND SETTING FORTH FACTS CONSTITUTING THE SAME AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION NO. 1: Pending the completion of a study by the Planning Commission and/or the adoption of new zoning regulations, the approval or issuance of any licenses, permits, grading permits, building permits, tentative parcel or tract maps or other entitlements for the construction of guest houses, habitable space additions, sports courts, tennis courts, swimming pools and other similar types of improvements on the rear, lower portion of the properties further than 125 feet from the front property line is prohibited for properties located at 2633, 2641, 2653, 2707, 2715, 2727, 2743, 2755, 2769, and 2807 Vanderhoof Drive, West Covina, California ("Properties"). SECTION NO. 2: The City Council directs the Planning Commission to immediately commence studies and hearings pertaining to the proper conditions of approval, and regulations for the construction of guest houses, habitable space additions, sports courts, tennis courts, swimming pools and other similar types of improvements on the rear, lower portion of the properties in consideration of the current and historical use of the properties for equestrian purposes. SECTION NO. 3: This Ordinance is an Interim Zoning Ordinance enacted pursuant to Sections 36934 and 65858 of the Government Code of the State of California, and in accordance therewith, shall be of no further force and effect forty-five (45) days after the adoption of this Ordinance unless after notice pursuant to Section 65090, and public hearing, the City Council shall extend this Ordinance in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 65858 of the Government Code. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare necessitates the enactment of this Ordinance as an Urgency Ordinance. The City Council further finds there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare necessitating the adoption of this Ordinance as an Interim Zoning Ordinance under Section 65858. Said findings are as follows: 1. The City has received applications for the development of guest houses and other similar structures within the areas of the Properties. These applications may adversely affect or conflict with current and future equestrian uses, regulations and setbacks within the Properties. 2. If an Urgency Interim Zoning Ordinance is not adopted immediately, the processing of these applications under the existing City of West Covina code provisions could result in conflicts between residential and equestrian uses and the irreversible loss of properties available for equestrian use, and render ineffective any new laws, permits, or regulations concerning the preservation of equestrian use properties. 3. Equestrian use properties require special consideration due to the complexity of balancing residential property owner rights with the need to preserve equestrian use properties. 4. The economic and social welfare effects of loss versus preservation of equestrian use properties needs to be studied in relation to the overall benefits or detriments to the economic and social welfare of the community. SECTION NO. 4: The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the following: No 15 Attach 1 Ordinance No Page 2 1. The issuance of permits for alterations or additions to the primary residence and/or issuance of permits for accessory structures within 125 feet of the front property line. 2. The issuance of demolition permits issued by order of the Building Official for purposes of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare due to damage to a structure caused by fire, earthquake, or other natural calamity. SECTION NO. 5: The proposed action is considered to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, in that the proposed action consists of the adoption of a zoning moratorium ordinance which does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. SECTION NO. 6: The City Council hereby declares it would have passed this Ordinance sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and section by section, and does hereby declare that the provisions of this Ordinance are severable and, if for any reason any sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance. SECTION NO. 7: At least ten days before the expiration or extension of this Ordinance, the City Council shall issue a written report describing the measures taken to address the preservation of equestrian use properties. SECTION NO. 8: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted or published as prescribed by law. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS day of , 201 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF WEST COVINA I, Laurie Carrico, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of ,2011. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: No 15 Attach 1 Ordinance No. Page 3 City Attorney No 15 Attach!