03-16-2010 - Regular0
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Tuesday
March 16, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA.
7:00 pm
Council Chambers
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INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Reverend Alexandra Conrads
St. Martha's Episcopal Church
Councilmember Hernandez
Mayor Sanderson, Mayor Pro Tern Herfert
Councilmembers Hernandez, Lane, Touhey
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RULES OF DECORUM
The following are excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code:
Sec. 2-48. 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.
Per Resolution No. 2009-25 adopted June 2, 2009, when the titles of ordinances and
resolutions appear on the City Council agenda, they shall be deemed to have been read by
title and further reading is waived.
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
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll
call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the City Council request
specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
1) Award of Bid
Self -Contained Breathing Apparatus — Award of Purchase
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Waive the formal contract procedure and approve an award of purchase for
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) from L.N. Curtis & Sons in the
amount of $123,838 including sales tax per the County of Los Angeles formal
RFP-IS-1012-2 and the resulting contract MA-IS-43634.
2. Appropriate $123,838 from the State of California Homeland Security Grant
Program (SHSGP).
2) Traffic Committee Minutes of February 16, 2010 (accept & file)
I. Request
Oscar Garza, West Covina Resident
That one -hour parking restriction be removed on Workman Avenue from
Citrus Street to westerly City limit.
Traffic Committee Recommendations:
That one -hour parking restriction be removed on Workman Avenue from
Citrus Street to westerly City limit.
That no pedestrian crossing sign (R9-3a) and Use Crosswalk sign (R9-3b) be
installed along the north and south sides of Workman Avenue.
(Traffic Committee Minutes continue on the next page)
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D) ' CONSENT, CALENDAR (continued)
2) Traffic Committee Minutes of February 16, 2010 (accept & file) [continued]
II. Request
Steven Jones, West Covina Resident
Brenda Newbold, West Covina Resident
That a left -turn lane be installed at 311 South Citrus Street (Christ Lutheran
School) and install a crosswalk on Citrus Street at the park entrance or
Vanderhoof Drive.
Traffic Committee Recommendations:
Staff is not recommending installation of a marked crosswalk or left -turn lane.
That staff continue to monitor traffic collisions on Citrus Street.
That the radar trailer be utilized to make drivers aware of their vehicle speed
along Citrus Street and the Police Department increase speed enforcement as
feasible.
That the curb along Citrus Street adjacent to 311 South Citrus Street (Christ
Lutheran School) be painted red.
3) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Planning.......................................................................................... 03/09/10
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 THROUGH D-3:
Motion by second by
to approve all items on the Consent Calendar as recommended
except:
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Touhey, Sanderson
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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E) PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Public Hearing
Code Amendment No. 09-05
Water Efficient Landscaping
Applicant: City of West Covina
Location: Citywide
The proposed code amendment consists of certain amendments to the Zoning
section of the West Covina Municipal Code as it relates to water efficient
landscaping.
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 RELATED TO WATER EFFICIENT
LANDSCAPING (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 09-05)
Motion by 2nd by to
introduce disapprove hold over
Roll Call: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Touhey, Sanderson
F) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No meeting scheduled.
G) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
No reports for this meeting.
H) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
1) Councilmember Roger Hernandez
Tobacco Retail-Licensine Ordinance to Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by 2nd by
to
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H) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS (continued)
2) Councilmember Michael Touhey
Granicus Software System for Streaming Audio of Council Meetings on City's
Website
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by
to
2nd by
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)
If applicable, Councilmembers may make a verbal report at this time.
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.
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by 2" d by to adjourn the meeting at p.m.
Tentative City Council Meetings
Tuesday April 6 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers . Regular Meeting
Tuesday April 20 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers Regular Meeting
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