10-27-1975 - Regular Meeting - Minutes•
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 27, 1975.
The regular meeting of the City Council called to order at
7:30 P.M., in the West Covina Council Chambers by
Mayor Ken Chappell. The Pledge of Allegiance was given,
followed by the invocation given by Councilman Gary Miller.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Chappell; Councilmen: Shearer,
Miller, Browne, Tice
Others Present: George Aiassa, City Manager
George Wakefield, City Attorney
Lela Preston, City Clerk
Leonard Eliot, Controller
Harry Thomas, City Engineer
Michael Miller, Acting Public Serv. Dir.,
Ramon Diaz, Acting Planning Director
Craig Meacham, Deputy Police.Chief
Gloria Davidson, Deputy City Clerk
Bill Freemon, Staff Reporter — SGUDT
Eric Cohen, Staff Reporter — Sentinel
Frank O'Connor, Administrative Analyst -
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Councilman Browne to approve
the minutes of the meeting of
October 1491975; seconded by Councilman
Miller.
Councilman Tice asked for a correction
on Page 44 with reference to the approval of Demands, motion was
seconded by Councilman Tice and not Councilman Miller. Councilman
Shearer asked for a correction on Page 29; hisquestion was: "How
often do you meet, and how many attend?"
Minutes approved as corrected.
CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Chappell explained the procedure
of the Consent Calendar items and asked
if there were comments on any of the
following items.
1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
a) SYLVAN S. SHULMAN Request for policing of the West
Covina Fashion Plaza. (Refer to
City Attorney, City Manager and
staff.)
b) DAVE M. BISHOP Request a continuing permit for regu—
REPRESENTATIVE, lar weekly bingo games. (Refer to
ST. CHRISTOPHERI.S PARENT staff and City Attorney.)
TEACHER GROUP
c) WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL Request to conduct candy sale
CHORAL BOOSTER CLUB, November 8 to November 17, 1975 and
waiver of charitable business
license fee. (Approved in prior
years. Recommend approval.)
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CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont'd.
d) UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF
WEST COVINA YOUTH FELLOW-
SHIP
e) AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION
2. PLANNING COMMISSION
SUMMARY OF ACTION
3. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
SUMMARY OF ACTION
4. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
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Request to solicit for UNICEF on
Halloween night. (Approved in
prior years. Recommend approval.)
Request permission to conduct
annual fund-raising drive
February 1 to February 29, 1976 and
Waiver of charitable busin,e.ss license
fee. (Approved in prior years.
Recommend approval.)
October 15, 1975. (Accept and file)
October 23, 1975. (Accept and file)
MINUTES September 23, 1975'
October 14, 1975. (Adj. Reg. Mtg.)
(Receive and file)
5. ABC APPLICATIONS:
a) Anthony Nick Faso
15902 Atitlan Dr.,
Hacienda Heights, Ca.
Arthur Roy Olivier
1406 S. Countrywood #113
Hacienda Heights, Ca.
b) Richard George Kohler
Gloria Venere Kohler
1012 Oakdale
West Covina, Ca.
c) Salvatore Orlando
983 N. Prospero Dr.
Covina, Ca.
Gerlando Jerry Orlando
4233 Bellechase Ave.,
Covina, Ca.
d) Alpha Beta Company
777 So. Harbor Blvd.,
La Habra, Ca.
e) Alpha Beta Company
777 S. Harbor Blvd.,
La Habra, Ca.
Chief of Police recommends NO PROTEST.
dba THE GOLDEN KEG
2713 E. Valley Blvd.
dba Kohler Liquor
1060 West Covina Parkway
dba ORLANDO'S
2514 E. Workman Avenue
dba ALPHA BETA
600 So. Sunset Avenue
dba ALPHA BETA
.1525 Amar Road
Chief of Police recommends PROTEST:
• f) Roy Lee Patton dba THE MINE SHAFT
Geraldine Patton 971-A.So. Glendora Ave.,
1301 So. Mullender
West Covina, Ca.
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6. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
a) Suburban Water Systems
16340 E. Maplegrove St.,
Valinda
b) Edith J. Schmidt
Altadena Dairy
310 So. Vincent Ave.,
West Covina
c) Betty M. Styles
321 E. Fairview #107
Glendale, Ca.
7. TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
8. CITY TREASURER
Re damaged #725A Vault around a 2"
comp. meter on September 2,,1975,.
S/E corner of Vincent Avenue and
Walnut Creek Parkway. (Deny and
refer to City Attorney and Insurance
Carrier.)
Re loss of business durin construc—
tion of Vincent.Avenue. ?Deny and
refer to City Attorney and.Insurance
Carrier.)
Re damaged wearing apparel from
newly painted picnic tables on
August 16, 1975. (Deny and refer to
City Attorney and Insurance Carrier)
October 21, 1975. (Accept and file)
Report for month of September, 1975.
(A-ccept and file)
Councilman Miller requested discussion
of Item 7, Traffic Committee Minutes #2, asking where is the
financing of this project going to be handled?
Harry Thomas Mr. Mayor and Councilmen, the items
City Engineer contained under No. 2 are the
• recommendations of the Traffic
Committee and these are advisory only. The Traffic Committee has
no jurisdiction on outside of the public right—of—way,therefore
it is assumed the appropriate Department would implement these
items and that they would have to be budgeted for in the next fis—
cal year if funds are not available in some other budget at the
present time.
Councilman Miller: And Item #8 — I would request
that Council disapprove because of
lack of information on the need
and cost to justify this particular request in relation to what
they are trying to accomplish. I think we are seeing paseos and
open space concepts and even the median strips, islands, etc., in
regard to maintenance are all coming to the point of high cost in
our society and I think we need to take another hard look at the
types of projects that increase maintenance, labor and staff time.
I would need more input before I can justify going along with it.
Councilman Tice: Isn't this to meet the demands of
some of the things imposed upon us
by the State?
Mr. Miller: Yes, this is something that is impos—
Acting Public Service Dir. ed on the city by the State through
. the General Plan requiring scenic
highways. What we have done here is
develop a proposed cross section for a residential scenic highway
which would be a different cross section than for an urban scenic
highway. Basically each route that is so.designated at the time the
improvement is brought to City Council for bid would be reviewed for
cost and funding at that time. There is nothing here that is
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committing city funds to a specific project at this point.
Councilman Miller: I realize we are in the process of
working on urban scenic routes but on
the General Plan you have West Covina
Parkway eventually going all the way through the city, and on the
• Environmental Quality Act, at this point, only between Cameron
and Glendora have you proposed a scenic route, which at this
point seems like that would be a task in itself to develop and
not worry about clear on the other side of the city at a future
date trying to route through the city — it looks like eventually
all of West Covina Parkway will be a scenic route. I am looking
at the cost factor, whether it is the City or the homeowner,
whoever will absorb the cost.
