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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 E City Council Meeting Page 2 March 3, 1992 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. • .• City Council Meeting March 3, 1992 C) CONSENT CALENDAR Page 3 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. L.J 7� City Council Meeting Page 4 March 3, 1992 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. . E City Council Meeting March 3, 1992 C) CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued) Page 5 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. • C` City Council Meeting Page 6 March 3, 1992 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 City Council Meeting Page 7 March 3, 1992 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 City Council Meeting Page 8 March 3, 1992 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. 0 City Council Meeting March 3, 1992 Page 9 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 City Council Meeting Page 10 March 3, 1992 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