01-18-1994 - Regular Meeting - MinutesM I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
January 18, 1994
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order
by Mayor Jennings at 7:40 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W.
Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The invocation was given by Dr. E.W. McCall,
Pastor of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and the Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Councilmember Manners.
ROLL CALL Mayor Jennings, Mayor Pro Tem Wong,
Councilmembers Herfert, Manners', McFadden
Others Present Starbird, Wylie, Thomas, Miller, Glover,
Salazar, Keating, Orr, Samaniego, Greene,
Collier, Evans, Buchanan, Distelrath, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Herfert, seconded by McFadden, and
unanimously carried to approve the minutes of
the regular meeting held January 4, 1994.
PRESENTATIONS West Covina High School Coach Bob Mount assisted
Mayor Jennings with Certificates of Recognition
for the members of the school's football team
for achieving the 1993 Sierra League
Championship.
Mayor Jennings presented Coach Bob Mount with a
Certificate of Recognition for being chosen San
Gabriel Valley Coach of the Year.
Fire Chief Greene presented a video showing
assistance given by West Covina Firefighters who
had been deployed to the San Fernando Valley
following the devasting earthquake that happened
there on January 17, 1994.
HEARINGS No hearings scheduled for this meeting.
AGENDA AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jean Arneson, 1116 Donna Beth, discussed Item
E-1 (BKK Proposition 65 Warning for Vinyl
Chloride Update), noting her disappointment with
the responses received by the regulatory
agencies. She also felt that a business license
tax collected on the BKK generator should be
instituted by the City.
Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, addressed both
Items E-1 and F-1 (Vinyl Chloride Measurement
for Risk vs Enforcement), suggesting that the
franchise fee collected from BKK should be used
to cover the cost of distributing the staff
• reports to the residents (regarding Prop 65
Warning issue).
John Hyma introduced himself as the recently
appointed interim principal at West Covina High
School for the next two months.
CONSENT CALENDAR Written Communications (none received)
Minutes of January 18, 1994
Commission summary of Actions (receive & file)
Planning Commission . . . . . . . 4/11/94
Personnel Commission . . . . . . 4/12/94
• ABC Application (no protest)
Spencer, Joseph dba Spencer's Bar & Grill
West Covina 2646 E. Garvey Avenue
Claims for Action (deny and notify claimant)
On November 19, 1993, the City Clerk's Office
received a claim for indemnification from Paul
Fest pertaining to a lawsuit filed against
claimant for premises liability.
On -November 19, 1993, the City Clerk's Office
received a claim for wrongful death from Linda
James, Mother of Neekisha ' Lashan Borde,
deceased. The claim amount had not been
determined at time of presentation.
Temporary Use Permits (receive & file)
TUP #2160-93 was issued to Mervyn's for a
sidewalk sale at the Eastland Mall from 12/24
through 12/26.
TUP #2161-94 was issued to Aris Helicopters for
helicopter installation replacement of roof top
A/C units at Coast Federal Bank on 1/15.
Acceptance of Improvements and Release of Bonds
SP 92107 - Recommendation is to accept improvements located
C.T. & F. Company at Amar Road and Nogales Street and Amar Road
and Shopping Center Driveways, and release
Insurance Company of the West Insurance Bond No.
SUR1239897 in the amount of $39,084.00, subject
to Notice of Completion procedures.
Miscellaneous - Engineering Department
Construction Activity Report (receive & file)
Report for the 4th quarter of 1993.
Miscellaneous'- Planning Department
Reintroduction of Zone Change No. 642
Recommendation is to waive further reading
and introduce the following ordinance:
Ord. reintroduced - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
Zone Change 642 OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP (Zone Change No. 642 - Birtcher
Senior Properties)
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Miscellaneous - Office of Emercencv Services
Signature Authorization for the Emergency
Management Assistance Program
Recommendation is to waive reading and adopt
the following resolution:
Resolution 9046 - RESOLUTION NO. 9046 - A RESOLUTION OF THE
Alternate Signature CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ALTERNATE SIGNATURE,
IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CITY MANAGER, FOR
REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS UNDER THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Approval of Final May (adopt resolution)
Location: Sunrise Palms on California Avenue
Resolution 9047 - RESOLUTION NO. 9047 - A RESOLUTION OF THE
Lot Line Adjustment CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
No. 112 CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO.
