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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
AUGUST 18, 2020, 7:00 PM
REGULAR 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
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CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor Wu on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina,
California.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember Castellanos
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Dario Castellanos, Lloyd Johnson, Jessica Shewmaker (via
phone), 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; other City staff
presented reports and responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
INVOCATION
Led by Chaplin Kelly Dupree from Faith Community Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember Castellanos
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of Cases: One (1)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Carmany, Duarte, Tran, Yee
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
• West Covina Beautiful #IMPACT Projects & City's Birthday Bash
• Recognition for COVID-19 Donation: San Gabriel Hope Lions Club
• Recognition for COVID-19 Donation: Chick-Fil-A
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chris Miller
Steve Bennett
Angie Gillingham
Brian Tabatabai
Michael Hyatt
Jim Grivich
Yusuf Arifin
Lauren Thielen
Brian Johnson
James Toma
Minerva Avila
Ryan Deal
Sam Wong
Simon Wright
Fredrick Sykes
Ian Britt
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager's report on current City projects
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Johnson, Second by Councilman Castellanos
Carried 5-0 to: approve Consent Calendar Items 1-6, and 8. (Item 9 pulled from the
Consent Calendar by City Manager Carmany)
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Johnson, Second by Councilman Castellanos
Carried 5-0 to: Approve Consent Calendar Item 7.
INVESTMENT REPORT
1) CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH
ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
Carried 5-0 to: receive and file the Investment Report for the month
ended June 30, 2020.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
2) AUGUST 4, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED
SESSION MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 4, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES
Carried 5-0 to: approve the August 4, 2020, Closed Session Meeting
Minutes and the August 4, 2020, Regular Session Meeting Minutes.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
3) CONSIDERATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RINCON ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC
Carried 5-0 to: take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the First
Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of
West Covina and Rincon Environmental, LLC for Local Enforcement
Agency (LEA) services.
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget
amendments:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-87 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
4) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2020-91 EXTENDING THE
LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-91 - 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, JUNE 2, 2020, JUNE 23, 2020 AND
JULY 21, 2020
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
5) CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
SERVICES RELATED TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY PARCELS
ADJACENT TO THE BKK LANDFILL SITE
Carried 5-0 to: allow the City Council, acting as the Successor Agency to
the former West Covina Redevelopment Agency adopt the following
resolution:
1. Approve a one-year agreement, with three one-year extension
options, with Rincon Environmental LLC (Rincon) in the amount of
$30,000 to provide environmental compliance inspections and
environmental consulting services related to the Successor Agency
parcels adjacent to the BKK Landfill.
2. Authorize the City Manager, in his capacity as the Executive
Director, to negotiate and execute the agreement and future amendments
exercising the extension options.
6) CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING AND
TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CAMERON AVENUE
BETWEEN HOLLENBECK STREET AND BARRANCA STREET, THE
INTERSECTION OF CITRUS STREET AND CAMERON AVENUE, AND
ALONG CITRUS STREET
Carried 5-0 to: authorize the City Manager to proceed with design and
construction of traffic -calming and traffic safety improvements along the
corridor of Cameron Avenue between Hollenbeck Street and Barranca
Street, the intersection of Citrus Street and Cameron Avenue, and along
the Citrus Street Corridor. These improvements include traffic -calming
striping, signage, pavement legends, larger LED STOP signs, and speed
radar feedback signs as shown in the conceptual diagram in Attachment
No. 1.
7) CONSIDERATION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH EMANATE
HEALTH FOR THE SALE OF SUNSET FIELD
Carried 5-0 to: authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the
Purchase Agreement for the sale of the Sunset Field to Emanate Health
for expansion of the Queen of the Valley Hospital.
