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03-14-1973 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA MAY 14, 1973.. The regular meeting of the City Council called to order at 7:34 P.M., en the West Covina Council Chambers by Mayor Pro tem Chester Shearer. he Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Robert Young and the invocation was given by the Reverend Myrus L. Knutson of Christ Lutheran Church. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Others Present: • Mayor Pro tem Shearer; Councilmen: Young, Nichols Mayor Uoyd'y'., Councilman Chappell George Aiassa, City Manager George Wakefield, City Attorney Lela Preston, :City Clerk Leonard Eliot, Controller George Zimmerman, Act-ifig Public .Servicesi)Director Richard Munsell,.Planning Director John L-ippitt, Acting City Engineer William Fowler, Building & Safety Director Jeff Butzlaff, Administrative Analyst, Jr., Ross Bonham, Administrative Analyst Gary Duvall, Administrative Assistant Mark Volmer, Administrative Analyst, Jr. Yvonne CalML—S, City Treasurer Bert Yamasaki, Community Redev. Coordinator Morris.Wolff,, Street MaintenAnce. Superintendent Mike McDonnell, Staff Reporter - S.G.V.D. Tribune (Mayor ]Protem Shearer advised the absence of Mayor Lloyd and Council- man Chappell was due to their attendance at a League of California Cities meeting in --Sacramento.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES APRIL 23, 1973. Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, I do not have a copy of the minutes, I do have a preliminary draft and on the basis of the preliminary draft I move approval of the minutes. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried. CONSENT CALENDAR (Mayor Pro tem Shearer stated the procedure of the Consent Calendar items and asked if there were any comments by Council or the public on the following items: 1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a) JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST 1776 b) FRANK SANCHEZ, dba EXOTIC DECORATIVE IMPORTS 1538 E. Larkwood St., W.C. c) BYRON F. PAGLIASSOTTI,dba EASE, 1424.E. Vine ,Avenue West Covina Request three fireworks stands. (Approved in prior years. Recommend approval subject to T.U.P. procedures') Request Mail Order Business License. (Approve subject to staff review) Request Mail Order Business License. (Approve subject to staff review) - 1 - CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont'd. Page Two 5/14/73 d).MENTAL.HEALTH ASSOCIATION Request permission to conduct charity of LOS ANGELES COUNTY solicitation and waiver of license fee. (Approved in prior years. Recommend approval) e) UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION f) CHRISTINE GILBERT 3316 La Puente Ave.', •W.C. g) AMERICAN LEGION WEST COVINA POST 790 2. PLANNING COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTION 3. RECREATION & PARKS COMM. SUMMARY OF ACTION 4. PERSONNEL BOARD ACTION ITEM FROM MAY 1, 1973 MEETING 0. HUMAN RELATIONS COMM. SUMMARY OF ACTION 6. YOUTH ADVISORY COMM. SUMMARY OF ACTION Request permission to conduct charity solicitation and waiver of license fee. (Approved in prior years. Recommend approval) (Citizens to Block the Airport) Re City of Industry Airport Site. (Council) (See comments on Page 3) Request for three fireworks stands. (Approved in prior years. Recommend approval subject to T.U.P. Procedures) .May 2, 1973. (Accept and file) April 25, 1973. (Accept and file/Items B and C. Refer to City•Manager's Agenda Item No. F-1 for Item A) RE Class Specification for Assistant to City Manager position. (Refer to City Manager's Agenda Item No. F-3) April 26, 1973. (Accept and file) April 24, 1973. (Accept and file) May 9, 1973. (Accept ,and File) 7. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FILED WITH CITY CLERK a) STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO- On behalf of its Insureds: LaVerne Dworak MOBILE INS. CO., and Louise Messadi, drivers involved in collision in front of private drive at 1805 E. Merced Avenue. (Deny and refer to City's Insurance Carrier) b) THOMAS M. BRIDGES Claims motorcycle flipped in hole 1810 Walnut Creek Court while he was riding on Walnut Creek West Covina Parkway near Hollenbeck Street. (Deny and refer to City's Insurance Carrier.) 8. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS a) QUARTERLY REPORT Water Department. (Accept and file) See Page b) ST. JUbE' S RESEARCH._. Informational Report. (Refer to commeng8 on 64 HOSPITAL BICYCLE Pages 3 and 4) MARATHON 9. ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR RELEASE OF BONDS PRECISE PLAN NO. 474 LOCATION: North Garvey Avenue, east of ANTHONY POOLS Willow Avenue. ACCEPT street and sidewalk improvements and authorize release of Peerless Insurance Co., Bond No. 380.307 in the amount.of $2,700. Staff recommends acceptam e 2 - CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont°d. PRECISE PLAN -NO. 519R AUBREY M. BARNES PRECISE PLAN NO. HACIENDA BANK Page Three 5/14/73 LOCATION: North Garvey Avenue, east of Lang Avenue. ACCEPT sidewalk improvements and authorize release of Reliance Insurance Company Bond No. B35-09-88 in the amount of $300. Staff recommends acceptance. 627 LOCATION: South side of Center Street, east of Vincent Avenue. .ACCEPT street improvements and authorize release of cash deposit in the amount of $500. LOCATION: North side of Walnut Creek Parkway and south side of Center Street, east of Vincent Avenue. ACCEPT street improvements and authorize release of Insurance Company of North America Bond No. M707262 in the amount of $4, 500. (The apparent uncompleted work at this location is included in the City's TOPICS project - T-3041-124, and is anticipated for completion in the latter part of May.) 'Staff recommends acceptance. METES & BOUNDS NO. 135-227 LOCATION: Citrus Street and Vanderhoof (REV.-1) Drive. JESS N. & ARMILDA B. SWANSON Cash:.:payment received; authorize release of Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Bond No. 3292025 in the amount of $ 3, 750 .. �ARCEL MAP NO. 25 LOCATION: South side of Cameron Avenue, WEST COVINA CONVALESCENT west of Glendora Avenue. CENTER Authorize release of Agricultural In- surance Company Bond No. 234074 in the amount of $1,000. City Council has pre- viously accepted Bond No. M-147920 from Pacific Employers Insurance Company in Case No. U.UP #182, which includes the same improvements, and therefore voids the necessity for continuance of subject bond. The new bond amount is $2,200. TRACT NO. 24006 .LOCATION: Parkside Circle, Parkside Drive, UMARK, INC., Eveningside Drive,..Woodbridge Drive and Lark Ellen Avenue. Accept storm drain improvements in Tract No. 24006 and authorize release of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company Bond No. 400 CV 3986 in the amount of $80,000. Staff recommends acceptance. Councilman Young-: Mr. Mayor, Item 1(f) - there is no recommendation and I would suggest that it be noted as Received and filed. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Item 8 has to do with a report from the Police Department regarding a Bicycle Marathon - the indication I got in reading the report was that there may be some action required on the part of the Council. This has to do with the last paragraph in Deputy Chief Meacham°s letter stating: "I am returning her letter of request with this memorandum in the event that you wish to have the Council act on the matter." Is there any action necessary, Mr. City Manager? - 3 - CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont'd. Mr. Aiassa: No, there isn't. Most c activities of this type subject.to staff review. Page Four 5/14/73 f our parades and are approved by Council Motion by.Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman. Nichols:, to approve onsent Calendar items. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, I have one comment which doesn't Item #8a) affect the vote, if I.may make it. - . I am interested in the Quarterly:Water Reports which we are getting and I hope we keep getting them. The forecast made by the consultant and the actual thing that is happening.