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03-03-2020 - CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR AGENDA 03/03/2020CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY MARCH 3, 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 Please turnoff all cellphones 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 Tor these boards, as necessary. 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 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 OFDECORUM Excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code and Penal Code pertaining to the Rules of Decorum will be found at the end of agenda. AGENDA CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2020, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING INVOCATION Led by Pastor and West Covina Chaplain Kelly DuPee, Faith Community Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Wu ROLL CALL REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION PRESENTATIONS . Merced Elementary School: Named 2020 California Distinguished School by the CA Department of Education. 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. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager's report on current City projects. 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. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 4, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES 1) FEBRUARY 18, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 18, 2020 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES It is recommended that the City Council approve the February 18, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes and the February 18, 2020 Closed Session Meeting Minutes. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 2) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A FRIENDLY SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF TAINAN. It is recommended that the City Council send a letter of interest establishing a sister city relationship between the City of West Covina, California, United States of America, and the City of Tainan, Taiwan. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3) CONSIDERATION OF A PREQUALIFIED LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS AND ADOPTION OF REVISIONS TO CITY PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND CEQA GUIDELINES It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions 1. Approve a list of prequalified consultants to be used for Environmental Consulting Services for three years ending April 1, 2023, and 2. Adopt the following resolution to revise the procedures to implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA and CEQA Guidelines. RESOLUTION NO.2020-14 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND THE CEQA GUIDELINES BY INCORPORATING THE CEQA GUIDELINES INTO THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2016-26 4) CONSIDERATION TO INITIATION OF CODE AMENDMENT NO.20-03 REGARDING SHORT TERM RENTALS It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution initiating Code Amendment No. 20-03 regarding a prohibition on short term housing rentals, by adopting the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO.2020-16 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 20-03 TO CONSIDER PROHIBITING SHORT TERM HOUSING RENTALS POLICE DEPARTMENT 5) CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF BID FOR TACTICAL BULLETPROOF VESTS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Find that F.S.O.C. LLC of El Segundo, CA is the lowest priced responsible bidder for the Police Department tactical bulletproof vests; and 2. Approve a purchase order agreement with F.S.O.C. LLC totaling $99,360.30, from account #155.31.3110.7160. 6) CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASING AND EQUIPPING POLICE PATROL VEHICLES It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. 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/Purchasing Officer, find that the Sourcewell/National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Master Vehicle Contract # 120716-NAF satisfies West Covina's bid process, and authorize the purchase of a total of eight (8) Ford Police SUV Interceptor vehicles per specifications, directly from Wondries Fleet Group of Alhambra (part of National Auto Fleet Group) for a total of $301,687.71, including taxes and fees, using previously appropriated federal asset forfeiture funds; 2. Authorize the purchase of vehicle mounted equipment and installation services for these new vehicles from Black & White Emergency Vehicles (the City's currently authorized public safety equipment purchase and installation vendor), totaling $149,422.33, using previously appropriated federal asset forfeiture funds; and 3. In accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2, Sec. 2-333 (b), which states that bidding may be dispensed with when the commodity can be obtained from only one (1) vendor, authorize the purchase of a vehicle mounted camera system for eight (8) vehicles, per specifications, directly from WatchGuard Video of Allen, TX, for a total of $44,685, including taxes, using previously appropriated federal asset forfeiture funds. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR PUBLIC SERVICES 7) CONSIDERATION OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO MV TRANSPORTATION, INC. AGREEMENT FOR TRANSIT SERVICES It is recommended that the City Council approve the Third Amendment to the Agreement for transit services with MV Transportation, Inc. effective March 3, 2020 through March 2, 2021. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS AB 1234 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 City expense.) CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT Next Tentative City Council Meeting Regular Meeting March 17, 2020 7:00 PM 11 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 shall preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or disrapt 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 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. £ 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 roles 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 countyjail 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.