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10-10-1972 - Regular Meeting - MinutesI MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF: WEST .'COVINA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 10, 1972. The regular meeting of the City Council called to order at 7:31 P.M., in the West Covina Council Chambers by Mayor Robert Young. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. Reverend_ Charles R. Simmons of the United Methodist Church gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Present:. Mayor Youngs Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell Others Present: George Aiassa, City Manager George Wakefield, City Attorney Lela Preston, City Clerk George Zimmerman, Public Service Director Leonard Eliot, Controller Richard Munsell, Planning Director Ken Winter, Planning Associate Harry Thomas, Traffic Engineer Yvonne Calmes, Treasurer Rcss.Bonham, Administrative Analyst Ray Silver, Administrative Analyst,' Jr. Jeff Schenkel, Staff Reporter - S.G.V.D. Tribune CONSENT CALENDAR .Mayor Young explained the procedure of the, Consent Calendar items and asked if there were any comments on the following items: 1. WRITTEN -COMMUNICATIONS a) MARCH OF DIMES Request to conduct fund raising campaign, January 1 - 31, 1973. (Approv,ed in prior years. Recommend approval.) b) DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program to alleviate the nuisance and unsightliness caused by vehicles abandoned on public and private lands throughout the State. (Refer to Staff and City Attorney.) 2. PLANNING COMMISSION a) Review SUMMARY'OF October 4, 1972. (Accept and File) ACTION 3. RECREATION & PARKS COMM. a) Review SUMMARY OF ACTION 4. PERSONNEL BOARD a) MINUTES b) ACTION ITEMS 5. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION September 26, 1972. (Accept and File) September 5, 1972. (Receive and File) From October 4, 1972 meeting. (Refer to City Manager's Agenda, Items G-3 and G-4.) a) Review SUMMARY OF ACTION September 28, 1972. (Receive and File) b) ANNUAL REPORT. (Accept and File) 6. ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS AND RELEASE OF BONDS a) PRECISE PLAN NO. 630 LOCATION: North side of Fairway Lane, UNITED CALIFORNIA west of Grand Avenue. BUILDERS Accept sidewalk and driveway improve- ments and authorize release of American CITY COUNCIL Page Two CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont°d. 10/10/72 Bonding Company bond No. 6047 in the amount of $1,600. (Staff recommends acceptance) Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to approve Consent Calendar items 1 through 6.. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION a) PRECISE PLAN NO. 615 LOCATION: Southeast corner Citrus. ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED Street and Walnut Creek Wash. Council EXECUTED BY CITRUS AVENUE reviewed Engineer's report. DEVELOPERS, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP RESOLUTION NO. 4637 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED EXECUTED BY CITRUS AVENUE DEVELOPERS, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." b) TRACT NO. 18452 LOCATION: Orange Avenue at Grovecenter ONE FOOT LOT OPENING Street. Council reviewed Engineer's report. RESOLUTION NO. 4638 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DEDICATING CERTAIN CITY OWNED PROPERTY TO PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES TO BE KNOWN AS RANCHERO STREET AND ACCEPTING SAME AS A PUBLIC STREET AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." c) SOUTH GLENDORA AVENUE LOCATION: 831-917 South Glendora Ave. PLAN, AREA II, REV. 2 (SUPP. 1) RESOLUTION NO. 4639 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TiiE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTII9G:.:REV. NO. `:2 :TO THE SOUTH GLENDORA AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA II OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. (Planning Commission Res. 2431) " d) PRECISE PLAN NO. 637 LOCATION: 831, 835, 841, 845, and 849 ARTURO PIZZO South Glendora Avenue. RESOLUTION NO. 4640 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST.COVINA.APPROVING PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO. 637." e) TENTATIVE TRACT MAP LOCATION: Merced and Van Horn Avenues. NO. 23211 RESOLUTION NO. 4641 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP." Mr. Wakefield: In connection with the last item, - 2 - CITY COUNCIL Page Three RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION - Cont'd. 10/10/72 Mr. Mayor and members of Council, this is a Tract Map which the City Council approved almost a year ago. Through an oversight a formal Resolution embodying the conditions in which the Tract Map was approved had nbt been presented to the City Council .but it is sub- mitted here tonight embodying those conditions the Council approved. Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Mayor Young, to waive reading of the body of said Resolutions. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to adopt said Resolutions. - Councilman Chappell: Mr. Mayor, Items c and d, I will abstain from voting on. Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, I think for the record it would be advisable for the Cound1l. to take action on Items A, B and E in one motion and then on the other two items. Mayor Young: Madam City Clerk may I have a roll call vote on Items A; B and E. Motion carried adopting :-Resolutions Nos. 4637, 4638 and 4641, as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None Motion carried adopting Resolutions Nos. 4639 and 4640, as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilman Chappell GENERAL AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC WORKS TOPICS STUDY Council reviewed Engineer's Report. PRELIMINARY DRAFT (Held over from 9/25/72) Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, this item was held over from a prior meeting at the request of one or more Councilmen, as I recall. Councilman Lloyd:- Yes, I was the cause of that and I have had a meeting with staff and I am very pleased with the information received at that meeting and at this time I would recommend approval. Mayor Young: I also had a meeting on this and Gruen Asso- ciates were present,. and I would add my approval of this item. Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to accept the preliminary draft of the areawide TOPICS study prepared by Gruen Associates, and authorize the City Engineer to submit the study to the State Division of Highways and Federal Highway Administration for final approval. FIVE YEAR PUBLIC WORKS Council reviewed Engineer's Report. PROGRAM 1972-177 Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried, to approve the 1972-'77 Five Year Public Works Program and adopt the 1972-173 portion as the public works portion of the 1972-173 Capital Improvement Program. - 3 - CITY COUNCIL Page Four PUBLIC WORKS - Cont'd. 10/10/72 SIDEWALK PRIORITY PROGRAM LOCATION: Citywide. 