Mr. Miller: This particular cross section gives the
Acting Public Serv. Dir. alternative method of being able to
utilize the specific plan width for that
route in the east side of the city, but
at the same time develop in such a manner that it has a residential
character rather than an urban character. You really have two
different types of routes, urban and residential. And the urban
route is that portion west of Ualinda in the downtown area. As we
go further east there may not be a need to go the full width of
the right—of—way and it is more likely and probably more compatible
to develop this residential section in that area rather than the
urban cross section and all we are doing here is setting a standard
that if a developer comes in in the vicinity between Barranca and
Holt, for example, where we do have an adopted specific plan, we
will know what the cross section will be at such time they develop
their property. Up to this point we only have an urban cross
• section and this gives us an alternative that we can apply when that
area develops. There is nothing here that is saying that we are
automatically going to consider the project in the east section of
the town.
Councilman Tice: Mr. Mayor. Councilman Miller, this is
simply to accept and file and not really
approving anything.
Councilman Shearer: I believe, even though Councilman Tice
says we ae accepting and filing, that
the recommendation carries with it the
idea if we take the action as recommended that we will formally
adopt — is that correct, Mr. Wakefield? (Answered: Yes.)
This cross section.as recommended by the Traffic Committee which
I personally favor, our action does adopt that as a cross section
until reversed.
Mayor Chappell: But it does not commit funds to do the
project. I suggest we hold out Item
8 and vote on it separately.
Motion by Councilman Shearer to approve the Consent Calendar items
with the exception of the Traffic Committee minutes Item #8;
seconded by Councilman Tice and carried on roll call.vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MINUTES
Councilman. Shearer: Mr. Mayor,
ITEM 8..
We have an
RESIDENTIAL SCENIC HIGH-
element in
WAY
our General Plan which we adopted
some weeks ago that calls for a
system of scenic highways, urban as
Well as residential, that
I think carries along with it, if we are.
• going to have at least on
paper an element that says this street
or this portion of a street
will some day perhaps meet certain
standards, that we need to
have those standards. I am realistic
enough to know that I probably
will never see the day when West
Covina Parkway east of Barranca
is developed to that cross section
but nevertheless to be consistent
I think we should have it in
case somebody comes in and
says "hey, I want to do it, what do we
need to do?"
Motion by Councilman Tice
to approve the residential scenic highway
section as recommended by
the Traffic Committee; seconded by
Councilman Browne.
Councilman Miller:
Mr. Mayor, a question. Is this the
standard for just this section or for
all the scenic routes?
Mr. Miller:
All routes of this width that would
Acting Public Serv. Dir.,
be traversing a residential area
would have this cross section.
Councilman Miller:
And again the cost would be borne
by the homeowner?
Mr. Miller: At the time they develop unless the
land does not develop, which is a
much less likely option and that is
when the city gets around to building that area, but more than
likely it will be when the developer develops the property.
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: Miller
ABSENT: None
GENERAL AGENDA ITEMS
AWARD OF BIDS
BID FOR RESEALING AND
Bids were received in the Office of
RESTRIPING WEST COVINA
the City Clerk up to 10:00 A.M., on
CIVIC CENTER PARKING
Wednesday, October 22, 1975, and
LOT AND DRIVES
thereafter publicly opened and read.
Four bids received as follows:
Firm Name Dou las Drive Walk Coal Tar Seal
Mission Paving-
S59480.00 V9940.00
Quality
5,912.00 69403.00
Obam, Inc.,
69526.00 49946.00
Schwall Co.,
69986.00 90341.00
Motion by Councilman Shearer
to approve the award of bid for the
restriping and resealing of
the Civic Center parking areas as de-
fined in Item 4 Scope of Work
on Page 1 of the Instructions to
Bidders for this project to
Mission Paving and Sealing Company of
San Gabriel, California, in
the amount of $5,480.00 for the
Douglas Drive Walk; seconded
by Councilman. Tice and carried on
roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer,
Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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BIDS FOR PAINTING CITY Postponed; to be readvertised to include
HALL (Staff Report) additional items.
• PUBLIC WORKS
FREEWAY WIDENING Location: Southerly of West Covina
EXECUTION OF GRANT DEED Parkway between Toluca Avenue and
TO INTERSTATE LEASING San Bernardino Freeway.
CORPORATION (Council reviewed Engineer's report)
RESOLUTION NO. 5130 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A CORPORATION GRANT DEED
IN FAVOR OF INTERSTATE LEASING CORPORA-
TION, A NEW YORK CORPORATION, AND
DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF.
Motion by Councilman Tice to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
Motion by Councilman Tice to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FREEWAY WIDENING Location: Southerly of West Covina Park -
STREET VACATION way between Toluca Avenue and San
WEST COVINA PARKWAY Bernardino Freeway.
(Council reviewed Engineer's report)
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and Council members, this
particular vacation was the subject of
a City Council hearing sometime ago and
was taken under submission. This is a portion of the area involved
in that hearing and the staff recommendation is that we now proceed
to vacate the area.
RESOLUTION NO. 5131 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ADOPTED CITY OF WEST COVINA ORDERING THE
VACATION OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF WEST
COVINA PARKWAY, SUBJECT TO THE
RESERVATION AND EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN
RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS.
Motion by Councilman Browne to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Tice and carried.
Motion by Councilman Browne to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Tice and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
• PARCEL MAP NO. 3444 Location: Northeast corner Azusa Avenue
ALPHA BETA ACME and Amar Road.
MARKETS, INC.
Motion by Councilman Shearer to accept sidewalk improvements and
authorize release of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Performance Bond No. 400 CR 3785 in the amount of $9,000, seconded
by Councilman Miller and carried.
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FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM OF (Council reviewed Engineer's report)
PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVE-
MENTS - 1975-80.
• Motion by Councilman Browne to receive and file report; seconded
by Councilman Miller and carried.
CITY ATTORNEY
ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented:
INTRODUCTION AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMEND-
ING SECTION 9218 OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE GRADING
AND EXCAVATION OF LAND. (Amendment No.
129)
Motion by Councilman Shearer to waive full reading of said
ordinance; seconded by Councilman Miller and carried.
Motion by Councilman Shearer tc introduce said ordinance; second-
ed by Councilman Miller and carried.
ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented:
INTRODUCTION AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMEND-
ING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS
TO REZONE CERTAIN PARCELS OF EXCESS LAND.
• (Zone Change No. 493 - City Initiated)
Motion by Councilman Tice to waive full reading of said ordinance;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
Motion by Councilman Tice to introduce said ordinance; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried. Councilman Shearer abstained.
