04-06-2004 - RegularREGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday
April 6, 2004
7:00 pm
Council Chambers
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INVOCATION Moment of Silence
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Sanderson
ROLL CALL Miller, Sanderson, Herfert, Hernandez, Wong
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular meeting of January 20, 2004
Special meeting of March 15, 2004
Special meeting of March 16, 2004
Regular meeting of March 16, 2004
PRESENTATION Congresswoman Hilda Solis
* Presentation of Grants Checks to the City
Certificate of Recognition
Julie Hahn — Crossing Guard for 30 years
Proclamations
* April Pools Week Proclamation — April 12-18
* Healthy Parks Month - April
* Earth Day — April 17, 2004
ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL (3 minutes each speaker)
If you would like to address the City Council regarding a municipal matter that is not on the Agenda, please complete a
Speaker's Card and submit it to the City Clerk any time prior to Oral Communications - Item A on the Agenda. You may
approach the podium when called upon by the Mayor.
If you would like to address the City Council regarding an item on the Agenda, including Public Hearing matters, please
complete a Speaker's Card and submit it to the City Clerk any time prior to the item being discussed. Citizen comments will be
taken at the time the subject matter is considered by the City Council. You may approach the podium when called upon by the
Mayor. Speaker's Cards arc available on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers.
A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS — 30 Minutes Total Allotted Time
(3 minutes each speaker — Ordinance No. 502 adopted October 22 5
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B) ITEMS HELD OVER FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
See Item C-4
C) CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a)
Human Resources .............................................
02/11/04
b)
Community Services .............................. 02/26/04
& 03/09/04
c)
Senior Citizens .......................... 02/12/04, 02/26/04
& 03/11/04
d)
Joint Community Services & Senior Citizens.. 02/10/04
& 02/12/04
e)
Waste Management/Environmental Quality ..............
03/18/04
I)
Planning..............................................03/09/04
&03/23/04
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Ordinance for Adoption (waive reading & adopt)
a) Deleting Speaker Addresses from City Council Minutes
This ordinance would eliminate the requirement for speakers to audibly
give their addresses while addressing the City Council, therefore
eliminating the addresses from becoming public record.
ORDINANCE NO.
- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2-48 IN
REFERENCE TO IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS AT CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS
Claims Against the City of West Covina (deny & notify claimant)
a) Sharlene Y. Salgado vs. City of West Covina
b) Jorge Aguilar vs. City of West Covina
c) Thomas P. Bullock vs. City of West Covina
d) Ronald A. King vs. City of West Covina
e) Walter W. Chin vs. City of West Covina
Award of Bids
Award of Contract for Vending Machines in City Facilities and Parks -
RFP-No. 0703-C
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to enter into a Vending Agreement with Bader Vending Services (BVS).
Traffic Committee Minutes of March 16, 2004 (accept & file)
Request of Linda Gomez, West Covina Resident
That no parking on street sweeping days be implemented on Workman Avenue
from Vincent Avenue to Lark Ellen Avenue.
Traffic Committee Recommendation
That no parking on street sweeping days be implemented on Workman Avenue
from Vincent Avenue to Lark Ellen Avenue on the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the Month of February 2004
04/06/04
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
7) Miscellaneous — Public Works Department
a) Authorize Purchase of Picnic Tables and Benches for Maverick
Baseball Field and Ridge Riders Arena
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Public Works
Department to expend $14,000 from Capital Improvement Program
Account No. 143-320-3285-7700 for the purchase of picnic tables and
benches to the Maverick Baseball Field and Ridge Riders Arena area.
Miscellaneous — Community Services
b) Ridge Rider Arena Fee Schedule
It is recommended that the City Council approve the new fee schedule for
the Ridge Rider Arenas.
c) Final Financial Report for 2004 Rose Float
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report
d) Resolution Authorizing the Senior Citizens Commission to Conduct
it's Meeting at an Alternate Time and Place
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 5682, THE
SENOR CITIZEN COMMISSION TO CONDUCT ITS MEETING AT
AN ALTERNATE TIME AND PLACE.
Miscellaneous — City Manager's Office
e) Department Head Salary and Benefit Adjustments/
Citv Council Benefit Adiustments
It is recommended that the City Council amend the related resolutions
implementing salary and benefit adjustment for Department Heads and
City Council as follows:
1. RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-21, 2002-57, AND 9346,
RELATING TO MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION AND
BENEFITS FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS; AND RESOLUTION
NO. 7223, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION
AND COMPENSATION OF POSITIONS FOR DEPARTMENT
HEADS
2. RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24 AND 2003-96
RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS IN ELIGIBLE BENEFITS FOR
CITY COUNCIL
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C) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
7) Miscellaneous — Fire Department
f) Weed and Rubbish Abatement — Contract Extension
It is recommended that the City council take the following actions:
1. Approve an extension of the 1998 Weed Abatement contracts with
Gardner Tractor and Azteca Landscape for (1) year; and
2. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contracts.
g) Weed Abatement 2004 for Various Vacant Improved and
Unimproved Properties
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Set April 20, 2004, as the date for hearing of any objections or protests
to said program; and
2. Approve the Weed Abatement Roll for the Calendar Year 2004, and
adopt the following resolution for the 2004 Weed Abatement Program.
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING ALL RUBBISH AND REFUSE UPON, AND ALL
WEEDS GROWING UPON SPECIFIED STREETS AND PRIVATE
PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO REMOVE AND ABATE
THE SAME UNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF TITLE 4, DIVISION 3, PART 2, CHAPTER 13,
ARTICLE 2, OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
h) Faith Community Church Fire Works Display
It is recommended that the City Council ratify authorization of a fireworks
display at Faith Community church for July 4, 2004.