- well obviously what -is happening isn't reaching the extent projected but the relationship seemed to be very close to those projections and I suppose as long as that continues we are really not in trouble with our .Water Company - are we, Mr. Aiaasa? Mr..Aiassa: No, we may get it cheaper. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: With Council permission there is one item that Procla.ma.tion I would like to have advanced at this time from the Mayor's Reports pertaining to a proclamation for the International Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children's Day, Sunday, May 20, 1973. Hearing no objectionsg I so proclaim. And we have in the audience tonight two representatives of the Citrus ShrinEXS group, the President Mike Carrillo and Secretary Jim Caiel. Councilman Chappell talked to me Saturday in this regard, -,he is a member of thisfine organization -and he asked that we recognize those in attendance. I have received some information, supplied to me by staff, which I think is indicative of the wonderful work these fine gentlemen and the Shriners,s across the country, some 886,000, do. Those of us fortunate enough to have fine, healthy children, perhaps do not appreciate the problems that others less fortunate have and the work that the Shriners�, perform in this regard. Sometimes when we think of the Shriners,. we think of the clowns, parades and the foot- ball game on New Year's and that is about the extent of it. I have been advised that the Shriners.- across the country support 22 hospitals, 19 orthopedic and 3 burns'_ins atutiohgt.';(.These=liospit:a1s )are open to all children and the cost to operate is twenty-six million dollars a year. This money is raised through the Shrine activities - their duesand other fund raising activities. I think this is a very,very outstanding organization.and worthy of all the recognition that we can give. I have a copy of the proclamation here and if Mr. Carrillo and Mr. Caiel will step to the microphone I will present.i.it to them. (Made presentation.) I really mean what I said - I think it is a marvelous activity and those of us not closely connected with it may not appreciate the work being done but I am sure the children being treated and their parents can express it more adequately than I can. AWARD OF BIDS LOCATIONS: Azusa Avenue and Cortez FEDERAL AID TOPICS PROJECT NO. T-3041 (224) TRAFFIC Street; Vincent Avenue and Rowland SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS and Avenue; Sunset Avenue and Workman MODIFICATIONS Avenue;.Sunset Avenue and Garvey Avenue (north);.Sunset Avenue and West Covina Parkway. Bids received in the City Clerk's office up to 10:00 A.M., on Wednesday, May 9, 1973, and thereafter publicly opened and read. (Council reviewed Engineer's report.) - 4 - CITY COUNCIL AWARD OF BIDS - Project 4T-3041(224) Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Mr. City Manager9 is information to the received? Mr. J, The City Clerk advised the following found to be qualifying bids: Page Five 5/14/73 there any additional staff report that we Aiassa: No. We do have the quotes from the bids received and I believe the�City Clerk should read them. bids were received and opened and S & W Electrical Contractors, Inc., Fishbach & Moore Sherwin Electric Sgrvice Paul Gardner Corp., C T & F, Inc., Steiny & Company, Inc. Councilman Young: .bids rather than on a getting the advantage get the advantage of locationwise. Mr. Aiassa: $131, 28,9 133,880 138,602 139,236 143,121 158,675 A question, Mr. Mayor. We are dealing here with bids for several locations and I wonder if this is the best method for calling for location basis. On one hand I can see we may be of mass production but on the other hand we might increased competitive bidding if done individually the federal government point of going to bid .s a surplus of funds advantage of it. Usually the more locations involved the greater participationof bidders. Also, the greater percentage of this cost is borne by and a lot of cities have not projected to the or getting their jobs ready for bid and if there at the end of the year,we may be able to take Councilman Young: You have gone way beyond the scope of my question,Mr. Aiassa. I wondered if there is a breakdown by location in the bid figures. I don't want to see them now but it would be interesting to take a look and .see if you can pick out the low location from each bidder. It would be a matter of interest. Mr. Aiassa: We will have, an opportunity now to check our second group. I think we can do what you mentioned, make a comparison by location. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to accept the low bid of S & W Electrical Contractors, Inc., of Maywood, California in the amount of $131,289. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Just a further comment,,Councilman Young. In my experience if you go on a location by location bid and compare these six people, you would probably find one of the others might be low at a particular location., however that doesn't mean had they bid on that one location alone that would be their bid to install the one signal. Generally when you put several together you get a low overall bid than if you go ,out for six different bids, You might get six individual low bidders and thus spread the Mork around but the total cost in all probability would be higher. Motion carried on roll call.vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to authorize the transfer of $45,800 from Account 1.33 (Unappropriated Gas Tax Funds') to Account SP-72004. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: - 5 - CITY COUNCIL AWARD OF BIDS: Project T-3041 (224) AYES: Young, NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Nichols,,Shearer Chappell Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded o 4authorize the Mayor and City Clerk ontractor for the work upon approval Federal Highway Administration. Page Six 5/14/73 by Councilman Young and carried, to execute an agreement with the of the apparent low bid by the BID NO. 73-86 Bids received in the Office of the Purchasing PARKING LOT POWER Agent up to 10:00 A.M., on Wednesday, April .SWEEPER 25, 1973, and thereafter publicly opened and read. (Council reviewed Engineer's report.) City Clerk advised the following bids were received: Gar Wood -Los Angeles Truck Equipment Co., $5,391 Industry A. M. Donaher & Son, Inc., South Gate Bid on American Lincoln Wilshire Sweeper 4,806 Bid on American Lincoln,Scrubmobile, 30" 2,997 Total Bid of $7, 803 Councilman Young: Actually the second bid apparently from the staff report is the low bid in regards to the specifications. The first bid does not meet the specifications, so in light of that I move that the City Council approve the awarding of the purchase order in compliance with Bid No. 73-86 to A. M. Donaher & Son, Inc., for an American Lincoln Wilshire Sweeper and scrubber for a bombined price of $7,803. • Seconded by Councilman Nichols. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I have a question, Mr. Aiassa. It concerns me a little bit that we send out specifica- tions to merely buy something and we only get one qualified bid. My question is - were the specifications so restric- tive that it explains why only one bid was received? I could under- stand this if we were seeking something special but to merely sell an item - - I am sure every car dealer that I went to in town would be willing to give me a bid on a car provided my specifications were broad enough so when you only get one qualified bid I am immediately concerned. Mr Aiassa: I can explain a bit of .this. The items listed here is a compact type sweeper -scrubber that we use to clean city hall and the parking lot and will be used for cleaning the parking structure and the OBD area, it is not the normal big sweeper machine. There were certain things that had to be put into this one but we did not write the specifications for a particular type of manufactured sweeper scrubber. Perhaps Mr Wakefield can add to this. Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, I have nothing further to add. It is one of those problems that we encounter occasionally when we seek specified equipment designed for a particular job. ayor Pro tem ,Shearer: Is this item of sweeper/scrubber combination that unique that we would expect only very limited usage? I see all sorts of parking structures being built in Los Angeles as I am sure in other metropoli- tan areas and I am still not satisfied that we are getting the best for our money when we only have one person submitting a bid. It seems to me our specifications are too tight. Unless you can convince me this is the only outfit -American Lincoln - that produces that equipment. Mr. .;Aiassa: We have Mr. Wolff e .the Street Superintendent, (Ma.int ) with us tonight, who will be responsible for - 6 - CITY COUNCIL Page Seven AWARD OF BIDS: Bid'No. 73-86 5/14/73 this equipment, he may be able to add to this. -Morris._Wo.lff Mayor Protem Shearer and members of the Street Mainte_Stipte. Council, when we wrote these specs I don't feel they are restrictive. In fact the specs were really loose on the scrubber ecause of the fact there are very few companies that make this type of a machine. We asked and were mainly interested in a combination unit and wrote our specs for a combination machine so we could use it for both operations and nobody bid that particular machine. The one that was bid was two separate units. We had probably three different sets of specs on three different machines and all three machines met our specifications without any problem. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: So you are aware there are three combination machines that would have met your specifica- tions had somebody chosen to bid on it. Mr Wolff.: No, there was only one machine that is a combination and that is why we loosened up the specifications and made it an option in the specifications that they could bid on two separate machines rather than one unit. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: But you are aware of at least three companies that make combinations that would have met the specifications had somebody chosen to bid? Mr. Wolff-.. That is right. •Mayor Pro tem Shearer: That was my concern that the specifications were not that tight that it automatically eliminated. Mr. Wolff:.- No, they were not. Councilman Young: If we had other bids on scrubbers we would have the option to award the bid on the sweeper to one company and the scrubber bid on another? Is that correct? As it is we are awarding the low bid on the sweeper and the only bid we got on a scrubber, that is the staff recommendation and the motion that is pending. Mr. Wolff: The specifications were combined as a combination unit and I don't know if they could be separated and awarded in two bids. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I don't want to unduly belabor this but were the specifications written so that one unit was to be bid or did they in fact allow the option so that someone could bid either one unit or two units? Mr. Wolff,:: They were written so they could bid either way. Either one unit to do both jobs or two separate units. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: How many vendors were furnished the proposal? Mr. Wolff: We got returns from six or seven but just two had bids. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Could you offer a guess as to why no one else bid? Mr. Wolff..t' No. - 7 - CITY COUNCIL Page Eight AWARD OF BIDS: Bid No. 73-86 5/14/73 Mayor Pro tem Shearer: There was no indication in the returned proposals as to why they were not bid? Mr. Wolff.:. No. ayor Pro tem Shearer: Maybe I am making something out of this that shouldn't be but I would like to ask that this be held over to the next meeting and request staff contact - and this is done and I know it is done by others, and call some of the people who did not bid who had an opportunity to bid and ask them why and report back to Council at our next meeting. There is no problem in holding this over to our next meeting before awarding the contract - is that correct, Mr. Wakefield? Mr. Wakefield: Councilman Young: that the bid motion be at the present time. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Mr. Wakefield: Yes, that is correct. Mr. Mayor, in light of your comments I think your point is well taken and not overly labored by any means. I will make a motion tabled or it might be better to vote it down and if that carries then Councilman Young: Mr. _Wakefield, do we have a problem in voting it down? Can we later go ahead and award the bid? That is no problem. The simple way to handle it would be for you or one of your associates to make a substitute motion and vote on it it carries along the original motion with it. With the consent of the second I will with- draw the motion. Councilman Nichols: That is fine with me. The only observation I would make is that I think you have raised a valid point, primarily so because the aspiration of staff was to get a combination unit and there were no bids for the combination unit. The only real virtue in linking the two together was to try and get the combination unit and being that has not proved itself it may be in the final analysis it is a wiser choice not to accept any of the bids and -readvertise on separate units in hopes that a larger number of bidders would come in and the aggregate cost would be less. Of course,we don't know that but it does appear that this has been hamstrung to some extent by the requirement of a combina- tion bid. So I would concur. Motion by Councilman Young that this item be held over to the next Council meeting and staff solicit comments from people that did not bid as to why they did not bid. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried. BID NO. 73-91 Bids received in the Office of the Purchasing DIESEL ENGINE & TRANS Agent up to 10:00 A.M., on Wednesday, MISSION FOR FIRE PUMPER April 25, 1973, and thereafter publicly opened and read. (Council reviewed Con- troller's Report.) Mr. Aiassa: This report deals with the conversion of one of our older trucks and by doing this we feel it will give us ten or fifteen years longer life. This is one of the things we found out in our trip to Scottsdale. The City Clerk advised three bids were received: Crown Firecoach $10,-705 CITY COUNCIL Page Nine AWARD OF BIDS: Bid No. 73-91 5/14/73 Shepherd Machinery Co., .$11,730 American LaFrance Service Center $11,826 Motion by Councilman Young that the City Council approve the awarding of a purchase order in compliance with Bid No. 73-91 to Crown Fire- oach for purchase and installation of an 1100 Caterpillar engine and an MT640 Allison transmission for $10,705, including a trade in allow- ance of $500 for the present engine. Seconded by Councilman Nichols. Councilman Young: And a further comment, Mr Mayor. Seeing the price of new units like $50,000 to $60,000, it is real nice to see this little chassis up- graded for thisprice. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell BID NO. 73-92 Bids scheduled to be received in the Office GASOLINE REQUIREMENTS of the Purchasing Agent up to 10:00 A.M., on FOR FISCAL YEAR 73-74. Wednesday, May 2, 1973. No bids received. (Council reviewed Controller's Report) Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Mr. City Manager, do you have a report to make to us in addition to the written staff report we received? Mr. Aiassa: No, I do not. Our controller, Mr. Eliot, is present if you have any questions with regard to the alleged carcit"y of gasoline. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: What action is requested at this time by Council? Mr. Aiassa: I think the action required by Council is that we accept the Controller's report and this would involve the purchase and installa- tion of three additional 10,000 gallon gas tanks, bringing our storage capacity to 42,000 gallons allowing for a truckload price. Councilman Young: Is this one of those areas where we might explore some joint purchasing with neighboring cities? I wouldn't mind seeing our units drive over to Covina or Baldwin Park drive over here with their units. Is there way_we can :combine and meet this problem on a joint basis? Councilman Nichols: The probability is the greatest potential in bulk buying is through the County and. if they can't buy it the purchase of tanks or the combining of interests would not do it. Councilman Young: Well,I would like some kind of a commitment that we are going to be able to meet our needs by .increasing our storage capacity rather than increase it and have nothing. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: This was part of my concern, the fact that we may want_to share with another City I don't believe is going to solve the problem when the L.A. County and RApid...Traris.it.'..D str..iet;: ( to name two') have gone for bids and they are many,many times the users and I am sure they have sufficient capacity to more than take the 42,000 gallons we would be able to take and even in light of that they received no bids. So I am a little confused as to why the installation of three additional tanks would make us in a better position tca get anybody to give us a bid when the larger consumers haven't been able to receive a bid* - 9 - CITY COUNCIL Page Ten AWARD OF BIDS: Bid No. 73-92 5/14/73 Mr. Aiassa: We have been informed in contacting some of our large distributors of gasoline, one in particular, Shell Oil which has been provid- ing us with gas, and his inference to us.is our chance to receive drop shipments would have to meet at least the minimum storage capacity of etween forty and forty-two thousand gallons. Previously we were able tptutting o not participate in the installation of these tanks, we have been it off for several years because I prefer not to have that much gasoline stored in one area. We also explored the possibility of the utilization of a gas station and justtaking our dumps there but that has many complications. The City of Burbank and a few others were also seeking those kind of solutions. We don't say this is a nice compact clean solution to this problem and if Council wants to carry it over to another meeting and we explore further we will do that, but it is getting close to the time our contract will expire. Councilman Nichols: I think we should explore further. I am not quite satisfied with the answer to go out immediately digging holes and putting in additional storage tanks, that may be it but this is a matter that appears to be in flux at the moment and changing on a day to day basis and I think it would be wise to hold over to the next Council meeting. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I would agree with that, particularly in view of the reports I saw this evening. There is a lot of push being given to try and get the President to freeze the price of gasoline and investigate the alleged shortage, etc. I would agree the expenditure of $4,000 right now without a guarantee of a solution to the problem - I would like to give it further consideration and also have the problem shared by the other .40% that are not here'tonight. Councilman Young: A question of Mr. Aiassa. As a matter of cur..ioslty suppose we are in the position of having to pay the regular service station rate such as 40e, for regular and 43(,4 for ethyl - how much of an increase would you expect in our fuel budget if we have to go to regular retail prices say in a year's time? Mr. Aiassa: I think Mr. Eliot can answer your question because we were discussing it in our staff meetings. We are buying gasoline to furnish the fire truck for the Galaxie Tract. We buy it at a service station in the area on a bid basis rather than bringing the truck up here and we get a special rate, but when you get to the volume we will be consuming between the police cars and all the other units we are talking about a large quantity. Mr. Eliot: Mayor Pro Tem Shearer and Councilmen, pre- sently the City of West Covina pays approximately 20c,' per gallon for gas, therefore if you take the 43� pump price and subtract the 4(,' federal tax from which we are exempt, it would reduce the' price to us to 39(", so we would double our gasoline budget and in dollars it would be approximately a $50,000 increase over our present budget. However, there are feelers coming out from several of the oil companies and there are some lukewarm indications that there will be quotations in the next couple of weeks probably in the vicinity of 30 to 31(,4 which would be a 50% increase over our present budget. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I think that is another reason for not ,taking action. If people are not _ panicked into something there maybe if b-e.re is in ia6t wt the .problem .a.s alleged :thattbh6 px:oblein.may:,,,,at least--in_.part, ,gb _ away. - 10 - CITY COUNCIL ,AWARD OF BIDS: Bid No. 73-92 Page Eleven 5/14/73 Councilman Young: Maybe we should rush out and get the tanks and grab that 30(l, bargain, if we can get it. Councilman Shearer: Well 'I would envision that we might get the 30e, bargain whether or not we have the other three tanks. I am willing to play the odds JInd think that we will,at least for two weeks. Is there any objection to holding over for further -consideration to our next meeting? So moved by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Young and carried. PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT NO. SP-73009 LOCATION: Nogales Street, Valley Boulevard JOINT PROJECT WITH CITY to Pomona Freeway. OF INDUSTRY & LOS ANGELES (Council reviewed Engineer's report) COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 4727 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CONSENTING TO ESTABLISH- MENT OF A._,PORTION OF NOGALES STREET WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF COUNTY HIGHWAYS OF THE.COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES." (Includes approval of exemption declaration and finding of no effect on environment.) Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to waive further reading of said Resolution. •Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman ,Nichols, to adopt said resolution and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols,..She arer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell PRECISE PLAN OF LOCATION: West side of.Azusa Avenue, 220 feet DESIGN NO. 647 north of Rowland Avenue. ACCEPTING GRANT DEED (Council reviewed Engineer's report) BENJAMIN F. & IRIS Z. SMITH RESOLUTION NO. 4728 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTIONV OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED EXECUTED BY BENJAMIN F. AND IRIS Z. SMITH, AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to waive further reading of said Resolution. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman .Nichols, to adopt said resolution and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell INTENT TO VACATE BATELAAN LOCATION: Between West Covina Parkway and & SYLVAN AVENUES Garvey Avenue. (Council reviewed Engineer's report) RESOLUTION NO. 4729 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO VACATE BATELAAN AND SYLVAN AVENUES." (,Setting public hearing for June 11, 1973 . ) CITY COUNCIL Page Twelve PUBLIC WKS: Res. No. 4729 5/14/73 Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried, to waive further reading of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to adopt said resolution and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell FREEWAY WIDENING RELOCATION OF FACILITIES AT CAL STORES PARKING LOT Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Mr. Aiassa: LOCATION: Orange Avenue and West Covina Parkway. (Council reviewed Engineer's report.), Is there further information from staff? No. If you have any questions, Mr. Zimmerman will answer. Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, a question. I assume this has been reviewed by the City Attorney and the relocation is actually taking place. In other words it is not a payment of some kind of damages? Noting the direct payment from us to Cal Stores - it is a little unusual way of doing business and I assume it has the City Attorney's approval? Mr. Wakefield: Yes sir, ahe1procddure here is legal. The City does have tie obligation of paying for the relocation Qf the sign. It is more feasible to let Cal Stores make the arrangements for the actual •physical location. than for the City to attempt to do it. Motion by Councilman Young that the City Council approve payment of $1,300.00 from Account No. 133-72003, freeway widening account, to CAL Stores for the relocation of the sign and parking lot lighting standards. