10-02-2007 - RegularTuesday
October 2, 2007
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
7:00 pm
Council Chambers
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INVOCATION Pastor Brady Rice
Faith Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Sanderson
ROLL CALL Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tern Lane,
Councilmembers Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson
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RULES OF DECORUM I
The following are excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code:
Sec. 248. Manner of addressing council; time limit; persons addressing may be sworn.
(a) Each person addressing the council shall step up to the rostrum, shall give his or her name and city of
residence in an audible tone of voice for the record and unless further time is granted by the council, shall
limit his or her address to five (5) minutes.
(b) The city council may establish a limit on the duration of oral communications.
(c) All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than
the council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or
through a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question shall be asked of
a councihnember except through the presiding officer.
(d) The presiding officer may require any person to be sworn as a witness before addressing the council on any
subject. Any such person who, having taken an oath that he or she will testify truthfully, willfully and contrary
to such oath states as true any material matter which he knows to be false may be held to answer criminally
and subject to the penalty prescribed for perjury by the provisions of the Penal Code of the state.
Sec. 2-50. Decorum —Required.
(a) While the council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by
conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the council nor disturb any
member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise
herein provided.
(b) Any person making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous while
addressing the council shall be forthwith, by the presiding officer, barred from further audience before the
council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the council.
Sec. 2-52. Persons authorized to be within council area.
No person, except city officials, their representatives and members of the news media shall be permitted within the
rail in front of the council chamber without the express consent of the council.
The following are excerpts from the Penal Code
148(a) (1) Every Person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an
emergency medical technician, as defined in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health
and Safety code, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office or employment, when
no other punishment is prescribed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000),
or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
403 Every person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that is
not unlawful in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 303 of the Penal
Code or Section 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(Per WCMC 2-48, Ordinance No. 2150)
Any person wishing to address the City Council/Community Development Commission on any
matter listed on the agenda or on any other matter within their jurisdiction should complete a
speaker card that is provided at the entrance to the Council Chambers and submit the card to the
City Clerk/Secretary.
Please identify on the speaker card whether you are speaking on an agenda item or non -
agenda. Requests to speak on agenda items will be heard prior to requests to speak on non -
agenda items. All comments are limited to five (5) minutes per speaker.
Oral Communications shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes, unless speakers addressing
agenda items have not concluded.
Any testimony or comments regarding a matter set for a Public Hearing will be heard during the
hearing.
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A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS — Five (5) minutes per speaker
Please step forward to the podium and state your name and city of residence for the
record when recognized by the Mayor.
B) UPDATES/REPORTS FROM CONSULTANTS
No reports for this meeting.
C) ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS
No reports for this meeting.
D) CONSENT CALENDAR
1) City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
No reports for this meeting.
2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Human Resources ................................................... 08/22/07
b) Planning.................................................................. 09/25/07
3) Ordinance for Adoption
a) Ordinance for Adoption — Approving Zone Change No. 07-01
The applicant is requesting a zone change to the Westfield West Covina
Mall to allow for a farmers market to operate in the parking lot of the
Mall. This ordinance will become effective 30 days after adoption on
November 2, 2007. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the
following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 07-01
4) Award of Bid
a) Purchase of Two Pick -Up Trucks
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the purchase of two
pickup trucks from the lowest responsible bidder, Clippinger Ford, for the
total cost of $32,542.08, which includes sales tax and options.
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
5) Traffic Committee Minutes of September 18, 2007 (accept & file)
I. City Initiated
Prohibit overnight parking in posted West Covina Civic Center parking
areas.
Traffic Committee Recommendation:
That parking between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. be prohibited
in posted areas of West Covina Civic Center parking lots pursuant to 22-9
of the West Covina Municipal Code. City and County vehicles, on -duty
employees, and City permitted vehicles would be exempt.
II. Principal, San Jose Edison School
Establish No Parking zones along the south side of Alwood Avenue
between Tamar Drive to Willow Avenue and east side of Willow Avenue
from Alwood Avenue for about 180 feet north.