Miscellaneous — Redevelopment Agency
i) Redevelopment Plan for the West Covina Redevelopment
Project Area
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 CONSENTING TO
HOLD A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE EXISTING
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WEST COVINA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER C-1 THROUGH C-7i:
Motion by 2"d by
to waive further reading of the ordinances and resolutions and adopt:
and to approve all other items except:
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson, Wong, Miller
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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D) PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 03-04
Prohibiting Hydraulic Vehicular Lifts in Single-family and Multi -Family
Residential Zones
This public hearing was previously held on March 2, 2004. At the conclusion of
the hearing, Council directed staff to revise the code amendment.
a) Verification of publication
b) Open hearing
c) Staff presentation
d) Public testimony
e) Close hearing
f) Council discussion
g) Recommendation: The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the
City Council introduce the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 (ZONING) OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO VEHICLE
HYDRAULIC LIFTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
Motion by 2°d by
to waive further reading of the ordinance and
introduce disapprove hold over
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson, Wong, Miller
2) CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
GALSTER PARK MASTER PLAN, AMENDMENT NO. 1
Staff recommends that the City Council table Galster Park Master Plan
Amendment No. 1 indefinitely and refer the matter back to the Planning
Commission and Community Services Commission.
Motion by
2nd by
to approve disapprove hold over
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D) PUBLIC HEARINGS . (continued)
3) APPEAL HEARING
APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION AUTHORIZED
PLANNING DIRECTOR'S MODIFICATION NO. 04-03 TO PRECISE
PLAN NO. 520 TO INSTALL AN AWNING ON THE ISLAND PACIFIC
SHOPPING CENTER
a) Verification of publication
b) Open hearing
c) Staff presentation
d) Public testimony
e) Close hearing
f) Council discussion
g) Recommendation: The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the
City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING PLANNING DIRECTOR'S MODIFICATION NO. 04-03 ON
APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
Motion by 2"d by
to approve disapprove hold over
4) PUBLIC HEARING
EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAXES WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES RESULTING FROM THE ANNEXATION OF PARCEL
8277-014-027 TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
Applicant: Hank Jong
Location: 2465 S. Grand Avenue
a) Verification of publication
b) Open hearing
c) Staff presentation
d) Public testimony
e) Close hearing
f) Council discussion
g) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING
AND ACCEPTING THE NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX
REVENUE RESULTING FROM ANNEXATION NO. 2002-03 TO THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA AND DETACHMENT FROM THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND ROAD
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Motion by
to approve
2nd by
disapprove
hold over
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5) PUBLIC HEARING .
FY 2004-2005 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
PROGRAM PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS
a) Verification of publication
b) Open hearing
c) Staff presentation
d) Public testimony
e) Close hearing
f) Council discussion
g) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the
CDBG Public Service Project funding levels for FY 2004-2005 as outlined in
the final recommendation from the Community Services Commission
Motion by 2"d by
to approve disapprove hold over
E) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Recess the City Council meeting at pm to convene the CDC. Reconvene
the City Council meeting at pm.
F) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
1) Equestrian Facility Feasibility Study
It is recommended that City Council not pursue the development of an equestrian
boarding facility given the current budget situation.
Motion by 2°d by
to approve disapprove hold over
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
2) Initiation of Code Amendment: Banners for Non -Profit Organizations
Within Public Right -Of -Way
Staff recommends that the City Council consider the adoption of the following
resolution:
04/06/04
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING AN
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 26 (ZONING) OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ALLOWING CERTAIN BANNERS
FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-
WAY
Motion by
to approve
2nd by
disapprove hold over
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G) CONTINUED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Each Speaker)
This is the time for citizens to address the City Council if the thirty -minute time allotment
at the beginning of the meeting was spent.
H) MAYOR'S REPORTS
1) Resolution Supporting the Los Angeles County Public Safety and
Homeland Security Sales Tax Initiative as Proposed by Los Angeles County
Sheriff Lee Baca
It is recommended that the City Council consider adoption of a resolution
supporting the Los Angeles County Public Safety and Homeland Security Sales
Tax Initiative as proposed by Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lee Baca, effectively
increasing the County's sales tax by one-half cent to 8.75% to strengthen public
safety, homeland security, and local anti -terrorism efforts throughout Los
Angeles County.
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA IN SUPPORT OF
THE PROPOSED LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HOMELAND SECURITY SALES TAX INITIATIVE
Motion by
2nd by
to approve disapprove hold over
2) Resolution Recommending the Denial of Parole to Convicted Murderer,
Danny Saul Rosales
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
PAROLE BE DENIED TO CONVICTED MURDERER, DANNY SAUL
ROSALES
Motion by
2nd by
to approve disapprove hold over
3) Annual Appointments of City Council Representatives to Other Agencies
It is recommended that the Mayor make appointments to the various organizations
described in the staff report, subject to City Council confirmation. It is further
recommended that the representative to the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments be named in the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, NAMING
AS THE GOVERNING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
TO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND
AS THE ALTERNATE
Motion by
2nd by
to approve disapprove hold over
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I) COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
1) Councilmember Herfert -
Placing a Ballot Measure Before the Voter of West Covina
It is recommended that the City Council consider whether to a) direct staff to
report back with the necessary resolutions to place a measure on the November
2004 statewide presidential election ballot concerning the construction of a Wal-
Mart and Home Deport on the former BKK site, or b) receive and file this staff
report.
Motion by 2"d by
to
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by 2"d by to adjourn the meeting at
Tentative City Council Meetings
pm.
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
April 6, 2004
Regular City Council meeting
Wednesday
7:00 p.m.
April 14, 2004
Budget Study Session
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
April 20, 2004
Regular City Council meeting
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
May 4, 2004
Regular City Council meeting
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
May 18, 2004
Regular City Council meeting
04/06/04
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