Resolution - 8424RESOLUTION NO. 8424
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
• WEST COVINA APPROVING THE CORTEZ COMMUNITY PARK
SPECIFIC PLAN TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
SENIOR CITIZEN ANNEX BUILDING, REMOVAL OF AN
EXISTING RECREATION BUILDING, POSSIBLE
CONVERSION OF THE FIRE STATION INTO A
HISTORICAL MUSEUM, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE
PARK'S SOUTHERN PARKING LOT.
WHEREAS, the City Council on June 13, 1977, adopted a
Specific Plan of the City entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COMMUNITY PARK
SPECIFIC PLAN ON CORTEZ STREET (RESOLUTION NO. 5473);
AND
WHEREAS, the seventeen (17) acre park site is currently
developed with amenities including a senior citizen center,
recreational building, two (2) baseball diamonds, a multipurpose
field, tot lot and play area, picnic shelters, interconnecting
hardscape walkway, fire substation, parking areas, bocci ball
courts, security lighting, and restroom facilities; and
WHEREAS, based upon recent data pertaining to the usage of
the park, the need for certain park improvements has become
apparent; and
WHEREAS, on May 11, 1987, the City of West Covina initiated
a request for said park improvements; and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 1989, the proposed amendment was
considered and recommended for approval at a joint community
meeting between the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Human
Resources Commission; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 1989, the Planning Commission, upon
giving the required notice did conduct a duly advertised public
hearing as prescribed by law to consider the proposed amendment;
and
WHEREAS, upon reviewing and considering the proposed
amendment the Planning Commission voted on October 18, 1989, to
recommend to the City Council that it adopt a resolution amending
the Cortez Community Park Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, upon giving the required notice
did on November 13, 1989, conduct a duly advertised public
hearing as prescribed by law to consider said amendment; and
WHEREAS, based on the evidence presented to the City
Council, both oral and documentary, the City Council finds as
follows:
• 1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the City's
General Plan policy for development of a community park
in West Covina.
2. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General
Plan Environmental Quality Element which adopts, as a
goal, "the periodic evaluation of the facilities in
parks."
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• 3. The proposed amendment is planned and designed in a
manner which is consistent with the Cortez Community
Park Specific Plan prepared by the Department of Parks
and Recreation.
4. The proposed amendment incorporates design features
which promote the appearance and safety aspects of the
park and its facilities.
5. An initial study was prepared for the proposed amendment
and has disclosed that although the proposed project
could have a significant effect on the environment,
these effects have been successfully reduced to a level
of insignificance as mitigation measures which have been
incorporated into the project's design and added as
conditions of approval. A Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact has therefore been prepared for the
proposed project.
6. That the Civil Air Patrol is currently using a
building (known as the "Rocket Room") at Cortez Park and
that the Civil Air Patrol be allowed to continue such
use 1 year from the date the senior center construction
is certified as complete. Should the Civil Air Patrol
desire to make significant changes or additions to the
building, the CAP shall first obtain City Council
approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of West Covina does hereby approve the Cortez Community Park
Specific Plan Amendment No. 3 to allow for the construction of a
senior citizen annex building adjacent to and northwest of
existing senior citizen center, the removal of the existing
Cortez Recreation Building, the possible conversion of the fire
station into a historical museum, and the expansion of the park's
southern parking lot subject to the following conditions:
a. Comply with Study Plan "A".
b. Submit a grading and drainage plan to the City Engineer
for review and approval.
C. All grading shall comply with Chapter 9 of the West
Covina Municipal Code and Chapter 70 of the Uniform
Building Code.
d. Normal wetting procedures or other dust palliative
measures shall be followed during demolition and
excavation activities to reduce fugitive dust emissions
in order to meet AQMD Rule 403 requirements.
e. A landscape and automatic irrigation plan shall be
submitted to the Planning Department for review and
approval prior to the issuance of building permits.
• f. Grading and construction activity shall comply with the
City's grading and noise ordinances.
g. Lighting on the site shall comply with Section 26-519 of
the West Covina Municipal Code and Planning Commission
Resolution No. 2513.
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• h. The project proposal entails the spanning of the annex
building over a drainage swale that was formally a part
of the Walnut Creek Wash. Any concerns or permit
requirements received from the Department of Fish and
Game will be complied with.
i. The project shall meet any and all monitoring or
reporting requirements necessary to ensure compliance
with the mitigation measures contained in the Negative
Declaration, as those may be determined. The project
construction will cease immediately upon written notice
of a violation of such requirements and that such a
provision may be made a part of any agreement with the
City.
FINALLY RESOLVED, the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 13th day of November, 1989.
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I, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of
November, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Tarozzi, Manners, Lewis, Bacon
NOES: Councilmembers: McFadden
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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City Cler
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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