03-03-1992 - RegularREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
Tuesday 7:30 p.m.
March 3, 1992 Council Chambers
AGENDA
Agenda material is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Room
317 at City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. For sign language
interpreter services at Council meetings, please phone (818) 814-8433 (voice)
or (818) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Four working
days notice is required.
TNVOCATTON
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL Jennings, Herfert, Manners, McFadden
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Special meeting of January 29, 1992
Adjourned regular meeting of February 8, 1992
Adjourned regular meeting of February 13, 1992
Adjourned regular meeting of February 20, 1992
PRESENTATIONS WINGS - Presentation of Plaque to Council
Council Commendation to Wayne Loar
22 years of service
Mayor's Commendation to Jeremy Hammond
Proclamation
Girl Scout Week - March 8-14, 1992
A) HEARINGS
Hearings before the City Council are routinely set for 7:30 pm. The
procedures used for testimony are: those in favor speaking first, those
in opposition speaking second, then those in favor speaking in rebuttal.
Rebuttal may only address items discussed in opposition. When recognized,
please come forward to the podium and state your name and address.
1) Appeal of a Decision of the Planning Commission
The City of West Covina has received an appeal of the Planning
Commission's decision to deny Sign Adjustment No. 1. It is recommended
that the City Council continue the appeal of Sign Adjustment No.
1 to the meeting of April 7, 1992.
Motion by
approve
I certify that copies of the
Council A enda for the meeting
of 3 1 "� were posted in
accordance with the 1/87 Brown
Act Amendments.
Data � -
disapprove
2nd by
hold over
to
Office of the City Clerk
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A) HEARINGS (Continued)
2) Receipt of Information Concerning Impasse Between t
This report transmits a statement to the City Council relating
to the City's position on proposals relating to'wages, benefits
and other working conditions after reaching impasse with SEIU,
Local 347. It is recommended that the City Council receive this
information along with any written and oral presentation of information
from the employee representatives, and adjourn to closed session
to consider what further actions would be appropriate.
a) Open presentation
b) Review written records on file and to be placed in the record.
c) City Attorney's Report
d) Service Employees' International Union Presentation
e) City Management response
f) Close presentation
g) Closed Session
Motion by
2nd by
B) AGENDA AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (30 MINUTES)
At this time the City Council will receive comments on any item (except
hearing matters) found on the Agenda, including items on the Consent
Calendar. Upon conclusion of comments regarding agendized items, if
the thirty minutes allotted for citizen comments is not used up, comments
on any other municipal matter will be allowed.
When recognized by the Mayor, please come forward to the podium and
give your name, address and Agenda item you wish to discuss. Your comments
will be addressed when the item is discussed by Council. After a total
of 30 minutes, Oral Communications will be continued later on the Agenda.
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR
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As Consent Calendar items are considered routine in nature, they are
normally enacted in one motion. The Mayor may remove a questioned Consent
Calendar item for separate action.
1) Written Communications (Receive and file)
2) Commissions' Summary of Actions (Receive and file)
The following Commissions have met on the dates specified below,
and now report to the City Council the items on which they have
taken action.
a) Planning Commission ......................... :....... 02124192
b) Personnel Commission................................02112192
c) Senior Citizens' Commission.........................02/13/92
d) Waste Mgmt./Environmental Quality Commission ........ 02/20/92
3) ABC Applications (Chief of Police reports no legal basis for protest)
American Drug Store, Inc. dba Savon Drugs
Anaheim, CA 1234 W. Francisquito
4) Temporary Use Permits (Receive and file)
TUP #2067-92 was issued to Southern California Edison Underground
Utilities for a temporary Contractor's Yard located north of the
northeast corner of Sunset & Merced.
5) Acceptance of Improvements and/or Release of Bonds
City Project SP-92104 - Curb and Gutter Improvemen
Curb and gutter improvements are complete. It is recommended that
the City Council accept improvements and authorize release of CBIC
Bonding and Insurance Company Bond No. CA3499 in the amount of
$32,240.50, subject to Notice of Completion procedure.
6) Miscellaneous Public Works
Consultant Services for Urban Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Assembly Bill 11X requires all Urban Water Agencies in California
to provide an Urban Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Kenneth I.
Mullen, Consulting Engineer who prepared the City's Urban Water
Management Plan has submitted a proposal for this plan amendment.
It is recommended that the City Council accept the proposal of
Kenneth I. Mullen, Consulting Engineer of Arcadia and authorize
the issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of $3,000.00 for
the work to be done.
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
7) Traffic Committee Minutes (Accept and file)
Items approved by the Traffic Committee are effective upon approval
of the City Council unless an Ordinance or Resolution is needed
for the action to be implemented.
a) The request of Edmond Menard for removal of overnight parking
restrictions on Rodilee from Rio Verde southerly to the end
of the cul-de-sac was approved.
b) The request of Mary K. Kubota for approval of fire lane installation
plan for Cameron Court was approved.
c) The request of Susan Harvey for installation of 14 directional
signals to the new West Covina Farmers' Market was approved.
d) The request of Mrs. Darvel for review of conditions along
Garvey Avenue South, 500 feet west of the Interstate 10, Puente
Avenue eastbound ramps resulted in a recommendation to hold
over to await the accident data for this location.
e) The request of Alisa Gailey for installation of 1-hour parking
at 952 South Glendora Avenue resulted in a recommendation
to install 30-minute time limit parking utilizing green curb.
f) The request of Victor and Blanca Perilla for removal of. the
walkway between Maplewood and Vincent Avenue north of the
Interstate 10 resulted in a recommendation to further survey
residences east of Vincent Avenue.
