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M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING
THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
October 8, 1990
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order at 7:36 pm
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina, California.
The Pledge of Allegiance was'led by Mayor Pro Tem McFadden and the invocation was
given by Reverend John Reynolds of Congregational Church of the Good Shepherd.
ROLL CALL Mayor Tarozzi, Mayor Pro Tem McFadden, Councilmembers
Herfert, Jennings
Absent: Councilmember Manners (excused)
Others Present: Thomas, Hanna, Wolff, Nelson, Keating, McClelland,
Salazar, Holler, Wylie, Koniarsky, Miller, Holmes, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Herfert, seconded by Jennings, and unanimously
carried to approve the minutes of the adjourned regular
meeting of September 24, 1990 and the regular meeting of
September 24, 1990.
HEARING
Woodgate Drive - Street
Closure
Public Testimony
In Favor:,
Robert Mooney
Frank Anselmini
Roberta Azpeitia
Barbara Ryals
Lynda Herron
Patricia Finley
Tom Beardsley
Linda Mooney
Carmen Lopez
Fred Beasley
Robert Mooney
Iris Delameter
Christine Sims
WOODGATE DRIVE - STREET CLOSURE
Council to discuss four alternatives in consideration of
the permanent closure of Woodgate Drive.
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication.
Mayor Tarozzi opened the hearing and Interim City Manager
Thomas presented the staff report.
Mayor Tarozzi opened the public testimony portion of the
hearing and asked for comments favoring the closure to
speak first.
Robert Mooney, 1721 Woodgate Drive
Frank Anselmini, 1821 Woodgate Drive
Roberta Azpeitia, 2950 Jacqueline Drive
Barbara Ryals, 1856 Woodgate Drive
Lynda Herron, 2737 Tory Street
Patricia Finley, 2804 Courtnay Circle
Tom Beardsley, 1842 Woodgate Drive
Linda Mooney, 1721 Woodgate Drive
Carmen Lopez, 1940 Woodgate Drive
Fred Beasley, 2754 Brookfield Place
Robert Mooney, 1721 Woodgate Drive
Iris Delameter for Fred Romens, 1863 Woodgate Drive
Christine Sims, 1860 Woodgate Drive
In Opposition: Mayor Tarozzi asked for comments opposing the closure:
Neil Mann Neil Mann, 2724 Brookfield Place
Bill Schulte Bill Schulte, 2709 Torey Street
Liza O'Guin Liza O'Guin, 2740 Greenleaf Drive
In Rebuttal: Mayor Tarozzi asked for rebuttal comments:
Robert Leitch Robert Leitch, 1816 Woodgate Drive
Public Testimon closed Mayor Tarozzi closed the public testimony portion of the
— — — — — — — —y— — — — hearing and Interim City Manager Thomas responded to the
points brought up during public testimony.-.
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Council comments Council discussed the results of the temporary closure
and the four alternate locations for the permanent c
closure. They acknowledged the preference for Option
No. 4 expressed during public comments and concurred
with that choice. Council was concerned with the higher
traffic flows on the other major thoroughfares and
directed staff to investigate mitigating measures for
the intersection at Amar and Temple.
City Attorney presented:
RESOLUTION NO. 8579 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Resolution 8579 -
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYINi
certifying neg.cdec:
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR
STREET CLOSURE_ ON WOODGATE DRIVE
Motion by Herfert, seconded by Jennings, and unani-
mously carried to waive further reading of the resolu-
tion and to adopt.
Motion by Jennings, seconded by McFadden, and unanimously
Permanent closure approved
carried to approve the permanent closure of Woodgate
(Alternate No. 4) .
Drive in accordance with Alternative Number Four and
authorize the preparation of plans and specifications.
Councilmember Herfert requested staff to investigate and
report on the left hand turn from Woodgate to Temple.
Recess
Mayor Tarozzi called a recess at 8:40 pm. Council
reconvened at 8:50 pm with all members. present, except
Manners.
AGENDA AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Ken Camarella, 2144 Kings Crest Drive (Item E-la)
clarified the.points in his letter to Council as the
Chair of the Committee for San Gabriel Valley Civic
Ken Camarella Arts Center.
Jean Arneson, 1116 Donna Beth Avenue, agrees with
increasing BKK business license tax (E-lb), and noted
that the City has been lenient with odors emanating
Jean Arneson from BKK - violations of the UUP.
Emma Fischbeck, 1137 Auburn Drive, (RA Item II), felt
the two properties in question were below standards
for residential homes and recommended the Agency upgrade
Emma Fischbeck them before renting them to tenants.
She also suggested closing streets emptying into
Azusa Avenue and rerouting the traffic to other feeder
streets.
Katherine Castucci Katherine Castucci, 430 S. Pima Avenue, opposed any
additional taxes and encouraged Council to look at all
possible revenue generating sources before taking such
an action.
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, felt Item E-lb (Integrated
Waste Management Program Funding) should have been
referred to the Waste Management and Environmental
Quality Commission.
Xavier Hermosillo Xavier Hermosillo, 1930 Shamwood Street, felt enough
information has been gathered regarding waste management
and opposed the expenditure for additional survey
questions (ItemE-lc).'
