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11-16-2021 - City Council Regular Session Meeting AgendaCITY OF WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY NOVEMBER 16, 2021, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790 Mayor Letty Lopez-Viado Mayor Pro Tent Dario Castellanos Councilwoman Rosario Diaz Councilmember Brian Tabatabai Councilman Tony Wu On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, suspending certain requirements of the Brown Act relating to the conduct of public meetings. Pursuant to the Executive Orders, Council Members may attend City Council meetings telephonically and the City Council is not required to make available a physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency and pursuant to State and County public health directives, Los Angeles County Department of Health requires that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status Members of the public may also watch City Council the meeting live on the City's website at: httns://www.westcovina.ore/dei)arfinents/city-clerk/agendas-and-meetings/current-meetin sp and -a endas under the "Watch Live" tab or through the West Covina City YouTube channel at www.westcovina.org/LrVE. If you are experiencing symptoms such as fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, or sore throat, the City requests that you participate in the meeting from home by watching the meeting live via the links set forth above. EMAILED PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public can submit public comments to the City Clerk via e-mail at City Clerkawestcovina.ore. The subject line should specify "Oral Communications 11/16/2021". Please include your full name and address in your e-mail. All entails received by 5:00 P.M. on the day of the Council meeting will be posted to the City's website under "Current Meetings and Agendas" and provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. No comments will be read out loud during the meeting. All comments received by the start of the meeting will be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices prior to entering the Council Chambers AMERICANS WITHDISABILITIES 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 infomr 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 wwwmestcovina.mg. 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 we agencies on which the City Council serves as members. Agendas may contain items for 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 OF DECORUM 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 NOVEMBER 16, 2021, 7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING INVOCATION Led by Chaplain Kelly Dupee from Faith Community Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Councihnember Tabatabai ROLL CALL Presentation by Project 29:11 Food Bank Certificate of Recognition for PPE Now LA Certificate of Recognition for the Reyes family ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker Please step forward to the podium and state your name and city of residence far 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 speck items to be removed f}om the Consent Calendarfor separate discussion or action. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION - Procedural Waiver. Waive full reading of each ordinance on the agenda and authorize the approval of each ordinance by title only. 1) CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO.2492 - ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL FEE It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2492 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING ARTICLE H (VIDEO FRANCHISES) OF CHAPTER 11 (FRANCHISES) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL FEE ON STATE VIDEO FRANCHISEES OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 2) CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT WITH REVENUE & COST SPECIALISTS (RCS) FOR A COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL FEE STUDY It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Revenue & Cost Specialists, LLC in an amount not to exceed $85,000 for a comprehensive municipal fee study; and 2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendments: RESOLUTION NO.2021-102 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 3) CONSIDERATION OF TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 AND OCTOBER 12, 2021 TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS It is recommended that the City Council approve the traffic recommendations listed below of various traffic engineering improvements citywide from the Traffic Committee Meetings held on September 14, 2021 and October 12, 2021. The items were unanimously approved and recommended for installation by the West Covina Traffic Committee for final consideration and approval by the City Council. September 14, 2021 Traffic Committee Meeting Approved Recommendations for City Council Consideration: 1. REVIEW OF PARKING CONDITIONS ON HOLT AVENUE/GARVEY AVENUE NORTH OF SPRINGCREEK ROAD a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Install "Two Hour Parking" (R32(CA)) Signs below each of the No Commercial Parking signs on the south side only. ii. The parking signage and restriction will apply all days Monday through Sunday 8AM to 6PM with overnight parking allowed. Posting of these signs will still allow overnight parking. 