01-06-1998 - Regular Meeting - Minutes•
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 6, 1998
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order by Mayor Wong at 7:55 pm in
the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The invocation was given by
City Manager Starbird and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Herfert.
ROLL CALL Mayor Wong, Mayor Pro Tern Melendez, Councilmembers:
Herfert, Howard, Touhey
Others Present: Starbird, Martyn, Glover, Greene, Samaniego, Collier, Collins,
Panas, Tong, Tucker, Mayer, Granados, Lee, Ure, Shott, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Howard and seconded by Melendez to approve the
following minutes:
Regular meeting of November 18, 1997
Special meeting of December 2, 1997
Regular meeting of December 2, 1997
Special meeting of December 16, 1997
Regular meeting of December 16, 1997
Special meeting of December 17, 1997
Motion carried 5-0.
PRESENTATIONS City Manager Starbird introduced Margie Tucker as the City's new
Finance Director, promoted from Accounting Manager.
Mayor Wong and Brian Lee, Chairman of the Employee Recog-
nition Committee, presented the Employee Recognition Award to
Delia Granados of the City Clerk's Office.
Mayor Wong presented a Resolution of Commendation to Don
Grant who recently resigned as Commissioner from the Com-
munity Services Commission.
Mayor Wong announced the grand opening of the West Covina
Annex, scheduled for 9:00 am on January 7, 1998. The address is
2413 South Azusa Avenue.
HEARINGS No hearings scheduled for this meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR Written Communications (none received)
Commissions/Summary of Action (receive & file)
Community Service 12/9/97
Personnel 12/10/97
Senior Citizens 12/11/97
Waste Mngt/Environmental Services 12/18/97
Council Minutes of 1/6/98
Claims for Action (deny & notify claimant)
On June 17, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Enrique E. Ibarra for personal injuries. The amount of claim had
not been determined at time of presentation.
On June 27, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Stephanie Chen for personal injuries amounting to $240.00.
On July 11, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Laura Thomas for property damage amounting to $3,253.85.
On August 18, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Anthony R. Baltierra for property damages amounting to
$3,950.50.
On August 18, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Dana Davis for property damages amounting to $180.61.
On October 6, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received an applica-
tion for leave to present a late claim for personal injuries from
Michael Paul Ehline. The amount of claim had not been
determined at time of presentation.
Acceptance of Imorovements/Belease of Bonds
South Hills Academy/Ivy Sun Recommendation is to accept on -site improvements and release
Cathay Bank Certificate of Deposit No. 07-0081057 in the amount
of $75,000.00.
Traffic Committee Minutes (accept & file)
Minutes of the regular meeting held December 16, 1997.
Miscellaneous — Public Works
SP 98103 - SP 98103 — Curb and Gutter Repair and Sidewalk Construction
Plans & specs approved Approval of Plans and Specifications
Recommendation is to approve the plans and specifications for this
project and authorize the City Engineer to call for bids.
PP 91024 - PP 91204 — Veterans' Memorial Wall at Civic Center Courtyard
Plans & specs approved Approval of Plans and Specifications
Recommendation is to approve the plans and specifications for this
project and authorize the City Engineer to call for bids.
Miscellaneous — Personnel Services
Review of Administrative Policy — Donation of Accrued Time
Accrued Time Donations Recommendation is to receive and file the Donation of Accrued
Time policy which will be implemented as shown in Attachment 1
if there are no suggested changes.
Miscellaneous — Planning Department
• CBD Transportation System Feasibility Study
Transportation Study Recommendation is to authorize circulation of the Request For
Qualifications to transportation planning consultants for
preparation of a CBD transportation system feasibility study.
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CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to approve all items
listed on the Consent Calendar, except B-7b and B-7d. Motion
carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
Item B-7b George Ogden, Commander of West Covina's VFW, spoke
favorably for the approval of plans and specifications for the
Veterans' Memorial Wall.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to approve B-
7b. Motion carried 5-0.
Item 13-7d Mayor Wong stated that he would not be able to participate in the
discussion and vote on this issue due to conflict of interest laws.
He requested the Mayor Pro Tem to cant' on.
Planning Director Collier presented a staff report and
Councilmember Herfert added that he was very interested in this
study as the end result should alleviate traffic problems,
particularly during Christmas and other peak shopping seasons.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Howard to approve the
staff recommendation to seek RFQs. Motion carried 4-0-1 with
Wong abstaining.
Mayor Wong resumed the conduction of the meeting.
PUBLIC WORKS
No reports for this meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY (USEPA) LOCAL OFFICE IN WEST COVINA
LEA Samaniego presented the staff report.
USEPA local office Motion by Herfert and seconded by Howard to allow staff
to obtain additional background information on EPA local field
offices to merit a loco office here in West Covina. Motion carried
5-0.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Wong recessed the City Council meeting at .8:16 pm in
order to convene the Redevelopment Agency. The City Council
meeting reconvened at 8:17 pm with all members present.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
PUBLIC SAFETY
No reports for this meeting.
No reports for this meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FINANCE DEPARTMENT
FINAL 1997/98 BUDGET
FY 97/98 Budget Document City Manager Starbird presented the power point staff report of the
final budget document. The approved FY 97/98 budget amount is
$29,099,900.00, a 1.2% increase over the amended FY 96/97
budget.
Mr. Starbird presented an interesting statistic: the adopted
FY 91/92 budget was $29,700,300.00 and the adopted FY 97/98
budget is $29,099,900.00. That is a 2.02% decrease and yet
services to the community have remained the same or are better in
some areas. Council member Herfert was appreciative of staff s
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efforts over the last several years to gain those incredible results.
Mayor Wong commended the budget document as an
excellent source to learn about the City and its departments, as well
as the programs and services provided throughout the community.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Melendez to adopt the
Final FY 997/98 Annual Budget as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
No reports for this meeting.
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Herfert and seconded by Howard to approve Demands
totaling $1,226,237.02 as listed on check registers FI 174343
through 174755. Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Touhey re Community Food Bank
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Bill Robinson Bill Robinson, 1146 E. Louisa Avenue, asked for Council's
assistance in a code enforcement problem, as he was scheduled to
appear in court on Thursday, January 8.
Mayor Wong stated that the Council could take no action
on this matter as it .was not on the 'Council agenda for
consideration, in compliance with Brown Act requirements.
City Manager Starbird summarized the situation and the
Municipal Code violation.
MAYOR'S REPORTS Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to approve a Resolu-
tion of Commendation for Citizen of the Year. Motion carried 5-0.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
Councilmember Herfert requested that the meeting be adjourned in
memory of Merle Fisher who recently passed away. Mr. Fisher
was a member of the Police Department's Seniors Helping Our
Police (SHOP).
Councilmember Touhey requested staff agendize business license
permit requirements in relation to vendors doing business with the
City.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Herfert and seconded,by Touhey to adjourn the meeting
at 8:47 pm in memory of Merle Fisher. Motion carried 5-0.
Attest:
KJ
City Clerk Janet Berry
Mayor'Banjamin
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