8) Award of Bids
a)
ilerie Court and Access Road
Five (5) bids were received on Wednesday, February 19, 1992,
for this project which consists of the construction of drainage
facilities to eliminate flooding on private property near
Valerie Court and the access road south of Wednesday Drive.
The lowest responsible bid is $8,588.44 from Vizcarra Masonry
and Construction of Covina. It is recommended that the city
Council accept the bid of Vizcarra Masonry and Construction
in the amount of $8,588.44 as submitted at the bid opening
on Wednesday, February 19, 1992 and authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute an agreement with said Vizcarra Masonry
and Construction for the work to be done.
b) Purchase of Two (2) Special Enforcement Tea
The Police Department requests City Council approval for the
purchase of two (2) unmarked Special Enforcement Team (S.E.T.)
vehicles from asset seizure funds. It is recommended that:
i) The City Council find that it would be impractical, uneconomical
and wasteful to initiate a formal bid process.
ii) Authorize the appropriation of funds as follows:
* One (1) vehicle from 1991-92 Police Department Budget
Account Number 110-320-2135-7170; and
* One (1.) vehicle from Drug Enforcement Rebate Reserves.
iii) Select Reynold's Buick GMC Truck of West Covina as the
vendor of choice and allow staff to proceed with the
purchase of two (2) vehicles at cost not to exceed $32,449.02
including documentation fees and tax from the County
of Los Angeles Bid No. 205634. .
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
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9) Administrative Review Board (Receive and file)
Maximum Unit Size Exception No. 8
Applicant: Marilor Design Group for Ernest & Linda Magdaleno
Location: 2010 Sonya Court
Request: The applicants are requesting approval of a maximum
unit size exception to allow the construction of
a 675± square foot addition to a single-family residence
where the existing residence, with the addition,
will exceed the maximum allowable .35 floor to area
ratio in the Planned Community Development, PCD-1
zone.
Decision: Approved.
10) Miscellaneous
a) General Municipal Election of April 14, 1992
Arrangements for polling places and election officials have
been completed by the City Clerk and require Council confirmation.
Council must also direct the City Clerk to prepare the canvass
of the election results. It is recommended that the City
Council adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ESTABLISHING VOTING PRECINCTS
AND POLLING PLACES, APPOINTING PRECINCT BOARD MEMBERS
AND FIXING COMPENSATION FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
OF APRIL 14, 1992
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ORDERING THE CANVASS OF THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1992 TO
BE MADE BY THE CITY CLERK
b) Aiassa Courtyard Use Request
The West Covina Rotary Club is requesting use of the Aiassa
Courtyard on May 16, 1992. It is recommended that the City
Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE USE OF THE AIASSA
COURTYARD BY THE WEST COVINA ROTARY CLUB ON SATURDAY, MAY,
16, 1992
c) Assignment of Dial -A -Ride Service Agreement
Community Transit Services, Inc. has requested assignment
of its obligations for Westpark Dial -A -Ride service to its
primary corporation, DAVE Transportation Services, Inc. It
is recommended that the City Council approve Amendment #2
to the Westpark Dial -A -Ride Agreement.
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
10) Miscellaneous (Continued)
d) Transmission of Resolution Outlining Changes in Terms and
ation and the Citv of West Covina
The West Covina Firefighters' Association (Association) declared
impasse in the meet and confer process on January 20, 1992.
Subsequent to receiving both written -and verbal information,
the City Council decided to unilaterally implement the City's
last final offer in lieu of mediation or further bargaining.
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING APPENDIX
"A" OF RESOLUTION NO. 8287, THE CITY'S SALARY RANGE STRUCTURE
FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE WEST COVINA FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION
AS AMENDED; AND RESOLUTION NO. 7223, RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION
AND COMPENSATION OF POSITIONS AS AMENDED; AND FIXING COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS FOR PERSONNEL AND CLASSES REPRESENTED BY THE
WEST COVINA FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION.
ACTION ON FOREGOING CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10:
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the resolutions and to approve all items
listed,
except
ROLL CALL:
D) PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
1) Parcel
Mr. William Crawford, the property owner at the northeast corner
of Sunset Avenue and North Garvey Avenue has requested the abandonment
of non -access rights from his property onto Sunset Avenue. It
is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, VACATING AND ABANDONING A PORTION
OF NON -ACCESS RIGHTS. (Northeast Quadrant of Sunset Avenue and
Garvey Avenue North)
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the resolution and to
approve disapprove hold over
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E) COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
1) Office of Community Services
a) Air Quality Management Plan
b)
c)
d)
A proposed amendment to the East San Gabriel Valley Integrated
Waste Management Joint Powers Authority Agreement allowing
City participation in the development of a required Air Quality
Management Plan Element and the appropriate Participation
Agreement are presented for City Council review and action.