2. TRAFFIC REVIEW AT THELBORN STREET BETWEEN AZUSA AVENUE AND LA BREDA AVENUE a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Refresh and repaint the existing red curbs located on the north and south sides of Thelbom Street between Azusa Avenue and La Breda Avenue. Please note that the City has already implemented this as part of its regular maintenance. ii. Installation of a double -sided ONE WAY(R6-1) sign on the median along Azusa Avenue opposite Thelbom Street. iii. Installation and replacement of a new Stop Sign (RI-1) (3000) with Right Tom Only Arrow sign (R3-5R) mounted below the new Stop Sign. iv. Refresh existing pavement markings and legends at the intersection of Thelbom Street and Azusa Avenue. 3. PERMIT PARKING REQUEST FOR HARTLEY STREET FROM WORKMAN AVENUE TO GARVEY AVENUE NORTH a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Approve the permit parking request based on the criteria of installation based on the West Covina Permit Parking Policy. ii. Installation of "No Parking Anytime Except by Permit" signs (R26A(CA)) (24"x30") along Hartley Street from Workman Avenue to Garvey Avenue. Each address would receive 4 permit parking passes to post on their cars. 4. TRAFFIC REVIEW AT THE INTERSECTION OF DURNESS STREET AND EVANWOOD AVENUE a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Crosswalk: Refresh and repaint the existing yellow crosswalk in the west leg of Dumess Street. ii. Refresh the existing pavement markings and legends at the intersection of Evanwood Avenue and Dumess Street. iii. Stop Sign Signage: Remove and replace the existing STOP signs and install new Stop (RI-1) Signs (36"x36") with ALL WAY Supplemental Plaque (RI-3) underneath each existing STOP sign at the intersection of Evanwood Avenue and Dumess Street. October 12.2021 Traffic Committee Meeting Approved Recommendations for City Council Consideration: 1. TRAFFIC REVIEW ALONG EVANWOOD AVE BETWEEN VINE AVENUE AND CAMERON AVENUE a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Remove and replace the existing faded STOP signs and install new STOP (RI-1) Signs (36"06") with ALL WAY (R1-3) supplemental plaque underneath and add red reflective strips on the posts at the intersection of Vine Avenue and Evanwood Avenue. ii. Install new STOP signs, STOP bar, and STOP legend with "CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP" (W4-4P) supplemental plaque underneath for right of way designation on the side streets of Barbara Avenue, Cumley Street, and Herald Street. Please note this is only for vehicles to stop on those streets before turning onto Evanwood Avenue; this installation does not include a Stop sign on Evanwood Avenue at these locations. iii. Remove and replace the existing faded STOP signs and install new STOP (RI-1) Signs (36"06") with "CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP" (W4-4P) supplemental plaque underneath at the intersection of Cameron Avenue and Evanwood Avenue. iv. Refresh existing pavement markings and legends along the segment of Evanwood Avenue between Vine Avenue and Cameron Avenue. v. Repaint existing crosswalks on Vine Avenue and Evanwood Avenue and on Cameron Avenue and Evanwood Avenue with high visibility yellow ladder striping. vi. Install white side stripes along the north and south sides of Evanwood Avenue between Vine Avenue and Cameron Avenue approximately 7 to 8-feet from the curb, leaving 10 to 12-feet of drivable street in each direction. This will not impact any parking. This serves to visually narrow the roadway and has been shown to reduce speeds. vii. Install 25-mph speed limit signs for both directions as vehicles enter the Evanwood Avenue segment from Cameron Avenue and Vine Avenue. viii. Install double -sided 36"x36" SCHOOL CROSSING SIGNAGE (51-1) with a 24"xl2" downward facing arrow plaque (W 16-7P) underneath the Sl-1 sign at the south leg of the uncontrolled crosswalk at Cameron Avenue and Evanwood Avenue to be placed on both sides of the crosswalk. The downward facing arrow plaque (WI 6-7P) and school crossing signage (S 1-1) should be facing toward the crosswalk per CAMUTCD Section 713.12. ix. Install "YIELD HERE TO PEDESTRIAN" signage (R1-5) per CAMUTCD Section 7B.12 with advanced shark teeth yield lines in white paint approaching the uncontrolled crosswalk at Cameron Avenue and Evanwood Avenue. 2. TRAFFIC REVIEW ALONG ROWLAND AVENUE BETWEEN LARK ELLEN AVENUE AND AZUSA AVENUE a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Replacement of Signage: Remove and replace the existing 40 MPH Speed Limit (R2-1) signs with oversized (3006) 40 MPH Speed Limit Signs (R2-1) along Rowland Avenue between Lark Ellen Avenue and Azusa Avenue. ii. Install Solar Powered Radar Speed Feedback Sign on Rowland Avenue west of Leaf Avenue midblock east of Homerest Avenue midblock for westbound traveling vehicles, per CAMUTCD Section 2B.13. Add a 40 MPH Speed Sign on the same post above the Solar Powered Radar Speed Feedback Sign. iii. Add "Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" plaque underneath the existing stop signs on Leaf Avenue and Homerest Avenue on the approach to Rowland Avenue, along with a red reflective strip mounted to the STOP sign post. Per CAMUTCD Section 2C.59. iv. Add 20 feet of red curb on the south side of Rowland Avenue approaching Homerest Avenue. This will ensure vehicles turning left