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Corey Warshaw, 3330 E. Holt Avenue, concurred with
Jean Arneson's statements regarding the increasing of
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BKK Landfill's business license tax.
Iris Delameter, 1212 W. Eckerman, supported the staff
recommendation for E-lb (Integrated Waste Management
Iris Delameter
Program funding) and the additional paramedic unit.
David Shaw, 833 W. Lucille, complained about the City
Prosecutor's procedures in handling the Code:Enforcement
David Shaw
complaints filed against him. He stated that he had
filed suit -yin the Superior Court.
Mayor Tarozzi stated that since he has filed suit
against the City, the Council could not discuss his
item as it is now classified as pending litigation.
John B.-Shaw
John B, Shaw, father of David Shaw, agreed with his
son's comments and added that he felt some of.the
requirementscoT the City's Municipal Code were not in
agreement with federal'rights and requirements.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Written Communications
Letter received October 2, 1990 from Ken Camarella
regarding the proposed Civic Arts Center (refer to E-la)
Commission Summary of Actions (receive and file)
Planning Commission 10/3/90
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Human Resources Commission 9/27/90
Recreation & Parks Commission 9/25/90
Waste Mgt. & Envir. Quality Comm. 9/20/90
ABC Application (Chief of Police reports no legal
basis for protest)
Adams, Milford Dwayne dba RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT
Azusa, CA 381 N. Azusa Avenue
Claims for Action (deny and notify claimant)
Potlatch Corporation and Simpson Paper .Company vs
City of West Covina. On September 12, 1990, the City
Clerk's Office received a claim for indemnification
regarding the above mentioned case.
Temporary Use Permits (receive and file)
TUP #1967-90 was issued to the City of West Covina for
the West Covina Festival on 9/22/90.
TUP #1968-90 was issued to St. Christopher's Church,
629 S. Glendora for the annual Fiesta on 10/5 - 10/7.
TUP #1969-90 was issued to the East San Gabriel Japanese
Community Center, 1203 W. Puente for the AKI Matsuri
• Festival on 10/6/90.
TUP #1970-90 was issued to Harry Hill Imports, 1900 E.
Garvey for a hot dog stand and balloons on 10/1 - 10/30.
Miscellaneous Public Works
a) Quarterly Capital Improvement Report - Informational
(receive and file)
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b) 1990/91 Capital Improvement Program
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Improvement Program).
Ordinance for Adoption (waive reading and adopt)
Ordinance 1862 - ORDINANCE NO. 1862 - AN ORDINANCE'OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
Zone Change No. 625 THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP (Zone Change No. 625 - Sam Lee & Daniel Tsai)
CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION Motion by Herfert, seconded by Jennings to waive reading
of the ordinance and adopt, and to approve all other
items listed on the Consent Calendar, Motion carried
by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Jennings, McFadden, Tarozzi
NOES: None
ABSENT: Manners
PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION WP 87126 - APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS -
AMAR ROAD WATER LINE - PHASE I
Council reviewed the staff report.
WP 87126 - Motion by McFadden, seconded by Herfert, and unani-
plans & specs approved mously carried to approve plans and specifications for
• WP 87126, and authorize the City Engineer to call for
bids,
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
1) CIVIC ARTS CENTER - DEMAND RESEARCH
Council reviewed the staff report.
Motion by Herfert, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to a) authorize staff to approach
Covina Valley Unified School District and West Covina
Unified School District to determine interest in and
Civic Arts Center - support for a joint financial partnership for a civic
Demand Research arts center, b) authorize the commitment of funds up
to $18,000 to finance a fund raising feasibility
and design a fund raising program subject to formal
appropriation at the time of approval of a contractor
and subject to reimbursement form the foundation
within one year after the formation of the foundation
c) authorize staff to prepare and -release a request
for proposals to conduct a fund raising feasibility
and design a fund raising program for a civic arts
center, and d) encourage the formation of a nonprofit
foundation for the civic arts center.
• 2) SAN GABRIEL VALLEY OPINION SURVEY"
Council reviewed the staff report. After Council
S.G.V. Opinion _Survey. comments, motion by Herfert, seconded by Jennings.
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be included in the Rose Institute Survey, and b)"
the expenditure of up to $9,000 from the Integrated
Waste Management Program account for the -cost of
the survey. Motion carried with McFadden voting
in.favor of the survey.and expenditure.
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HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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1) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DIAL -A -RIDE AGREEMENT
Council reviewed the staff report.
Dial -'A -Ride Agreement Motion by Jennings, seconded by McFadden to
with County of Los Angeles authorize the Mayor to execute the Westpark Dial -A -
Ride Service Agreement with Los Angeles County.
Motion carried with Herfert voting NO.
2) HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Home Improvement Grant Council reviewed the staff report.
Program Motion by Herfert, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to hold over this item until the
next Council meeting.
3) BIENVENIDOS CHILDREN'S CENTER FOUNDATION INC.
SANCTIONING
Council reviewed the staff report.
Bienvenidos Children's Center Motion by Herfert, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to grant'sanctioning to the
Bienvenidos Children's Center Foundation Inc.
