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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. Page #1 5/03/2022 Regular Session Minutes 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 Page No.2 5/03/2022 Regular Session Minutes 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 Page No.3 5/03/2022 Regular Session Minutes 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 Page No.4