or right from Homerest Avenue onto Rowland Avenue will have proper line of sight to do so. Per CAMUTCD Section 3B.19. v. Repaint and refresh crosswalk striping at Azusa Avenue and Rowland Avenue. vi. Install yellow retroreflective strips around all signal heads located on signal heads at the intersection of Azusa Avenue and Rowland Avenue, as per CAMUTCD Section 4D.12. ("A yellow retroreflective strip with a minimum width of 1 inch and a maximum width of 3 inches may be placed along the perimeter of the face of a signal backplate to project a rectangular appearance at night.") Backplates added to a traffic signal indication improve the visibility of the illuminated face of the signal by introducing a controlled -contrast background. The improved visibility of a signal head with a backplate is made even more conspicuous by framing it with a retroreflective border. Signal heads that have backplates equipped with retroreflective borders are more visible and conspicuous in both daytime and nighttime conditions. CAMUTCD Section 4D.12. vii. Install KEEP RIGHT (R4-7) and reflective Object Marker (OMl-3) signs and repaint yellow median noses for all legs at the intersection of Azusa Avenue and Rowland. CAMUTCD Section 2C.16 & CAMUTCD Section 2B.20. 3. TRAFFIC REVIEW AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUENTE AVENUE AND VINCENT AVENUE a. Recommendation: The Traffic Committee unanimously recommended the following items: i. Refresh the Existing Crosswalk Striping: ii. Install 24"x30" KEEP RIGHT (R4-7) signs on both the north and south median noses on Vincent Avenue as per CAMUTCD Section 2B.20 to guide motorists to keep right of the raised median. iii. Install 24"x24" diamond shape reflective object markers (OMl-I) on both the north and south median on Vincent Avenue below the keep right (R4-7) signs. As per CAMUTCD Section 2C.64, the installation of Type 1 or Type 3 object marker is used to provide additional emphasis of the raised median. iv. Install "island alert curb reflectors" and repaint yellow striping around the curb to improve visibility of the raised median. These reflectors increase visibility for nighttime driving. v. Install yellow retroreflective strips around all signal heads located on signal heads at the intersection of Vincent Avenue and Puente Avenue, as per CAMUTCD Section 4D.12. ("A yellow retroreflective strip with a minimum width of 1 inch and a maximum width of 3 inches may be placed along the perimeter of the face of a signal backplate to project a rectangular appearance at night.") Backplates added to a traffic signal indication improve the visibility of the illuminated face of the signal by introducing a controlled -contrast background. The improved visibility of a signal head with a backplate is made even more conspicuous by framing it with a retroreflective border. Signal heads that have backplates equipped with retroreflective borders are more visible and conspicuous in both daytime and nighttime conditions. CAMUTCD Section 4D.12. 4) CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO ACCEPT/HEAR AN APPEAL OF SIGN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW (SAR) 21-01 APPROVAL FOR A 249-SQUARE FOOT WALL SIGN LOCATED AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING AT 100 N. BARRANCA STREET It is recommended that the City Council deny the request to accept/hear an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to uphold the Community Development Director's decision to approve Sign Administrative Review (SAR) No. 21-01. PUBLIC SERVICES 5) MUNICIPAL NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PROGRAM SUMMARY It is recommended that City Council receive and file the Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Summary. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 6) SELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM Take appropriate action. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS AB 1234 Conference and Meeting Report (verbal, if any) (In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a briefreport orfle a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense) CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION (Per City of West Covina Standing Rules 4.f- Requests for reports, studies, or investigations that are not readily available must beplaced on the City Council/Successor Agency agenda as items of business and must be approved by a majority of the City Council/SuccessorAgency Board.) CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT Next Tentative City Council Meeting Regular Meeting December 7, 2021 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. 7:00 PM 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 decomm, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or disrupt 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 fast being recognized. b Persisting in addressing a subject or subjects, other than that before the Mayor and City Council. 0 Repetitiously addressing the same subject. d Failing to relinquish the podium when directed to do so. 0 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. f 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 rules 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 mil 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 county jail 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.