Traffic Committee Recommendation:
Establish No Stopping zones along the south side of Alwood Avenue
between Tamar Drive to Willow Avenue and east side of Willow Avenue
from Alwood Avenue for about 180 feet north during the hours of 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 a.m. pending survey of the affected residents.
Establish No Stopping zones along north side of Alwood Avenue starting
170 feet west of Sunkist Avenue to Sunkist Avenue and on the west side
of Sunkist Avenue starting at Alwood Avenue for about 100 feet north
during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., pending survey of the affected
residents.
6) City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the Month of August, 2007.
7) Miscellaneous — Community Development Commission
a) Authorization to Apply for United States Environmental Protection
Agency National Brownfields Program Cleanup Grant for West
Covina Golf Course
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution
authorizing the Community Development Commission of the City of
West Covina to submit an application to United States Environmental
Protection Agency's National Brownfields Program for cleanup of the
West Covina Golf Course site. Appropriate funds from CDC account
876 fund balance into CDC operating budget in an amount not to exceed
$40,000 (20% matching) if awarded the grant.
RESOLUTION NO.
- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
NATIONAL BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM CLEANUP GRANT FOR
THE WEST COVINA GOLF COURSE PROJECT
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
7) Miscellaneous — Police Department
b) 2007 G.R.E.A.T. Grant
It is recommended that the City Council accept the 2007 G.R.E.A.T. anti -
gang education grant, and appropriate the $147,032 reimbursable grant as
follows:
• $70,889 in 141.31.3112.5110 (ongoing GREAT instructor salary)
• $8,775 in 141.31.3112.5113 (instructor overtime)
• $800 in 141.31.3112.5132 (uniform)
• $28,816 in 141.31.3112.515X (fringe benefits)
• $2,030 in 141.31.3112.6050 (training)
• $6,235 in 141.31.3112.6120 (contractual services)
• $15,362 in 141.31.3112.6220 (curriculum supplies)
• $6,400 in 141.31.3112.6140 (CEC facility costs)
• $7,725 in 141.31.3112.6270 (special supplies)
c) Private Grant from Target for Police Laptop
It is recommended that the City Council appropriate the Target grant, as
follows:
0 $2,000 into 221.31.3130.7130
d) Police Mobile and Station Computers Replacement — Year 2
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the purchase of fifty (50) Optiplex 755 desktop computers
with accessories for $85,788.23 including tax, directly from Dell, the
City's authorized computer vendor.
2. Approve the purchase of twenty three (23) "Tracer" model Mobile
Digital Computers with accessories for $126,204.22 including tax,
directly from Datalux, the WCSG's established MDC vendor.
Appropriate $22,385 from the reserves in Fund 116 (State asset
forfeiture) into 116.84.8820.7130, and $26,407.45 from the reserves in
Fund 117 (DER federal asset forfeiture) into 117.84.8820.7130.
Miscellaneous — Human Resources
e) City Manager's Contract — PERS Medical Retirement
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 STAFF TO ADMINISTRATIVELY IMPLEMENT
THE PERS MEDICAL RETIREMENT CONDITIONS AS STATED IN
THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
8) AB1234 Conference and Meeting Report (receive & file)
(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a
written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense)
a) Conference and Meetine Report — Mayor Michael Touhev
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 THROUGH D-8a:
Motion by second by
to waive further reading of the resolutions/ordinance, and adopt/introduce,
and approve all items except:
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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E) PUBLIC HEARINGS
No hearings for this meeting.
F) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Recess the City Council meeting at p.m. to convene the CDC.
Reconvene the City Council meeting at p.m.
G) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
No reports for this meeting.
H) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
No reports for this meeting.
AB 1234 Conference and Meeting Report
(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a
written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense)
I) COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUEST FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR
INVESTIGATIONS
(Per City of West Covina Standing Rules 4.f — Requests by Councilmembers for reports,
studies, or investigations that are not readily available must be placed on the City
Council agenda as items of business and must be approved by a majority of the City
Council.)
No reports for this meeting.
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J) COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by 2°d by to adjourn the meeting at
Tentative City Council Meetings
Tuesday
October 16
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
Tuesday
November 6
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
Tuesday
November 20
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
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