10-15-2013 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2013, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE pGpFpp
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Shelley Sanderson ,pEo NGCP I
Mayor Pro Tem Steve Herfert VsM DPI .
Councilmember Andrew McIntyrl`D 6U
Councilmember Robert Sotelo DP r
Councilmember Fredrick Sykes ptiF�D
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.westcovina.orz 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.
Tuesday October 15, 2013 .
AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2013 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Police Officer Jeff Mosley
West Covina Police
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Resolution of Commendation and City Tile
Randy Isaman
For 28 Years of Service
Presentation
City Tournament Baseball Winners
West Covina Youth Pony - Pinto 8 Red All -Stars Section Champions
West Covina American LL Mets -.City Major Champions
West Covina American LL Angels City Minor Champions
Proclamation
National Red Ribbon Week, October 23 - 31, 2013
Red Ribbon Rally, October 19, 2013
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 City Council Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2013
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2013
Special City Council Meeting Minutes of September 11, 2013
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Tuesday October 15, 2013
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
2) Ordinance for Adoption
Code Amendment No. 13-06
Density Bonus Standards
This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of October 1, 2013. The
purpose of this ordinance is to comply with State law governing State Density Bonus
Law (Section 65916-65918). The code amendment is proposed in conjunction with the
Housing Element Update (2014-2021). The proposed ordinance amends the current
residential density bonus regulations as required by State law.
The ordinance will become effective 30 days after its adoption on November 14, 2013. 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 26
(ZONING) .OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO DENSITY
BONUS STANDARDS IN THE LOW- AND MODERATE -INCOME AND SENIOR
CITIZEN HOUSING SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
3) Centenarian Recognition Program
It is recommended that the City Council formally approve the implementation of the
Centenarian Recognition Program.
PUBLIC WORKS
4) Update, on Security Measures for the Pasco Behind the 1800 Block of Woodgate
Drive
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
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
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT SOTELO
5) Approval. of Two Additional Police Officer Positions within the General Fund Police
Department Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14
It is recommended that the City Council:
1.. Approve the addition of two Police Officer positions in the total number of approved
positions within the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Adopted Operating Budget, bringing the
total approved sworn positions to 92 within the Police Department; and
2. Approve an appropriation in the amount of $131,600 in the Patrol Division of the
Police Department, Salaries and Benefits line items (six month anticipated
,expenditure), within the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Adopted General Fund Operating
Budget. This appropriation is contingent upon the successful closing of the 2013A
Variable Rate Demand Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds and the anticipated annual
savings of $184,000 in General Fund expenditures.
Motion by second by
approve disapprove hold over
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 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/CommunityDevelopment Commission agenda as items of business and
must be approved by a majority of the City Council/Community Development Commission.)
No reports.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Regular Meeting - CC 11/05/2013 7:00 PM
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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 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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