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried on roll call vote: AYE,: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell LIGHTING ASSESSMENT LOCATION: Citywide. DISTRICT NO. 71-76 (Council reviewed Engineer's report.) ASSESSMENT RATE MODIFICATION (LAD 71-76') Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Mr Aiassa: Is there additional staff input, Mr. A.iassa? No, there isn't. Mr. Wakefield advises this pertains to Senate Bill 90 and it is the proper action. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I might just comment that this is necessary. As I understand it the lighting assessment is to be self-sufficient to pay the total cost to operate the street lights in the City of West Covina. I think we are fortunate to have just about all of our streets lighted with the possible exception of the two new annexations and that we are required to pass all direct costs on to the users, namely the citizens, on a direct cost basis 'and due to the increase in power rates given by the Public Utilities Commission to Edison Company there.goes our bill - just like our -bill at home. Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, one question. Maybe I didn't read this right© but I am under the impression that these costs are not firm costs as yet. This is more or less anticipatory legislation we are asked to enact tonight - is that correct? - 12 CITY COUNCIL Page Thirteen PUBLIC WKS: Lightinq Assessment District No. 71-76 5/14/73 Mr. Wakefield: Mr Mayor and members of the Council, the purpose of this increase is and you are correct in saying it is anticipatory, the actual increase as I understand it has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission for Southern California Edison Company, but the ctual increase will not become effective until the first of July, so e are acting here in ,anticipation of a rate increase which has been approved at a specified time. Councilman Young: My other question, M. Wakefield - I see the term "approximate" which is kind of a red flag. It says " rate increase of approxi- mately 15/0" - is this a dollar for dollardeal? If the electric bill isn't as high as we collect do we send the money back to the customer and give him a credit on next year's bill and reduce the assessment accordingly? What happens if we raise the tax too much or not enough? Mr. Patrick Rossetti L. J. Thompson Assessment Engineers next three years in which this.terminates, whatever back to the next district to what he has paid. Mr. Wakefield: • Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor and members of Council, we have set up the amounts we think are necessary. They expect about a 12/o raise in actual energy and maintenance and if we find in the we accumulate then in the fifth year when surplus funds there are that is credited to each property owner in direct proportion It. is a surplus,red.11y, that is carried over to the next year and used to reduce the assessment in that year. And if it is a, deficit then we are asked at a future time to enact appropriate increases to cover the deficit? Mr. Rossetti: That is correct. When we set up the district for five years we set up a surplus and contingency to take care of some .of these matters, but at this particular time we didn't have enough in there and this is not just the City of West Covina but most of the other cities have the same problem. Normally if the increase is a minor one,the surplus and contingency as set up for each of the five years will take care of that increase. Councilman Young: Thank you. That answers my questions. I just wanted to be sure it was a dollar in and a dollar out proposition. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Again to clarify what might be a question on the part of the audience who have the agenda before them., it states approximately i5/ in the report from the assessment engineer and it.is a very specific amount and it may be a little over or under the 15/ based on the various zones and there is a rate established for.each zone. So reference in the resolution we adopt will be made to the report from the engineer and we don't raise rates approximately 15% and let it go at that, the report includes a very specific rate, down to a one hundredth.percent. Motion .by Councilman Young that Council approve the rate increase for Lighting Assessment District No. 71-76 of approximately 15%-as indicated in the -Assessment Engineer's letter of :April 14, 1973. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried. _. 13 - CITY COUNCIL Page Fourteen PUBLIC WKS: Lighting Assessment Dist. #71-76 5/14/73 RESOLUTION NO. 4730 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE LEVYING OF THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE THIRD YEAR (OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1, 1971 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1976); PURSUANT TO PROCEEDINGS UNDER RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 4389; ORDERING THE CITY CLERK OF SAID CITY TO TRANSMIT DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT TO THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR AND EMPOWERING SAID TAX COLLECTOR TO MAKE COLLECTIONS OF SAID ASSESSMENTS FOR SAID THIRD YEAR." Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried, to waive further reading of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to adopt said resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, .Chappell ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mike Carrillo I would like to thank the Mayor and City President Councilmen for the proclamation issued Shriner' Club tonight and if we may be excused we would like to leave, we have another meeting to attend. • Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, a point of privilege with regard to advancing an item that would normally come up under Councilmen's Comments and Reports, in the event someone in the audience cares to respond to what I have to say. I have received some input in the last couple of weeks regarding the proposal that came before this Council several months ago with regard to the Paramedic Program. I understand it is operating in some areas and that the Queen of the Valley Hospital is a Paramedic Station for s'ome municipalities. I don't recall the exact sequence or context of how this matter came before us or what happened after it was before us, but apparently from citizen input I received, a lot of people have the impression we now have the Paramedic Program and that it was functioning. And of course we don't have it. I don't think the Council has ever acted on the pro- gram one way or the other except to request further information on it. I do understand ffom what I have read in the press and some discussions I have had with city administration that it is a rather expensive program. I was given one figure of something like $70,000 a year. I don't know what that all would comprehend or pay for. I don't know what its implications would be on a year to year basis as an added factor in our budgeting processes. I have been advised that one of the chief areas where this program is valuable relates to people that have heart attacks. I have been told that,f atal heart attacks may not have been in many cases and would not have been fatal if the proper kind of emergency first aid had been rendered within the first fifteen minutes and this is what the Paramedic Program is designed to do. I don't know what other (-Amplications it might have like swimming pool accidents, etc., but I understand there is a rather tremendous community interest in this. I know one of the people vitally interested is in the audience this evening, She happens to be my neighbor and she came down here to be sure we did this and the reason I asked for advancement of this item at this time is in the event she would like to add anything or anyone else would like to. - 14 CITY COUNCIL Page Fifteen ORAL .COMMUNICATIONS - Cont'd. 5/14/73 I would like to suggest in light of the interest which I think