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04.07.15 CC Regular Agenda CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY APRIL 07, 2015, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790 Mayor Fredrick Sykes Mayor Pro Tem James Toma Councilmember Mike Spence Councilmember Corey Warshaw Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering the Council Chambers AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 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 boards, as necessary.    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. AGENDA CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL   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. AGENDA CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL   INVOCATION   Pastor Mason Okubo Immanuel First Lutheran Church   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   ROLL CALL   REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION   CHANGES TO THE AGENDA   PRESENTATIONS   Introduction of new City Department Heads   Special Olympics Donation from Fairfield Inn & Suites, West Covina   Recognition of Community Services Volunteer of the Year Don Scheliga and Recreation Services Volunteer of the Year Jennifer Gutierrez   Check Presentation from the West Covina Firefighters' Association   Proclamation for Arbor Day   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.   COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (receive & file)   1) March 24, 2015 Planning Commission Summary of Actions   CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY   2) Government Tort Claim Denials (deny & notify claimant)   It is recommended that the City Council deny the following Government Tort Claims, and the claimants and/or their respective attorneys be notified. Acumen Communication, Inc. vs. City of West Covina Ho Au vs. City of West Covina   TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (accept & file)   3) Traffic Committee Minutes - Meeting of March 17, 2015   FINANCE DEPARTMENT   4) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Other Related Reports for the Year Ended June 30, 2014   It is recommended that the City Council receive and file these reports.   5) Ambulance Billing Service   It is recommended that the City Council award the contract for ambulance billing services to Wittman Enterprises of Sacramento, California at 5% of net receipts and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.   HUMAN RESOURCES   6) Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workers' Compensation Third Party Administration Services   It is recommended that the City Council instruct City staff to issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workers' Compensation Third Party Administration Services.   It is recommended that the City Council instruct City staff to issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Workers' Compensation Third Party Administration Services.   PUBLIC WORKS   7) Lot Line Adjustment No. 184 1242, 1246 and 1250 Inspiration Point   It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2015-18 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 184 AT 1242, 1246, AND 1250 INSPIRATION POINT AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (TAYLOR MORRISON OF CALIFORNIA, LLC)   8) Letter Supporting Senate Bill 485 Granting Authority to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) to Manage Stormwater and Dry Weather Runoff   It is recommended that the City Council direct City staff to prepare a letter in support of Senate Bill 485 (SB 485) to be executed by the Mayor and to be forwarded to State Senator Ed Hernandez and other State Officials representing West Covina.   ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by __________ second by __________ to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented except:_________________________________________ ROLL CALL: Spence, Toma, Warshaw, Sykes   END OF CONSENT CALENDAR   DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS   CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE   9) An Ordinance Amending Sections 2-67, 2-68 and 2-69(a) of the West Covina Municipal Code Regarding Appointment, Removal, Vacancies and Terms of Commissioners   It is recommended that the City Council introduce, read by title only and waive further reading of the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2273 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS 2-67, 2-68 AND 2-69(a) OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS   It is recommended that the City Council introduce, read by title only and waive further reading of the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2273 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS 2-67, 2-68 AND 2-69(a) OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS   Motion by __________ second by __________ introduce __________ disapprove __________ hold over __________ ROLL CALL: Spence, Toma, Warshaw, Sykes   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.)   COUNCILMAN MIKE SPENCE   10) Request from Councilman Mike Spence requesting the City Council's Consensus to Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Report Amending Section 15-32 of the West Covina Municipal Code Related to Possession of Weapons at City Hall being Prohibited   It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.   Motion by __________ second by __________ to ___________________________________   11) Request from Councilman Mike Spence Requesting the City Council's Consensus to Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Report Repealing City Council Resolution No. 2013-59 Related to the Opposition of an Off-Sale Alcoholic Beverage License   It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.   Motion by __________ second by __________ to ___________________________________   COUNCILMEMBER COREY WARSHAW   12) Request from Councilmember Corey Warshaw Requesting the City Council's Consensus to Instruct City Staff to Prepare a Letter Supporting Foothill Transit's Efforts to Operate L.A. County Metro's Bus Line 190 and 194   It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign a letter supporting Foothill Transit's efforts to operate Los Angeles County Metro Bus Lines 190 and 194, and forward it to the appropriate parties.   It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign a letter supporting Foothill Transit's efforts to operate Los Angeles County Metro Bus Lines 190 and 194, and forward it to the appropriate parties.   Motion by __________ second by __________ to ___________________________________   CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS   ADJOURNMENT   Next Tentative City Council Meeting   Regular Meeting - CC April 21, 2015 7:00 PM    The following are excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code: Sec. 2-48. Manner of addressing council; time limit; persons addressing may be sworn. 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. The city council may establish a limit on the duration of oral communications. 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. 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. 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. 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.   The following are excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code: Sec. 2-48. Manner of addressing council; time limit; persons addressing may be sworn. 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. The city council may establish a limit on the duration of oral communications. 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. 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. 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. 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.