1972-173 Council reviewed Engineer's Report on petitions and cost for sidewalk program. Councilman Lloyd: Mr.. Mayor, I have a question of Mr. Aiassa. I was wondering why you put this sidewalk in on Cortez.on the southside from Citrus to the county line. I really don't see where we are going to gain that much, are we? The problem, if we are trying to solve a problem for the movement of the youngster, is really from the county line to Barranca and then there is sidewalk again on the east side of Barranca going towards Mesa. There is a gathering place there for youngsters going to South Hills at the southwest corner. I believe we spoke about con- tacting the County and before we go forward on this, don't you think we ought to have a commitment from County? Mr. Aiassa: The main reason we didn't go forward to the County is we would like to have an expression from Council because the County Road Commissioner would ask if the Council were in approval of this. Councilman Lloyd: I believe there was instruction from the . Council that Staff contact the County on this. Mr. Aiassa: Mr Zimmerman) did you contact the Road Depart- ment? I do have a meeting coming up with them. Mr. Zimmerman: No, there was no contact with the County made as of this time. .This was actually put in at the request of the Covina Valley School Dis- trict and there has been no opportunity to make contact with the County since we received it, although this could readily be done. Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Zimmerman, am I incorrect or am I drawing the wrong conclusion in looking at this and saying it is one of those situations very much like an automobile, if you build only half it won't run too well, or should we go forward with this and will that really solve the problem? In your opinion - that street which is now a 40' street with a fairly high bank, the crown of the road being 5 or 6' above the washed out area of the creek...... Mr. Zimmerman: On the nouthside there is a ditch in the County area. The City area is finished off to approximately 601. There are only two lanes of pavement in the County. Councilman Lloyd: And the washed out area on the side is 4 or 51 deep? Mr. Zimmerman: Yes in the County area. Councilman Lloyd: I am not finding fault with our City because I think we have done very well on this, but I am saying I am not sure that in doing what we are proposing that we are really gaining anything for the City until such time as the County moves If it placates parents and makes them happier I would certainly go along with it, but in your opinion is this really the best way to go at this point in view of the tremendous problems which are created by the lack of a good sidewalk/street situation on Cortez in the County area? Mr. Zimmerman: The in put gutter in the County so they or the edge of the pavement. children would be taken off the street the City area where the sidewalk is to be in and of course there is no curb or would have to walk on the road shoulder - 4 - CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS: Sidewalk Priority Program Page Five 10/10/72 .Councilman Lloyd: May I ask my question again? In your opinion, and if you don't wish to say�just say "I don't wish to give an opinion", but in your opinion are we accomplishing what we hope to accomplish? The point I am trying to make is/ are we really doing the right thing? I think there should be sidewalks all the way. Mr. Zimmerman: I would agree with that; however, we are bettering the situation to the extent we are putting sidewalks in. Mayor Young: There is no immediate prospect of having that sidewalk torn out which would put that much more pressure on the County to complete the project - at least it would reduce the chances of some child being killed or injured on the stretch where the sidewalk goes in, so to that extent it would help. Councilman Lloyd: Well/it doesn't accomplish that much;without the othe % you are a lame duck. Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, there has been an interesting evolution development in the sidewalk priority program. Some years ago, perhaps 6 or 7, the Council at that time directed that some $40,000 a year be allocated annually for the placing of sidewalks in the City and for some years ,we moved ahead very rapidly in that area, and then several years ago the figure dropped with the explanation from Staff that the balance between the amount that, -is being allocated and the intent Pf :t.i.e Council wis going to -be .made up -by various street..:projects. Incorporating with "the street proJpct"s would,. be "funds; representing the ba-lance..of. tfiat,., $40, 000. `. Then somewhere -along the way- through all the' stringenc-ies; evidently -that's--drifted, away' so that we,' -are" --now down to the $19A00 range.... _.So, I'.would. certainly:' hope.. if. additional funding did become available to us that we could give additional attention to the sidewalk program. One final observation. I don't presume'to be qualified to override Staff's recommendationgin this area because they do come asaresult of-oonversatioais wiih-,School:' District' -personnel and, -=others, but I have always felt that we should really give the highest priority to those streets without any sidewalks in our City. I see some of the requests that we cannot honor are for streets with sidewalks on one side of the street now. On main streets it is an inconvenience not to have sidewalks on both sides. I note Valinda Avenue which is certainly a main street since it has been continued south across the City and has increasing traffic but unless I.am incorrect the area under Item 6 is an area where there is no sidewalks on either side and there is a lot of pedestrian traffic and many school children. I question sometimes our wisdom in adding a second sidewalk on a street with a sidewalk on one side when we have streets with similar needs that have no sidewalks at all. So I would like to request Staff to give additional thought to reviewing this particular recommendation and these proposals and look at them in terms of that aspect and see if possibly some consideration can be given to those major areas that have no sidewalks at all. Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Aiassa, would you let me know at your convenience the contact you have made with is the County on this? I recognize that probably they won't do anything but I would still like to have a definite "no" on it. In the meantime let's go forward on it. Mayor Young: Councilman Nichols is the import of your comment that you (vould like this item held over? Councilman Nichols: No, I think the general recommendation is sound. My only thought is in the light of 5 CITY COUNCIL Page Six PUBLIC WORKS: Sidewalk Priority Program 10/10/72 my comments Staff might want to look at it again. We might have some additional funding in the street area or other areas where projects are underway and that during the year we perhaps will be looking at it again. I know these matters are subject to review. I don't want to hold it up,.I am amenable to moving along with it. Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to approve the construction of sidewalks on Cortez Street, Puente Avenue, Hollenbeck Street and Cameron Avenue as specifically outlined in the Staff Report dated October 5, 1972, and further noting comments made by Council. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION ;Mr. Aiassa advised that as yet the new Commission was not formed or ready for Council action. In answer to a question by Council Mr. Aiassa further stated that one of the present/past members of the Youth Advisory Commission wanted to attend the California League Conference in Anaheim for one day and the Mayor and City Manager have worked this out and discussed it with the City Attorney and she is going privately., CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented: INTRODUCTION "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES. (Zone Change Application No. 463 - Arturo Pizzo)." Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to waive full reading of the body of said Ordinance. Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Shearer,:t6 introduce said Ordinance. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Councilman Chappell ORDINANCE NO. 1207 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES. (Zone Change Application No. 474 - Thomas M. Yedor)." Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to waive full reading of the body of said Ordinance.. Motion by Councilman .Chap,pp11, seconded by Counc.ilman;..L1oyd,, to adopt said Ordinance. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES• None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION NO. 4642 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY. OF WEST COVINA CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TERRITORY IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO THE CITY OF WALNUT AND ALSO CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TERRITORY IN THE CITY OF WALNUT TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA." Mr. Wakefield: This resolution implements the previous action of the City Council and the City Council of the City of Walnut with reference - 6 - I CITY COUNCIL CITY`ATTORNEY: Res. #4642 Page Seven 10/10/72 to the exchange of certain territory contiguous to each of the cities at the southern boundary of the City of West Covina. The Local Agency Formation Commission has approved of the exchange of territory and this resolution -will initiate the appropriate proceedings before the Board of Supervisors. After the hearing by the Board of Supervisors the transfer of territory will be made in accordance with the resolution. This is the final step that needs to be taken by Council in the exchange of this territory. IN Motion by Councilman Lloyd,._.spcondedk__by Upunoilman...,Chappeh,l,and carried, to waive full reading of the body of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to adopt said Resolution. Councilman Shearer: A question. We have had hearings on the pre - zoning of this property, will we have to go through the same procedure again or will it come into the City zoned commercial? Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of Council, when the territory comes into the City of West Covina it will come in with the zoning which has been approved for the area by the City Council°s prezoning procedure. Councilman Shearer: We are through then? Mr. Wakefield: Yes, we are through. Councilman Shearer: Based on what appears to be a great slowdown in Woodside Village/ do you expect Nogales to be built very soon or -is that in limbo? Mr. Aiassa: As a matter of fact Nogales Street is actually being developed by Umark, the sole owner of the entire parcel and it was through their instrumentation that this street be cut in and they are anxious to have it completed. They are proceeding:-'. immediately as soon as this is adopted by Council and approved by'LAFCO. Councilman Shearer: Can you guarantee that? Mr. Aiassa: I will as long as I can get my hands on Ron Sloane. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd,.Chappell, Young NOES: None .ABSENT: None RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members A FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING. of Council, I have not TRUST FUND AGREEMENT had an opportunity to review the next item with Staff and request that it be continued until your next regularly scheduled.meeting. So moved by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried. RESOLUTION RE ENVIRONMENTAL Mr. Wakefield: This resolution needs IMPACT a bit of explanation. I am sure you have all been reading .in the newspapers about the confusion created by a very recent decision of the State Supreme Court in the case of the Friends of -Mammoth. versus the County of Indio. That decision construed certain provisions that were added to the Public Resources Code more than a year ago with reference to the Environmental Impact reports. I think all of us in the public law field believe the 7 CITY COUNCIL Page Eight CITY ATTORNEY: Environmental Impact 10/10/72 intention of the legislature was simply to require environmental impact reports in respect to those projects carried on by a public agency and,in effect a public project. However, the Supreme Court interpreted the language of the report as applying to private.:pro® jects. The result is all private development has come virtually to a halt primarily for two reasons. Most cities, including our own city, have not yet adopted as a part of the City°s General Plan a so-called Conservation Element. That Conservation Element is required to include an open space element. The legislature from time to time has extended the time in which a City must adopt a Conservation Element. The last extension was from July 1, 1972 to July 1, 1973, but as a part of that legislation extending the time for the preparation of the Conservation Element of the General Plan the legislature required that the Cities adopt an interim open space element. The interim open space element to be effective from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973. However, again the adoption of the interim open space plan really in substance is no different than the Conservation Element Plan and little purpose would be served by adopting the interim open space plan. As to those cities which do not have a Conservation Element of the General Plan )the legislation requires that no building permits, no subdivision maps, no other action such as the approval of precise plans maytake place without an Environmental Impact Report and a determination by the Planning Commission that based upon that report the project, whether it be public or private, will not have a significant impact on the environment. As you well know, the City issues two kinds of permits in substantial numbers. First class is the typical building permit which covers the erection of fences, additions to private dwellings, swimming pools and many other kinds of construction. The second class are those permits for excavations in public streets. With respect to the first class of permits after consultation with Staff)it seemed appropriate to all of us that we recommend to you that you adopt a resolution the title of which is 'set forth in the agenda/ which does two things. It determines that upon the basis of the requirements of our Zoning Ordinance, which contains requirements for setbacks for:. buildings, open space requirements, landscaping requirements,.requirements for participation in the cost of providing public parks and public recreation facilities, height limitations and other standards of that sort, that it would be appropriate for City Council to determine that those building projects which do not have a gross estimated construction cost of more than $100,000 and which comply with our City°s Zoning Ordinances, will not have a substantial impact upon the environment and this then will authorize the Building Department to issue building permits for single family residences, small stores and other minor additions to buildings and private residences, the cost of which does not exceed $100,000., without the necessity for the preparation and filing of an Environmental Impact Report where the Building Department finds that the construction is in accord not only with our Zoning Ordinances but the applicable building, plumbing and electrical code, etc. With respect to the second class of permits the resolution simply finds that because of our existing Excavation Ordinance requirements that require that the street be .restored to its former state of usefulness and repair following an excavation that there will be no substantial impact upon the environment through the issuance of such