It is recommended that the City Council approve Amendment
#3 of the East San Gabriel Valley Integrated Waste Management
Joint Powers Authority Agreement and the Participation Agreement,
and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute them.
Motion by
2nd by
approve disapprove hold over
Waste Collection Agreement
to
This is the final draft of the waste collection agreement
to transfer the waste collection services for the community
to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. It is recommended that the
City Council approve the agreement and authorize its execution.
Motion by
approve
disapprove
Local Enforcement Agency
2nd by
hold over
to
This is a report on the County De-artment of Health Services'
request to be the Local Enforcement Agency for the City for
State Waste Management regulations. It is recommended that
appropriate action be taken consistent with City Council policy.
Motion by
to
2nd by
for Consultina Services
This is a proposal to authorize the amendment of the current
contract with Brown, Vence & Associates to increase the scope
of work and increase the compensation amount from $12,000.00
to $32,000. It is recommended that the City Council:
i) Appropriate $20,000.00 from unappropriated General Fund
reserves to Account 2313-6120 for funding.
ii) Approve the amendment to the Brown, Vence and Associates
Agreement adding to the scope of work at a total cost
not to exceed $32,000.00 for the total contract.
Motion by
approve
disapprove
2nd by
hold over
e) Report of Mud Water Flow Incident of 12/29/91
to
This is a report on the mud and water flow incident of December
29, 1991. It is recommended that the City Council receive
and file this report.
Motion by
to receive and file.
2nd by
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E) COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION (Continued)
2) Human Services Department
a) Audible Pedestrian Siqn
The Human Services Commission has reviewed a request from
the National Federation of the Blind to remove the audible
pedestrian signals in the City. It is recommended that the
City Council maintain the current audible signals and install
new ones at appropriate locations when funding is available.
Motion by
approve
F) OPERATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
1) Finance Department
2nd by
disapprove
No items scheduled for this meeting
2) Personnel Department
No items scheduled for this meeting.
3) Risk Management
No items scheduled for this meeting.
G) PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION
1) Police Department
a) Annual Report - 1991
hold over
to
Each year the Chief of Police reports to the City Manager
and City Council on crime data and police related activity.
This report reflects that during the 1991 calendar year the
total number of major crimes (Part I Offenses) decreased by
2.6% over 1990. This figure is the first decrease in several
years, as increases were seen in 1990 (5.5%), 1989 (10.9%)
and 1988 (10.9%). Response time to emergency calls remained
under 5 minutes at 4.8 minutes, a slight decrease over the
last year's 4.9 minutes. It is recommended that the City
Council receive and file this report.
Motion by
to
2) Fire Department
No items scheduled for this meeting.
3) Communications
No items scheduled for this meeting.
H) CITY ATTORNEY
2nd by
Closed session for litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956
et seq. or personnel matters.
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I) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
Recess the City Council meeting at pm to convene the Redevelopment
Agency meeting. Reconvene the City Council meeting at pm.
J) CITY MANAGER
1) Legisla"
S-12 - Cable Consumer
Councilmember Brad McFadden requested an update at the February
18, 1992 City Council meeting on S-12 and AB-2213. This report
summarizes the proposed legislation and gives the current status
of the bills. It is recommended that the City Council receive
and file this report.
Motion by
to receive and file.
2nd by
K) APPROVAL OF DEMANDS
The City Council reviews and approves accounts payable by the City.
These demands represent accounts payable since the most recent regular
meeting of the City Council.
Motion by
approve _
ROLL CALL:
L) ORAL COPAAINICATIONS
disapprove
2nd by
hold over
to
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M) MAYOR'S REPORT
1) "L.A. Means Business" Month - Proclamation
N) COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
1) Priority Park/School Projects
This report lists a number of priority projects on park and school
sites approved by the Human Services Commission for Council consideration.
It is recommended that the City Council delay taking any action
until after the joint meeting with the school board.
Motion by
approve
2) Temporary Use of Fl
disapprove
2nd by
hold over
to
This report and the accompanying resolution serve as the initiating
vehicle for a possible code amendment relating to the temporary
use of flags and banners for multiple family residential developments
if City Council so wishes. It is recommended that the City Council
adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING THE PROCEDURE FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 26, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY USE OF FLAGS AND BANNERS
FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS (AMENDMENT NO: 249)
receive and file this report.
Motion by
to
Mw
2nd by
0) ADJOURNMENT Motion by 2nd by
to adjourn the meeting at _ am/pm.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Mar.
17,
1992
7:30
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Tuesday
Apr.
07,`1992
7:30
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Tuesday
Apr.
21,
1992
7:30
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Tuesday
May
05,
1992
7:30
p.m.
Regular
Meeting
Tuesday
May
19,
1992
7:30
p.m.
Regular
Meeting