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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
OCTOBER 05, 2021, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Lefty Lopez-Viado
Mayor Pro Tern Dario Castellanos
Councilwoman Rosario Diaz
Councilmember Brian Tabatabai
Councilman Tony Wu
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Lopez-Viado on Tuesday, October 05,
2021 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina,
California
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Matt Chavez from One and All Church West Covina
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember Tabatabai
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Brian Tabatabai, Tony Wu, Rosario Diaz, Mayor Pro Tern Castellanos,
Mayor Lopez-Viado.
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Council Members
Absent: None
City Staff: David Carmany City Manager, Thomas Duarte City Attorney, Mark Perez Deputy City
Clerk; other City staff presented reports and responded to questions as indicated in the
minutes.
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Thomas Duarte reported that no reportable action was taken during the Closed
Session Meeting.
CLOSED SESSION
1.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956(d)(4)
Property: 350 S. Citrus St. West Covina
Number of Cases: One (1)
2.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
PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week
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Steve Bennett
R. Robinson
Richard J. Koutsky
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Presentation given by Mr. Carmany.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Councilwoman Diaz 5-0 to: Approve Consent
Calendar Items 1 and 3
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Councilwoman Diaz 4-1 (No:Tabatabai) to:
Approve Consent Calendar Item 2
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Mayor Pro Tem Castellanos 5-0 to: Table
Consent Calendar Item 4 to a future Council Meeting (Item 4 was pulled for discussion by Mayor
Pro Tem Castellanos)
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2021, CITY
COUNCIL/SUCCESSORAGENCY CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES, AND
THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2021, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR
SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
Carried 5-0 to: approve the September 21, 2021, Closed Session Meeting Minutes and
the September 21, 2021, Regular Session Meeting Minutes.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION - Procedural Waiver. Waive full reading of each ordinance
on the agenda andauthorize the approval of each ordinance by title only.
2) CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
NO. 2486 AND ORDINANCE NO. 2487 - ZONE CHANGE NO. 21-01 AND CODE
AMENDMENT NO. 21-01 (AUTOPLAZA OVERLAYZONE)
Carried 4-1 (No: Tabatabai) to: adopt the following ordinances:
ORDINANCE NO. 2486 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONE CHANGE NO. 21-01
CREATING THE AUTO PLAZAOVERLAY ZONE
ORDINANCE NO. 2487 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 21-01,
RELATED TO THE AUTOPLAZA OVERLAY ZONE STANDARDS
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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
3) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2021-99 DETERMINING THERE IS A
NEED TO CONTINUETHE LOCAL EMERGENCY
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-99 - 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 APRIL7, 2020, MAY 5, 2020,
JUNE 2, 2020, JUNE 23, 2020, JULY 21, 2020, AUGUST 18, 2020, SEPTEMBER
15, 2020, OCTOBER 6, 2020, OCTOBER 20, 2020, NOVEMBER 17, 2020,
DECEMBER 1, 2020, JANUARY 19, 2021, FEBRUARY 16, 2021, MARCH 16, 2021,
APRIL 6, 2021, MAY 4, 2021, JUNE 1,2021, JUNE 15, 2021, JULY 6, 2021, JULY
20, 2021, AUGUST 17, 2021 AND SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
PUBLIC SERVICES
4) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH CITIES OFAZUSA, COVINA, DUARTE, AND GLENDORA AND AGREEMENT
WITH UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES FOR FIVE -CITIES
HOMELESSNESS PLANS IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROJECT
This Item was Tabled to a future meeting date.
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum
of Understanding with the member cities of the East San Gabriel Valley Cohort
(Cities of Azusa, Covina, Duarte, Glendora and WestCovina), in substantially
the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney;
2.Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with
Union Station Homeless Services, in substantially the form as attached and in
such final form as approved by the City Attorney; and
3. Adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-98 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCALYEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2021 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 (UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES -
CASH MATCH)
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION
Councilman Wu has requested that the City look into ways to increase the visibility of City run
events to the public.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting was made by Mayor Lopez-Viado, and the meeting was
adjourned at 8:08 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular City Council Meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue
South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
-EOr:
Lisa Sheri <
Assistant City Clerk
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