permits, so this will permit the Engineering Depart- ment to issue permits for the laying of sewers, the undergrounding of utilities, curbs, gutters, etc., without the necessity of requiring an environmental impact report. There are some other steps which will be recommended to you to help unravel this problem as time goes on. I suppose it is inappropriate for m.e�as City Attorney to criticize CITY COUNCIL Page Nine CITY ATTORNEY: Environmental Impact 10/10/72 our Supreme Court and legislature but we are here confronted with a situation where the legislation, for example,:.l'im�pioses ne,,penalties . for the violation of its provisions. The Supreme Court implied in the Friends of Mammot1i case a city could refuse to issue a building permit if the determination was made that a particular project did have a substantial impact on the environment of the City. However, there is no statutory authority for refusing such a permit. A District Court of Appeals ruled seven'/' days before the Friends of Mammoth. was decided that a City did not have a right to refuse a building permit even if the -project was determined to have a sub- stantial impact upon the environment. City Attorneys and others who have considered the problem have concluded the only safe way to proceed in the current situation is for the City Council itself to adopt an Ordinance which imposes some sanctions for the impact which a certain project may have upon the environment of the City. At the Staff level, however, we are not prepared to recommend such an Ordinance to you this evening, but it is under consideration and will be recommended to you as soon as we can settle upon the details of the Ordinance. Mayor Young: I suppose that our assessment for contri- bution to parks is a step in that direction in issuing certain type permits." -- Mr. Wakefield: Yes_)sir, it is. That is one means by which the subdivisions, multiple housing projects, contribute to the public recreational facilities and the maintenance of open space. Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, a further question. Did the court in its wisdom indicate what was a satisfactory environmental impact report? Did they give any guidelines as to what it should include or is that again up to the discretion of the various agencies that would have to review that report? Mr. Wakefield: That is another matter. left in a very unsatis- factory condition. The District Court of Appeal decision concluded that either the Planning Commission or City Council could make a determination .with respect to the effect of a particular project upon the environment of the City, but that finding, whatever it was, either negative or affirmative, was subject to review de novo by the Superior Court and by the Appellate Courts of this State. So again we are confronted with a situation in which the statutes themselves provide no standards. Mayor Young: Mr. Wakefield: Mayor Young: I suppose that review would have to be instituted,of course�by some kind of citizen action© That is correct. And if no one filed then whatever the Planning Commission or City Council decided would be it. IMr. Wakefield: That is correct. Councilman Shearer: What you are saying then,is�if somebody comes in and wants to develop 'a $150,000 project it falls outside of our resolution and he would have to file a report, but the Staff would be at somewhat of a loss to tell me what I have to include? Is that correct? Mr. Wakefield: Yes, I think that is correct. There are six so called elements or standards set forth in the preamble, if that is an appropriate way to describe it in the Environmental Impact Statute. Those six recitals 9 E3 CITY COUNCIL I Page Ten CITY ATTORNEY: Environmental Impact 10/10/72 state six elements which are appropriate for consideration in determining the env:ironmeiital; impact... of .- >_a. given:;. proJectc.,.- ,_.`:.o Such things as the alternatives to the development, the effect upon the open space, the effect upon the availability of utilities, sewers, electric lights and other kinds of utilities, items of that sort. But no one really knows what an Environmental Impact Report must contain and no one really knows how it is to be assessed or evaluated and if it is determined that a given project has a sub- stantial impact upon the environment as of this evening I think Staff would be unable to say to you what you should do. The District Court of Appeals indicates that simply by virtue of the fact an adverse determination had been made this would persuade a potential developer to revise his plans to eliminate the adverse environmental aspects of the project. However, as the Court there°'.:::. indicated there really are no sanctions prescribed by the statute and it is not clear that the City by some ordinance of its own has the authority to compel changes in the plan. Mayor Young: Are there any further questions of Mr. Wakefield? Councilman Lloyd: Very briefly, Mr. Wakefield, have any of your colleagues or yourself made any sort of a prognostication as to when the courts or the legislature itself would remedy what appears to be a problem? Mr. Wakefield: As you know�the legislature is now in recess until immediately after the -general election. It will reconvene on the 8th of November. I think many of us expect the legislature at that time will take action to clarify many of the problems that have arisen but in the interim we are adrift without a rudder. Mayor Young: It is your feeling then that the adoption of this resolution will at least substantially remove a portion of the immediate dilemma. Mr. Wakefield: Yes, it will take care of all except what Staff considers the major projects and as to those projects we will request the developer to provide the factual basis for an Environmental. .Impact Report which will then be prepared by the Staff and Planning Commission, and con- sidered by the Planning Commission. Mayor Young: This seems to be a vast new area for pro- fessional consultants and if we are smart we will go into the business. Mr. Wakefield: Yes, Mr. Mayor, I agree with you. Anyone that has any knack at writing and can hold himself out as an environmental specialist should have a field day for the next year or two. RESOLUTION NO. 4643 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA SETTING STANDARDS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL .IMPACT OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR WHICH PERMITS OR OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MAKING -CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH REFERENCE THERETO." Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried, to waive full reading of.the body of said Resolution. - 10 - CITY COUNCIL Page Eleven CITY ATTORNEY: Res. #4643 10/10/72 Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Chappell, to adopt said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, a follow-up question. Mr. Wakefield, indicated that legislature had extended to July of 1973 for cities to include in the General Plan a Conservation Element - is that correct? Mr. Wakefield: Yes/ sir. Councilman Shearer: Are we doing anything to comply with that requirement? Mr. Aiassa: Staff already has been assigned that task. (AT 8:20 P.M., THE MAYOR RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING.) (COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:45 P.M.) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Charles Lanigan I have a small problem that I would like to 1933 East Walnut Creek present to Council. It is a problem that I Pky. experience in walking along city streets in West Covina. I ride the bus home from work and get off the bus at Garvey - I made a small map to aid myself and to give you better information - Juniper Street east of Azusa Avenue. And the problem actually is there is no place for a person to walk without going into the street. Let me quickly say I am not asking for sidewalks, I am familiar with your program to aid citizens with sidewalks, but what I do ask is that a person be provided with a place to walk without fighting the cars. I have been doing this for sometime now and have decided to bring my problem before you to see if you can help me. Mayor Young: Do you think the relocation of the bus stop itself would be feasibl6. Mr. Lanigan! That hadn't occurred to me. Mayor Young: This is probably something we will have to refer to Staff for a report back.' Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, I think this would be a perfect time for this gentleman to talk to Mr. Thomas, our Traffic Engineer, who,.is present tonight. So if he will give him the map with his phone number, somebody will call him. Mr. Lanigan: He mentioned the word "traffic" and what I had in mind - I have been told that part of the roadway, the easement on both sides of the road, belongs to the City - if you could exercise your right and allow people who have bushes and trees in the right-of-way to move them back and allow ample walking space - this is what I am primarily asking for. There are only certain spots along the roadway where this would have to be done. There are places where you can walk on the grass but then you have to step out into the street and walk around parked cars. I have had quite a few close calls because these are very narrow streets. Mayor Young: We will refer this to the Traffic Engineer. Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, may I comment on this? We have a gentleman who has a serious concern. He is a rare pedestrian in a City of vehicles - 11 - CITY COUNCIL Page Twelve ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.- Cont'd. 10/10/72 and I can appreciate his.concern. If I felt there was honestly any remote possibility of referring this to Staff and they would come up with a viable recommendation that this Council could work on, I would agree. But I think sometimes we refet things to Staff to put things off or create a routine that will gradually discourage the person seeking relief. It is my opinion that there is no way this Council could come up with a recommendation requiring citizens to remove landscaping from city property as long as it is not blocking traffic. If I understand you right what you would seek is a footpath easement on the city right-of-way and if we would do that we would be placed in the position of saying to thousands of property owners that anything you have growing that is more than grass or dirt or gravel, all of this you have to take out. I just can't envision them doing that. I wouldn't do that as sympathetic as I am to the problem. Were you here when we were talking about trying to get sidewalks in? (Answered: Yes.) These are our concerns and on our very busy streets where we have kids and people walking in the streets - well we know it is a hazard and we worry about it. But to refer you to Staff with your aspiration that possibly we are going to start taking shrubbery out on that street, well I don't think that will happen, and you will spend a lot of time coming here to City Hall before getting that answer. . So it is really my feeling if others conclude the same that that has to be the answer in this case and that we ought to say this . I am perfectly willing to refer it to Staff but I will make a wager with you right now that there can be no recommenda- tion that can take away all the growth and things from the curb line and that Council will not buy .it.: So I just wanted to speak honestly to you. Mayor Young: Councilman Nichols, I will respond. I really appreciate your candor and I respect your Senior position on this Council of longevity, but I am just not that familiar and perhaps none of us are to the exact problem this.man refers,to and perhaps if this is referred to' Staff it might be a simple problem of getting the bus company to move the bus stop to some moreappropriate location. Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, I didn't mean to fault you, I just felt perhaps I would be more willing to hurt someone's feelings than you would. I certainly am willing to refer to Staff and if there is an answer and if you are willing to work with Staff they will give you every con- sideration. I only meant to imply if the basic thrust of your request was as I understood it that it would be very unlikely that we could do anything about it. Councilman Shearer: May I comment on that? I will echo his comments. There are a lot of situations we would like to see resolved to the satisfac- tion of everyone but attempting to enforce such a requirement throughout the City would end up like you and me - Russ - against 3.5,000 people and you are just not going to have it. I can envision even in my own household a civil rebellion if I told my wife she had to dig up her pansy bed, shrubs, etc., and then having to fight all of my neighbors down the street for the same thing. From a practical standpoint we are saying while it might be advantageous to the few people that walklit just isn't in the cards. Short of perhaps moving the bus stop,attempting to get everyone in the City to make the 10' right-of-way strip transversable by foot is something that I don't think any Councilman here wants to stand the heat on. Mayor Young: What we are saying is we may not have any help for you, Mr. Lanigan, but we will look into dt' and viE'Aai'll 'try. - 12 - CITY COUNCIL Page Thirteen ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Cont°d. 10/10/72 :Councilman Nichols: By the request of the citizen present before us - Mr. Lanigan. - I would move that this be referred to the Traffic Committee. PERSONNEL SESSION Seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried. Mayor Young: Session to discuss the Citizens' Committee. Would it be your pleasure time in lieu of a recess? (Council agreed.) I would like to request a Personnel nominees for a to have that at this MAYOR. YOUNG RECESSED:.THE�,COUNCIL' MEETING`_AT..9 LP.,NI 1.F.OR THE•,_PURPOS.E OF AN EXEC.UT:I:VE'' S:ES''S_I:ON.: TO„DISCUSS',_CI<T:IZENS, c..:(.COMMLTTE.E' APP.OINTD4�NTS o COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:25 P.M. CITY CLERK JOINT CERTIFICATE OF LOCATION: E/O Hollenbeck Street at Merced' SUFFICIENCY RE Avenue and Shasta Street. °SOUTHEASTERLY...ANNEXATION DISTRICT NO. 21711 Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman :Chappe11_,and carried, to receive and file. RESOLUTION NO. 4644 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CALL A SPECIAL ANNEXATION ELECTION, AND FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR PROTESTS BY PROPERTY OWNERS. Mr. Wakefield: The protest hearing will be held on the 14th day of November, 1972. Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Chappell' -'and carried, to waive full reading of the body of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Shearer, to adopt said resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None ABC APPLICATION Norberto & Teresa Assa* ellli_ 15700 Labrador St., Sepulveda Chief of Police recommends PROTEST. dba CRISPIN ° S:::HUT 971-A S. Glendora Avenue So moved by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried. MAYOR'S REPORTS Mayor Young: First )I will report on the Personnel Session. There will not be an announcement at this time as to the formula,tlon-, of...:th(eiC tdg,0#ls Committee. This will probably be designated as a Committee on Priorities. The announcement of Committee members will be made at our next City Council meeting. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Young: I have been asked to proclaim "Narcotic Education Week" November 11 - 17, 1972 and "Hot Line Week" October 28 - November 4, 1972. If there are no objections, I so proclaim. - 13 - CITY COUNCIL Page Fourteen MAYOR'S REPORTS - Cont°d. 10/10/72 COUNCIL COMMISSION Mayon Young asked Mr. Aiassa the status of LIAISON APPOINTMENTS this item and he replied Staff just completed the polling of Council and a report will be made at the next meeting. COUNCILMEN°S REPORTS/ Councilman Shearer: You received a letter, COMMENTS and we discussed it before the Council meeting, from the principal of Monte Vista School regarding one of our crossing guards - Mrs. Maxine Lester - pointing out a heroic act she performed in the opinion of the principal in the saving of a life of a young child. Even accounting for a possible over -statement at least in the saving of a child perhaps.not:::from a serious fatality but from injury, I would like to suggest Council pass a resolution commending Mrs. Lester for this act and present it to her, hopefully perma plaqued. Seconded by Councilman Lloyd. Mayor Young: We have a motion and a second and I think the letter is very well taken. The principal told me today the specifics. The little child was crossing the street against the direction of the crossing guard who was on the opposite side arid'..the:car was bearing down at a high rate of speed and the crossing guard rushed out and grabbed the child and the car slammed on its brakes and skidded to the very location the child was snatched from by the crossing guard, indicating perhaps not much of an over -statement when he says a life was.saved by that action. I think the motion is very well taken. Is there any further dis- cussion? "RESOLUTION NO. 4645 COMMENDING MRS. MAXINE LESTER" Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor - I was thinking you might invite Mr. Helquist to appear and assist in the presentation. I am sure he would be happy to come up from San Clemente most any evening. Mayor Young: I think he is living in the immediate area at`. -,the moment so it would not be a problem if we can have some advance notice on it Mr. Aiassa. Councilman .Lloyd: I received a report from Mr. Aiassa wherein he talks about our natural gas -powered vehicles and after reading the report I didn't really understand fully - is it we don't really want to do anything, or that it is not productive? Mr. Aiassa: To simplify the report you have - what we have attempted to do now is to utilize what we have/because of fueling and refueling we ran into problems, so Mr. Wolfe would like to try propane and we think we can use the existing equipment at a very low cost for conversion. We would like to experiment with it and see if we can get, it in large quantity and at easy accessibility and if so then convert the entire staff over a period of several years. Councilman Lloyd: What you are saying is the carburetors that were to be used by the natural gas would be usable with propane? Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Wolfe has two tanks he is trying on his - 14 - CITY COUNCIL Page .Fifteen COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/COMMENTS 10/10/72 pick-up truck now, I believe. Is that correct, Mr. Zimmerman? (Answered: Yes.) I saw him Monday and he is checking it and he is attempting to see if he can use the kits we had purchased to put the natural gas in to see if we can put propane in. We will know in another week or two. Councilman Lloyd: Mayor Young: indicate and pass it on In other words we are going forward in another area - I didn't get that out of this report,, and I am very pleased with that. I am circulating a proposed list of Council liaisons for the various Boards and Commissions. If you have any objections) please down. Councilman Lloyd: I have a question. I thought we had decided on the School Board that we were either going to scrap it or do something else - what was the decision? Mayor Young: All I have done is handle it by default. I have been the School Board liaison when there have been issues of importance to the City. I don't think we consider that at all mandatory, not that any of them are necessarily,, but even less so than the others. Mr. Aiassa: Staff also receives the agendas for the School Districts and we normally forward them to the representative of Council if we find matters listed of concern. CITY MANAGER WATSON INITIATIVE Mayor Young: We have before us quite (PROPOSITION 14) a bit of material related to the Watson Tax Initiative,, Proposi- tion 14. The essential issue before us this evening would be whether or not we desire to take apposition on this issue either pro or con? Councilman Nichols: I don't wish to take a position as a Council- man. Councilman Chappell: I asked the City Manager to give us as much information as he possibly could put together on Proposition 14 because as a City Government we stand to perhaps run into some real serious problems if this passes and I would like to see Council go on record in opposition to Proposition 14 as it pertains to City problems. I foresee a tremendous amount of them in reading the reports over and over again. If somebody could change my mind on that I would be more than happy but with the CBD coming along and the problems .Proposition 14 could cause us and which might be insurmountable, that .is one of the reasons it is on here. Even though I have a number of friends that are realtors it is not a personal thing. I looked at it and the bigger landowner you are the more apt you are to receive benefits from. Proposition 14 and the smaller the landowner you are the more apt you are to receive nothing from this plan. So I agree in the principlesthe legislature has sat on their hands,- they have done nothing, They- have had opportunity after opportunity but I still don't see this as the answer for the problems that we have in regard to property tax and other areas of taxes that this would immediately start changing. Mayor Young: In particular where tho probable substitute:. for the ultimate funds would be what is sometimes nicely called. a "value added tax" but puts the bite on the person Who.'. can Beast afford it...