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11-21-2017 - RegularI CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR E MEETING OF 1/7 WAS POSTED IN A CORDAN 34pli E 01/ '0 T AMENDMENT D TED: /1 .51/ II", A 44 A OF THE CITY CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NOVEMBER 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 Toma 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 PUI3LIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA CLOSED SESSION Tuesday November 21, 2017 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1) Sanchez v. City of West Covina (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC634674) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(d)(2) Number of Cases: One (1) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 City Negotiators: Freeland, Macias, Bresciani, Hail 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 2 Agenda material is availabk at witviv.tvesteovina.org CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NOVEMBER 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 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. 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. I CERTIFY 11-IAT A COPY OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OW / Zi/ / 7WAS POSTED IN 'DANE WITH DIE 01187 BROWN ACT AMENDMENT Tuesday November 21, 2017 PUBLIC COMMENTS AT/DRESSING 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. 2 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org Tuesday November 21, 2017 AGENDA CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2017, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING INVOCATION Led by Reverend Tracey C. Johnson Murph-Chapel St. Paul A.M.E Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Councilmember James Toma ROLL CALL REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION CHANGES TO THE AGENDA PRESENTATIONS Proclamation Proclaiming Small Business Saturday 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. 3 Agenda material is available at www.westeovitta.org Tuesday November 21, 2017 CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY 1) Government Tort Claim Denial It is recommended that the City Council deny the following Government Tort Claim and the claimant be notified: • Steven O'Bryant vs. The City of West Covina ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION 2) Ordinance No. 2329 Approving Zone Change No. 17-01, Related to the Updating of Two Parcels Within the City It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2329 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHASNGE NO. 17-01, RELATED TO THE UPDATING OF TWO PARCELS WITHIN THE CITY. TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (accept & file) 3) Traffic Committee Meeting Minutes Octobee18,2017 It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the attached minutes of the Traffic Committee Meeting held on October 18, 2017. POLICE DEPARTMENT 4) Adding One Crossing Guard at San Jose Charter Academy It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement amendment with All City Management Service (ACMS) for one additional crossing guard assigned to San Jose Charter Academy; and 2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendment: RESOLUTION NO. 2017-111 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2017, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 (ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADDING 1 CROSSING GUARD) 4 Agenda material is available at www.westcovina.org Tuesday November 21, 2017 PUBLIC WORKS 5) Award of Contract for the Installation of Traffic Control Devices on Puente Avenue at Nora Avenue It is recommended that the City Council accept the bid from PTM General Engineering Services, of Riverside, California in the amount of $35,936, and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with PTM General Engineering Services for the work to be completed. 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 DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 6) Selection of a District Map for District Based City Council Elections It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Review and discuss draft maps and election sequencing; and 2. Introduce by title only and waive further reading of the following ordinance regarding selecting the preferred district map and setting the election sequencing: ORDINANCE NO. 2328 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, IMPLEMENTING BY - DISTRICT ELECTIONS PER CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE II DIVISION 1 SECTION 2.20 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE THAT PROVIDES FOR CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS BY DISTRICTS Motion by to second by MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS None 5 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org Tuesday November 21, 2017 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 CU), expense.) CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION Confirmation of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern Mayor Plaque Presentation to Mayor Corey Warshaw 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.) CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT Next Tentative City Council Meeting Closed Session 12/5/17 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 counciltnember 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 shall preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or disrupt the proceedings or the peace of the council nor interrupt any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided. (b) Members of the public shall not willfully disrupt the meeting or act in a manner that actually impairs the 6 Agenda material is available at www.westeoviiiii.org Tuesday November 21, 2017 orderly conduct of the meeting. For the purposes of this code, "willfully disrupt" includes, but is not limited to, continuing to do any of the following after being warned by the Mayor that continuing to do so will be a violation of the law: a. Addressing the Mayor and City Council without first being recognized. b. Persisting in addressing a subject or subjects, other than that before the Mayor and City Council. c. Repetitiously addressing the same subject. d. Failing to relinquish the podium when directed to do so. e. From the audience, interrupting or attempting to interrupt, a speaker, the Mayor, a council member, or a staff member or shouting or attempting to shout over a speaker, the Mayor, a council member or a staff member. f. As a speaker, interrupting or attempting to interrupt the Mayor, a council member, or a staff member, or shouting over or attempting to shout over the Mayor, a council member, or a staff member. Nothing in this section or any rules of the council shall be construed to prohibit public criticism of the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the City or of the acts or omissions of the City Council. It shall be unlawful to violate the provisions of this Section. If any subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase or word of this Section 2-50 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Section. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this section and each subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words had been declared invalid or unconstitutional. 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. 7 Agenda material is available at www.westeovina.org