05-15-2012 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY MAY 15, 2012, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Michael Touhey
Mayor Pro Tem Shelley Sanderson
Councilmember Steve Herfert
Councilmember Robert Sotelo
Councilmember Fredrick Sykes
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AGENDA MATERIAL
Agenda material is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 in City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey
Avenue, West Covina and at wivw.westcovina.ore. 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 nonnal business hours.
NOTICE
The City Council will regularly convene on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The West Covina Community
Development Commission, 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
(Per WCMC 2-48, Ordinance No. 2150)
Any person wishing to address the City Council 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 Citv Clerk.
Please identify on thel 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 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 agenda.
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CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY MAY 15, 2012, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
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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 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 Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2012
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2012
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
2) 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 THE ISSUANCE
AND SALE OF 2012-13 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES,
AUTHORIZING THE FORMS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT, A NOTE PURCHASE CONTRACT,
AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE, AND AUTHORIZING THE
TAKING OF NECESSARY ACTIONS AND THE EXECUTION OF NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES RELATING TO SUCH NOTES
FIRE DEPAR
3) United States Department of Homeland Security Grant Funds for Terrorism Liaison
Officer Trainine
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Accept United States Department of Homeland Security, 2009 Homeland Security
Grant Program funding for Fire Department Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO)
training.
2. Appropriate $21,098 to Account No. 227.32.3211.5113 (Personnel), and $3,705 to
Account No. 227.32.3211.6050 (Allowances).
PLANNING DEP
4) Ordinances for Adoption
Code Amendment No. 11-06 and Zone Change No. 11-03
Animal Keeping Overlay
Repeal of Moratorium for Properties on North Side of Vanderhoof Drive
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinances:
ORDINANCE NO. - 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 REVISING
SEPARATION STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL KEEPING, STANDARDS FOR GUEST
HOUSES AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR AN ANIMAL KEEPING
OVERLAY ZONE (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 11-06)
ORDINANCE NO. - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITYIOF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO.
11-03
It is recommended that the City Council introduce the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2220 AND ORDINANCE NO. 2221
PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION OF GUEST HOUSES, HABITABLE SPACE
ADDITIONS, SPORTS COURTS, TENNIS COURTS, SWIMMING POOLS AND
OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE REAR, LOWER
PORTION OF EQUESTRIAN ORIENTED PROPERTIES IN SPECIFIED AREAS OF
THE CITY
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POLICE DEP
5) Private Grant (Kaiser Permanente) for Domestic Violence Victim Services
It is recom I ended that the City Council accept the new Kaiser Permanente grant and
appropriate the $2,500 grant as follows:
- $1,500 into 221.31.3113.5113 for overtime
- $1,000 into 221.31.3113.6050 for training
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Sanderson, Sotelo, Sykes, Touhey
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR
SEPARATE ACTION
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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FINANCE DEP
6) Direct Purchase of Series 2002 B and Series 2005 C Lease Revenue Bonds by Wells
Fargo Bank�and Elimination of Letter of Credit
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 THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY BY THE CITY OF A CONTINUING COVENANT AGREEMENT
IN CONNECTION WITH THE REMARKETING AND PLACEMENT OF THE WEST
COVINA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY VARIABLE RATE LEASE
REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2002 SERIES B (PUBLIC FACILITIES
PROJECT) AND VARIABLE RATE LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2005
SERIES C (PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECT) AND THE TAKING OF CERTAIN
OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Motion by
adopt
It is recomr
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Motion by
adopt
No reports for this
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(In accordance with
meeting/event/confere
second by
disapprove hold over
that the Public Financing Authority adopt the following resolution:
ON NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE WEST COVINA
'INANCING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
IA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY BY THE
'Y OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE AND THE
)F OTHER CERTAIN ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
TING AND PLACEMENT OF THE WEST COVINA PUBLIC
G AUTHORITY VARIABLE RATE LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING
02 SERIES B (PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECT) AND VARIABLE RATE
VENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2005 SERIES C (PUBLIC FACILITIES
second by
disapprove hold over
and Meeting Report (verbal, if any)
3 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any
attended at City expense.)
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CITY COUNCIL 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 agenda as items of business and must be approved by a majority of the
City Council.)
COUNCILMEMBER FREDRICK SYKES
7) Request from Councilmember Fredrick Sykes Requesting the City Council to
Instruct City Staff to. Prepare a Report on Utilizing $10 Million in General Fund
Reserves to. Hire Additional Police Officers
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by second by
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to
Request fi
Instruct Ci
It is recomn
Motion by
to
ADJOURNMENT
Regular Meeting -
m Councilmember Fredrick Sykes Requesting the City Council to
Staff to Prepare a Report on Developing an Adopt -A -Park Program
:nded that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
second by
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
06/05/2012
7:00 PM
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The following are
Sec. 2-48. Manner of
(a)
Each person ad
residence in an
limit his or her E
(b)
The city council
(c)
All remarks shal
than the council
directly or throu
shall be asked of
(d)
The presiding of
subject. Any su,
contrary to such
criminally and si
RULES OF DECORUM I
from the West Covina Municipal Code:
addressing council; time limit; persons addressing may be sworn.
iressing the council shall step up to the rostrum, shall give his or her name and city of
iudible tone of voice for the record and unless further time is granted by the council, shall
ddress to five (5) minutes.
may establish a limit on the duration of oral communications.
l be addressed to the council as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other
and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either
;h a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question
a councilmember except through the presiding officer.
,icer may require any person to be sworn as a witness before addressing the council on any
h person who, having taken an oath that he or she will testify truthfully, willfully and
oath states as true any material matter which he knows to be false may be held to answer
bject 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 in 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 Iby imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and
403 Every pers
is not unla
Code or Sf
ho, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that
in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 303 of the Penal
1 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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