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WEST CON
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/COMMUNITY
SERVICES FOUNDATION
OCTOBER 15, 2019, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chamber, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers
Present: Council Members Dario Castellanos, Letty Lopez-Viado, Jessica C. Shewmaker,
Mayor Pro Tern Tony Wu, Mayor Lloyd Johnson
Councilmembers
Absent: None
City Staff: David Carmany City Manager, Thomas P. Duarte City Attorney, Carrie Gallagher
Assistant City Clerk; other city staff presented reports and responded to questions
as indicated in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Girl Scout Junior Troop 1994 led the Pledge of Allegiance.
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code 4 54956.9(d)(1)
West Covina Firefighter's Association IAFF Local 3226, et al., v. City of West Covina, et al.,
(US District Court, Case No. 2:19-cv-01466)
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: Carmany, Duarte
Employee Organizations
Confidential Employees
Maintenance & Crafts Employees
Non -Sworn
W.C. Police Officers' Association
W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
Unrepresented Employee Group
- Department Heads
General Employees
Mid -Management Employees
W.C. Police Management Association
City Attorney Thomas P. Duarte reported that no reportable action was taken.
City Manager Carmany announced that there was no re -ordering of the agenda.
PRESENTATIONS
Oath of Office / New Fire Chief, Vince Capelle
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
100 Years of Women Voting Proclamation
Planning Month Proclamation
PD Dispatchers Certificate of Recognition for Dispatch Supervisor Mary Rodriguez, Senior
Operator Nicole Samoyo and Dispatcher Juanita Franco
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sneaker:
Jim Grivich
Jerri Potras
Robert Jystad
Fredrick Sykes
Chris Miller
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Colleen Rozatti
Forrest Wilkins
Andrew Tachias
Sarah Love
J.D.
Steve Bennett
Angie Gillingham
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CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WU AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS, CARRIED 5-0 to: approve Consent Calendar Items 1,
Items 3, Items 5, Items 7-11.
ACTION: MOTION BY MAYOR JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO
TEM WU, CARRIED 5-0 to: approve Consent Calendar Item 2. (Item 2 was pulled by
Mayor Johnson for separate discussion.)
ACTION: MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WU AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS, CARRIED 3-2 (SHEWMAKER: NO, JOHNSON: NO)
to: approve Consent Calendar Item 4.
ACTION: MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WU AND SECONDED BY MAYOR
JOHNSON, CARRIED 4-1(SHEWMAKER: NO) to: approve Consent Calendar Item 6.
(Item 6 was pulled by Council Member Shewmaker for separate discussion.)
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR/MAYOR PRO TEM WU AND SECONDED
BY BOARD MEMBEWCOUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS, CARRIED 5-0 to: approve
Consent Calendar Item 12 (separate vote taken for West Covina Community Services
Foundation Item)
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
1) OCTOBER 1, 2019 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED SESSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CARRIED 5-0 to: receive and file the minutes of October 1, 2019 Closed Session
Meeting Minutes.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
2) CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE POSITION REGARDING SENATE BILL
732 TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX: SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (ALLEN) - MAYOR LLOYD JOHNSON
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CARRIED 5-0 to: direct staff to communicate position of opposition to the City's
legislative representatives.
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGER
CARRIED 5-0 to: approve the City Manager's proposed appointment of Mark Persico to
the position of Assistant City Manager.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT (AUP) NOS.19-25,19-26,19-27,19,28, AND
19-29 FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING LIGHT
POLES AND THE INSTALLATION OF SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES
(SWF) ALSO KNOWN AS SMALL CELL SITES, CONSISTING OF SHROUDED
ANTENNAS ON TOP OF LIGHT POLES AND UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT
IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY NEAR/IN FRONT OF THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESSES: 1631 E. NANETTE AVENUE, SCE POLE # 4279155E (AUP NO.
19-25); 2539 TEMPLE AVENUE, SCE POLE # 1918455E (AUP NO.19-26); 1689
NATALIE AVENUE, SCE POLE # 2079805E (AUP NO.19-27); 2634 TEMPLE
AVENUE, SCE POLE # 1918457E (AUP NO. 19-28); 1722 NATALIE AVENUE,
SCE POLE # 2271977E (AUP NO.19-29)
1. CARRIED 3-2 to: adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO.2019-65 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPEAL,
OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 19-25
RESOLUTION NO.2019-66 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPEAL,
OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 19-26
RESOLUTION NO.2019-67 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPEAL,
OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 19-27
RESOLUTION NO.2019-68 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPEAL,
OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 19-28
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RESOLUTION NO.2019-69 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPEAL,
OVERTURNING THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO.19-29
FIRE DEPARTMENT
5) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
AGREEMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT AREA D
CARRIED 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO.2019-64 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE REVISED
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR INTER -AGENCY
COOPERATION IN MAJOR NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER
HUMAN RESOURCES
6) CONSIDERATION OF POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING
CARRIED 4-1 to: approve the Police Officers' Association Side Letter of the
Memorandum of Understanding from Fiscal Year 2017-2021.
7) CONSIDERATION OF IMPASSE AND IMPOSING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF PRIOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NON -SWORN
BARGAINING UNIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18
CARRIED 5-0 to: declare impasse and impose the status quo to the terms and conditions
of employment on employees represented by the West Covina Non -Sworn Safety
Support Employees' Association for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
8) CONSIDERATION OF REVISION TO CLASS SPECIFICATION — CODE
ENFORCEMENT MANAGER
CARRIED 5-0 to: approve the revised class specification for the Code Enforcement
Manager
POLICE DEPARTMENT
9) CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT
CARRIED 5-0 to: take the following actions:
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1. Accept the 2019 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the U.S. Department of Justice for
police supplies; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendments:
RESOLUTION NO.2019-79 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2019, AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 (2019 BJA JAG GRANT)
10) CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS (BSCC) FOR
MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR JAILERS
CARRIED 5-0 to: take the following actions:
1. Accept the grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
for mental health training for Jailers (#BSCC 1152-18-M1) and authorize the City
Manager or designee to negotiate and execute all grant related documents; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendments:
RESOLUTION NO.2019-80 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2019, AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 (BSCC GRANT FOR JAILER MENTAL HEALTH
TRAINING)
11) CONSIDERATION OF EXPENDITURES OF FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020
SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT FUNDS
CARRIED 5-0 to: take the following actions:
1. Appropriate expenditures from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) funds, totaling an estimated $163,853, for
frontline law enforcement items detailed in the attached budget amendment; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendment:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-81- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2019, AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 (2019-2020 SLESA FUNDS)
PUBLIC SERVICES
12) WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION FISCAL YEAR 2018-
2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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CARRIED 5-0 to: receive and file this report.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
HEARINGS
None
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The Regular Meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m., by Mayor Johnson. The next regularly
scheduled Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chamber,1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
Lloyd Jo son
Mayor
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