04-15-1997 - Regular Meeting - Minutes1
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 15, 1997
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order by Mayor Wong at 7:35 pm in
the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina, California. The invocation was
given by City Manager Starbird and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Howard.
ROLL CALL Mayor Wong, Mayor Pro Tem Melendez, Councilmember Herfert,
Howard, Touhey
Others Present: Starbird, Wylie, Martyn, Glover, Miller, Peters, Samaniego, Collier,
Keating, Greene, Distelrath, King, McIsaac, Collins, Compean,
Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Council had corrections for both the special meeting minutes of
March 4, 1997, and the regular meeting of March 18, 1997. Staff
was directed to check the tapes of each and resubmit at the next
meeting.
PRESENTATIONS Fire Chief Greene reported that the City of West Covina was the
recipient of the Helen Putnam Award. He had the award duplicated
and presented one to Ms. Susan Chase, a teacher in the West
Covina Unified School District, and to Tom McGinnis of the Citrus
Valley Health Partners. Both organizations assisted the Fire
Department's Challenge the F.O.R.CE. program.
Mr. Mel Methews of Charter Communications announced that the
cable company was embarking on a $5 million system improvement.
PROCLAMATION Mayor Wong proclaimed the month of May as WEST COVINA
BEAUTIFUL MONTH and presented the proclamation to West
Covina Beautiful president Fran Andreozzi.
HEARING FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
Administrative Use Permit Fees City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor Wong
opened the hearing and the staff report was presented by Principal
Planner McIsaac.
Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and asked for comments, first in favor, then in opposition. No one
Testimony Closed spoke to the City Council and Mayor Wong closed the public
testimony portion of the hearing.
City Clerk Berry presented
Resolution 9434 - RESOLUTION NO. 9434 -A RESOLUTION OF THE
Administrative Use Permit Fees CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR PROCESSING
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Melendez to waive
further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
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HEARING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 279 - AUTO SUPPLY STORES
IN THE CIVIC CENTER OVERLAY ZONE
Code Amendment 279 Applicant: City of West Covina
Location: Civic Center Overlay Zone
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor Wong
opened the hearing and the staff report was presented by Principal
Is Planner McIsaac. Mr. McIsaac explained that the proposed amend-
ment would remove the current prohibition on auto supply stores
within the Civic Center Overlay Zone, thereby permitting the con-
struction of a new Sears Tire and Battery Center at The Plaza at
West Covina.
Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and asked for comments favoring the code amendment. No one
addressed the City Council. Mayor Wong asked for comments in
opposition and the following spoke:
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, asked for a clarification
of the need to amend the Civic Center Overlay Zone. Principal
Planner McIsaac responded.
Testimony closed There being no others wishing to address the Council,
Mayor Wong closed the public testimony portion of the hearing.
City Clerk Berry presented
Ordinance introduction AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 26 (ZONING) OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE THE
PROHIBITION ON AUTO SUPPLY STORES AS A
PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE CIVIC CENTER OVERLAY
ZONE (Code Amendment No. 279)
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Melendez to waive
further reading of the ordinance and introduce. Motion carried by
roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
HEARING ZONE CHANGE NO.651 - NEGATIVE DECLARATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Applicant: Hassen Imports Partnership
Location: 1932 East Garvey Avenue
Zone Change 651 & Neg. Dec. City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor Wong
opened the hearing and the staff report was presented by Planning
Director Collier. Mr. Collier stated the requested change of zone is
from NW-20 (Multiple -Family Residential - 20 dwelling units per
acre) to S-C (Service Commercial) which would facilitate the
expansion of West Covina Dodge, located adjacent to the 0.9-acre
parcel.
Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and asked for comments in favor of the zone change. The
' following spoke:
Lollie Bergman Lollie Bergman, Wescove Place, agreed that the zone
change is logical for this site. She asked for a clarification of
several issues, to which staff responded (ownership of the site,
partial or whole use of the site, agreement arrangements, etc).
Testimony closed Mayor Wong asked for comments in opposition and not one
addressed the City Council. Mayor Wong closed the public
testimony portion of the hearing.
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Staff Response Redevelopment Agency Manager Yoshizaki stated that the City is
the property owner. He discussed the Exclusive Right to
Negotiate, the selling price of the site, and full use of the site will be
completed in five years. City Manager Starbird noted that the OPA
occurred several months ago and the records are available for
review.
It City Clerk Berry presented:
Resolution 9435 - RESOLUTION NO. 9435 -A RESOLUTION OF THE
Certifying the Neg. Dec. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DEC-
LARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR ZONE
CHANGE NO. 651 AND PRECISE PLAN NO. 767, REVISION
2, PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) OF 1970, AS AMENDED
Motion by Howard and seconded by Touhey to waive
further reading of the resolution and to adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
City Clerk Berry presented
Ordinance introduction AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (Zone Change No. 651 - Hassen
Imports Partnership)
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to waive
further reading of the ordinance and introduce. The motion carried
by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
AGENDA AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Lollie Bergman Lollie Bergman, Wescove Place, thanked the Council for the land-
scaping along the freeway. That the landscaping had to be paid for
by the City was disheartening.
