10-18-2016 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor James Toma
Mayor Pro Tern Corey Warshaw
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilman Mike Spence
Councilman Tony Wu
Agenda material is available for review before the meeting at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 at City Hall, 1444
W. Garvey Avenue South, West Covina. The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If
you will need special assistance at this meeting, the City will try to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through
Thursday at least 48 hours prior to the ifleeting. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please
call at least four working days prior to the meeting.
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
The City of Gardena v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, et al., 30-2016-00833722 and
related case (30-2016-00833614):
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(3)
Number of Cases: One (1)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code .§ 54957
Title: City Attorney
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Freeland, Bokosky, Barlow
Employee Organizations
- Confidential Employees - General Employees
- Maintenance & Crafts Employees - Mid-Management Employees
W.C. Police Officers' Association - W.C. Police Management Association
- W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
- W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
Unrepresented Employee Group
- Department Heads
ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES
FOUNDATION
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor James Toma
Mayor Pro Tern Corey Warshaw
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilman Mike Spence
Councilman Tony Wu
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
South, West Covina and at www.weslcovina.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 South, 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. tegitiptflAy AceokOrAttbilaese, ull. AuENDA FOR
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OFFICE OF THE 1r CLERK
Tuesday October 18, 2016
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.
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AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL! WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES
FOUNDATION
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Rosalia A. Butler
Assistant City Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation proclaiming October 21, 2016 as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Day in West Covina
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Red Ribbon Month
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.
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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) April 19, 2016 Regular City Council/Public Finance Authority Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2016 Regular City Council/Public Finance Authority Meeting Minutes
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
2) Government Tort Claim Denials
It is recommended that the City Council deny the following Government Tort Claims and
the claimants be notified:
Danilo Garcia v. The City of West Covina
Sonia Sanchez v. The City of West Covina
Juan Velazquez-Limon v. The City of West Covina
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3) Amendment of West Covina Municipal Code Regarding Grounds for Removal of
Commissioners
It is recommended that the City Council waive further reading and adopt the following
ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2301 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 2-67(d) OF CHAPTER
2, ARTICLE III, OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
4) Fiscal Year 2015-16 and Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget Amendments
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-16
Budget Amendments:
1.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $59,172.95 to Public Safety Augmentation
Sales and Use Taxes (Acct # 153.31.4110), appropriate expenditures in the amount of
$59,172.95 to Public Safety Augmentation Fund Transfers Out (Acct #
153.95.9500.9110), appropriate revenues in the amount of $59,172.95 to General Fund
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Transfers In (Acct # 110.00.9153) and appropriate expenditures in the amount of
$59,172.95 to Police Department Full-Time Salaries (Acct # 110.31.3120.5110) to budget
for actual revenues received; and
2.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $15,499.75 to the General Fund miscellaneous
reimbursements (Acct # 110.32.4647) and expenditures in the amount of $15,499.75 to
Fire Overtime (Acct 4 110.32.3210.5113) for reimbursements received from the State of
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the Fire Department's assistance
in the "Border" fire; and
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2016-17
Budget Amendments:
1.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $6,503.76 to the General Fund miscellaneous
reimbursements (Acct # 110.32.4647) and expenditures in the amount of $6,503.76 to Fire
Overtime (Acct 4 110.32.3210.5113) for reimbursements received from the State of
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the Fire Department's assistance
in the "Goose" fire; and
2.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $17,976.97 to miscellaneous income (Acct #
110.00.4818) and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $17,976.97 to postage (Acct
# 110.13.1330.6213) for the Public Notice of the Proposition 218 Hearing Process for the
Athens increase; and
3.) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $532,582 to project improvements (Acct #
190.22.2231.6457) for the new Auto Plaza LED reader board sign.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
5) State Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant
Ills recommended that the City Council accept the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) reimbursable grant (#PT17142) for
traffic enforcement overtime activities, and appropriate revenues in the amount of $40,000
into account 207.31.4581, and expenditures in the amount of $40,000, as follows:
• $36,233 in 207.31.3150.5113 (traffic enforcement overtime);
• $1,303 in 207.31.3150.6050 (grant travel and training);
• $2,464 in 207.31.3150.6270 (enforcement supplies).
6) Fiscal Year 2016-17 Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA)
Funds
It is recommended that the City Council:
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1.) Appropriate expenditures from the Fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) funds, totaling an estimated $166,130, as
follows:
• $75,000 into 155.31.3110.5112 for continued part-time Sergeant position
funding; •
• $30,000 into 155.31.3110.6120 for Graffiti Tracker service;
• $40,000 into 155.31.3110.6220 for police supplies including surveillance items,
specialized ammunition, and tactical supplies;
• $46,130 into 155.31.3110.7160 for ballistic helmets and vehicle mounted
equipment; and
2.) Authorize the transfer of any remaining balance of previously appropriated SLESA
funds between accounts for personnel, supplies, and equipment in order to expedite
expenditures that must be completed by the end of this fiscal year.
7) Private Grant (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals) for Police Explorers
It is recommended that the City Council accept the new Kaiser Foundation Hospitals grant
and appropriate revenues in the amount of $4,000 into account 221.31.4864 and
expenditures in the amount of $4,000 into account 221.31.3151.6338.
