07-05-2000 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
JULY 5, 2000
• The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order by Mayor Herfert at 7:40 pm
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. City Manager Hobbs gave
the invocation and Mayor Herfert led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Reporting Out from Mayor Herfert requested Interim City Attorney Lennard to report
Closed Session action taken by Council during the closed session, which was held
just prior to this meeting.
Interim City Attorney Lennard stated that BKK had
requested that the City encumber property pursuant to the
provisions in the settlement agreement and Council took an action
to approve. The vote was 4-0-1 with Herfert abstaining (conflict of
interest).
ROLL CALL Mayor Herfert, Mayor Pro Tern Wong, Councilmembers Howard,
Melendez, Touhey
Others Present: Hobbs, Fields, Lennard, Tucker, Hernandez, Batt, Fong, Chung,
Fox, Pidgeon, Genovese, Mayer, Will, Schimanski, Hatch, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Pro Tern Wong noted the amount of $1100 as stated on
Page 3 of June 20 regular minutes was incorrect. It should be
$1170.
The following minutes were approved as presented and
corrected, above:
Special meeting of June 20, 2000
Regular meeting of June 20, 2000
Special meeting of June 22, 2000
PRESENTATION John Hughes, West Covina Elks coordinator of the five-day July
4's celebration at Cameron Park relative to the Muscular Dystrophy
fundraising efforts, thanked the City Council and City staff for all
the assistance and support given to make the event a success. A
full reporting will be made at a future meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Perry Bacon Perry Bacon, 4343' E. Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia, requested the
City Council to stop it's childish handling of Moe the Chimp.
Cookie Nance Cookie Nance, 1236 E. Eckerman Avenue, called the City's Code
Enforcement Program "stupid" and blamed the City Manager for
the handling of the Moe the Chimp situation.
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1520 E. Newcrest Drive, felt an article in the
Tribune referencing the City Council by referring to the "gang of
three" had a negative connotation, whereas his own "dynamic duo"
reference had a positive connotation.
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Jennifer Rhyne Jennifer Rhyne, 1335 Evanwood Avenue, read a letter written by
one of her neighbors, residing at 621 N. Vincent Avenue, urging
the Council to permit Moe the Chimp back to West Covina. Ms.
Rhyne supported the thoughts conveyed in the letter.
Mary Ona Demmitt Mary Ona Demmitt, 815 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, thanked Council
for all the good they have done in the past and urged them to con-
tinue to do good by ending the Moe the Chimp issue.
Joseph Querido Joseph Querido, 429 Mandeville Drive, Walnut, requested
Council's consideration for a traffic signal at the intersection of
Nogales and Francesca Drive.
Tony Cartagena Tony Cartagena, 21200 E. Valleyview Drive, Walnut, Council -
member of the City of Walnut, presented the City Council with a
petition of residents in the area of Nogales and Francesca. The
petition urged the City Council to install a signal light at that
intersection.
Mayor Herfert stated that the request for a traffic signal would be
forwarded to the Traffic Committee.
HEARING INFORMAL HEARING —
ANALYSIS OF ONGOING FISCAL CHALLENGE IN THE
GENERAL FUND
Budget Hearing Mayor Herfert stated the purpose of the scheduled hearing and
asked if it had been duly noticed. City Clerk Berry responded in
the affirmative.
Councilmember Howard requested that the hearing be postponed,
for at least one more study session, as she felt there were too many
unresolved items. Councilmember Touhey agreed; however, the
issue involving the 3% @ 50 should be considered separately, this
evening. Councilmember Howard concurred.
Public Testimony Mayor Herfert stated that Council would forego the staff report, as
this would be held over. However, he gave the following
individuals an opportunity to address Council since they submitted
speaker cards:
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, suggested that the Planning
Department should be dissolved because the City is all built -out.
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1520 Newcrest Drive, indicated his support to the
Council in moving forward with the 3% @ 50 this evening and
complimented staff on a fine report.
The public testimony portion of the hearing was left open for
additional comments, if any, to be presented at the continued
hearing.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Touhey to hold over the
consideration of the budget, until a special meeting has been
scheduled, with the exception of the 3% @ 50 issue. Motion
carried 4-1 with Wong voting no.
