02-21-2017 - RegularCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2017, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Corey Warshaw
Mayor Pro Tern Mike Spence
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilmember James Toma
Councilman Tony Wu
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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
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. Agendas may contain items for these
boards, as necessary.
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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 (dentin, 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 Cade 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/PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2017, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
INVOCATION
Pastor Grace Wabuke
Faith Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember James Tonna .
ROLL CALL
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of West Covina Police Department Explorers
Check Presentation by West Covina Christian Church to the City of West Covina
Presentation of Student Government Day Participants and members of the Kiwanis Club
After School Program Donor Recognition - The McIntyre Companies
Presentation by Mt. San Antonio College Board of Trustees Members Robert Hidalgo and
Dr. David Hall
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
,4l1 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
ac(ion.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (receive & file)
1) September 20, 2016 Regular Closed Session Meeting Minutes
September 20, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
September 20, 2016 Regular Successor Agency Meeting Minutes
September 28, 2016 Special Community Town Hall Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2016 Regular Closed Session Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2016 Regular City Council/Housing Authority/Public Financing
Authority/West Covina Community Services Foundation Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2016 Regular Successor Agency Meeting Minutes
COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTIONS (receive & file)
2) June 28, 2016 Human Resources Commission Summary of Actions
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
3) Repealing Chapter 6 of the West Covina Municipal Code and Adopting by Reference
Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code of Ordinance Relating to Animal Control,
as Amended
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2305 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 6 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 10 OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO ANIMAL
CONTROL, AS AMENDED
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
4) Extension of Letter of Credit for the West Covina Public Financing Authority
Variable Rate Lease Revenue Bonds, 2004 Series A and 2004 Series B and Extension
of Continuing Covenant Agreement for the West Covina Public Financing Authority
Variable Rate Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2002 Series B and 2005 Series C
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve Letter of Credit Fee Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank; and
2) Approve a Second Amendment to Continuing Covenant Agreement with Wells Fargo
Bank; and
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3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents, substantially the form
attached thereto subject to revisions authorized by the City Attorney.
5) Extension of Continuing Covenant Agreement for the West Covina Public Financing
Authority Variable Rate Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2002 Series B and 2005
Series C
It is staffs recommendation that the Public Financing Authority Board take the following
actions:
1) Approve a Second Amendment to Continuing Covenant Agreement with Wells Fargo
Bank; and
2) Authorize the Executive Director to execute all necessary documents, substantially the
form attached thereto subject to revisions authorized by the City Attorney.
6) Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget Amendment
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council:
1) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $25,000 in the General Fund to Elections
(Acct# 110.12.1210.6118) for print and mailing notices for the change of election date;
and
2) Waive the bid process and authorize a purchase order with Martin & Chapman Co.
totaling $25,000, in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2
Sec. 2-330 (b), which states that the City Council can dispense with the bidding process
when it proves to be impracticable or uneconomical.
HUMAN RESOURCES
7) Amendments to the Memoranda of Understanding with the General Employees'
Association, the Confidential Employees' Association, the Maintenance and Crafts
Employees' Association and the Mid-Management Employees' Association and the
Appropriation of Funds
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Appropriate $297,382 from the General Fund fund balance and other funds as deemed
appropriate to be allocated to the various department personnel cost accounts for Fiscal
Year 2016-2017; and
2) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-7 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA; CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MEMORANDA OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE
GENERAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, THE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES'
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ASSOCIATION, THE MAINTENANCE AND CRAFTS EMPLOYEES'
ASSOCIATION AND THE MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1,2017; and
3) Rescind the September 15, 2015, City Council action to implement the five day work
week.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
8) Consultant Services Agreement for the Preparation of a Transportation Impact Fee
Study
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an eighteen month agreement with Economic
and Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS)/Stantec in the amount of $97,000 to provide consulting
services associated with preparing a transportation impact fee study to determine
appropriate fees; and
2) Appropriate $22,000 from the General Fund fund balance to Professional Services
(Account# 110.21.2110.6110).
POLICE DEPARTMENT
9) Purchase of Mobile Data Computers for Police Vehicles
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council authorize the purchase of sixty (60)
Latitude Rugged mobile data computers from Dell, totaling $186,672.06 per WCSA-
NASPO contract pricing, in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article VII,
Division 2, Sec. 2-333 (i) (2), and the findings of the West Covina Finance Department.
10) Asset Forfeiture Funds for Police Computer Technology Services
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Appropriate a total of $299,265 in federal asset forfeiture funds from the fund balance
of Fund 117 into Other Contractual Services (Acct.# 117.31.3119.6120); and
2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement (of up to $150,000/24 months)
with Scientia Consulting Group, subject to City Attorney approval, for continued
specialized police information technology services, from account 117.31.3119.6120, in
accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2, Sec. 2-330 (9), which
states that professional services, including computer consultants, are exempt from bidding
procedures; and
3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement (totaling $49,265/36 months)
with Pyramid Analytics, subject to City Attorney approval, for specialized CAD-RMS
graphical interface services, from account 117.31.3119.6120, in accordance with
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Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2, Sec. 2-330 (c), which states that
professional services, including computer consultants, are exempt from bidding
procedures.
PUBLIC WORKS
11) Professional Services Agreement with Civil Source, Inc. for the Design of Azusa
Sewer Lift Station Upgrades (Project No. SP-17022)
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
professional services agreement with Civil Source, Inc. in the amount of $88,460 for the
design of the Azusa Sewer Lift Station Upgrades.
12) Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to Provide Assessment Engineering
Services
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement with Willdan Financial
Services in the total amount not to exceed $77,886 for assessment engineering services for
City's special maintenance districts; and
2) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $1,720 in the Landscape Maintenance
District No. 4 fund to Professional Services (Acet# 184.41.4145.6110); and
3) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $1,078 in the Landscape Maintenance
District No 6 fund to Professional Services (Aced/ 186.41.4145.6110; and
4) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $1,303 in the Landscape Maintenance
District No. 7 fund to Professional Services (Acct# 187.41.4145.6110; and
5) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $5,276 in the Citywide Lighting and
Maintenance District fund to Professional Services (Acct # 188.41.4133.6110).
13) Safe of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council authorize the sale of 38 surplus vehicles
and equipment listed below by a public auction company, US Auctions, in accordance
with Section 2-316 of the West Covina Municipal Code.
14) Lot Line Adjustment No. 190 - 1527, 1533, 1543 W. Elgenia Street
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-6 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
NO. 190 AT 1527, 1533, AND 1543 W. ELGENIA STREET AND DIRECTING THE
RECORDATION THEREOF
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ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by second by
to approve all items listed on the Consent Calendar as presented
except:
ROLL CALL: Johnson, Spence, Toma, Wu, Warshaw
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
HEARINGS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
15) Proposed Amendments to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fiscal
Year 2016-2017 Action Plan
a) Verification
b) Open hearing
c) Staff report
d) Open testimony
e) Council discussion
f) Recommendation: It is staffs recommendation that the City Council take the following
actions:
1) Approve the proposed amendments to the CDBG FY 2016-2017 Action Plan as
detailed in Table 1; and
2) Establish CIP Project# 17038 for Street Rehabilitation and appropriate expenditures in
the amount of $500,000 to the CDBG Fund (Account# 17038.131.7200); and
3) Appropriate expenditures in the amount of $161,623 to the CDBG Fund for Palm View
Park Improvements (Account# 16008.131.7700).
Motion by
adopt
second by
disapprove
hold over
16) Code Amendment No. 14-04
Instructional Tasting of Alcoholic Beverages
General Exemption
a) Verification
b) Open hearing
c) Staff report
d) Open testimony
e) Council discussion
f) Recommendation: It is staffs recommendation that the City Council introduce, waive
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further and give first reading to the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2313 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 14-04,
RELATED TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL TASTING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
AT OFF-SALE RETAIL LICENSED BUSINESSES
Motion by second by
introduce disapprove hold over
ROLL CALL: Johnson, Spence, Toma, Wu, Warshaw
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
MAYOR COREY WARSHAW
17) Request from Mayor Corey Warshaw for City Council to Discuss Taking a Formal
Position Either Supporting or Opposing Measure H - Los Angeles County Plan to
Prevent and Combat Homelessness
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council discuss whether or not to take a formal
position regarding Measure H - Los Angeles County Plan to Prevent and Combat
Homelessness that will be on the March 7, 2017 ballot arid direct staff to send a letter to
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, if a formal position is taken.
Motion by
to
second by
18) Request from Mayor Corey Warshaw for City Council to Sign the Mayor's Pledge
from the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council discuss signing the Mayor's Pledge from
the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and direct staff to send a response to
the requestors.
Motion by second by
to
MAYOR PRO TEM MIKE SPENCE
19) Request from Mayor Pro Tern Spence for City Council to Discuss taking a Formal
Position either Supporting or Opposing SB 54 (De Leon) and SB 231 (Hertzberg)
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council discuss whether or not to take a formal
position regarding SB 54 and SB 231 and direct staff to send a letter to the authors, as well
as our local legislators, if a formal position is taken.
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Motion by second by
to
COUNCILMEMBER JAMES TOMA
20) Prohibition of Smoking in Public Parks and Public Facilities
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council provide City staff with direction on this
matter.
Motion by second by
to
AB1234 Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, i [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.)
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
21) Ordinance Amending West Covina Municipal Code Regarding Restriction of
Campaign Contributions by City Contractors, Subcontractors, and Vendors doing
Business with the City, and Entitlement Applicants
It is staffs recommendation that the City Council introduce, waive further and give first
reading to the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 2312- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VIII OF
THE WEST COVINA MITNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS BY CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND
APPLICANTS FOR ENTITLEMENT
Motion by second by
introduce disapprove hold over
ROLL CALL: Johnson, Spence, Toma, Wu, Warshaw
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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Next Tentative City Council Meeting
Closed Session 03/07/2017 6:00 PM
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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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2017, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
CITY MANAGERS CONFERENCE ROOM
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Corey Warshaw
Mayor Pro Tern Mike Spence
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilmember James Torna
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
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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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Goverment Code § 54956.8
Property: 1433 E. Puente Ave., West Covina, CA 91790
Agency Negotiator: Freeland, Hall Barlow
Negotiating Parties: None
Under Negotiation: Terms and Conditions of Agreement
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
David Cole v. City of West Covina (Case No.'s ADJ9053774, ADJ8871955, ADJ8871943)
Todd Hills v. City of West Covina (Case No.'s ADJ9190689, ADJ9190688, ADJ9323756,
ADJ9964951)
Alan Rowe v. City of West Covina (Case No. ADJ9584208)
Joe Serrano v. City of West Covina (Case No. WCWC-0948)
Sanchez v. City of West Covina (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC634674)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Freeland, Bokosky, Hall 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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