4) YOUTH LEAGUES INSURANCE
• Council reviewed the staff report.
Youth Leagues Insurance Motion by Jennings, seconded by Herfert, and
.unanimously carried to remove the property insurance
requirement for sanctioned Youth Sports leagues
using city -owned facilities and assume all liability
for property damage.
OPERATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION No items scheduled for this meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION FIRE DEPARTMENT
1) PARAMEDIC SERVICE
Paramedic Services Council reviewed the staff report.
Motion by Herfert, seconded by Jennings to
hold over this item until November after the study
sessions on long range fiscal planning have been
conducted. Motion carried with Tarozzi voting NO.
COMMUNICATIONS
1) PURCHASE OF CROSS BAND RADIO SYSTEMS
Council reviewed the staff report.
Cross Band Radio Systems - Motion by Jennings, seconded by Herfert, and
Fujitsu Ten Corporation unanimously carried to a) find that it would be
• impractical to use formal bidding procedures in
this instance; and b) authorize staff to issue a
purchase order to Fujitsu Ten Corporation in the
amount of $24,746.00 for the purchase of 12 VHF/UHF
Cross Band Radio Systems.
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Mayor Tarozzi recessed the City Council meeting to con-
duct the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 10:19 pm.
The City Council reconvened at 10:30 pm.
CITY MANAGER
1) 'FISCAL PLANNING STUDY SESSIONS
Council reviewed the staff report.
Study Sessions
Motion by Herfert,, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to approve October 29, 30 and
November 28, 1990 for continuation of the long range
fiscal study sessions.
2) City Manager Thomas explained that an emergency item
has come up since. -the printing.of the Agenda and
requires the consideration of. Council. He stated
that a patrol unit was totalled this weekend and it
Replacement of marked
can be replaced at the same bid price as that being
patrol vehicle
provided to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
Police Chief Holmes clarified the timing constraints
in obtaining black and white units.
Motion by Jennings, seconded by Herfert, and
unanimously carried to add the item to the Agenda,
per Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2).
Motion by Jennings, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to authorize staff to purchase
one marked partrol unit (1990 Chevrolet Caprice)
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from Maurice J. Sopp & Son Chevrolet, Huntington
Park, for a total cost not to exceed $15,438.93,
including tax and delivery charges.
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS
Motion by McFadden, seconded by Herfert to approve
Demands totaling $674,024.66 as listed on check registers
FI 119445 through 119749. Councilmember Herfert noted
he would abstain from voting on Warrant No. 119603 in
the amount of $142,000 pending an opinion from the City
Attorney. Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Jennings, McFadden, Tarozzi
NOES: None
ABSENT: Manners
Roll call vote taken on Warrant No. 119603:
AYES: Jennings, McFadden, Tarozzi
NOES: None
ABSENT: Manners
ABSTAIN: Herfert
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Xavier Hermosillo, 1930 Shamwood Street, asked why
Councilmember Herfert abstained from the one Warrant.
Councilmember Herfert stated that it was the Edison
Xavier Hermosillo
bill and he works for Edison Company.
Corey Warshaw, 3330 E. Holt Avenue, asked about the
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recruitment process for replacing the City Manager.
Corey Warshaw
City Attorney Hanna explained the recruitment process
MAYOR'S REPORTS
Mayor Tarozzi proclaimed the following:.
NATIONAL YOUNG READER'S DAY (11/14/90)
PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH (10/90)
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Resolution of Commendation Motion by Jennings, seconded by Herfert, and unanimously
carried to approve resolutions of commendation for
• Charlene Judzievicz and Sean Pasquale for assisting
others from a recent fire.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS Motion by McFadden, seconded by Herfert, and unanimously
carried to hold over public hearing procedures until
Councilmember Manners could be present to participate
in the discussions.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Tarozzi recessed the City Council meeting at
10:54 pm to convene a closed session per Government
Code Section 54959.6(b) to discuss pending litigation
and personnel matters. Council reconvened at 12:02 am
and took the following actions.
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING
Council reviewed the staff report. Discussion ensued
regarding other possible revenue generators, as well as
Integrated Waste Management
the consequences of a 1% bu'siness tax increase to BKK
Program Funding
Landfill.
Motion by Herfert, seconded by Tarozzi, and unani-
mously carried to hold over the matter until October 22,
1990 with staff to report back on other available
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options.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS
Council reviewed the staff report and supported the
changes^described by the Interim City Manager.
City Attorney presented:
Resolution 8580 -
RESOLUTION NO. 8580 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Administative reorganization
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING
THE REORGANIZATION OF CITY DEPARTMENTS AND REASSIGNMENT
OF CERTAIN STAFF
Motion by Jennings, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to waive further reading of the reso-
lution and to adopt.
Motion by Tarozzi, seconded by Herfert, and unani-
mously carried to increase the Interim City Manager's
salary by 5%. "
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Jennings; seconded by Herfert, and unanimously
carried to adjourn the meeting at 12:23 am to 6:30 pm
on Tuesday, October 16, 1990 in the mul ipurpose room.
ATTEST:
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Mayor Tarozzi
City Clerk Berry
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