8) CONSIDERATION OF THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
AND TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JULY
14, 2020 TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETING
Carried 5-0 to: approve the Traffic Committee Meeting Minutes and
Traffic Committee recommendations from the July 14, 2020 Traffic
Committee Meeting for the following items:
1. Intersection Review for the Signalized Intersection of Cameron
Avenue and Orange Avenue
a. Request: The City received a request from West Covina Medical
Center to review existing conditions at the intersection of Cameron
Avenue and Orange Avenue.
b. Review Standard: Per the California Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (CAMUTCD), engineering judgment and the results of
field data collection and traffic review, it was determined that a phased
approach for improvements should be implemented to improve
intersection safety at Orange Avenue at Cameron Avenue. The first phase
should be striping of a left turn only lane. By striping a left turn only lane,
the vehicles waiting to make a left turn are removed from through traffic.
The left turn only lane will also provide space to safely decelerate away
from through traffic improving intersection safety.
C. Recommendation: It was unanimously recommended to install
and stripe a left turn only lane which includes the following items:
installation of A LEFT TURN ARROW pavement marking within the left
turn only lane (two for each direction, eastbound and westbound);
installation of INTERSECTION LANE CONTROL (R61-5) signs (one for
each direction, eastbound and westbound); installation of a solid white line
10 feet away from the centerline and 100 feet (east and west of the
intersection - left turn pocket); and installation an additional 60 feet of red
curb at the northeast corner of the intersection of Orange Avenue and
Cameron Avenue. This lane only has 12 feet for a shared through and
right turn lane, in order to have parking the curb lane needs to be a
minimum of 18 feet wide.
2. Line of Sight Review for the Intersection of Garvey Avenue and
Baymar Avenue
a. Request: The City received a resident request to review the
existing line of sight at the intersection of Garvey Avenue and Baymar
Avenue due to reported vehicles parking in the curb return of the northeast
corner of the intersection and blocking the view of oncoming traffic.
b. Review Standard: Per the CVC 21970, vehicles are not allowed to
park within the curb return; however in this case, since there are reported
vehicles consistently parking at the curb return, red curb will be
recommended to reinforce no parking in that area.
C. Recommendation: It was unanimously recommended to paint the
curb return red at the northeast corner of the Garvey Avenue and Baymar
Avenue intersection which will be approximately 32 feet of red curb to
prohibit parking at the northeast corner of the intersection; and to repaint
existing the "2019" address number after the red curb has been installed.
PUBLIC SERVICES
9) CONSIDERATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MERCHANT
LANDSCAPE SERVICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR CIVIC CENTER AND CITY PARKS LANDSCAPE SERVICES
(Item 9 was pulled from the Consent Calendar by City Manager Carmany.)
It is recommended that the City Council approve the First Amendment to
the Professional Services Agreement with Merchant Landscape Services,
Inc. and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
HEARINGS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDED FEES FOR GRADING PLAN
REVIEW AND GRADING PERMIT FEES - PUBLIC HEARING
Mayor Wu announced the Public Hearing matter, Assistant City Clerk
Sherrick verified that proper legal notice was given, and Mayor Wu
opened the Public Hearing at 9:05 p.m.
Public Comments in Favor;
None
Public Comment in Opposition
None
---End of Public Comment ---
There being no public speakers, Mayor Wu closed the public hearing at
9:10 P.M.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN CASTELLANOS CARRIED 5-0 to: take the following
actions:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding the adoption of updated fine and fee
schedule; and
2. Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-89 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING EXISTING FEE
AND PENALTY SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 2019-92
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION
Mayor Pro Tern — Website links
Stay cool locations for the residents — Mayor Wu
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
None
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ADJOURNMENT
This meeting was adjourned in memory of Eddie Hidalgo: It is with great sadness
that I announce the death of Eddie Hidalgo, a City employee of the Pubic Services
Department of the City of West Covina. Eddie passed away on July 24, 2020.
Eddie worked in the Public Services Department for over twenty years. Eddie was a
great baseball fan, well liked and will be greatly missed, especially for his knowledge,
commitment to excellence, for his willingness to always help others, and especially for
his hard work and dedication to the City of West Covina for over twenty years.
I know you join with me in expressing our sincere sympathy to the family over the loss
of Eddie Hidalgo.
A motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting was made by Councilman Castellanos, and
the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular City
Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
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Lisa Sheri k
Assista ity Clerk