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05-07-2013 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY MAY 07, 2013, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790 Mayor Shelley Sanderson Mayor Pro Tem Steve Herfert Councilmember Andrew McIntyre Councilmember Robert Sotelo Councilmember Fredrick Sykes Please turn qff all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering the Council Chambers AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIESACT The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at Council meetings, please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8 to 5 Monday through Thursday. Do call at least one day prior to the meeting date to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is possible. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please request no less than four working days prior to the meeting. 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 www.westcovina.org. 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 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 as 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 City Clerk. 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 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. I CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF 51 9/ 13 WAS POSTED IN AACCCTEORR ANC AMENDMENTDAD: SPIZY, THE 01197 BROWN ACT AMENDMF OFFICE OFTRERCITY CLERK Tuesday May 07, 2013 AGENDA CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY MAY 07, 2013, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING INVOCATION Reverend Mary Hollifield West Covina United Methodist Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION CHANGES TO THE AGENDA PRESENTATIONS California Distinguished Schools Edgewood Middle School California Distinguished Schools West Covina High School Certificates of Recognition California Street Hockey Coach Gary Heritage Coach Lorenzo Barrios 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 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/Community 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 Council Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2013 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2013 Special Council Meeting Minutes of March 05, 2013 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of March 05, 2013 Regular Council Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 2 Agenda material is available at www.westcovina.org Tuesday May 07, 2013 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 2) Cancelation of May 21, 2013 City Council Meeting It is recommended that the City Council cancel the May 21, 2013 City Council meeting to accommodate the construction schedule to upgrade the City Council video system. 3) Ordinance to Amend the West Covina Municipal Code Protecting the Use of the City's Seal, Logo and Images . It is recommended that the City Council introduce the following ordinance establishing rules and regulations on the use of the City of West Covina Seal, Logo, and other proprietary images. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER I OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF THE CITY'S SEAL, LOGO, AND OTHER PROPRIETARY IMAGES COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT 4) Resolution Supporting an. Application for a Southern California Association of Governments Compass Blueprint Demonstration Project Grant It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution authorizing the City to apply for a Southern California Association of Governments Compass Blueprint Demonstration Project Grant. RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION FOR A COMPASS BLUEPRINT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT POLICE DEPARTMENT 5) Private Grant (Kaiser Permanente) for Police Explorers It is recommended that the City Council accept the new Kaiser Permanente grant and appropriate $2,500 into 221.31.3111.6270. PUBLIC WORKS 6) Grant of Easement for Utility Purposes in Favor of Southern California Edison Company 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 MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT IN FAVOR OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 3 Agenda material.is available at www.westcovina.org Tuesday May 07, 2013 7) Acceptance of Open Space - Lot 74 of Tract No. 42169 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, ACCEPTING LOT 55 OF TRACT NO. 42169 FOR OPEN SPACE PURPOSES ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by second by to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented except: ROLL CALL: Herfert, McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION END OF CONSENT CALENDAR DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS PLANNING DEPARTMENT 8) Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium to Prohibit the Construction of Residential Structures on Vacant Properties in the South Hills Subdivision to Study Development Standards It is recommended that the City Council introduce and adopt the following ordinance to establish a moratorium on 79 vacant lots in the South Hills Subdivision: ORDINANCE NO. - AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING GRADING OR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN SPECIFIED AREAS OF THE CITY PENDING COMPLETION OF STUDY AND REPORT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION PERTAINING TO THE PROPER CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USES, DECLARING THIS AN INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE, AND SETTING FORTH FACTS CONSTITUTING THE SAME AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE Motion by second by adopt disapprove hold over ROLL CALL: Herfert, McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS No reports. to 4 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org Tuesday May 07, 2013 AB1234 Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any) (In accordance with AB 1234, Councilrnewbers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense.) _ 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/Connnunity Development Commission agenda as items of business and must be approved by a majority of the City Council/Community Development Commission.) COUNCILMEMBER FREDRICK SYKES 9) Request from Councilmember Fredrick Sykes Requesting the City Council to Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Report on Developing a City Operated Shopping Cart Retrieval Program It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly. Motion by second by to COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT SOTELO 10) Request from Councilmember Robert Sotelo Requesting the City Council to Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Report on the Removal of the Restrooms at the Wilderness Camps of Galster Park It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly. Motion by second by to CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT Next Tentative City Council Meeting Regular Meeting - CC 05/21/2013 7:00 PM 5 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org Tuesday May 07, 2013 RULES OF DECORUM The following are ercerpts.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 evicerpis 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. 6 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org