RESOLUTION NO. 5132 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROV-
ING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
PRESENTED BY FINANCIAL KINETICS CORPORA-
TION.
Motion by Councilman Browne to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Tice and carried.
Motion by Councilman Browne to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Tice and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 5133 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
• CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING.THE EXECUTION.OF A CORPORA-
TION QUITCLAIM DEED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY.OF WEST COVINA BY THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA,
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and Councilmen, this resolution-
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will have the effect of conveying to the Redevelopment Agency a
parcel of property that is now owned by the City of West Covina
and resulted -from the relocation of a portion of West Covina
Parkway where the offramp from the freeway entered the area.
Motion by Councilman Shearer to waive full reading of said resolu—
tion; seconded by Councilman Browne and carried..
Motion by Councilman Shearer to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
.ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 5134 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMEND—
ING RESOLUTION NO. 12779 RELATING TO THE
CLASSIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION.AND BENEFITS
FOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE WEST COVINA CITY
SERVICE.
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of Council, you will
recall from time to time as the individual
Memorandum of Understanding reached with
the several employee organizations have been implemented individual
resolutions have been adopted amending the salary resolution as
required by the particular Memorandum of Understanding. The purpose
of this resolution is to combine all into a single resolution
containing the various changes so we have one document to work from
rather than several.
• Motion by Councilman Tice to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
Motion by Councilman Tice to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION RE Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of
COMMUNITY FIRE PRO— Council, in discussing
TECTION MASTER PLAN this item with the City
Manager it was my understanding it was to
be continued until your next regular
meeting.
So moved by Councilman Browne, seconded
by Councilman Tice and carried.
RUPPERT PROPERTY Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of
3306 E. Virginia Avenue Council, I met with
(Staff Report) members of the staff and
the owners and some of the occupants of the
Ruppert property. At that time we explored
together the problems that had been created by some large gatherings
that had been held on the property, particularly did we discuss the
problem of blocking access to driveways, the sound amplification
system and the necessity for providing adequate parking facilities
on the property so that the inconvenience to the neighbors could be
avoided to the extent that was possible. The owners of the property
indicated a desire to cooperate to remedy the conditions that caused
the complaints. The report explains in greater detail the substance
of the meeting and it is my recommendation simply that the report be
received and filed.
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CITY ATTORNEY: RUPPERT PROPERTY 10/27/75
(Council asked if this becomes a reoccurring situation where they
have an event once or twice a month can some type of permit be
required in order to control the situation?)
Mr. Wakefield: We then get into what .is a fuzzy area of
what constitutes an incidental use of a
residentially zoned property. I guess
occasionally many homeowners will have large parties or gatherings.
We have come to sort of expect it. The problem occurs when the
gatherings are held on a regular and reoccurring basis. It happen—
ed that the occasion which precipitated the current complaints came
about because of large gatherings that were apparently held one on
a Saturday and one on the following Sunday, so there was an unusual
amount of congestion in the area and complaints of cars being parked
in driveways, etc. We don't currently have any procedure which would
provide for a permit for these kinds of gatherings. The owners and.
occupants of the property have assured us that they will cooperate
by attempting to police their own guests so their automobiles won't
be parked in driveways and the surrounding residential properties
inconvenienced. I think about the best we can hope for is that we
do secure their cooperation and if the problem is not alleviated
in that way then we will have to take further action. I don't
have.a suggestion to make at the moment but I am sure there are
things that can be done which would help solve the problem.
(Councilman Browne pointed out that the recently passed Noise
Ordinance might be of help because one of the major complaints
was the sound of the public address system; Mr. Wakefield agreed.
Council's main concern was if this situation became a reoccurring
problem; discussed the towing away of a car blocking a driveway
and decided it would be better to have a definite complaint
of a definite car blocking an area rather than just towing away a
car that might after all belong to the owner of that property.,
Motion by Councilman Tice to receive and file the staff report;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
HEARINGS
AMENDMENT NO. 130 Proposed.amendment to Section 9229,
CITY INITIATED Chapter 2 — Zoning, Article IX of the
West Covina Municipal Code (Hillside
Overlay Zone) to revise certain
standards set forth within the subject zone as it applies to the
Hillside and certification that the Categorical Exemption is con—
sistent with the State of California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommended by Planning Commission Resolution No. 2611. (Proof
of Publication in the West Covina Tribune on October 16, 1975
received. No mailed notices required.)
Ramon Diaz Mr. Mayor and members of Council,, what
Acting Planning Director you have before you this evening is a
culmination of many months of work in
examining the Hillside Overlay Zone and the ordinances that now
exist. The Planning Commission has recommended that you adopt
the ordinance as you have it before you. The reason we began
examining the Overlay Zone and the Code requirements therein,
first of all City Council directed the Planning Staff to study
possible revisions to the Overlay Zone as a result of certai-n
issues raised by residents in Maintenance District I of Woodside
Village; and secondly, certain policies adopted by the City in the
Environmental Quality element, which you adopted in January of this
year.
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HEARINGS: Amend. No. 130 10/27/75
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(Mr. Diaz explained the important points of the Planning Commission
Resolution 2611 and Exhibit I.)
THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR T1iE PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT" NO.
130 (HILLSIDE OVERLAY ZONE). THERE BEING NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY FOR
OR AGAINST PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
Councilman Browne: Mr. Mayor, the Planning Commission after
a public hearing wherein staff brought up
the current problems that were in existence
in Woodside Village especially, which was the main reason for
Council directing the study, I feel they have done a very complete
job and I would take the Planning Commission recommendation and
approve it. If there are no other comments I will so move.
Seconded by Councilman Tice and carried
on roll call vote as Follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
"SAFETY TOWN" TRAILER Mr. Wakefield: Last March the City
AGREEMENT Council approved an
agreement between the
City of West Covina and the cities of Ontario and Montclair Iand two
school districts located in Ontario and Montclair for the use of the
Safety Town Trailer. The school districts apparently never executed
the agreement and have asked to be eliminated from it and have
indicated a willingness to deal directly with the cities in which
the school districts are located for the use of the Safety Town
Trailer. The cities of Ontario and Montclair have executed the
revised agreement which eliminates the school districts and have
asked the City of [Jest Covina to also approve of the agreement as
revised. The agreement provides for refurbishing of the Safety.Town
Trailer at an estimated cost of $6,000. $3,000 of which is to be
paid by the City of West Covina, the remaining $3,000 by the cities
of Ontario and Montclair with the assistance of the school dis—
tricts. I think the City Manager has some question about the
agreement and perhaps has some comment with reference to it.