is here and rather widespread and in the light of the presence of a Paramedic Program that doesn't operate in our community but merely headquartered here, I think this should be pursued and dealt with by Council with the appropriate information available and with input from the community and ourselves. Councilman Nichols: It was my recollection we did ask for a preliminary staff look at this program and the cost figure that came back to us in terms of the training program utilizing the facilities available and working through the County Paramedic Unit was such that the cost seemed almost prohibitive to us in the current fiscal year and as a result of that we have already made a recommendation to staff to . look at alternative programs and to be prepared to make a recommenda- tion to us during the period of our budget hearings that would allow. us to gain.at least the functional benefits of the program without being forced to contact with the County wherein,.ly.yctbia.f,y.:.of�.,...thg heavier cost aspects ofr.mCwingve into that program. Am I misunderstanding this - Mr. Aiassa? Mr. Aiassa: It is at staff level now and we are also looking at the possibility of more than one city joining together'and utilizing combina- tion facilities and I am meeting with the City of Covina this week in regard to it and my staff is also trying to look at it and find out what strong points our Fire Department has in relation to theirs. I will have a report for the Council at your neeting on the 28th and at that time Council can decide whether we shoucld'go forward or bring it back to Council for final decision at budget time. It is a rather • complicated and expensive thing. Mayor Pro. tem Shearer: Before closing Oral Communications is there anyone that would like to address Council? I take it - not. In view of that, Mr. Aiassa,we will expect a report on the 29th of May because the 28th is a holiday. We will expect to see a report at that time with what information.you have on the Paramedic Program. Councilman Young: Would this report have some indication from local hospitals, statistical or otherwise, where this program might have been helpful in the recent past? Mr. Aiassa: When I was on :the Board of the Queen of the Valley the Paramedic Program was then under- study and came under approval and the only difficult thing when they talk in statistics of cities �&Tth a: - population of 73,000 it is kind of difficult to determine what age level are we focusing on that will most highly be subject to heart attacks and that is why we are focusing our study on the East San Gabriel Valley and trying to hit a realistic figure of how many people will be benefited rather than just using figures to substan- tiate cost. This is why I want to talk to some of the other City Managers and see how they feel about it. The general figure is that one unit and one "hospital and if our average age is will serve an average population of 13,000 18h years it is questionable that we will be using the equipment to the maximum as far as dollars are concerned. Councilman Young: Don't.a.yeu...really..thitk:'.we have matured in the City of West Covina to the point that we are probably getting about as good of a cross section as anybody? I think all of us sitting at this table from week to week are probably prime candidates. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I would expect these items all to be covered in your report and for us to discuss - 15 - CITY COUNCIL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Cont'd. Page Sixteen 5/14/73 or debate this evening in the absence of factual information we could sit here a long time and not accomplish very much, so we will close Oral Communications and move along with the agenda. CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE The City Attorney. presented: INTRODUCTION "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNI- CIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES. (Zone Change Application No. 481 - Miller Properties)." (Location: 325-343 N. Azusa Ave.) Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to waive further reading of said Ordinance. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to introduce said Ordinance. .RESOLUTION NO. 4731 The City Attorney presented: .ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE.CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING.PRECISE PLAN OF D SIGN NO. 652 Mille Prop r e " Location: 325-43 N.zusa �vu�'. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried, to waive further reading of the body of said Res®lution. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to adopt said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer • NOES: None ABSENT: L1oyd,.Chappell RESOLUTION NO. 4732 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AUTHORIZING THE TREASURER TO INVEST OR REINVEST FUNDS OF THE CITY." Mr. Wakefield: I might just say a brief word of explanation. This matter came to light J think,,in con- nection with the City Treasurer's investments in Time Certificates and other short terms investments. When we got to checking the records we found there had never been a Resolution adopted authorizing her to specifically make those investments and this resolution is designed to clear up that uncertainty. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried, to waive further reading of the body of said resolution. Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to adopt said resolution and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell THE CHAIR RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 8:45 P.M.,,FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE REDEVELOPMENT•AGENCY MEETING. COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:55 P.M. CITY MANAGER PROPOSED 1973-74 SUMMER RECREATION LEADERSHIP & POOL BUDGETS Budgets so the Department can final approval of the budgets down. Mr. Aiassa: This is a request for preliminary approval of the Summer Recreation Leadership and Pool start recruiting and at the time of the Council has the right to amend it up or - 16 - CITY COUNCIL CITY MCR: Cont°d. Page Seventeen 5/14/73 Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, a comment. Apparently additional hours of operation is the source of the inm crease in the budget and I assume that would also increase the prospective revenue. Would it or wouldn't it? The pool produces revenue and the additional hours of operation would tend to increase the revenue or would that be for special programs that are not revenue producing? Mr. Aiassa: I can't answer by saying "yes" or "no". If the pool is used for adult recreation where we do not have leaders and all the rest of it, the cost is nil, but if it is a controlled and directed program where we use trained personnel then there is additional cost. The staff of the Re-creation Department is trying to maintain the balance of the pool as realistically as possible. Councilman Young: I wasn't challenging the cost, I am ,just assuming the additional cost will be offset by additional revenue coming in. More hours, more customers. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: money. So it wouldn't do not make additional in any way money from Councilman Young,,I think whether we have additional revenue or not, the swimming pool doesn't even break even much less make hours might produce some additional revenue but pay for the additional costs. Swimming pools admissions. Am I correct Mr. Aiassa? Mr. Aiassa: Yes. Motion by Councilman Young that preliminary approval be given to the • proposed 1973-74 summer part-time Recreation leadership budget in the amount of $32,398.00 and the summer part-time Swimming Pool leadership budget in the amount of $16,941.00 so that staff can proceed with selection and processing of summer employees. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried on roll call vote as follows' - AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell LAFCO SPHERES OF Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor Pro tem, I INFLUENCE REPORT'S would have preferred to see all the Councilmen present for this matter but I note the hearing date of May 23 makes it rather urgent that action be taken on this recommendation. I have read it and digested it and I feel the recommendations of staff are very conservative and I believe that most prudent people would feel that the areas that are being recommended as logical areas of influence are proper and appropriate. I would like to summarize them briefly for the record and the public that is here, or do we have an additional presentation coming up? Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I requested an additional presentation and staff does have slides to show. Mr. Zimmerman: Mr. Mayor and members of the Council, we do have slides showing maps which were prepared and presented to LAE'CO along with 'the report Staff sent to that organization regarding the Spheres of Influence areas ,involved. We also have aerial photographs of each -area to show you some of the type of development in each area, which is largely vacant for residential. (Slides shown and explained; Mr. Munsell pointed out the various areas being explained by Mr. Zimmerman.) These areas were selected for several reasons, one being that they square off our boundaries so to speak, which is one of the criteria:, of LAFCO. (Lengthy description of areas along with. slides 17 - CITY COUNCIL CITY MGR: Cont'd. Page Eighteen 5/14/73 Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Any questions or discussion? Motion by Councilman Nichols approving the Staff Recommendation that all county areas southerly of the San Bernardino Freeway and easterly of our easterly city limits, to and including Forest Lawn Cemetery; all county areas northerly of the San Bernardino Freeway easterly of Holt Avenue and southerly of Covina Hills Road; the county area southerly of Workman Avenue and easterly of Hollenbeck and the county areas between the existing West Covina boundary and the City of Irwindale boundary, westerly of Vincent Avenue be within the sphere of influence of the City of West Covina. •Seconded by Councilman Young. Councilman Young: I would like to compliment the staff because I think staff is of course responding to an issue that has been handed to us. It hasn't been generated by West Covina or Covina or any of the other municipali- ties involved but by the State Legislature, and of.course we are responding to that particular mandate as we have to do. I do not like to see this thing develop into a "cat and dog fight" between municipalities. Personally I am not offended if the City of Covina feels that some of these areas are also in their sphere of influence. I am inclined to agree they probably are and who are we to say they aren't? Likewise the City of Walnut, Irwindale or any of the municipalities involved. So as far as it becoming a battle between the cities as such I hope it doesn't happen and I see no reason for it to happen. I think the affected areas can still retain their own right of self -direction anyhow and this may be a factor involved. -So simply to reiterate.we are doing what we have to do and I think doing it in a very logical fashion. • Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I would agree with the comments of Councilman Young. I hope this doesn't boil down to an inner-city battle. If I had my way and felt it would do any good I would vote that we don't even turn in a report, as a protest.. Particularly if I felt this is a step towards mandatory annexation on the part of the State or County that says everybody has to be incorporated into a City and they have to incorporate along these lines that will be determined by a body sitting in Los Angeles making a determination as to whether the sphere of influence of Covina,.West Covina, Walnut or San Dimas gets Forest Lawn. To me that determination should be left up to the owners. of Forest Lawn if they wish to annex to West Covina or any of the other surrounding cities. If I felt this was a step in that direction, which is may be, I would like to see us refuse, but maybe we can't refuse. I would hope that at the hearing on the 23rd that again we do not participate even as much as the press might like to see us get into a fight with our neighbor to the north and the east, t.ha•t we don't do it. That we merely make our presentation and I think it was Councilman Young that suggested an overlapping sphere of influence and I think this would be a fine thing to suggest in some of the more controversial areas, that LAFCO consider that both cities be able to include it in their sphere of influence and .leave it to the individuals. When you boil it down and this is with all due respect to staff, the sphere of influence means that we are out to include those areas that are to our economic advantage and if there happens to be a shopping center on the corner we want .it and if it is a bunch of single family houses - you can have it. Maybe that is not a fair appraisal but I have a hunch that plays an influence as to where the lines were drawn. So I would urge staff not to get overly excited at the hearing. Motion carried. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, there is FOR CONSOLIDATED a gentleman who has FIRE PROTECTION asked -for recognition. DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL CITY MGR• Cont'd Page Nineteen 5/14/73 (THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED THE REQUEST AND ASKED THAT HE STEP FORWARD.) Mr. Bierly - representing I happen to represent part of the area Old Dalton Homeowners' that the map includes in West Covina's Association sphere of influence. I approve of the recommendation that you made - Mr. Shearer; however I would like to enlist..your aid and the aid of ?many others around to send back with that proposal to 'the legislature a proposal that although industrial incorporations as such have been eliminated that those still in existence also be broken up. In that �.: cities like Irwindale and Industry could be broken up to help form an economic basket of revenue for the existing cities. I said in 1957 that if I choose to go into any city in the area it would be West Covina and in this I see that West Covina and Baldwin Park would very likely be able to split what is now Irwindale, which would help to create an industrial tax base of revenue for the City. I feel too that the City could do a lot more in general conditions of the people in the area than is being done now under the incorpora- tion of the City of Irwindale itself. So I would like to enlist your aid to send back to the legislature the approval of such a proposal. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Thank you for your comments, Mr. Bierly. Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, I have a response if one is in order. As sympathetic as one might be as a citizen, I really don't envisige the role of one City Council to advocate the municipal destruction of a neighboring city. I think we talk about spheres of influence and allowing the individuals in their own areas to speak for themselves and surely the citizens of Irwindale - the voters there - have the first choice to •determine their destiny. I don't envisage the role.of the City Council of the City of West Covina to recommend to anybody that that right of the voters be pre-empted. I understand your concern and I am very sympathetic and in agreement with your concern that these vested interests in corporations can be detrimental to all the citizens in a given area, but you are dealing in an area of sensitivity that I wouldn't want as an elected councilman to deal in because I don't feel that is a proper role for me as a Councilman to suggest that Irwindale, Industry and Commerce and all the rest of them be destroyed. They are incorporated cities, operated by elected council- men and their citizenry I think would be those that should first speak up on these issues. Those of you that live in unincorporated areas that wish to speak to that cause certainly can do so but as a Councilman of an incorporated City I wouldn't want Irwindale sending resolutions to Sacramento urging that West Covina be destroyed and I don't feel really that I should play that role for Irwindale. Mr. Bierly: I agree with your view to a_very large extent, Mr. Nichols; however I think we are all aware that the voter and the city council of Irwindale for obvious reasons are completely powerless to enact any legislation or even formal proposals without obvious repercussions individually. That has already occurred. 