12-04-2007 - RegularTuesday -
December 4, 2007
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
7:00 pm
Council Chambers
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INVOCATION
Reverend Alexandra Conrads
St. Martha's Episcopal Church
PRESENTATION OF COLORS/
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE West Covina Junior Girls Scouts Troop 417
ROLL CALL Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tem Lane,
Councilmembers Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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 rostr un, 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 deconun, 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
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City Council Agenda for •ember 4, 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)
C)
D)
UPDATES/REPORTS FROM CONSULTANTS
No reports for this meeting.
ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS
No reports for this meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1) City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
• Special Meeting of June 5, 2007
• Regular Meeting of June 5, 2007
• Special Meeting of June 19, 2007
• Regular Meeting of June 19, 2007
2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Human Resources..................................................................10/11/07
3) City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the Month of October, 2007
4) Miscellaneous — Public Works Department
a) Purchase of Medium Duty Dump Body Truck
It is recommended that the City Council waive the formal contract
procedures and "Piggy back" on the formal bid of the City of Ontario bid
06.11-03 for one 2008 GMC medium duty dump body truck for a total price
of $54,831.88 from Reynolds Buick Pontiac, GMC Trucks of West Covina.
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D) CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)
4) Miscellaneous — Public Works Department (continued)
b) Emergency Repair of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Approve an emergency repair to the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
fueling station by Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. in the amount of
$39,283.87.
2. Authorize staff to reallocate Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
funds in the amount of $35,000 from 119.87.8758.7170 and $4,283.87
from 119.84.8639.7170 to account number 119.83.8875.7500.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 THROUGH D-4b
Motion by second by
to approve all items except:
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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E) PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Public Hearing
Adoption of the California Building and California Fire Code Ordinance
The purpose of this hearing is to consider the adoption of the California Building
Standards and California Fire Code books by reference for the City of West
Covina.
a) Verification of publication
b) Open hearing
c) Staff presentation
d) Public testimony
e) Close hearing
f) Council discussion
g) Recommendation: 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,
AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, XIII, XV,
XVI, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE I OF DRAINAGE AND GRADING,
CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE II OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND THE
2007 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND 2006
INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND THE 2007 CALIFORNIA FIRE
CODE, 2007 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2007 CALIFORNIA
PLUMBING CODE, 2007 INTERNATIONAL SIGN CODE, 2007
CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, AND THE 2007 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
Motion by second by
to waive further reading of the ordinance and adopt
approve disapprove hold over
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
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.
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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.
,I) ELECTION RESULTS AND COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
1) Official Results of the November 6, 2007 General Municipal Election
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, RECITING THE FACTS
OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 6, 2007,
DECLARING THE RESULTS THEREOF
Motion by 2°a by
to waive further reading of the resolution, and adopt
approve disapprove hold over
2) Administration of the Oath of Office
a. Oath of Office administered to Councilmember-elect Steve Herfert
b. Oath of Office administered to Councilmember-elect Roger Hernandez
3) Council Reorganization
a. Election of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern
b. Oath of Office to new Mayor
c. Presentation of Mayoral Plaque to outgoing Mayor Touhey
d. Brief comments by new Mayor
e. Brief comments by Councilmembers
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J) ELECTION RESULTS AND COUNCIL REORGANIZATION (continued)
4) Designation of Alternate to Los Angeles County Sanitation District
a. Nominations and selection of alternate to the Los Angeles County Sanitation
District.
Motion by
to
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by
2nd by
2nd by
to adjourn the meeting at
Tentative City Council Meetings
Tuesday December 18 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Regular Meeting
Wednesday January 2 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Regular Meeting
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