PUBLIC WORKS
8) Increase Performance Truck Repair Purchase Order Amount for Fire Apparatus
Repairs for Fiscal Year 2015-2016
It is recommended that the City Council approve increasing the Performance Truck Repair
purchase order in the amount of $10,020.53 for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
9) Change Order to West Coast Arborists, Inc. Contract
It is recommended that the City Council approve a change order to West Coast Arborists,
Inc. in the amount of $140,000 for additional tree maintenance services as approved in the
Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Improvement Program budget.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
except:
ROLL CALL: Johnson, Spence, Wu, Warshaw, Toma
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
10) California Voting Rights Act
It is recommended that the City Council receive a presentation on the pending lawsuit
under the California Voting Rights Act, consider input from the public, consider options,
and if appropriate, direct staff accordingly.
Motion by
to
second by
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
11) Nomination to San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board Member
Representing Cities without Prescriptive Pumping Rights
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution to nominate a
West Covina City Councilmember from West Covina or another city without prescriptive
pumping rights to serve on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA NOMINATING COUNCILMEMBER
OF THE CITY OF TO REPRESENT CITIES
WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE WATER PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE
SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
Motion by
adopt
second by
disapprove
hold over
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
12) West Covina Community Services Foundation Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Report
It is recommended that the West Covina Community Services Foundation Board of
Directors receive and file the West Covina Community Services Foundation's Fiscal Year
2015-16 Annual Report.
Motion by
approve
second by
disapprove _
hold over
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A1J1234 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.)
MAYOR JAMES TOMA
13) Request from Mayor James Toma Requesting the City Council's Consensus to
Direct the City Attorney to Draft a Report Outlining City Councilmember's Role in
Upholding the Brown Act at City Council Meetings
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by second by
to
COUNCILMAN MIKE SPENCE
14) Request from Councilman Mike Spence Requesting the City Council's Consensus to
take a Formal Position of Opposition Regarding Proposition 57 (Criminal Sentences.
Parole. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing.)
It is recommended that the City Council discuss and provide direction.
Motion by second by
to
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Closed Session 11/01/2016 6:00 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 couneilmember 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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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
CITY MANAGERS CONFERENCE ROOM
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor James Toma
Mayor Pro Tern Corey Warshaw
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilman Mike Spence
Councilman Tony Wu
Agenda material is available for review before the meeting at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 at City Hall, 1444
W. Garvey Avenue South, West Covina. The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If
you will need special assistance at this meeting, the City will try to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through
Thursday at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please
call at least four working days prior to the meeting.
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
I CEMIFY THAT A CON OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF10 i(PWAS POSTED IN
ACOORDAN WITH THE 01/87 BROWN ACT AMENDMENT PAT:Ea r
Tuesday October 18, 2016
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
The City of Gardena v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, et al., 30-2016-00833722 and
related case (30-2016-00833614):
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code .§ 54956.9(d)(3)
Number of Cases: One (1)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code .§ 54957
Title: City Attorney
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Freeland, Bokosky, Barlow
Employee Organizations
- Confidential Employees - General Employees
- Maintenance & Crafts Employees - Mid-Management Employees
- W.C. Police Officers' Association - W.C. Police Management Association
- W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
- W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
Unrepresented Employee Group
- Department Heads
ADJOURNMENT
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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES
FOUNDATION
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor James Toma
Mayor Pro Tern Corey Warshaw
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilman Mike Spence
Councilman Tony Wu
Please turn offal! 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.
A GEIVDA MATERIAL
Agenda material is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 in City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue
South, 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 South, 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. iitttipt ACeopribtleirc&INtiaeSe, AuENDA FOR
boards, as necessary. THE MEETING OF ton It WAS POSTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE 01/87 BROWN ACT AMENDMENT
OFFICE OF THE ,c,..ERK
Tuesday October 18, 2016
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.
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AGENDA
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES
FOUNDATION
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2016, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Rosalia A. Butler
Assistant City Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation proclaiming October 21, 2016 as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Day in West Covina
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 Red Ribbon Month
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.