Katherine Castucci Katherine Castucci, 430 S. Pima Avenue, stated her displeasure
with the Fire Union's initiative petition (Item K-lb). She also
posed many questions regarding a proposed program targeting the
middle school aged youth (Item H-1). She stated that she had
spoken with the Human Services Director and received a lot of
information regarding the proposed program, but had additional
questions. The staff report refers to a Citizens' Advisory Board
and she would like to know the names of the appointees. She felt
the truancy program currently in place with the Police Department
should be sufficient, and if it isn't, what is not working and why,
and perhaps it should be dissolved. She asked about the $1000 to
be used for a TVNCR and the appearance of babysitting the
students.
Councilmember Touhey felt the staff report was too vague
and based on Ms. Custucci's comments, he didn't have enough or
the same information that was made available to her.
' Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, supported the proposed program
(Item H-1) in that his neighborhood is near one of the schools and
has experienced graffiti and other annoyances. He commended the
schools working with City on these issues.
Frank Taormina Frank Taormina, 2714 Altamira Circle, commented about the high
volume of traffic on Amar and Azusa. He suggested extending
Nogales to Citrus Street.
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CONSENT CALENDAR Written Communications
Recommendation is to approve the request of the Rotary Club of
West Covina to sell alcoholic beverages at the West Covina Senior
Center for the May 10, 1997, Rotary Club fundraising event.
Commissions' Summary of Actions(receive & file)
Planning Commission 4/8/97
Temporary Use Permits (receive & file)
TUP 42376-97 was issued to New Hope Community Church for a
sunrise Easter service on March 30, 1997 at the Civic Center
Courtyard.
TUP #2377-97 was issued to Compassion Network for a charity
walk-a-thon from Faith Community Church to Applebee's and back
on March 29, 1997.
TUP #2381-97 was issued to Edwards Theatres for a grand
opening at 1200 Lakes Drive on March 3, 1997.
TUP #2383-97 was issued to West Covina Nissan for a tent sale at
1840 E. Garvey on March 10, 1997 to March 24, 1997.
TUP #2384-97 was issued to West Covina Toyota for a tent sale at
1800 E. Garvey on March 10, 1997 to March 24, 1997.
Acceptance of Improvements/Release of Bonds
SP 97105 - Location: Various locations
All Concrete Construction Recommendation is to accept curb and gutter and sidewalk
improvements, and release Reliance National Indemnity Company
Bond No. EFS #05-4063, in the amount of $41,316.00, subject to
Notice of Completion procedures.
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City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the month of February, 1997.
Award of Bid - Contract Tree Trimming Services
Tree Trimming - Recommendation is to a) find that the City of Tustin's bidding pro -
West Coast Arborists cess is at least as stringent as the process used by West Covina and
that the bids for tree trimming services submitted on 2/2/93 satisfies
the formal bid process required under WCMC § 2-333 and thus
justifies the waiver of the formal bid process per WCMC § 2-330 ;
and b) accept the bid of West Coast Arborists, Inc., Anaheim, as
submitted in the City of Tustin's bid process and authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with West Coast
Arborists.
Miscellaneous - Public Works:
1) Willow Avenue Drain -
Approval of Plans and Specifications
L.A.Co. - Transfer of Jurisdiction Location: Storm drain construction by County Dept. of
Public Works on Willow and nearby streets.
RESOLUTION NO. 9436 - A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CERTAIN
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CON -
Resolution 9436 - Willow St. drain STRUCTION OF THE WILLOW AVENUE DRAIN
PROJECT IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PUBLIC
V.
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STREETS FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF THESE FACILITIES
2) CIP & Building Activity Report - First Quarter 1997
Recommendation is to receive and file.
Miscellaneous - City Manager:
Amendment to Financing Agreement between the City of West
Covina and the West Covina Redevelopment Agency for the Use of
Bond Proceeds for Public Improvements
Council/RDA agreement - Recommendation is that the City Council and Agency
Using Bond Proceeds Board approve the Amendment to the Financing Agreement
between the City of West Covina and the Redevelopment Agency
for the seismic rehabilitation project.
Miscellaneous - City Clerk:
Amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code to Include the
"CARE" Loan Review Committee
CARE Loan Review Committee Recommendation is to direct the City Clerk to amend the City's
Conflict of Interest Code to include the "CARE" Loan Review
Committee on the Appendix of Designated Positions and assign
Disclosure Category No. 1.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to waive further
reading of the resolutions and adopt, and to approve all other items
listed. Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
PUBLIC WORKS REVIEW OF CURRENT STREET SWEEPING SERVICES
City Engineer Glover elaborated on the staff report and responded
to Council questions and comments. Additional information was
provided by Steve Dickson, owner of R. F. Dickson .
Street Sweeping - R.F. Dickson Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to include the
improvements listed below, extend the contract for one year and
authorize a 2.4% increase in the contract price (from $12,543.50
per month to $12,844.54 per month):
1) Implementation by the City of improved work location
notification and quality control programs. These
programs include: (a) notification from the contractor of
the sweepers' location, (b) increasing observation of
areas swept from three times per week to daily, and (c)
increasing observation of actual sweeping operation
from twice per week to three times per week.