- sales ta,x. - 15 - CITY COUNCIL Page Sixteen CITY MGR.: Proposition 14 10/10/72 Councilman Lloyd: I think the Watson Amendment is a horrendous- ly bad piece of pro.p.osed>:'.Ie:gislat'.ion•.. :71, think that it will do irreparable. damage =f.ort'ungtely: more I.w to schools than to the City or local governments. I think it has no redeeming featurespiand that it will not give to the people that which they so fervently hope for/which is tax reform',and is tremendously necessary. It is unfortunately very much like me.d °cine g.'s guadk cure for cancer that provides only hope in an area that in reality will bring no valid results, but I personally think it is going to pass. I am prepared to support a stand by the Council in opposition to Proposition 14. Councilman Shearer: I will join the almost unanimous opposition. It has been my observation in the past Cowl -years that most legislation that is proposed via the initiative =Ute- other than some routine things generally turns out to be bad legislation, because it does not have the benefit of hearings, the benefit of discussion back and forth, it is drafted by a special interest group and there is nothing wrong with a special interest group because we are all a part of it in every day life, but generally as Councilman Lloyd said, they are not thought out too well. I think we are trying to be sold a bill of goods, particularly when I read figures like this that can be disputed and no doubt are::- - that as far as benefits are concerned about 25/ will go to single family occ_up-.dd residences and 41/ of the benefit to commercial, railroad and utili- ties. Right off the bat that doesnet show me that this is property tax relief where it is needed and therefore I will make a motion that the City Council of West Covina go on record as opposing Proposition 14. Seconded by Councilman Chappell. Councilman Nichols: A further comment. I am opposed to Proposi- tion 14. My comments at the outset were just that I would just as soon Council didn't take a position with regard to this because of a number of aspects. I think when an issue of this type comes before the community and there are many people in the community actively working one way or the other for it and we ask information from our Staff that pgr.rob.or,.ates perhaps our own views and we receive no evidence presented from people in the community actively supporting it - well I don't know that we really give it the kind of a hearing that would warrant us going on record as actively opposing it, but I am not going to be left in the position on the record and the press of supporting Proposition 14 in the vote so when it comes to a vote I am opposed to it and I will vote that way© but I wanted to express my reservation. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None CONSULTANT FOR MEET Mr. Aiassa: The Council is aware that AND CONFER SESSIONS at the time I presented the budget that I put an allocation in for a professional meet and confer individual. We are now soliciting candidates, individuals who are specialists in this field, and I am going to meet with the Personnel Board and use their assistance to select a desirable individual and I will then make a formal presentation to the Council with regard to the indivi- dual selected. Councilman Nichols: This looks like a wise procedure, Mr. City Manager. I am in support of it. - 16 - I 8 CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER AGENDA - Cont`d. WORK-STUDY PROGRAM Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Lloyd: becomes uneconomical - gain to the City? Mayor Young: Page Seventeen 10/10/72 We have a written report on this. Did you have something to add, Mr. Aiassa? No, but we have Mr. Duvall and Mr. Bonham here if Council has any questions. Yes, I have a question. One of the problems in my experience in government is we start this type of a program and then somehow it just who would we be training and what is the Mr. Duvall I believe we have covered all bases, Administrative Ass°t. Mr. Lloyd. Under the contract with the Personnel Dept. school involved we can drop out if we don't receive satisfaction at anytime during the year. Councilman Lloyd: I understand that, but I think there is something that goes into it a great deal deeper than we can get out of it. I think we are really talking about a moral commitment. When we tell people to come in and we are going to do a training program we have an obligation to go forward on that and I am not sure that we, as a Policy Board, should commit to any obligations of this type at the present moment. First of all, if I say to you - will this man stay with us and then we will have the opportunity to have him in this Department and you say "yes, and that will save money for the City, (whatever small amount it is) but on the other hand do we have some obligation because we committed ourselves to it? I don't really want to get involved in a training program where all of a sudden I have an obligation. I feel we have too many things pressing in on us from our society. We are looking at monies, we are talking about the creation of other Commissions, and many other things, some of which are all very new to me and the rest of these men when we talk about the Redevelop- ment Agency, and the pressure of the time is such that I am not really sure I want that involvement. I need to be convinced or review this thing. I have heard Councilman Nichols make just the same statement with regard to other programs. I think we commit to these things and I am not sure we should go forward on them. Please comment. Mr. Duvall: I must admit that my first report in regard to this matter was to disapprove the program due to much of the same concerns that you do have and then after reviewing with Mr. Bonham, the program once again, I've changed in my mind. Ross Bonham Mr. Mayor and members of Council, in respond - Administrative Analyst ing to Mr. Lloyd's apprehensions regarding Finance Dept. this as an ongoing program where we are committed to sustaining a particular student for a definite period of time to provide a certain amount of training, this program does not encompass this. As reflected in the report we really do not have an idea, up until we interview the referred student, as to the kind of dollars involved. We anticipate we will have to tailor our training period to the amount of money incompliance with our needs which is dictated by the parti- cipating college. For instance, if they were allowed to earn $900� our participation as far as providing training will be 35/ of that. At the end of that earning period/the program for that student terminates and there is no provision in the contract, that I says, where we are obligated to pick the student up and hire for more advanced training. That contract as far as that student is concerned terminates. Councilman Chappell: Where does the money come from - I don't remember seeing any fundsi_n the budget for 17 CITY COUNCIL Page Eighteen CITY MGR.: Work Study Program - Cont°d. 10/10/72 this type of program. Mr. Bonham: No, we anticipate funds for this will be from salary savings or from part. -time funds out of Parks and Recreation. If we can pay 35% for a particular part-time worker, we are actually getting more for our money. Councilman Lloyd: Yes, but we also create a situation of dependency. One of the problems we have is we have a PEP program right now amounting to 29 employees - what would happen if that program was gone tomorrow? What a devastating result on the working administration! And now we have another body and another body and all of a sudden all these small sustaining programs (which are very good by the way). This is what my concern is, I am now looking at the load the camel. is carrying and we are really down to the straw that would break the camel's back and I am sure you would agree that at the present moment we are heavily strapped. I am prepared to vote "yes" because of the recommendation of Staff, but I am also equally prepared to bring out this point to my fellow members, because I think we should be extremely aware and very cautious of any such type commitment. I think perhaps Councilman Nichols will have something to say on this. Councilman Nichols: We11,,,I agree, but from reading the report I see a differentiation and that is under the PEP program we are taking employees on as full-time employees with an indefinite futureltrue, but with a reasonable feeling that they may be permanent. They can make that assumption anyway and in this case that is not so and I certainly would balk if it came in under any other color. The program has an automatic termination on the