Mr. Azassa:
advised we have
$500 that can be
below the $6,000
Mayor Chappell:
In talking with
price will come
ing with Deputy
S2500 budgeted and also a
used for this project, sc
rebuilding cost estimate.
staff I was advised the
up to $6,000 and in talk —
Chief Police Meacham I am
possibility of another
we are hoping to stay
So you are not asking us to hold it over
or turn it down or anything like that?
(ft. "Aiassas answered: No sit.)
Councilman S'bearer: Mr. Mayor, a question of Mr. Wakefield.
Referring to the proposed agreement it
says in Section A the City of West Covina
agrees to, etc., and under Item 3, Section B it says "the City of
Ontario agrees to provide adequate security for said unit at
Ontario Airport while in use by the Ontario Police Department."
Under C the same paragraph says rIthe City of Montclair agrees to
provide adequate security while within the jurisdiction of the
City of Montclair.v Why is the City OF Montclair security so
much broader? Is the agreemgnt in effect stating the only place
that Ontario will use it At the airport? And if used say at
Chaffey High School or sbiso other placesthey don't have to provide
security?
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CITY ATTORNEY: Safety Town Trailer Agreement 10/27/75
Mr. Wakefield: It was my understanding that the place where
they intended to locate the trailer for
the use of the City of Ontario and the
school districts that will share that use teas at the Ontario Air-
port.
Councilman Shearer: Just assuming someone decides they want to
take it to such and such a grammar school,
does this contract bind them to provide
security at that location or only when at the airport?
Mr. Wakefield: I think the way the agreement now stands
it binds them to provide security only at
the airport.
(Councilman Shearer felt the agreement should be changed to provide
the same security.at the City of Montclair provides; Council agreed.
Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Aiassa said there would be no problem in
making the change, the City of Ontario need only initial said change.)
Motion by Councilman Shearer to approve the agreement with the
cities of Ontario and Montclair for the use of the Safety Town
Trailer with the revision of Section B Item 3 to read: "Provide
adequate security while within the jurisdiction of the City of
Ontario.". Seconded by Councilman Browne and carried on roll call
vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BOWL SCHOOL SITE
NEGOTIATIONS
• (Staff Report)
Mayor Chappell:
be our City Council
Motion by Councilman Shearer to receive
and file staff report; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried.
In accordance with the recommendation
made it would be the suggestion of the
chair that the Mayor and Mayor Pro tem
negotiating team.
So moved by Councilman Tice, seconded
by Councilman Shearer and carried.
CASE NO. 135908 (The City Attorney advised there have
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION been no further developments since last
and CITY OF WEST COVINA time Council reviewed this matter.
Application for an early trial date has
been filed.)
CRIMES SPECIFIC GRANT Motion by
APPLICATION authorize
letter of
grant; seconded by Councilman Browne
Councilman Shearer to
the City Manager to send a
intent on this particular
and carried. (Refer to Pages 23 & 24)
(Mayor Chappell welcomed the large contingent of Boy Scouts in
the audience and asked where they were from. Advised by the
Scout Master, Troop 628 from Valinda and introduced Council to
those present.)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mrs. Emma Fischbeck
As
of June 1,I now
represent the West
1137 South Auburn Drive
Covina
Council of
Parents and Teachers.
President of
The
West Covina Council
PTA is.composed
W.C. Unified School
of
representatives
from all 16 schools
District PTA
in
the West Covina
Unified School Ois-
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trict; we work as a group to help the children in the community.
I come tonight not to ask Council for money but instead to ask
your cooperation and your blessing on a project for the City.
We were informed last Spring of various
bicentennial projects appropriate for the coming celebration. Among
the projects presented by the Bicentennial Committee was a Design
Contest for a Flag for the City of West Covina. Being unaware the
idea had not been approved by the City Council the PTA Council
went ahead with plans for the design contest and tonight we
request your blessing. (Passed out to Council a copy of the
entry blanks giving the rules.)
If you allow it tonight the flag design
selected by the Judging Committee to be the officially designated
flag design for the City of West Covina the West Covina PTA will
present the actual flag to.the City of West Covina on Flag Day in
1976. We hope to be able to fund this project completely,however,
depending on the design we are open for donations of course.
I would like to point out to you under
the judging part of the contest blank it does say that members
of the Judging Committee will include members of the PTA Council,
West Covina City, West Covina Chamber of Commerce, a college
Professor of Arts and Hortie-Van. Banner Company who makes flags.
Are there any questions?
Mayor Chappell:
City in the other
this is for them
contact would be
Mrs. Fi,s6hbe6k:
If Council approves this,I would like
your organization to contact those
schools attended by citizens of our
four School Districts so they will all know
as well as all the citizens. I believe direct
necessary with the other. PTA's.
any person residing in
toddlers up to the time
to have the application
associations, banks and
Yes, we would do this and we are
planning to have this contest open not
just to the students in schools but to
the City of West Covina at any age, from
you can't write anymore. We are planning
blanks available in savings and loans
places of general public access.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, a comment. I became
interested in this and I don't know if
it was through my efforts or what that
Mrs.Fschbeck eventually got the word and I don't want to be known
as a troublemaker, I was trying to be a trouble—avoider, so if we
did get to the point where somebody suddenly said "hey, a city
official flag?"
I think it is an outstanding project and
would encourage participation and in all probability my concerns
are really without any basis because it looks like the judges are
of the type that would not select a flag that perhaps would not be
acceptable to the Council. But requiring City Council to depict a
city flag before the final judging, to say we will accept whatever
the Committee says and that is going to be the official city flag,
that kind of bothers me just a little bit. I am not sure that is
exactly wha,t you are asking; I would be more than happy to say
"yes, we would be willing to fully support a flag design contest"
and reserve the right by Council if we feel this is a proper
design at that time when we see it and then.say "yes, we will
adopt this as the official city flag", but to say today, before
we have any idea of what it will look like, to say "yes, that
will be the flag" is kind of out of context with what we do up here.
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Mrs. Fischbeck: Could we request that all of the members
of the City Council be on the Judging
Committee in order to avoid this
situat:.ion, because we are hoping that when a winner has been
chosen that we can say that this design is the design for the
flag for the City of West Covina and not one that will be tucked
away in a drawer.
Mayor Chappell:. It might be better wording if it would
be "the design presented to City Council"
or words to that effect. Something you
haven't seen and don't know what it is all about would really be
hazardous for any area we talk about in our city government. The
City Council I am sure certainly encourages this type of contest
and will hope that the end result will be acceptable to them,
and even if it isn't there would be some recognition of the
person that won the contest and those that entered into it.
Mr. Aiassa has a flag drawing that he designed some seven years
ago which we voted down for lack of funds. So you at least will
have one entry and it is a timely project and certainly our
200th birthday is an excellent time for West Covina to attempt to
have a flag of its own and since the PTA is volunteering to
eliminate the problem we had prior to the accepting of a city flag
we will probably be far more receptive. Are there any other
remarks?
