09-23-1997 - SpecialTuesday,
September 23, 1997
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
5:30 p.m.
MRC
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ROLL CALL Wong, Melendez, Herfert, Howard, Touhey
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
A) HEARINGS
B) CONSENT CALENDAR
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2) COMMISSION/SUMMARY OF ACTION (receive & file)
a) Community Services Commission - 8/12/97
Staff report attached re Home Improvement Program Waiver.
PUBLIC WORKS
WASTE MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (LEA)
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC SAFETY - POLICE DEPARTMENT
1) URGENCY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
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UNSAFE LOADING
AND/OR UNLOADING OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE STREET FROM
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Police Department staff recommends the adoption of the following
urgency ordinance allowing the issuance of citations to drivers of a motor
vehicle who load and/or unload children under the age of 12 years across
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the street from a school thereby placing the child in a hazardous situation
as they cross the street. Recommendation is to 'a) adopt the urgency
ordinance and b) direct the Chief of Police, on behalf of City Council and
the community, to seek state legislation to address the issue.
ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA REGARDING JUVENILE TRAFFIC
SAFETY AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the ordinance and to
adopt disapprove hold over _
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
1) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1) PERSONNEL SERVICES
a) MEET AND CONFER IMPASSE -
WEST COVINA FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION
In a letter to the City Manager, the West Covina Firefighters'
Association is formally declaring impasse. This report transmits
the letter to the City Council for acknowledgment and a final
determination regarding the status of the meet and confer process.
Recommendation is to take the following actions:
" Acknowledge the letter from the Firefighters' Association
declaring impasse.
" Call for any such additional oral and/or written information
as the Association wishes to provide at this time.
" Barring the receipt of any new information that the Council.
wishes to consider or discuss with staff in closed session,
(pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 - CONFERENCE WITH
LABOR NEGOTIATOR; City Negotiator: Diane Ure; Employee
Organization: Firefighters' Association) that the City Council
determine the meet and confer process concluded and direct staff
to implement the City's last offer.
If the decision by the City Council is to implement the City's
last best offer at this time, 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 RESOLUTION NO. 7223, RELATING TO
COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS AS
AMENDED, AND FIXING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR
CLASSES REPRESENTED BY THE WEST COVINA FIRE-
FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, I.A.F.F., LOCAL 3226
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the resolution and to
adopt disapprove hold over
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b) FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE ADJUSTMENTS
Wage adjustments for Reserve Police Officer and Clerk Aide I are
recommended to comply with federal minimum wage.
Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA LIMITED SERVICE
CLASSIFICATION AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 9393
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the resolution and to
adopt disapprove hold over
c) TRANSMISSION OF URGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF
THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) AND
WEST COVINA FOR MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES
This report transmits to the City Council an urgency ordinance for
adoption to amend the contract between PERS and the City for
miscellaneous employees. Recommendation is to adopt the
following urgency ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. - AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BET-
WEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF
Motion by 2nd by
to waive further reading of the ordinance and to
adopt disapprove hold over
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
2) RISK MANAGEMENT
APPOINTMENT OF ICRMA SUBSTITUTE ALTERNATE
Amendment to Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA)
Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to allow appointment of substitute
alternate. Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
INDEPENDENT CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (ICRMA)
JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT TO AUTHORIZE A
MEMBER CITY TO APPOINT A SUBSTITUTE ALTERNATE REPRE-
SENTATIVE TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
If the Council desires to name an alternate at this time, approval of the
following resolution is recommended:
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RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING A
SUBSTITUTE ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INDEPENDENT
CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
Motion by 2"d by
to waive further reading of the resolution(s) and to
adopt disapprove
CITY MANAGER
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
MAYOR'S REPORT
COUNCILMEMBERS'REPORTS
hold over
1) CHANGES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS'
RULES FOR SEWER CREDITS
The City Council requested staff to review and report on the Los Angeles
County, Sanitation Districts' Rules for Sewer Credits. Of particular
concern are the restrictions placed on the transfer or sale of sewer credits
and the financial effects of those restrictions for the City of West Covina.
Recommendation is to receive and file the staff report and have staff work
with Councilmember Touhey to monitor and research additional infor-
mation in an effort to reconsider this issue at a future Los Angeles County
Sanitation District meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by
to approve disapprove
MOTION by
to adjourn the meeting at
2nd by
hold over
2nd by
a.m./p.m.
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