Councilmember Wong explained his dissenting vote in that
he preferred to consider all items impacting the budget during
budgetary deliberations, rather than removing one for separate
action outside the budgetary process.
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3% @ 50 Re this subject matter, Mayor Herfert noted a speaker card had
been submitted:
Cruz Garcia Cruz Garcia, President of the West Covina Police Officers'
Association, addressed Council. He stated that the association's
consultant, Mr. Roger Milak, was available to answer questions.
• Mayor Herfert stated that Council had approved this particular
item several months ago. The appropriate motion at this point in
time would be to approve sending a check to Sacramento to enable
the retirement benefit to become effective July 1, 2000 for all
public service employees.
Councilmember Touhey discussed funding sources and PERS
interpretation. The necessary funds to cover the check are currently
being held in the BKK Community Fund.
Councilmember Wong reiterated his position about removing
budgetary items from the budget discussions for separate action.
He also objected to considering this retirement benefit outside the
Meet and Confer process.
Mayor Herfert asked for a vote on the pending motion to authorize
bi-weekly checks be sent to PERS, drawn against the BKK
Community Fund. Motion carried 4-1 with Wong voting no.
CONSENT CALENDAR Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Planning 6/13, 6/14, 6/19, 6/21
Waste Management & Environmental Quality 6/15
Ordinance for Adoption (waive reading & adopt)
Ordinance 2057 - ORDINANCE NO. 2057 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE
Precise Plan 874 & CUP 545 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
FOR PRECISE PLAN NO. 874 AND CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT NO. 545
Approval of Final Maps (waive reading & adopt resolutions)
Lot Line Adjustment No. 143 — Rielly Homes
Resolution 2000-52 - RESOLUTION NO. 2000-52 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Lots 151 & 152 of Tract 32324 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 143 AND
DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (Rielly Homes)
Lot Line Adjustment No 144 — Rielly Homes
Resolution 2000-53 - RESOLUTION NO. 2000-53 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Lots 160 & 162 of Tract 32324 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 144 AND
DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (Rielly Homes)
• Acceptance of Improvements/Release of Bonds
Precise Plan No. 17, Revision No 27
Precise Plan 17, Rev. 27 - Location: 2620 East Workman Avenue
Westfield Recommendation is to accept onsite and offsite improvements and
release Performance Bond No. 1337862 by Amwest Surety
Insurance Company in the amount of $135,000.
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Precise Plan No. 17, Revision No. 28
Precise Plan 17, Rev. 28 - Location: 2700 East Workman Avenue
Westfield Recommendation is to accept onsite and offsite improvements and
release Performance Bond No. 1337862 by Amwest Surety
Insurance Company in the amount of $56,000.
Precise Plan No. 868
Precise Plan 868 - Location: 1333 W. Garvey Avenue North
So. Cal. Housing Dev. Corp. Recommendation is to accept onsite and offsite improvements and
release Performance Bond No. SD00030985 in the amount of
$147,000.
Traffic Committee Minutes of June 20, 2000
Recommendation is to accept and file.
Treasurer's Report for the Month of May, 2000
Recommendation is to receive and file.
Miscellaneous — Finance Department
Continuation of DMG Maximus Contract for Services
DMG Maximus - Recommendation is to authorize the Finance Director to execute
the Agreement to Provide Mandated Cost Claiming Services with
DMG Maximus for fees not to exceed $11,200 for the year ending
June 30, 2001.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Wong and seconded by Howard to waive further
reading of the resolutions and adopt, and to approve all other items
listed on the Consent Calendar except Item C-2. Motion carried by
roll call vote:
AYES: Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong, Herfert
NOES: None
Item C-2 - Mayor Herfert removed Item C-2 from the Consent Calendar for
Ordinance 2057 adopted separate action.
City Clerk Berry read the title of Ordinance No. 2057.
Motion by Wong and seconded by Howard to waive
reading of the ordinance and adopt. Motion carried by roll call
vote:
AYES: Howard, Melendez, Wong
NOES: Touhey, Herfert
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC SERVICES WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 1—
. SETTING OF 2000/2001 ASSESSMENT RATE
City Engineer Mayer presented the staff report. Councilmember
Melendez stated that due to conflict of interest laws, he would
abstain from the discussion and vote on this issue. He resides
within Landscape Maintenance District No. 1
City Clerk presented:
Resolution 2000-54 - RESOLUTION NO. 2000-54 — A RESOLUTION OF THE
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MD No. 1 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, SETTING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY
TO BE RAISED FOR WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAIN-
TENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND FIXING THE TAX RATE
FOR SAID MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2000
Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to waive fur-
ther reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 4-0-1 with
Melendez abstaining (conflict of interest).
WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 2 —
SETTING OF 2000/2001 ASSESSMENT RATE
City Engineer Mayer presented the staff report.
City Clerk presented:
Resolution 2000-55 - RESOLUTION NO. 2000-55 — A RESOLUTION OF THE
MD No. 2 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, SETTING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY
TO BE RAISED FOR WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 2 AND FIXING THE TAX
RATE FOR SAID MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2000
Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to waive
further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No reports for this meeting.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Herfert recessed the City Council meeting at 8:48 pm to
convene the Redevelopment Agency. The City Council recon-
vened at 8:50 pm with all members present.
COMMUNITY SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
POLICE DEPARTMENT COPS IN SCHOOLS — 2000 SRO GRANT
The City Council reviewed the staff report.
Student Resource Officer grant Motion by Touhey and seconded by Melendez to approve
the Police Department's grant application for the "COPS In
Schools 2000) hiring grant, administered by the Federal Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services, with an understanding that
the required cash match will be met by the West Covina Unified
School District, and the SRO position created under the grant will
be retained by the City after the three-year grant period. Motion
carried 5-0.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE —
LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Council reviewed the staff report.
Howard — Voting Delegate Motion by Touhey and seconded by Melendez to appoint
Councilmember Howard as the voting delegate to the League of
California Cities Annual Conference scheduled for September 7
through September 9, 2000. Motion carried 5-0.
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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
LEGAL AUDIT PAYMENT
Council reviewed the staff report.
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to hold over
this item and schedule the matter for a closed session. Motion
carried 5-0.
40 APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to approve demands
totaling $2,891,461.08 (wire transfers: $1,209,811.31) as listed on
check registers 3022336 through 3022645. Motion carried by roll
call vote:
AYES: Howard, Melendez, Touhey, Wong, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Touhey re Community Food Bank
Mayor Herfert noted that he accidentally skipped a speaker's card
and asked Mike Miller to come forward to address the Legal Audit
Payment (Item J-2).
Mike Miller Mike Miller, 735 Herring Avenue, commented on the
guidelines attached to the staff report. He felt guidelines are very
appropriate and suggested that Council be sure to include the
notation that consultations between in-house attorneys not be
billable to the City.
MAYOR'S REPORT No reports for this meeting.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
SKATEBOARD PARK PROJECT
Skateboard Parks Community Services Director Hatch presented the staff report and
responded to Council questions and comments. He stated that he
would be able to provide the total costs incurred by other cities in
creating skateboard parks.
Council discussed community input, design, location, and
liability. Upon conclusion of the discussion, Council concurred in
receiving and filing the report, pending future budget deliberations
on the Capital Improvement Program.
Community Center Community Services Director Hatch presented the staff report and
responded to Council questions and comments. Council discussed
citizen input as a necessary component for a successful community
center.
Motion by Wong and seconded by Howard to receive and
file the staff report, pending the future City Council budget
deliberations on the Capital Improvement Program. Motion carried
4-1 with Herfert voting no. Mayor Herfert didn't want to wait any
longer, but move forward as soon as possible.
. POTENTIAL WEST COVINA AQUATIC CENTER
AT SHADOW OAK PARK
Aquatic Center Community Services Director Hatch presented the staff report.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Herfert to receive and
file the report, pending future City Council budget deliberations on
the Capital Improvement Program. Motion carried 5-0.
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
Attest:
City Clerk Janet Ber�
On another matter, Councilmember Howard suggested that the
City Council set aside a third evening of the month, reserved
specifically for items held over from previous meetings or for
study sessions. If there were no items for consideration, the
meeting wouldn't be held. The purpose in having a reserved
meeting time would help alleviate the scrambling around for dates
and times. The remaining Councilmembers didn't favor the idea.
No reports for this meeting.
Motion by Howard and seconded by Melendez to adjourn the
meeting at 9:53 pm. Motion carried 5-0.
Nhlror St Ierfer
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