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Tuesday
November 6, 2007
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
7:00 pm
Council Chambers
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INVOCATION Pastor Doug Wilson
Bethany Baptist Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Touhey
ROLL CALL Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tern Lane,
Councilmembers Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
PROCLAMATIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
* Blue Star Video
* Resolution of Commendation and Tile Presentation
Fire Chief Richard Elliott
America Recycles Day — November 15, 2007
National Hospice Month - November
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City Council Agenda for November 6, 2007
RULES OF DECORUM
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 councilmember 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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City Council Agenda for November 6, 2007
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.
C) ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS
No reports
D) CONSENT CALENDAR
1) City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
• Special Meeting of May 1, 2007
• Regular Meeting of May 1, 2007
• Special Meeting of May 15, 2007
• Regular Meeting of May 15, 2007
2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Planning .............................................. 10/09/07 & 10/23/07
b) Human Resources ................................................. 09/12/07
3) Approval of Final Map
a) Approval of Final Map for Tract No. 68135
Location: 2701 E. Valley Boulevard
Subdivider: C.G.M. West Covina LLC
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,
APPROVING FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 68135 AND DIRECTING
THE RECORDATION THEREOF (C.G.M. WEST COVINA LLC)
4) Traffic Committee Minutes of October 16, 2007 (accept & file)
L Request of Martha Hernandez, West Covina Resident
That no parking on street sweeping days be implemented on Toland Avenue
from Idahome Avenue to North Garvey Avenue.
Traffic Committee Recommendation:
That no parking on street sweeping days be implemented on Toland Avenue
from Idahome Avenue to North Garvey Avenue.
H. Request ofdaruly Egeland, West Covina Resident
That traffic conditions be reviewed at Cortez Street from Forestdale Avenue
to Grand Avenue.
(Traffic Committee Minutes continued on next page)
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
4) Traffic Committee Minutes of October 16, 2007 (accept & file) [continued]
Traffic Committee Recommendations:
That additional speed limit (R2-4) signs with "Radar Enforced" plate be
installed along east and westbound Cortez Street between Grand Avenue and
Forestdale Avenue.
That W7-6, Hill Blocks View and W13-1, advisory speed of 25 miles per hour
be installed on westbound Cortez Street east of Charvers Avenue.
111. Request of Miriam Kim, Hollingworth Elementary School Principal
That a school bus loading zone be established at Hollingworth Elementary
School.
Traffic Committee Recommendations:
That a school bus loading zone be established at Hollingworth Elementary
School.
IV. Request of Gordon Pfitzer, Merced Elementary School Principal
That the existing parking restriction along the north of Merced Avenue
Adjacent to Merced Elementary School be removed.
Traffic Committee Recommendations:
That the No Parking restriction on the north side of Merced Avenue adjacent
to Merced Elementary School be removed.
That R9-3a, No Pedestrian Crossing, and R9-3b, Use Cross Walk signs be
installed on Merced Avenue adjacent to Merced Elementary School.
5) City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the Month of September, 2007
6) Miscellaneous — City Manager's Office
a) Purchase of Cable Equipment for WCCT Channel 55
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Authorize payment of up to $170,000 to Mt. San Antonio College for
the purchase of various equipment to upgrade WCCT's Control Room
and City Council Chambers to improve the operation and quality of
production of WCCT Channel 55; and
2. Appropriate $170,000 from the Public Education Government (PEG)
Fund to account 205.11.1130.7160.
6) Miscellaneous — Communications
b) Proposed Lease Agreement with Verizon Wireless
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Lease
Agreement authorizing Verizon Wireless to lease space to build a wireless
telecommunications facility within the City Maintenance Yard at 825
South Sunset Avenue and authorize the Mayor to execute the Lease
Agreement.
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
6) Miscellaneous — Finance Department
c) EPMC Replacement Supplemental Retirement Plan;
Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executive Staff and City Council
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
Miscellaneous — Human Resources
d) Approval of Revised Class Specification for Firefighter Paramedic
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution,
regarding the proposed revised class specification for Firefighter
Paramedic:
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE REVISED CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR
FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC
Miscellaneous — Public Works
e) Purchase of Four Ford Escape Hybrid Vehicles
It is recommended that the City Council approve an award of purchase of
four 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles to Clippinger Ford of West Covina
for a total cost of $98,594.10 including sales tax and standard warranty.
Miscellaneous — Fire Department
f) Authorization for Fireworks Display
It is recommended that the City Council validate staff's administrative
approval for the fireworks display at the West Covina High School
homecoming ceremony held on October 26, 2007.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 THROUGH D-6i
Motion by second by
to waive further reading of the resolutions and adopt
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.)
1) Councilmember Roger Hernandez
Request from Councilmember Roger Hernandez Seeking the City Council's
Consensus to Review the Downtown Revitalization Plan (Scenario C)
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by
to
2nd by
2) Councilmember Hernandez
Request from Councilmember Roger Hernandez Seeking the City Council's
Consensus to Discuss Graffiti Issues
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by
to
2nd by
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I) COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUEST FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR
INVESTIGATIONS
3) Councilmember Roger Hernandez
Request from Councilmember Roger Hernandez Seeking the City Council's
Consensus to Instruct City Staff to Consider the Use of Neighborhood Speed
Humes
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly
Motion by
to
J) COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by
2nd by
2nd by
to adjourn the meeting at
Tentative City Council Meetings
Tuesday
November 20
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
Tuesday
December 4
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
Tuesday
December IS
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Regular Meeting
p.m.
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