Councilman Tice: Yes, Mr. Mayor. I think we should
encourage this type of endeavor, but as
Councilman Shearer pointed out, I think
it should be in the form of a recommendation to City Council.
Mrs. Fischbeck: After the Judging Committee has selected
the flag design then we will submit the
design to the City Council and you can
then be the final judge as to whether or not it is acceptable. We
hope it will be the design for the city flag. We would like to
have you say that you will be able to decide one way or the other
before one or two or your meetings has gone by after the judging
has been completed because it takes time to make up the flag.
Our deadline is February 15th, so if we wait too long after that
point to get it made up we won't make Flag Day for presentation.
Councilman Shearer: A suggestion for consideration by the
group — rather than Council being
judges, which would be after one
election and before another which is always a bad time for a
Councilman to do it and to -avoid any last minute problems
perhaps Council could screen the entries and say anyone of these
5, 10, 20 or whatever, we could accept depending upon the final
judgment of the Committee. Or we could accept all but this one,
etc., and that would allow for the foregone conclusion that any.
one of that group would be accepted by Council.
Mrs. :Fischbeck: We figured that if every one of the
students in the City of West Covina
submitted a design there would be
over. 10,000 designs, so we felt that the West Covina PTA of
necessity would have to screen at least some of the designs that
were submitted. Mr. Mayor, could we have a letter from the City
Council to the West Covina PTA giving us your okay on this pro—
ject and telling us, exactly what you would like to have us do to
meet your needs?
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(Councilmen Browne and Miller indicated their agreement with the
comments made by Councilmen Tice and Shearer; the Mayor stated a
letter would be given to the PTA as requested.)
Motion by Councilman Shearer to endorse the concept of a Flag
Contest and offer its services as a preliminary screening
• committee to the PTA prior to final judgment; seconded by
Councilman Tice and carried.
Paul Barrett (Representing the Firemen's Association)
846 South Union Mr. Mayor, Councilmen and Mr. Aiassa,
Los Angeles I am here this evening to protest the
settlement of the salary and wage
negotiations of the City of West Covina and the PDA of that city,
one aspect of which is directly in opposition to and I refer to
the retro-activity to July 1. Council, staff and the negotiator
which you hired to conduct negotiations with the Fire Department
repeatedly referred any retro-activity and the possibility of it
during our salary negotiations back to the table saying "no,
they could not do it, it was illegal by city ordinance". I read
in the paper that on October 14 you adopted the POA's salary
adjustment retro-active. I contacted the City Clerk and she could
not furnish me with a copy of the ordinance and referred me to the
City Attorney. I probably am not going to find one. I have done
a little research on it and it probably is not in existence. If it
were my thought would be to see if I could probably get an
injunction against it as being unfair and discriminatory, but I
probably will not be able to do that. What I will be able to do
next year is going to create some problems, more severe problems
than we have now. As you know the Fire Department's negotiations
are at impasse, they are at impasse over some very serious
issues. Wages not being among them partciularly, but over retire-
ment, over disparity of employee benefits between the PDA and the
Fire Department, and I refer to education, life insurance, legal
fees - - so I hope that Council is aware and that the City
Administration is aware of the problem that it has created in
next year's negotiations with the Fire Department.
We have tried and are endeavoring at
this moment to do everything we can to handle our affairs with
the City in an orderly and legal manner. We rlo not want the
notoriety of the Kansas Citys.., and the Berkeleys and the San Fra.nciscos.
The Association nor myself does not and will not support those
but these types of actions by the Council and the City Administra-
tion make it increasingly difficult on the heads of this organiza-
tion to continue supporting a no ,job action condition. We are
getting to.the point where, maybe not next year, but if these
actions continue and the Fire Department continues to be second
class citizens and second class employees in this City,we are
going to come into that kind of confrontation. Gentlemen, I ask
you please do not engage in these kind of activities in the future
for all of our benefits and the benefits of the people in the
City of West Covina. It sets a very extremely difficult prece-
dent for the Association president and myself to overcome.
One other area I would like to address
myself to is the proposed Fire Master Planning Survey as
authorized through the National Fire Prevention and Control Act.
It was on the City Attorney's agenda this evening, Item 6, and it
was continued to the next meeting. If Council decides to adopt
and implement that particular survey within the City,the guide-
lines of that survey set forth a Steering Committee and the
structuring of that Steering Committee includes a recognized
employee organization representative. I h3 ve made the request
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to Mr. Wakefield and to Mr. Aiassa and would also like to make it
to Council, as well, that myself as a primary but at least
Mr. Bahn as the Association president be ;:appointed to that
Steering Committee, and it .is just that, it is only a Steer.inrl
Committee and not a policy setting body, so that we may firsthand
be involved with probably the most important aspect of our job and
• that is the service level that we are going to be giving the City
and the citizens in the coming years, Thank you.
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, I don't know if' this is the
time and place to comment on some of the
things Mr. Barrett has referred to or not.
But for the benefit of Mr. Barrett and Mr. Bahn, they are entitled
to understand what my position has been insofar as retro—active
salary adjustments are concerned. since two years ago the District
Court of Appeal decided that where wage negotiations were underway
and a Memorandum of Understanding was ultimately entered into that
the Memorandum could provide that the salaries ultimately negotiat—
ed would be retro-active back to the time of the ending of the
previous Memorandum of Understanding. In the case of the Police
Department it was the recommendation of the negotiators for the
City and for the Police Association that the agreed upon salaries
be effective as of July 1.
As Mr. Barrett referred to in fact there
was no Memorandum of Understanding ultimately entered into by the
representatives of the City and the Firemen's Association, the
City Council ultimately resolved the impasse pursuant to the
provisions of our City Ordinance and those adjustments were made
effective as of the first of the month in which the City Council
acted. Now it would be my recommendation to Mr. Barrett and to
• the Firemen's Association that the salary negotiations be.under—
taken in April and continued to see if resolution of the outstand—
ing issues cannot be accomplished before the first of July, so that
in the future we don't have this problem. At least if an impasse
is reached before the first ofJuly then under the procedures
established by our own ordinance the City Council could resolve
that impasse and the resolution could be effective as of the
first of July.
(Mayor Chappell thanked Mr. Barrett.'for his comments and also the
City Attorney. Oral Communications closed.)
THE CHAIR RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 8:50 P.M. COUNCIL
RECONVENED AT 9 P.M. AND THE MAYOR RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AT 9 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING. CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:01 P.M.
CITY MANAGER AGENDA
FIVE—YEAR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(Mr. Aiassa advised this would include
(Rec. & Pk. Dept.
a tour of the various projects proposed
followed by a study session.
