03-02-1999 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
March 2, 1999
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by
• Mayor Melendez in the Management Resource Center, Room 314, 1444 West Garvey Avenue,
West Covina, California.
ROLL CALL Mayor Melendez, Councilmembers Howard, Wong
Absent Mayor Pro Tern Herfert, Councilmember Touhey
Others Present Hobbs, Fields, Buchanan, Collier, Wills, Samaniego,
Chung, Tucker, Bommarito, Heieck, Bartlett
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Wong corrected the minutes of the
regular meeting of February 16, 1999, noting that he did
not have a conflict with the closed session item and,
therefore, did not abstain. The following minutes were
approved as presented with corrections:
Special meeting of February 16, 1999
Regular meeting of February 16, 1999
Special meeting of February 23, 1999
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA None offered
CONSENT CALENDAR Approval to Sell Beer and Wine at Rotary Fund Raiser
Recommendation is to approve the sale of beer and wine
Sale of Alcohol at the West Covina Senior Center for the March 14, 1999
at Fund Raiser Rotary Club fund raising event.
Showmobile Request - Filipino Americans' Church
Recommendation is to approve the Filipino Americans'
Filipino Americans' Church Church request for the Showmobile from April 3 through
Showmobile Request April 5 and that fees related to the trailer be waived.
Showmobile Request - City of Baldwin Park
Recommendation is to approve the Baldwin Park's request
City of Baldwin Park for the Showmobile from April 30 to May 3 and that
Showmobile Request fees related to the trailer be waived.
Project No. GP-97305 - Palmview Park Community
Center New Restrooms and Re -roofing.- Award of Bid
Recommendation is that the City Council take the
following actions:
GP-97305 - Award of Bid a) Accept the bid of Whelan Construction of West
Whelan Construction Covina; in the amount of $67,978.00 and authorize
the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement
• with same for the work to be done.
b) Authorize the transfer of appropriations identified
in the fiscal impact section of the staff report.
Appropriation Request
Recommendation is that the City council authorize the
Brown, Vence & Associates transfer of $19,846 from Fund balance reserve in Fund
Appropriation Request 129 to account #129-304-2312-6120 in payment of the
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third -party review of Athens Services' Curbside Recycling
Proposal.
Participation in LA IMPACT
Recommendation is to approve the assignment of a
Participation in LA IMPACT police officer to the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan
Police Apprehension Crime Task Force.
The "Every 15 Minutes" Program
Recommendation is to authorize the appropriation of
"Every 15 Minutes" Program $6,000 into 110-304-2110-6468 to implement this
program designed to increase students' awareness of the
risks of alcohol use and alcohol -related traffic accidents.
CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION
Motion by Howard and seconded by Wong to approve all
items listed except Items II-A2 and II-A3. Motion carried
by roll call vote:
AYES:
Howard, Wong, Melendez
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Herfert, Touhey
Items II-A2 & II-A3 Councilmember Wong expressed his concerns regarding
the waiver of fees for use of the Showmobile, noting that
the City should at least cover the costs of operating the
vehicle. He also noted that the relationship between
church and government raised a concern. Mr. Wong also
stated that he did not want to act on the matter until all
members were present.
Councilmember Howard concurred with
Councilmember Wong. ,
City Manager Hobbs stated that he was a bit
uneasy with the waiver issue and suggested that Council
direct staff to take a closer look at the present policy and
bring back to Council a policy with more defined
requirements.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Wong to
direct staff to review the present Showmobile Policy and
return to Council with more stringent guidelines. Motion
carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Howard, Wong, Melendez
NOES: None
ABSENT: Herfert, Touhey
APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Melendez and seconded by Wong to approve
demands totaling $1,664,341.87 as listed on registers
#183680 through #183967. Motion carried by roll call
vote:
AYES: Howard, Wong, Melendez
NOES: None
ABSENT: . Herfert, Touhey
MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Melendez presented a letter received from The
United States Conference of Mayors requesting the City's
support of the funding levels of the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Home
Investment Partnership Program (HOME) for FY2000.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Melendez to direct
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staff to follow up on the request in support of the funding
levels. Motion carried 3-0.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
Councilmember Howard complimented Acting
Community Services Director Pat Bommarito and staff for
• distributing an awareness flyer to senior citizens. She
requested that the flyer also be distributed to local schools
and the media.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT None offered.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Motion by Howard and seconded by Wong to adjourn the
meeting at 7:53 p.m
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