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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
JUNE 23, 2020, 7:00 PM
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Tony Wu
Mayor Pro Tern Letty Lopez-Viado
Councilman Dario Castellanos
Councilman Lloyd Johnson
Councilmember Jessica C. Shewmaker
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting was called to order by Mayor Wu on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina,
California.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers
Present: Council Members Dario Castellanos, Lloyd Johnson, Jessica Shewmaker,
Mayor Pro Tern Letty Lopez-Viado, Mayor Tony Wu
Council Members Absent: None
City Staff: David Carmany City Manager, Mark Persico Assistant City Manager, Thomas
P. Duarte City Attorney, Lisa Sherrick Assistant City Clerk
INVOCATION
Pastor Jillian Lutes from the West Covina Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Wu
CLOSED SESSION
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
• General Employees
• Mid -Management Employees
• W.C. Police Management Association
Unrepresented Employee Group
Department Heads
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Thomas P. Duarte reported that no reportable action was taken during the
closed session meeting.
PRESENTATIONS
. Nogales High School - Graduating Class of 2020
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Mr. Chin
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• Cindy Ortega
• Edward Duong
• San Gabriel Valley Progressive Action
• Apolonia Lepe
• Rozlind Silva
• Amy J. Wong
• Melissa Lourido
• Andrew Yip
• Xanthe Sangco
• Cirilo Castaneda
• Sean Wise
• Jim Rudroff
• West Covina Professional Fire Management Association, Local 4594
• Jerri Potras
• Jim Grivich
• Peter Dreu
• Brian Tabatabai
• Steve Bennett
• Colleen Rozatti
• Yusuf Arifin
• Teresa Cozad
• Erin Lopez
--End of Public Comment --
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY
MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ, CARRIED 5-0 TO: approve Consent Calendar
Items 1-3.
1) CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO LEVY
ASSESSMENTS FOR THE AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT
Carried 5-0 to: approve the following resolution and take the following
actions:
1. Approve the Annual Report for the West Covina Auto Plaza Business
Improvement District.
2. Adopt the following resolution:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-67- A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT WITHIN
THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA KNOWN AS THE WEST
COVINA AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR
A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON.
2) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2020-68 EXTENDING THE
LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Carried 5-0 to: Adopt Resolution 2020-68 as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO FURTHER
CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED ON MARCH
16, 2020 AND PREVIOUSLY CONTINUED ON APRIL 7, 2020, MAY 5,
2020 AND JUNE 2, 2020
3) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-65 —A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DETERMINING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021
---End of Consent Calendar ---
PUBLIC HEARING
4) PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING WEST COVINA CITYWIDE SEWER
SERVICE CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED ON TAX ROLL FOR FY
2020-21
ITEM CONTINUED TO JULY 7, 2020 MEETING
5) PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2020-21 FOR WEST COVINA CITYWIDE LIGHTING AND
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS AND
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, CARRIED 5-0 TO: adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-62 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE
CITYWIDE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
6) ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
BUDGET
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS AND
SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ, CARRIED 4-1 (No:
Shewmaker) to: approve the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Operating
and Capital Improvement Program Budget by adopting the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-64 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, WEST
COVINA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, WEST COVINA
HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
FORMER WEST COVINA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2020-21
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION
Councilman Castellanos has requested that the City Council review the City's policies
in order to better assess community concerns about the West Covina Police
Department.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
None
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ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting was made by Mayor Wu, and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular City Council Meeting will
be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West
Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Lisa Sherri 4
Assistan ity Clerk