Staff Report).
Council
discussed a convenient date and time;
decided on November 3, 1975 at 3 P.M.)
YOUTH ADVISORY COMM,
REQUEST TO ATTEND
Councilman Miller stated having checked
• CONFERENCE
with staff on this he was advised the
Youth
Commissioners requesting q g permission
to attend the conference have
pick up a cost of $27.50
of each up to
proposed to
each while the City picks up the remainder
a total of
$165.00. Mr. O'Connor,
$82.50 each; at $55.00 each it would total
Administrative
Youth Commission explained
Assistant working with the
the Youth Commission realized the
budget
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situation'of the City and feeling that they benefited by attend-
inq the conference as well as the City offered to pay half of
thc_ir expenses.
Mayor Chappell: I hope I speak for. the Council and if 1
don't - correct me, but: I don't believe
in a Commissioner picking up half the tab,
a at least of all the Youth Commissioners who receive per month a
stipend of 310.00 - going to school and not working_ it could be a
burden and cause a Commissioner or two not to go.
Councilman Shearer: Fir. Mayor, a question of Fir. O'Connor.
At a previous meeting wasn't there some
comment that local attendance would get
a lesser rate - or is $55 the lesser rate?
Mr. O'Connor: Yes, $55 is the lesser rate for the
people living in the area because bus
transportation will not have to be
supplied for them and as it is a statewide conference bus
transportation has to be supplied for people not li.vi'ng in the
area. $55. is $10 less than it would be if they were not living
in the area.
Councilman Browne: Mr. Mayor, it is stated here they have a
balance of $300 in their account, so
there is adequate money for their
attendance.
Motion by Councilman Tire
to approve the attendance of three
Youth Advisory Commissioners
to the California Junior .State
Fall Conference, November
14/16, 1975 in Los Angeles; and.
• further approve the cost
of $55.00 for each person attending;
seconded by Councilman Miller
and carried on roll. call vote as
follows: AYES:
Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
HESPERIA FIRE DEPT.
Motion by Councilman Tice to approve
PARAMEDIC INTERNSHIP
the request from Hesperia Fire
REQUEST
Department to utilize the facilities
(Staff Report)
of the City of West Covina for the
training of three paramedics; seconded
by Councilman Browne.
Councilman Browne: Mr. Mayor, I think it is quite an
honor that the City of West Covina is
picked for this training. This is
the second time now we have had cities ask for inbouse training
for paramedics, which is probably a very good indication that we
are running the best operating paramedic unit in the County.
Lotion carried.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Motion by Councilman Tice to approve the
REQUEST request from the Chamber of Commerce to
(Staff Report) use Fire Station No. 1 for a breakfast
meeting on October 291 1975; seconded
. by Councilman Browne and carried.
EMPLOYEES AWARDS DINNER Motion by Councilman ;hearer to approve
AND CHRISTMAS PARTY in accordance with Staff Report, the
Employees Awards Dinner and Christmas
Party an December 20, 1975; seconded by Councilman Browne and
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carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Browne, Tice, Chappell
CITIZENS STEERING RE Community Fire Protection Plaster
COMMITTEE Plan Study.
• (Staff Report)
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I assume this is the Steering
Committee referred to earlier by
Mr. Barrett, and we.have a list with a
number of names underlined, but I am just wondering if the
individual that is recommended by Mr. Aiassa for representation
from employee organizations would somewhat fly in the face of the
recommendation made this evening. It would seem to me that the
request was a reasonable one, that the employee representative
be from the Fire organization and not from, as recommended by
this report, from the miscellaneous employees. I think it would
behoove us to consider the request in light of the more important
issues that may come between the Fire Fighers Association and the
City Management to perhaps perpetuate a conflict over who sits on
a committee of probably fifteen people. I would like to see that
employee representative come from the Fire Fighers Association.
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members -of Council.,
Mr. Barrett's request to me when he
discussed this matter last Friday after-
noon was that the Council consider the inclusion of either Mr. Bahn
or Mr. Barrett on the Steering Committee as one member representing
the Fire Department.
(Council indicated no objections; Mayor Chappell pointed out
Mr. Bahn's name is on the list but not underlined, stating at
this time we will underline Mr. Bahn's name also, and went on to
explain the list as presented is not in final form, that Council
members may have names they want included or names excluded and
this can be done prior to the next meeting of Council when the
list will. be finalized. Council members said they were satisfied
with the names underlined with the inclusion of Mr. Bahn's name.)
Motion by Councilman Shearer to approve the names underlined
with the addition of Mr. Charles Bahn as the Steering Committee
for the Community Fire Protection Master Plan Study; seconded
by Councilman Tice and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
OWEN MENARD &
ASSOCIATES
STATEMENT
carried on roll call vote
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Motion by Councilman Shearer to approve
Progress Payment No. 4 in the amount of
$10731 to Owen Menard & Associates;
seconded by Councilman�Browne and
as follows:
Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
None
None
HANDICAPPED WORKSHOP Mayor Chappell: Councilman Tice and
INFORMATIONAL REPORT Councilman Miller
attended and there
was a little write up in the paper on it, it certainly shows con-
cern for our community. Are there any questions or comments?
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Councilman Tice: Yes, Mr. Mayor. After doing a little
research I was amazed to find out
according to the 1.970 census that
eleven and a quarter million people in the age bracket of 16 to
64 were physically disabled for 6 months or longer and two-
thirds of these people were 45years or older. As I said before
I like the Workshop approach of getting the actua.l.people
involved.
Counc.i.lman Miller: Mr. Mayor, I concur with Councilman
Tice - this was a very well -run work -
while. The approach I lishop and very informative and worth-
ke very much. And from what I see here
recommended for implementation in the future it really.gives us
some sound guidelines and direction from .our public.
Motion by Councilman Tice to receive and file information report;
seconded by Councilman Miller.
Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, a comment before action is
taken. I think a compliment should be
given to Gus Salazar and the 5 or 6
staff people that worked all day Saturday without pay.
Mayor Chappell: Right. Gus, you and your .staff that
came down and work on one of your
days' off - we commend you. We know
this is a subject very deep and important to you and we commend
you on your efforts and hope as a Council that we can work with
your recommendations and .find solutions and answers to many of
these.problems that perhaps without a large outlay of funds can
be accomplished. So keep up the good work.You have been doing
. an excellent job to date.
Motion carried.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, on that subject I notice a
number of recommendations, one of which
has to do with policing the parking
:stalls that have been designated as handicapped only. I would
request that the City Attorney look into that matter and see what
legal recourse we have. My guess is that right now unless we
take some action that designating stalls for the handicapped is
really an advisory situation and compliance is on the basis of
the honor system, I guess. I question if there is an ordinance
giving the right to give a parking ticket to such a space if
occuppied by other than a handicapped person. Will you look into
that Mr. Wakefield, and advise us what action if any we should or
could take.