2) Immediate modification of the sweeping equipment to
increase the amount of water as a dust control measure.
3) Commitment from the contractor to stay within the
speed ranges established by the manufacturer of the
equipment (8 to 12 miles per hour, 3 to 8 miles per hour
where trash or light debris are present).
Motion carried 5-0.
WASTE MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (LEA) No reports for this meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 1) Mayor Wong recessed the City Council meeting at 8:48 pm
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to convene the Redevelopment Agency meeting. The City
Council reconvened at 8:49 pm with all members present.
2) APPROVAL OF FREEWAY LANDSCAPING VISI-
BILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT -
AZUSA AVENUE/I-10 AND CITRUS STREET/1-10
fA Council reviewed the staff report.
City Clerk Berry presented:
Resolution 9437 - RESOLUTION NO. 9437 - A RESOLUTION OF
CalTrans Agree. re I-10/Azusa THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A MAIN-
TENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR
CITY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
LANDSCAPING AT THE ROUTE 10/AZUSA AVENUE
OFF RAMP
Resolution 9438 - RESOLUTION NO. 9438 - A RESOLUTION OF
Caltrans Agree. re I-10/Citrus THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A MAIN-
TENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR
CITY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
LANDSCAPING AT THE ROUTE 10/CITRUS AVENUE
OFF RAMP
Motion by Howard and seconded by Touhey to
waive further reading of the resolutions and adopt. Motion
carried 5-0.
3) MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Council reviewed the staff report.
Agreement w L.A. County Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to
approve the new Cooperative Agreement with the County
of Los Angeles. Motion carried 5-0.
HUMAN SERVICES 1) LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT
Council reviewed the staff report.
Law Enforcement Block Grant In reference to the questions asked by Ms. Castucci
during Agenda Communications, Councilmember Herfert
stated that he would like more information on the proposed
program before taking an action this evening. Council con-
curred and Mayor Wong asked that staff also include the
names of the Citizens Advisory Committee.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to hold
over this item until the next Council meeting. Motion
carried 5-0.
2) CDBG - Commission Recap
Council reviewed the staff report.
CDBG - Commission Recap Councilmember Touhey requested that the mid -year
expenditures be available at the time of the scheduled
hearing of May 6, 1997. Motion by Howard and seconded
. by Touhey to receive and file the informational report.
Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC SAFETY No reports for this meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
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CITY MANAGER 1) RATIFICATION OF PURCHASE OF STATIONERY
STOCK
Assistant City Manager Wylie elaborated on the staff report,
stating that staff has placed safeguards into the purchasing
system so that future mistakes will be avoided. He added
that today Geographics informed him that they have
deducted their customary markup of $3,282.00 reducing the
total amount necessary for ratification to $21,877.00.
Council comments followed.
Ratification of stationery purchase Motion by Herfert and seconded by Howard to
appropriate $21,877.00 from General Fund reserves to
account number 110-304-2540-6214, and ratify the
purchase of stationery and related items from Geographics
in the amount of $21,877.00. Motion carried 5-0.
2) FIRE UNION INITIATIVE EFFORT -
REPORT ON IMPACTS
City Manager Starbird and Fire Chief Greene presented the
staff report, responding the Council questions and com-
ments.
Fire Union Initiative Councilmember Touhey asked for statistics for the
cities of Azusa and Pomona covering three years prior to
their change to the County and the three years after. The
information he sought: number of stations, cost savings,
response times, number of times mutual aid was imple-
mented, and the transition of Battalion Chiefs.
He also asked the City Manager what would happen
to the City's rolling stock and other assets. Mr. Starbird
said he wasn't sure, that what he's seen with other cities is
that everything gets transferred to the County.
City Attorney Marlyn stated that the City Manager
and the Fire Chief have reported on their best estimates of
the results of a change in fire service providers, but the
language in the initiative is not detailed and broadly written.
Mayor Wong asked that the information be made
available to the public at the Police Counter and the Library
to the extent acceptable by law.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to
receive and file the staff report. Motion carried 5-0.
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Herfert and seconded by Melendez to approve Demands
totaling $1,086,019.63 as listed on check registers FI 169123
through 169462. Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Herfert re: SCE
Touhey re: Community Food Bank
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
MAYOR'S REPORTS
No comments offered.
No reports for this meeting.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
Councilmember Herfert reported on the Maverick Field Re-
dedication and the Police vs Fire softball game on Saturday, April
12'h. He asked staff to agendize for the second meeting in May the
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ADJOURNMENT
Attest:,, \
City Clerk'Janet Berry
possibility of co -sponsoring the Sandy Koufax Tournament in
2000/01.
Mayor Pro Tem Melendez reminded the audience that
Assemblyman Gary Miller and Police Chief John Distelrath will be
conducting another town hall meeting on Thursday, April 17's at the
Shadow Oak Park facility at 7:00 pm.
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to adjourn the meeting
at 9:47 pm. The motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Wong