05-03-2022 - Regular Meeting - MinutesCITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
MAY 03, 2022, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Dario Castellanos
Mayor Pro Tern Rosario Diaz
Councilwoman Letty Lopez-Viado
Councilmember Brian Tabatabai
Councilman Tony Wu
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Dario Castellanos on Tuesday, May 03,
2022 at 7:01 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina,
California
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Jillian Lutes from West Covina Hills Seventh-Day Adventist Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Tony Wu, Brian Tabatabai, Letty Lopez-Viado, Mayor Pro Tern Diaz,
Mayor Castellanos.
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Council Members
Absent: None
City Staff: Paulina Morales Assistant City Manager, Thomas Duarte City Attorney, Lisa Sherrick
Assistant 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.
PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation recognizing City Clerk Week
• Certificate recognizing Autism Awareness Month
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker
Wen Wen Zhang
John Shewmaker
Bill Robinson
Bill Elliott
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Presentation given by Assistant City Manager Roxanne Lerma
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Motion by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado, Second by Councilmember Tabatabai 5-0
to: Approve Consent Calendar Items 1-6
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 19, 2022, CITY
COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES AND
THE APRIL 19, 2022, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR
SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
Carried 5-0 to: approve the April 19, 2022, Closed Session Meeting Minutes and the
April 19, 2022 Regular Session Meeting Minutes.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
2) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2022-38 DETERMINING THERE IS A
NEED TO CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-38 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THE NEED TO
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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, 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, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021,
OCTOBER 5, 2021, NOVEMBER 2, 2021, DECEMBER 7, 2021, JANUARY 4,
2022, FEBRUARY 1, 2022, MARCH 1, 2022 AND APRIL 5, 2022
3) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2022-39 TERMINATING THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED ON JANUARY 26, 2022 DUE TO DAMAGES CAUSED
BY HIGH WINDS
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-39 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING THE TERMINATION OF
THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED ON JANUARY 26, 2022 DUE TO
DAMAGES CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
4) CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 - MERCED AVENUE (RULE 20A)
Carried 5-0 to: take the following actions:
1. Set May 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm as the date and time for the public hearing
regarding the establishment of Underground Utility District No. 8.
2. Direct staff to notify all affected property owners of the date and time of the public
hearing in accordance with the requirements of Article V (Underground Utility
Districts) of Chapter 23 (Utilities) of the West Covina Municipal Code, and to
notice the public hearing as required by law.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
5) PROPOSITION A EXCHANGE - FOOTHILL TRANSIT
Carried 5-0 to: approve the Proposition A Local Return Fund Exchange with Foothill
Transit and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Assignment
Agreement.
PUBLIC SERVICES
6) CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET AMENDMENT TO FUND CIP PROJECT NO.
21029 - SENIOR CENTER SLIDING DOOR REPLACEMENT
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-37 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30,
2022 (FUNDING OF SENIOR CENTER SLIDING DOOR REPLACEMENT
PROJECT)
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
7) TRANSIT SERVICE EVALUATION
The City Council provided direction.
MAYOR/COUNCI LMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION
None
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting was made by Mayor Castellanos, and the meeting was
adjourned at 8:43 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular City Council Meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South,
West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Lisa She is
Assistarlity Clerk
Dario Castellanos
Mayor
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