Mr. Wakefield:
Yes, I will be glad to. There was a
request on the Consent Agenda this
Shopping Center for
evening from a developer of the Plaza '
the enforcement of vehicle code
in the parking areas
provisions
of the new center similar to the enforcement
procedures that have
Center
been utilized now at the Eastland Shopping
and there are
code with reference
some recently added provisions to the vehicle,
to designation
handicapped persons.
of parking spaces far physically
I am not sure whether we have an enforcement
power or not, but I
will check.
Councilman Shearer:
I think that would be the case where the
Council would have to officially
such as a "no parking zone"eorgnize �nforced,
somethingroflthatuld naturebe
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Mr. Wakefield: There are provisions in the Health
and Safety Code for the special marking
of certain spaces for the physically
handicapped and theoretically they are reserved for the exclusive
use of the handicapped person. It would be those provisions that
l think we would be concerned with enforcing.
• mayor Chappell.: I stopped at Carroll's on the way home
from a meeting and a car pulled into
one of their reserved for the handicapped
and when the couple clot out I said "which one of you are handicapped"
and the guy looked at me and I said "well you are parked in a
section reserved for the handicapped". He said"I didn't see that."
You know it is painted on the ground and when driving through a
parking lot you are looking for a place to park andyouswing into
a spot and I really think there should be some other form of
identification. Maybe a sign similar to where we park with our
names up so you see it as you drive in. This fellow had to go
back and look because he didn't believe he was parked in a handi-
capped area, and then he moved his car and said "gee, I didn't
notice that." I think that is a problem we will have until the
public really becomes accustomed to this, they are going to pull in
and not'even realize they are parking in one of the reserved spaces.
So that is another challenge for staff to consider and look into a
little more thoroughly with regard to the marking of such spaces.
Councilman Tice: (fir. Mayor, I think the State has adopted
a blue curb type of law that can be
implemented by the City but the problem
is policing it. As Councilman Shearer points out it is a job
policing this unless these people carry cards.
STATUS REPORT RE Mayor Chappell: When Councilman Shearer
REVENUE SHARING and I were in
LEGISLATION San Francisco at the
League meeting and had to verify the
letter from Mr. Eliot on Revenue Sharing
all of the speaker's remarks - although they favored Revenue
Sharing - they didn't think it was going to pass. The reason was
that the Congress could not put their fingers to the strings as
they would like to and therefore they were attempting to
eliminate it this next year. The President has endorsed it
which automatically means opposition to it and we are asked to
contact our congressional members and I think we should do that
for whatever good it will do. It might just be what it takes to
put it over for another three years.
Councilman Miller: I concur that it has been a good program
up to this point - can we anticipate it
will be a similar type of program in the
future or can we anticipate that it will be a little more
restrictive on cities?
Mayor Chappell: The President is requesting the con-
tinuance of this program.just as it has
now been funded with the same rules and
• regulations.
Councilman Shearer: fir. Mayor, a comment on the question of
what kind of a change might come out. I
don't think anyone is really looking at
this point as to what form it will. be, it is more now a question of
survival and when.in that type of situation you concern yourself
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with surviving and then after you have survived you question the
other things. One of the criticisms of Revenue Sharing had to
do with the distribution formula, it was felt by some that: it
wasn't fair because it was based on this and based on that and
just about everyone agreed that if we became embroiled in a
battle over whether the formula is good or bad we would probably
lose the whole ship, so leave hands off.of the minor inequities
that might be present.
Motion by Councilman Browne to direct the Mayor to write various
Congressional members with regard to the City's position in
support of the continuation of Revenue Sharing; seconded by
Councilman Miller.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I would think along with that
a copy of the breakdown showing what we
have done with our funds - the majority
of which have gone into capital projects - would be appropriate.
I think this might be something worthwhile to include with your
letter.
(Council agreed; Councilman Browne further asked that some of the
capital expenditures made in the Police and Fire Departments be
spelled out.)
Motion carried.
MAYOR'S REPORTS
PROCLAMATIONS Hearing no objections the Mayor pro-
claimed "Youth Appreciation Week" -
November 10/16, 1975; and "Youth and
Government Week" - November 2/8, 1975.
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION Mayor Chappell stated Carrie Gerbracht
RESIGNATION Found it necessary to resign from the
Youth Advisory Commission due to her
commitments and asked that a resolu-
tion be given to Carrie commending her in her endeavors as a
Commissioner, following the procedure set.
RESOLUTION NO. 5135 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA,COMMENDING
JEAN GONCHAROFF FOR HER SERVICES TO THE
CITY.
Motion by Councilman Tice to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
Motion by Councilman Tice to adopt said reso-lution; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/COMMENTS
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Councilman Miller:
ASSOCIATION OF CITIES
BY-LAWS
review the by-laws
to change or add to
November 13th, the date of the next meeting.
At the meeting of
September 30 they
requested that we
and if Council desires
that it be done before
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COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/C01"MENTS'� 10/27/75
On the September 30th meeting there
were two subcommittee reports, one on the San Gabriel Valley
AssQCiFltiOn of Cities forming, and the other on the secession.
At that particular point the full report on the secession
findings was held and there were many comments made; on it in a
general way. The main thrust was on the feeling of those present,
whether they wanted to form the San Gabriel Valley Association of
• Cities. 1 was the only "no" vote, and that wasn't trying to be
standoutish really, but I based it on the fact that I discussed
before we voted the item of the dues. I was quite concerned that
they couldn't pinpoint what they felt was a reasonable amount of
due,. They discussed it a bit and threw around a figure of 6o
per capita, which personally I felt was very high. So on the
basis of not enough information in reference to dues I voted.
I felt they should go back and try and tie down some of the loose
ends but they felt they just wanted to get a point across if
everybody wanted this type of an association then let's go forth
and then later tie down the technicalities. I feel if they.desi.ro
to have it that is fine but at 3 to 60 per capita that is too much
For our. City to be paying for this type of service when we have
the League and other associations basically doing it on a broader
basis. It is..not in here yet but they did say possibly they would
consider an associate type of membership at a later date.
