03-11-1997 - Special Meeting - MinutesP
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 11,1997
The special meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order at 7:40 pm in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The invocation was given by Father Ray Smith and the
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dan Oki, Superior Court Judge.
ROLL CALL Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tem McFadden, Councilmembers Herfert,
Manners, Wong
Others Present: Starbird, Wylie, Marlyn, Glover, Miller, Greene, Samaniego, Collier,
Keating, Ure, Leonard, Gannon, Schimanski, Distelrath, Yoshizaki,
Koniarsky, Berry
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA No comments offered.
CERTIFICATE OF CANVASS OF THE GENERAL, MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF MARCH 4,1997
Council reviewed the staff report.
City Clerk Berry presented:
Resolution 9417 - . RESOLUTION NO. 9417 - A RESOLUTION OF THE
3/4/97 election results CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFOR-
NIA, RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD MARCH 4, 1997, AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS AND OTHER SUCH MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY
LAW
Motion by Herfert and seconded by McFadden to waive
further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
PRESENTATIONS TO RETIRING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
Audrey Lynberg, representing Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael
Antonovich, presented a County of Los Angeles County Scroll to
Councilmember Manners and to Councilmember McFadden.
Chris Freeland, representing Congressman David Dreier, presented a
Congressional Certificate of Recognition to Councilmember Manners
and to Councilmember McFadden.
Bruce Kehe, representing State Assemblyman Gary Miller, presented a
Resolution to Councilmember Manners and to Councihnember
McFadden.
Mayor Touhey presented a Certificate of Recognition from State
Assemblyman Bob Margett to Councilmember Manners and to Coun-
cilmember McFadden.
Mayor Touhey presented a Certificate of Recognition from State
Senator Richard Mountjoy to Councilmember Manners and to Coun-
cilmember McFadden.
Mayor Touhey presented a City Resolution. of Commendation and Tile
to Councilmember Manners and to Councilmember McFadden.
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COMMENTS FROM RET MG COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilmember Manners Councilmember Manners thanked the citizens for making her tenure on
the City Council a privilege, and hoped that she was successful in
helping citizens with their problems and concerns. She did feel fairly
certain that she had done a credible job because she was reelected
twice.
Councilmember Manners stated that current City Councils
cannot accomplish successes on their own, but build on actions and
policies of past City Councils. She also commended City staff for their
dedication and work in making the City Council look good and carry
out Council instructions even if they didn't always agree with that
direction Council was taking.
Councilmember McFadden Councilmember McFadden expressed his appreciation to the citizens
for their support, and especially his mother and father who were partic-
ularly inspirational to him. He related some of the accomplishments
over the past years and his plan to stay active in the community. He
thanked City staff for working with the Council in running the City as
cost-effectively and productively as possible. Lastly, he congratulated
the newly elected officials and cautioned them about the size of the
Agenda packets.
OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED AND RE-ELECTED OFFICIALS
Robert O. Young, recently retired Municipal Court Judge, conducted
the Swearing -In Ceremony. He administered the Oath of Office to the
following and presented each with a Certificate of Election:
* Re-elected City Clerk Janet Berry
* Re-elected City Treasurer Marian Smithson
* Re-elected City Councilmember Ben Wong
* Newly elected City Councilmember Kathy Howard
* Newly elected City Councilmember Richard Melendez
At this time, out -going Councilmembers Manners and McFadden
relinquished their seats at the Council dais to newly elected Council -
members Howard and Melendez.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Howard Councilmember Howard stated she was happy to serve the community
in this new capacity and pledged to carry out her duties to the best of
her abilities.
Councilmember Melendez Councilmember Melendez thanked his committee members for their
hard work in helping elect him to office. He felt the Council was
entering a new era of unity and would work hard at unifying the
Council in their endeavors.
REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL
ELECTION OF MAYOR Mayor Touhey turned the meeting over to the City Clerk to conduct
. the selection of a new Mayor for the next year.
Mayor Touhey nominated Councilmember Wong for Mayor.
There being no other nominations, the nominations were closed and the
City Clerk asked for a motion to elect Councilmember Wong as Mayor
of West Covina.
Councilmember Wong elected Motion by Touhey and seconded by Melendez to elect
Benjamin Wong as Mayor of West Covina. The motion carried 5-0.
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Mayor Benjamin Wong
ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM
Mayor Pro Tem Richard Melendez
Mayor Wong presented immediate past -Mayor Touhey with an out-
going Mayor's plaque.
Mayor Wong introduced his family members, thanking them for their
continued support throughout the campaign and his previous term of
office. He commended his campaign committee members as well.
Mayor Wong appreciated the support given to him by Council -
members Herfert and Touhey in electing him as Mayor, feeling that this
was a new beginning for the Council in giving and receiving mutual
support and cooperation. He stated that he also looked forward to
working with newly elected Councilmembers Howard and Melendez.
Mayor Wong remarked that the letters of the word "team"
spell out "Together Everyone Accomplishes More" and this Council,
as a team, would make West Covina the best city in the San Gabriel
Valley.
Mayor Wong conducted the election of Mayor Pro Tem. for the City.
Councilmember Touhey nominated Councilmember Melendez for
Mayor Pro Tem. There being no other nominations, the nominations
were closed and Mayor Wong asked for a motion to elect Council -
member Melendez as Mayor Pro Tem of the City.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to elect Council -
member Melendez as Mayor Pro Tem of West Covina. The motion
carried 5-0.
City Manager Starbird spoke on behalf of the 400 employees and 100
part-time employees in congratulating the new members of Council and
that staff looks forward to working with the new Council.
DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Mayor Wong stated that as Mayor he is automatically the City's dele-
gate to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District. However, the
Sanitation District requires an alternate. He suggested Councilmember
Touhey be elected as the alternate delegate.
Councilmember Touhey as alternate Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to designate
Councilmember Touhey as the alternate delegate to the Los Angeles
County Sanitation District. Motion carried 5-0.
DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE TO ICRMA
Mayor Wong stated that a representative was needed for the Indepen-
dent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA) and asked for nomi-
nations. As there were none, he asked for a volunteer. Councilmem-
ber Howard volunteered.
City Clerk Berry presented
Resolution 9418 - RESOLUTION NO. 9418 - A RESOLUTION OF THE
Councilmember Howard/ICRMA CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO
APPOINT SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIVES TO THE
INDEPENDENT CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Howard to waive further
reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
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Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to adjourn the meeting at
9:00 pm. Motion carved 5-0.
Benj'amihj. Wong, Mayor \,j
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