07-01-2014 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY JULY 01, 2014, 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 OFDECORUM
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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Tuesday July 01, 2014
AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY JULY 019 2014, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Pastor Samuel Martinez
Christian Faith Center
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Certificate of Recognition
West Covina American Little League Major Dodgers
"City Major Tournament Champions"
Certificate of Recognition
West Covina Pacific Coast Little League Minor Rays
"City Minor Tournament Champions"
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 April 15, 2014
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2014
COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (receive & file)
2) Planning Commission - June 24, 2014
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Tuesday July 01, 2014
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3) Code Amendment No. 14-02
Accessory Living Quarters
General Exemption
This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of June 17, 2014. The
purpose of this ordinance is to revise the standards for accessory living quarters due to
residents' concerns for the construction of these structures. The ordinance will take
effect 30 days after its adoption on July 31, 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, AMENDING CHAPTER 26
(ZONING) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO
ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS GUEST HOUSES)
4) General Plan Amendment No. 13-04.
East Hills Master Plan Revision No. 13
Zone Change No. 13-04
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact
Applicant: Brandywine Homes and the Irvine Asset Group (Brett Whitehead)
Location: 3228, 3238 and 3244 Holt Avenue
This ordinance was introduced at the City Council meeting of June 17, 2014. At that
meeting, the City Council voted to amend the Zone Change to Specific Plan 28 to
include a requirement that the garages are to be used for parking in the CC&R's and to
add a pedestrian gate on Oak Knoll Drive. The changes have been made to the Specific
Plan included as Exhibit A in the Zone Change Ordinance. The ordinance will take
effect 30 days after its adoption on July 31, 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, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO.
13-04
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
5) Renewal of Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control Service Agreement
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the Mayor to execute the five-year service agreement renewal, expiring
on June 30, 2019, with the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and
Control; and
2. Instruct City staff to include the pass through of the animal license processing fee
onto pet owners into the City's annual Fee & Charge schedule for Fiscal Year 2014-
2015.
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Tuesday July 01, 2014
PUBLIC WORKS
6) West Covina Landscape Maintenance District No. 1
Setting of 2014-2015 Assessment Rate
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution, which provides
for the assessment rates to be maintained at their current rate of 11.88 cents per 100
dollars of assessed valuation.
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE
WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND FIXING THE
TAX RATE FOR SAID MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY 1, 2014
7) West Covina Landscape Maintenance District No. 2
Setting of 2014-2015 Assessment Rate
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution, which provides
for the assessment rates to be maintained at their current rate of 6.43 cents .per 100
dollars of assessed valuation.
RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE
WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 2 AND FIXING
THE TAX RATE FOR SAID MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JULY 1, 2014
8) Implementation of Low Impact Development Ordinance in Accordance with the Los
Angeles County Municipal Stormwater Permit
It is recommended that the City Council introduce the following ordinance amending
Chapter 9, Article II of the West Covina Municipal Code, governing Stormwater and
Urban Run -Off Pollution Control.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9-36 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 9 OF
THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STORMWATER AND
URBAN RUN-OFF POLLUTION CONTROL
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
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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Tuesday July 01, 2014
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
9) Appointment of Community and Senior Services Commissioner
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution appointing an
individual to the Community and Senior Services Commission to serve the remaining
three-year term that expires on March 31, 2016.
RESOLUTION NO. - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING TO
THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION
Motion by
second by
adopt disapprove hold over
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
10) Designation of Voting Delegate for League of California Cities 2014 Annual
Conference & Expo
It is recommended that the City Council designate a voting delegate and up to two
alternates for the League of California Cities 2014 Annual Conference & Expo.
Motion by second by
to
FIRE DEPARTMENT
11) Ambulance Subscription Program
It is recommended that the City Council discontinue the Ambulance Subscription
Program.
Motion by second by
to
12) Feasibility Study for Los Angeles County Fire Protection and Paramedic Services for
the City of West Covina
It is recommended that the City Council provide City staff with direction as to whether or
not to proceed with a request to obtain a Comprehensive Survey from the Los Angeles
County Fire Department.
Motion by second by
to
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Tuesday July 01, 2014
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS,
No reports.
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/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
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ADJOURNMENT
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Regular Meeting - CC 07/15/2014 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 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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