4F Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I think I will have to interject here that I feel we are getting somewhat far afield sitting here in the West Covina Council Chambers discussing this. You may be right - I am not saying you are or are not, but I think it would be inappropriate for us to continue. with this type of discussion. We appreciate your concern and I would like to have some of the tax base that .Industry has -but I don't 'think I want to be the one to initiate as Councilman Nichols has so aptly stated, a proposal to destruct a neighboring city. We thank you for your interest and I think it would be inappropriate -to continue this discussion with regard to a neighboring c�..t-.yo - 19 - CITY COUNCIL CITY MGR.: Cont'd. Page Twenty 5/14/73 Is there any discussion by Council on the Staff report on the sphere of influence for Consolidated Fire Protection District? Councilman Nichols moved the recommendation as stated in the Staff Report dated May 11, 1973. Seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried. Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, there are about three things that have come up tonight indicating the increasing inter -relationship of neighboring cities - one with the other. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: Yes, very definitely. CLASS SPECIFICATION Mayor Pro tem Shearer: This item has been Ass't. to City Manager through the Personnel Board with a recommendation to Council for approval. Any discussion? Motion by Councilman Young that the City Council approve the Classification and Job Specification of Assistant to the City Manager as recommended by the Personnel Board. Seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried.. USE OF SAFETY TOWN Mayor Pro tem Shearer: We have a report from the Police Chief regarding the use of Safety Town. It is indicated in the report the request • from Mission Hills Chamber of Commerce is they are unable to comply at this time and the report suggests that the item be removed from the agenda. It might be an opportune time if someone wants to avail themselves to discuss the general concept of the use of Safety Town by other organizations. We recently approved its use by Cal -Expo in Sacramento. This is the second request I am aware of. Councilman Nichols: I think it would be desirable and I don't know that a motion is really in order or acceptable, but I do think it would be desirable for staff to inform the Council perhaps during the budget hearings, what the amount of use within the City has been and how much of the time it sets in the community not being used. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: My first reaction when I saw this letter was somewhat negative. As Councilman Chappell pointed out there is only so many uses in the life of this facility and if and when .it wears out because of use even though funded through a federal funding, I am sure it will be a push to have it refurbished. On the other hand Saturday as I was taking my first and maybe my last ride in the City's Snorkel, away up there I was able to look over the yard and see Safety 'down sitting over there and I am sure just sitting it wears out. Sometimes like people, sitting it may wear out faster than being used. So I would agree to ask staff to report back at 4F budget time with regards to some guess as to the life -expectancy of its use within the City and outside of our City versus the cost to maintain it sitting there .in the yard in between uses within the city. I guess at this time no formal action is necessary. Motion by Councilman Nichols that this .item be removed from the agenda. Seconded by Councilman Shearer and carried. (THE CHAIR RECESSED THE COUNCIL MEETING AT 9.2,1 P.M., to AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS 'A PERSONNEL MATTER. COUNCIL RE- CONVENED AT 9:44 P.M. 20 • CITY COUNCIL CITY MGR: Cont'd. Page Twenty-one 5/14/73 Mayor Pro tem Shearer: As a result of the ]Executive Session we have a number of announcements to make. The first is the appointment of Ross ,Bonham as the Deputy Emergency Services Director. RESOLUTION NO. 4733 The City Attorney presented: . ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPOINTING ROSS BONHAM AS DEPUTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR. (Formerly Civil Defense.) Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried, to waive further reading of said resolution. . Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols to adopt said resolution and carried on.roll call vote as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell Mayor Pro tem Shearer: The next announcement is the appointment of the Assistant Planning Director Roman Diaz. This will take effect as of the 24th of May and I understand the Planning Director will be very glad to have some help. The next announcement is perhaps one that is a little late in coming and it has to do with the permanent appointment of the Public Services Director - George Zimmerman, who has been in the acting capacity for sometime. I would like to extend my congratulations, George. I am particularly pleased when I see a fellow engineer demonstrate engineers are not all that bad, we can do some things other than, just tear things down and get things in a mess. So congratulationsg And I am sure you will continue your fine work with the City of West Covina. Mr. Zimmerman: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Councilman Young: I think it is a very good appointment in spite of his engineering background, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Pro tem Shearer: And in the absence of further comments, derogatory or otherwise,as a member of the fine profession of Civil Engineers we will not rebuts. COUNCILMEN'S COMMENTS/REPORTS Councilman Nichols: I have one rather obscene matter to take up. The office staff of Mr.. Aiassa had the strong hope on Saturday night at the great dinner of homage to present to him a Grant Deed and they approached the devil, at the restaurant but he wouldn't hear of it and chased the staff members away and they asked me to make sure he gets this. It is a Grant Deed for one plot of ground, 100 x 100 in. the prime subdivision officially known as Cloud 9 and .it is all officially drawn up, granting to Mr. Aiassa a little piece of land called the Kingdom of Heaven and eternal blessedness in the County of God. I am sure it would have been much more humorous if it would have been delivered to him directly on Saturday night, but at the request of his secretary it is now delivered to him. (Presented to Mr. Aiassa.) - 21. CITY COUNCIL Page Twenty-two 5/14/73 DEMANDS Mayor Pro tem Shearer: I have a question of Mr. Wakefield. Do we need formal -action now to designate officially who is going to be doing the Approval of oFemands and go through the routine we have been going through for the ext year or two or doesn't that take specific appointment action? Mr. Wakefield: No, who ever is here can do it. It is just a matter of convenience so the Demand Sheet can be delivered to the appropriate member of Council. Councilman Nichols: You know for years we have been handing this over to the two most gullible members of the Council and getting them to do it for a ,year or two at a time and you just ruined the whole show. Motion by Councilman Nichols to approve Demands totalling $954,499.94 as listed on Demand Sheets C873-877, C848A, B575A-577A as certified by Mr. Leonard Eliot, Controller, reviewed by Councilman Nichols and recommended without too much understanding. Seconded by Councilman Young and carried on roll call as follows: AYES: Young, Nichols,,Shearer NOES: None ABSENT: Lloyd, Chappell, ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Nichols and carried, to adjourn this meeting at 9:55 P.M., to May 170 1973 • at 4:30 P.M. in the West Covina Council Chambers. .ATTEST: CITY CLERK r APPROVED: MAYOR PRO TEM - 22