basis of the scholastic year and if that is the case then it is terminated without any further obliga- tion to re-employ or extend and it is done as an educational exper- ience as we do in the public schools so then I think it will avoid that hazard that you speak of. This is a valid concern and we should always emphasize that. Mayor Young: I want to say I am kind of enthusiastic about a program of this kind, especially on such a small scale. We are talking about three people. My questions are answered as far as the funding and I think it is a tremendous opportunity for the lucky students who participate in it and we get our dollars"worth besides. So as long as it is on this small of a scale, while I recognize the validity of your comments, I don't think this is at the level of getting out of hand. So I will vote enthusiastically for it as soon as we get the motion. Councilman Chappell: I don't see any problem in questions :being asked on this because really when you read this over unless you sat down and talked to one of these gentlemen,you don't get the full, scope. I see no place in here where we provide for training and I am sure that was the original idea of this Work -Study Program - that they will learn something while here and do some work for us.. I don't see who is # going to motivate these people. I guests that is an inhouse thing and will be worked out as we go along, but are we going to take a full-time man away to do part-time training? I think these are questions that legitimately should be answered. I am in favor of this type of thing and I think .we can get a lot of good out of it but I see no fault in asking questions and getting answers to them. Mayor Young: If I said anything that indicated I was finding fault with the questions being asked/I certainly take it back, whatever it was. I had no intention of being critical of any question or - 18 - CITY COUNCIL CITY MGR.: Work Study Program - Cont°do Page Nineteen 10/10/72 comment, I just happen to be enthusiastic for the program. Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, I would.like to advise Council that this is kind of a substitute program for our Summer Intern Program that we were able to finance in the past, where we actually allocated money in different departments and actually.solicited college students or graduates to come in and work for two or three months and we got some very qualified individuals under the Summer Intern Program. When the austerity budget came along we eliminated these positions. This is one way we might still bring students into City Government and when they are exposed to city activities -we do get some of them interested to apply for vacancies if they exist. And once the program is finished that is it. Councilman Nichols: There is a clear danger that if I get involved any further in this the semester may be over, so I would move approval of the Staff recommendation. Seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None INTERDEPARTMENTAL Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor and members of REORGANIZATION Council, Mr. Wakefield just explained something to me on this item. We are not physically adding an employee. We are just changing titles and the position of Clerk -Steno is going to be moved into a different category and one is subsidized by government funds and that is the one in the Civil Defense Department, and this will be carrying the higher salary and the Clerk. -Typist will be under our General Fund. Mayor Young: This seemed aviully administrative to me to be the subject of a resolution and policy decision, but I guess it is necessary. Any questions? Councilman Lloyd: I am prepared to vote for whatever the administration recommends. I also didn't understand why it was here but if that is what you want we will go along with it. Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of Council., the resolution has a somewhat different title than that which appears on your agenda, simply because it also can include the authorization for the three employees under the Work Study Program to serve without compensation in order that those individuals may be covered by the City°s Workmen's Compensation policy while on the job in the City. RESOLUTION NO. 4646 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED BeA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 1277 RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY. P1 Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to waive full reading of the body of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Shearer, to adopt said resolution. - 19 - CITY COUNCIL Page Twenty CITY MGR.: Interdepartmental Reorganization 10/10/72 Councilman Shearer: A question. Simply stated, the reason this has to come before us is because we have a resolution which spells out the number and classification of employees in the various departments? And in order to change that resolution we have to do it by another resolution? Mr. Wakefield: Yes, that is correct. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None PROGRESS REPORT Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by CIVIC CENTER PARKING Councilman Shearer and carried, to receive STRUCTURE and file. LEAGUE CONFERENCE Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, one additional item not on the agenda, if I may? (Council gave permission.) The Council should give official approval for the City Councilmen and Commissioners that will be attending the League Conference next week. All the other positions are under my jurisdiction. Council will have to authorize funds for the expenses incurred. I believe there are two Councilmen interested in going and three Commissioners from the Planning Commission and two from the Recreation and Parks Commission. I think a $50.00 expenditure is sufficient for each Commissioner attending. The two Councilmen will be staying overnight and you usually set up a maximum figure of $150.00 for each Council- man and they present an expenditure voucher and return any money not expended. Motion by Councilman Nichols that Council authorize the attendance of up to five Commissioners from the various Commissions to the League Conference with expenses allowed not to exceed $50.00 each Commissionero and that $300. be appropriated as the maximum allotment for two of the Councilmen attending the conference. Seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried;on roll call vote as follows: AYES:,Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None . ABSENT: None MAYOR'S REPORTS - Cont°d. COUNCIL LIAISON (Mayor Young stated the liaison appointments APPOINTMENTS for the Councilmen was now completed and would be as follows: planning Commission -- Chappell, Young (alternate); Human Relations -Commission - Nichols, Lloyd (alternate); Personpel Board - Young, Nicho s Alternate);. Recreation & Parks Commission - Shearer, Young (Alternate); Youth Advisor Commission - is o s, hearer (Alternate); Chamber of Commerce - Chappell, Lloyd Alternate); School Board - Lloyd, Shearer A ternate). Mr. Aiassa was asked to circulate the appointment list.) DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by totalling $391,285.71 Councilman Shearer, to as listed on Demand Sheets approve Demands B545 through 8549, B545A, B546A and C840A. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None - 20 - CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT I ATTEST: CITY CLERK i Page Twenty-one 10/10/72 Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried, to adjourn meeting at 10:02 P.M. APPROVED: MAYOR - 21 -