112 AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (Lewis
Homes of California)
CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION Motion by Wong, seconded by Manners to waive
further reading of the resolutions and adopt,
waive further reading of the ordinance and
reintroduce, and to approve all other items
listed on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried
by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Manners, McFadden, Wong, Jennings
NOES: None
PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES SP 94109 - City Curb Address Painting -
Approval of Plans and Specifications
SP 94109 - Council reviewed the staff report.
Plans & specs approved Motion by Herfert, seconded by Manners, and
unanimously carried to approve plans and
specifications for SP 94109 and authorize the
City.Engineer to call for bids.
WASTE MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (LEA)
BKK Proposition 65 Warning for vinyl Chloride -
Update
Prop 65 Update Waste Management Enforcement Manager Samaniego
elaborated on the staff report and responded to
Council's questions and comments.
City Manager Starbird stated that in
response to Mr. Brown's suggestion to inform the
residents of the issues at hand, it might be
prudent to wait for the response from the
Attorney General first. Councilmember Herfert
countered that an article in the Tribune should
be copied and distributed. Other Councilmembers
felt the subject should be addressed in the next
citywide newsletter.
Motion by Manners, seconded by Wong, and
unanimously carried to receive and file the
report. Councilmember Herfert elected to copy
the Tribune article and walk it around to the
adjacent neighborhoods of BKK.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Vinyl Chloride Measurement for Risk vs
Enforcement
Environmental Services Director Miller
• elaborated on they staff report with overheads
explaining the different levels of measurements
used by the various agencies.
Motion by Herfert, seconded by McFadden,
and unanimously carried . to request the
appropriate agencies to provide an explanation
of the different concentration levels of vinyl
chloride for Proposition 65 purposes vs
enforcement and other purposes. Mayor Pro Tem
Wong clarified that the City is asking for an
explanation as to how the agencies arrived at
the risk level.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Jennings recessed the City Council meeting
at 9:15 pm to convene the Redevelopment Agency
meeting. The City Council reconvened at 9:19 pm
with all members present.
HUMAN SERVICES Westpark Dial -a -Ride Service Aareement
Dial -a -Ride Agreement Human Services Director Salazar presented the
staff report. In response to a question
regarding electrical vehicles, Mr'.Salazar
stated those types of vehicles are best used on
fixed routes and when the Shuttle agreement
needs to be reviewed/renewed, the subject of
electrical vehicles will be addressed.
Motion by Manners, seconded by Wong, and
unanimously carried to approve a five-year
agreement with DAVE Transportation Services,
Inc. for operation of the Westpark Dial -a -Ride
service.
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES No items scheduled for this meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES No items scheduled for this meeting.
CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney Hanna stated there would be a need
for a closed session at the end of the meeting,
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
to discuss pending litigation entitled City of
West Covina vs BKK Corporation.
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Wong, seconded by Manners to approve
Demands totaling $1,888,891.65 as listed on
check registers FI 144928 through 145195.
Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Manners, McFadden, Wong, Jennings
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Herfert re SCE billing
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, commended Council -
member Herfert for volunteering to distribute
copies of the Tribune article relating to the
Prop 65 issue. He then asked if the costs for
duplicating the article and/or mailing it could
• be covered by BKK franchise tax. City Attorney
responded in the affirmative.
MAYOR'S REPORTS No reports offered.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS Councilmember Herfert reported on the recent
Pomona Valley Humane Society Board of Directors
meeting that he attended. He had asked them to
reconsider their "closed" meeting policy.
He also asked for a status report regarding
lighting the football field at Cortez Park and
that staff agendize the subject matter of the
Veterans Memorial (the group apparently needs
seed money).
Mayor Pro Tem Wong asked Councilmember Herfert
what his assessment was of the treatment of the
animals at the Humane Society now that he has
become involved with the issue. Councilmember
Herfert responded that he hasn't had time to
check out the facility.
Councilmember McFadden encouraged everyone to
listen to the candidates involved in the
upcoming City election scheduled for April 12,
1994, and to vote!
Recess Mayor Jennings recessed the meeting at 9:45 pm
conduct the closed session as requested by the
City Attorney. Council reconvene at 10:50 pm.
Attest:
City Clerk Janet rry
Motion by Wong, seconded by Manners, and
unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at
10:50 pm to 6:30 pm on Monday January 24, 1994.
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