05-03-2011 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
.. CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
TUESDAY MAY 03, 2011, 7:00 PM
REGULAR JOINT MEETING
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Mayor/Chairman Steve Herfert
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairman Michael Touhey
Councilmember/Commissioner Karin Armbrust
Councilmember/Commissioner Sherri Lane
Councilmember/Commissioner Shelley Sanderson
Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering the Council Chambers
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AGENDA MATERIAL
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Avenue, West Covina and at www.rvestcovina.orQ. Any writings or documents regarding any item on this agenda,
not exempt from public disclosure, provided to a majority of the City Council that is distributed less than 72 hours
before the meeting, will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 of City Hall
located at 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina, during normal business hours.
NOTICE
The City Council/Community Development Commission will regularly convene in joint session on the first and
third Tuesday of the month. The West Covina Public Financing Authority and The West Covina Community
Services Foundation are agencies on which the City Council serves as members. Agendas may contain items for
these boards, as necessary.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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 itemm 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 may 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.
RULES OF DECORUM
Excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code and Penal Code pertaining to the Rules of Decorum will be
found at the end of the agenda.
Tuesday May 03, 2011
AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
TUESDAY MAY 03, 2011, 7:00 PM
REGULAR JOINT MEETING
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA,
PRESENTATIONS
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.
CONSENT CALENDAR - City Council/CDC
All matters listed under 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/Cominunity
Development Commission request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion or
action.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (receive & file)
1) Special City Council Minutes of April 19, 2011
Regular Joint City Council/CDC Minutes of April 19, 2011
COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (receive & rile)
2) Human Resources Commission - 04/14/10, 05/12/10, 07/01/10, 07/22/10, 08/11/10,
09/08/10, 09/15/10, 11/11/10, 12/02/10, 12/09/10, 01/12/11, 01113111, 01/20/11 &
02/28/11
3) Planning Commission - 04/12/11 & 04/26/11
TREASURER'S REPORT (receive & file)
4) City Treasurer's Report for the Month of March 2011
5) CDC Treasurer's Report for the Month of March 2011
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Tuesday May 03, 2011
FINANCE DEPARTMENT - Miscellaneous
6) California Communities Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
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, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING
THE BORROWING OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012; THE ISSUANCE
AND SALE OF A 2011-2012 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE
THEREFOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES CASH
FLOW FINANCING PROGRAM
PUBLIC WORKS - Miscellaneous
7) Citywide Lighting and Maintenance District Preliminary Approval of the Engineer's
Report
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, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING
THE CERTIFIED ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 21, 2011 TO APPROVE CITYWIDE
ASSESSMENTS COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 TO FUND THE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STREET LIGHTS AND STREET TREES
WITHIN THE DISTRICT
8) West Covina Citywide Sewer Service Charge Setting a Public Hearing Date on
Method of Collection and Fee Increase
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, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
ADOPT A SCHEDULE OF SEWER FEE INCREASES AND COLLECT THE
ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE THROUGH THE COUNTY TAX BILL AND
SETTING JULY 5, 2011 FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON METHOD OF
COLLECTION AND FEE INCREASES
9) Extension of Landscape Maintenance Contract for City Parks and Civic Center
It is recommended that the City Council approve a second five-year extension to the
current landscape maintenance contract for City parks and Civic Center with Mariposa.
Horticultural Enterprises, Inc. effective July 1, 2011, with a 9% reduction on the current
contract price and authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer and City. Clerk to
execute.the contract.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
except:
ROLL CALL: Armbrust, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey, Herfert
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR
SEPARATE ACTION
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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Tuesday May 03, 2011
HEARINGS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10) . FY2011-2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan.
The purpose of this hearing is for the City Council to receive.public comment on the
proposed FY 2011-2012 CDBG Action Plan.
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 approve the proposed FY
2011-2012 CDBG Action Plan.
Motion by
second by
adopt disapprove hold over
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER/COMMISSIONER REPORTS
No reports for this meeting.
AB1234 Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any)
(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)
CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REQUESTS FOR
REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION
(Per City of West Covina Standing Rules 4 f - Requests for reports, studies, or investigations that are not readily
available must be placed on the City Council/Community Development Commission agenda as items of business and
must be approved by a majority of the City Council/Community Development Commission)
Mayor Steve Herfert
11) Request from Mayor Steve Herfert Requesting the City Council's Consensus to
Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Staff Report Seeking Support from our California
Legislators to Introduce Legislation to Require the Same Levels of Transparency of
the State of California that is Mandated on Local Governments
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by second by
to'
CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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Tuesday May 03, 2011
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 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.
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