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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 04, 20145 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Steve Herfert
Mayor Pro Tem Fredrick Sykes
Councilmember Mike Spence
Councilmember James Toma
Councilmember Corey Warshaw
Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering the Council Chambers
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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 www.westcovina.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 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
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AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 04, 2014, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Officer Jeff Mosley
West Covina Police Department
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Resolution of Commendation and City Tile
Interim Police Chief Paul La Commare
Presentation
Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging Award
West Covina Senior Center Recipient
- Silver Thermometer Award
- Distinguished Site Award
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 removedfrom the Consent Calendar for separate discussion or
action.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (receive & file)
1) Special City Council Meeting Minutes of December 17, 2013
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of December 17, 2013
Adjourned Special City Council Meeting Minutes of December 19, 2013
Special City Council Meeting Minutes of January 7, 2014
Special City Council Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2014
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COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (receive & file)
2) Community and Senior Services Commission - November 12, 2013
3) Planning Commission - January 28, 2014
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
4) Ordinance for Adoption
Repeal of Moratorium on Vacant Properties for Certain Properties in the South
Hills Area
This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of January 21, 2014. The
purpose of this ordinance is to repeal Ordinance No. 2243 and Ordinance No. 2245. The
ordinance will become effective 30 days after its adoption on March 6, 2014.
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, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
2243 AND ORDINANCE NO. 2245 PROHIBITING GRADING OR
CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN SPECIFIED AREAS OF
THE CITY
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
5) Agreement with MV Transportation to Lease Space at the City Yard for the
Operations of the West Covina Transit System
It is recommended that the City Council approve the lease agreement and authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement, allowing MV Transportation to lease
space at the City Yard.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
6) Professional Services Agreement with Vision Internet Providers, Inc. for Website
Development Services
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached professional services
agreement with Vision Internet Providers, Inc. for website development services in the
amount of $31,080 and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
except:
ROLL CALL: Spence, Sykes, Toma, Warshaw, Herfert
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR
SEPARATE ACTION
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
7) Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium to Prohibit the Issuance of
Approvals for the Operation of Adult Oriented Businesses to Study Development
Standards
It is recommended that the City Council introduce and adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. - AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE
ISSUANCE OF APPROVALS FOR THE OPERATION OF ADULT ORIENTED
BUSINESSES IN THE CITY PENDING COMPLETION OF STUDY AND REPORT
BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION PERTAINING TO THE REVIEW OF THE
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: Spence, Sykes, Toma, Warshaw, Herfert
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Recess The City Council meeting at
meeting.
SEE SEPARATE AGENCY AGENDA
Reconvene the City Council meeting at
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
COUNCILMEMBER MIKE SPENCE
p.m. to convene the Successor Agency
p.m.
8) Amendment to the City Council Authorized Benefits to Remove California Public
Employees' Retirement (Ca1PERS) Benefits for Future City Council Members
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, AMENDING CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZED BENEFITS TO REMOVE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT (CalPERS) BENEFITS FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Motion by
second by
adopt disapprove hold over
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COUNCILMEMBER COREY WARSHAW
9) Veterans' Memorial Public Art Project
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt the Veterans' Memorial as a City Public Art Project utilizing Community
Services Foundation Funds; and
2. Authorize City staff to retain a public art consultant for $10,000 utilizing Community
Services Foundation Funds (Veterans Memorial Account) to assist the City in
implementing and completing a design of the Veteran's Memorial as a City Public
Art.
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 REOUESTS 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.)
No reports.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Regular Meeting - CC 02/18/2014 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 front 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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