So that is where we are at. They would
like approval or disapproval on the by-laws before the November 13
meeting.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, this thing has been dragging
along for literally months. The Council
has not taken a position - I have not
read in the paper whether there were any Councils that had, and in
• the San Gabriel Valley I believe there are some twenty odd cities
potential members. I think it is time that we brought it out and
discussed it and maybe take some action. My feeling is I am not
.interested in reviewing the by-laws because frankly I am not
.interested at this point in time in the organization'. I think we
have the League of Cities that is doing an adequate job, we have
the L.A. County Division and if the cities in this area feel they
are not getting adequate representation then perhaps the approach
to take would be, rather than a new association with a new level
of dues amounting in these by-laws of 20 which would be somewhere
between $1500 and $2000 per year -we now pay somewhere in the
vicinity of 91.000 a year to SCAG - I have the feeling from what I
read in the paper the main thrust of this organization is the
forming of a new county and I am still not convinced that forming
a new county is going to be the savior of all of our taxing
problems because immediately you have all the other things that go
into county government, the Board of Supervisors, a County
Administrator and you end up maybe not the first or second or
third year, but you end'up with some of the same problems that we
are criticizing now. I don't think splitting up and forming
another organization is the way to go.
I would like to recommend to Council
that we let them know at this point in time that the City of
West Covina is not interested in joining the San Gabriel Valley
Association of Cities, and I will make that a motion.
• Councilman Browne: I will second that motion and a comment.
I have constantly stood against joining
more organizations. Councilman Shearer
has delineated the facts that we have enough representation as is.
I am not in favor of going into any study at this time on a
secession from the County..
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COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/COMMENTS 10/27/75
Councilman Shearer: It is interesting, Mr. Mayor, on
Wednesday of last week at the League
of Cities, I attended a final business
session where we passed a resolution recommending that the National
League of Cities and the National Congress of Mayors join. A
couple of years ago they split into two separate organizations.
Here was the recognition that by splitting there was to a
certain extent duplication on the part of staff. That is
exactly what I see here. You have another organization, they
have to have a staff because the elected officials are all
part time and can't do the work needed to be done, so on one
hand we recognize the need to continue together as a group for
economies and other things while at the same time we are saying
now we need another organization to split off.
Councilman Tice: Mr. Mayor, is there any existing
organization that. we are.a member of
that this material could be gathered
regarding the feasibility of forming another association or
county?
Mayor Chappell: We are discussing two subjects. One is
an organization for the San Gabriel
Valley per se and then there is another
group studying the secession.
Councilman Miller.- Mr. Mayor, I have that study on the
secession, it will be forthcoming to
Council shortly, but it is very general
at this point.
Mayor Chappell: Well I think we are all In accord here.
As a member of this Council for several
years I haven't seen the time when we
had the need for another organization. Basically you form an
organization when you have a need to accomplish something. We
haven't had that. The League is not well attended by some of
these cities and I don't know what would possess them to
suddenly start attending meetings for another organization.
When I was Mayor previously we had some problems in the East San
Gabriel Valley and all the Mayors got together and discussed
our problems and went back to our respective cities and talked to
the councils about it and accomplished something. I don't think
we need a high paid staff or at least an executive would have to
be high paid and what would he do all yearlong?
So if Council will, so move I will
indicate in a letter that the City of West Covina is happy with
the League of California Cities, L.A. Division, and leave it go
at that as far as this organization is concerned.
So moved by Councilman Browne;
seconded by Councilman Tice and carried.
Mayor Chappell: We did have a separate League of
Mayors organization, it was merged
with the League of California Cities,
. L.A. Division, about two years ago. They had funds which were
automatically put into the League's treasury. Basically their
sole operation today is to vote for LAFCO membership and some
other election type organizations and that is the extent of it.
It is the same group, so why have two meetings going on when you
can accomplish as much with one meeting.
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Councilman Browne: Mr. Mayor, I would like tocomment
briefly on the trip that we took to
San Diego.. We were invited by the
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce to sit in on a two-day
seminar for the planning progress priority type of thing wherein
the Chamber sat in two sessions. One on Saturday afternoon and
the following day we met for a half day also. It was the type
of a forum where we were separated into two bodies. Bill Freemon
from the Tribune fortunately was there and he came out with some
very good remarks in the press regarding it.
Without being redundant I would like to
say this is the first time I have been able to sit in a meeting
such as this with the Chamber of Commerce where they got into a
indepth discussion as to where the Chamber is going in setting
priorities that would be in coincidence with the thinking of the
City, the City Council and staff, and trying to promote the
same programs that we are at the city hall level. They resolved
about ten priorities and there will be a resume written by their
body and City Council will receive copies. Hopefully they will
hold these conferences twice a year or possibly go into sessions
with more people involved. It was a very constructive type of
thing. We had no time for recreation other than what we had
at meal time at night. Everything was a workshop type of thing.
To me we hit another milestone in the City where the Chamber is
now giving 100% cooperation on some of the things that we want to
see happen.
Mayor Chappell: I would like to state that this was a
worthwhile meeting and I would
encourage other Councilmen to go if they
• do have another meeting. I assume they will have at least once a
year. I would like you all to look over the information when it
comes out because these were concerns of people that live in the
city and work in the city. There were some excellent suggestions
and some we could implement. Also it was brought out time after
time at the meeting that the citizen is the most important part
of West Covina and the reason we have a Chamber of Commerce is
to support the business activities and to support the citizenry.
They had many areas of concern where they would like to help in
the educational process and other areas in the city.: It made
me feel pretty good that we had a viable Chamber and that they
think quite a bit as we do - that the citizen is the only reason
we are around.
One other item as far as.information
is concerned. On March 2, 1976 the next Council election will be
held. You must file prior to December 24th at 5 P.M. Your
nomination papers will be ready for pick up anytime after
December 4, 1975. This is the first official notification from
the City that there will be an election on March 2, 1976 for
three seats on the City Council.
GRANT re Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, I have
BURGLARLY PREVENTION discussed the report with respect
PROGRAM to the grant application for a
Burglarly Prevention Program. It is
not entirely clear this evening whether a resolution is
required or not, but in my past experience I think that a
resolution will be necessary to authorize the preparation and
filing of the Grant Application. I have a heading which I
would like to present for Council consideration.
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RESOLUTION NO. 5136 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE
CHIEF OF POLICE TO PREPARE AND FILE A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE
FUNDING OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY BURGLARLY PREVENTION PROGRAM.
Motion by Councilman Tice to waive full reading of said resolution;
seconded by Councilman Browne and carried.
Motion by Councilman Tice to adopt said resolution; seconded by
Councilman Browne and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Browne to approve
Demands totalling $5210544.78 as listed
on Demand Register Sheets No. 1, UCB-
523039 52315; B of A - 356; No. 2
Register UCB.- 523169 52491; B of A_-• 357 and 358; seconded by
Councilman Tice and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Browne to adjourn
meeting at 9:55 P.M. in memory of
Captain Jerry McGrath, to 3 P.M. on
November 3,.1975, for a tour of the
Recreation and .Parks projects; seconded by Councilman Tice and
carried.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
MAYOR
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