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01-30-2001 - SpecialTuesday January 30, 2001 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION F—WeNwi;s7:\ 7:30 pm MRC, Room 315 Agenda material is available for review before the meeting at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 at City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at this meeting, the City will try to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please call (626) 814-8433 (voice) or (626) 9604422 (TM from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for assistance. Please call at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is possible. For sign language interpreter services or use of hearing impaired aid at Council meetings, please call by 4 pm on the day prior to the meeting. ROLL CALL City Council Herfert, Wong, Howard, Melendez, Touhey Planning Commission York, Tafoya, Lane, Scheuplein, Warshaw STUDY SESSION The City Council and the Planning Commission will receive a presentation on the concept of locating a MAGLEV (magnetic levitation) station in the City. The MAGLEV Deployment Program involves the use of electromagnetic energy to propel a train -like vehicle along a monorail guideway at an estimated cruising speed of 200 miles per hour. The MAGLEV train is able to achieve such high speed because of the frictionless, contactless interaction of the vehicle with the guideway. * Introduction and MAGLEV Video 7:30 — 7:45 * Overview of MAGLEV project 7:45 — 8:00' * Benefits of MAGLEV to the Region and West Covina 8:00 — 8:20 * Questions and Answers 8:20 — 8:40 * Public Comments 8:45 — 9:00 * Request for project support from City Council 9:00 — 9:05 ADJOURNMENT Planning Commission Motionby 2"' by City Council Motionby 2"' by to adjourn at pm. to adjourn at pm. II 08 tl that ooplee of !,tie Agenda for the meeting acuords With the I/87 Brown Aot Amendments. Dated : //as/o/ f1IClo6 oP ttro'p or4