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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) April 19, 2016 Regular City Council/Public Finance Authority Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2016 Regular City Council/Public Finance Authority Meeting Minutes
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
2) Government Tort Claim Denials
It is recommended that the City Council deny the following Government Tort Claims and
the claimants be notified:
Danilo Garcia v. The City of West Covina
Sonia Sanchez v. The City of West Covina
Juan Velazquez-Limon V. The City of West Covina
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3) Amendment of West Covina Municipal Code Regarding Grounds for Removal of
Commissioners
It is recommended that the City Council waive further reading and adopt the following
ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2301 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 2-67(d) OF CHAPTER
2, ARTICLE III, OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
4) Fiscal Year 2015-16 and Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget Amendments
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-16
Budget Amendments:
1.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $59,172.95 to Public Safety Augmentation
Sales and Use Taxes (Acct # 153.31.4110), appropriate expenditures in the amount of
$59,172.95 to Public Safety Augmentation Fund Transfers Out (Acct #
153.95.9500.9110), appropriate revenues in the amount of $59,172.95 to General Fund
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Transfers In (Acct # 110.00.9153) and appropriate expenditures in the amount of
$59,172.95 to Police Department Full-Time Salaries (Acct # 110.31.3120.5110) to budget
for actual revenues received; and
2.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $15,499.75 to the General Fund miscellaneous
reimbursements (Acct # 110.32.4647) and expenditures in the amount of $15,499.75 to
Fire Overtime (Acct # 110.32.3210.5113) for reimbursements received from the State of
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the Fire Department's assistance
in the "Border" fire; and
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2016-17
Budget Amendments:
1.) ApprOpriate revenues in the amount of $6,503.76 to the General Fund miscellaneous
reimbursements (Acct # 110.32.4647) and expenditures in the amount of $6,503.76 to Fire
Overtime (Acct # 110.32.3210.5113) for reimbursements received from the State of
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the Fire Department's assistance
in the "Goose" fire; and
2.) Appropriate revenues in the amount of $17,976.97 to miscellaneous income (Acct #
110.00.4818) and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $17,976.97 to postage (Acct
# 110.13.1330.6213) for the Public Notice of the Proposition 218 Hearing Process for the
Athens increase; and
3.) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $532,582 to project improvements (Acct ft
190.22.2231.6457) for the new Auto Plaza LED reader board sign.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
5) State Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant
It is recommended that the City Council accept the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) reimbursable grant (#PT17142) for
traffic enforcement overtime activities, and appropriate revenues in the amount of $40,000
into account 207.31.4581, and expenditures in the amount of $40,000, as follows:
• $36,233 in 207.31.3150.5113 (traffic enforcement overtime);
• $1,303 in 207.31.3150.6050 (grant travel and training);
• $2,464 in 207.31.3150.6270 (enforcement supplies).
6) Fiscal Year 2016-17 Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA)
Funds
It is recommended that the City Council:
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1.) Appropriate expenditures from the Fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) funds, totaling an estimated $166,130, as
follows:
• $75,000 into 155.31.3110.5112 for continued part-time Sergeant position
funding; •
• $30,000 into 155.31.3110.6120 for Graffiti Tracker service;
• $40,000 into 155.31.3110.6220 for police supplies including surveillance items,
specialized ammunition, and tactical supplies;
• $46,130 into 155.31.3110.7160 for ballistic helmets and vehicle mounted
equipment; and
2.) Authorize the transfer of any remaining balance of previously appropriated SLESA
funds between accounts for personnel, supplies, and equipment in order to expedite
expenditures that must be completed by the end of this fiscal year.
7) Private Grant (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals) for Police Explorers
It is recommended that the City Council accept the new Kaiser Foundation Hospitals grant
and appropriate revenues in the amount of $4,000 into account 221.31.4864 and
expenditures in the amount of $4,000 into account 221.31.3151.6338.
PUBLIC WORKS
8) Increase Performance Truck Repair Purchase Order Amount for Fire Apparatus
Repairs for Fiscal Year 2015-2016
It is recommended that the City Council approve increasing the Performance Truck Repair
purchase order in the amount of $10,020.53 for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
9) Change Order to West Coast Arborists, Inc. Contract
It is recommended that the City Council approve a change order to West Coast Arborists,
Inc. in the amount of $140,000 for additional tree maintenance services as approved in the
Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Improvement Program budget.
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
except:
ROLL CALL: Johnson, Spence, Wu, Warshaw, Toma
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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Tuesday October 18, 2016
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
10) California Voting Rights Act
It is recommended that the City Council receive a presentation on the pending lawsuit
under the California Voting Rights Act, consider input from the public, consider options,
and if appropriate, direct staff accordingly.
Motion by second by
to
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
11) Nomination to San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board Member
Representing Cities without Prescriptive Pumping Rights
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution to nominate a
West Covina City Councilmember from West Covina or another city without prescriptive
pumping rights to serve on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board:
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-81 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA NOMINATING COUNCILMEMBER
OF THE CITY OF TO REPRESENT CITIES
WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE WATER PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE
SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
Motion by
adopt
second by
disapprove
hold over
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
12) West Covina Community Services Foundation Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Report
It is recommended that the West Covina Community Services Foundation Board of
Directors receive and file the West Covina Community Services Foundation's Fiscal Year
2015-16 Annual Report.
Motion by
approve
second by
disapprove _
hold over
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Tuesday October 18, 2016
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 4f- 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.)
MAYOR JAMES TOMA
13) Request from Mayor James Toma Requesting the City Council's Consensus to
Direct the City Attorney to Draft a Report Outlining City Councihnember's Role in
Upholding the Brown Act at City Council Meetings
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
Motion by second by
to
COUNCILMAN MIKE SPENCE
14) Request from Councilman Mike Spence Requesting the City Council's Consensus to
take a Formal Position of Opposition Regarding Proposition 57 (Criminal Sentences.
Parole. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing.)
It is recommended that the City Council discuss and provide direction.
Motion by second by
to
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Closed Session 11/01/2016 6:00 PM
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