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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
MAY 15, 2001
The regular meeting of the West Covina City Council was called to order at 7:50 pm in the City Hall
Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The invocation was given by Pastor Bob
Reeves of Faith Community Church and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember
Sanderson.
ROLL CALL Mayor Wong, Mayor Pro Tem Touhey, Councilmembers Herfert,
Miller, Sanderson
Others Present: Chung, Alvarez-Glasman, Fields, Mayer, Greene, Fox, Hatch,
Bommarito, Wills, Freeland, Lyndel, Swink, Keating, Samaniego,
Yauchzee, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes were approved as presented:
Special meeting of April 3, 2001
Regular meeting of April 3, 2001
Special meeting of April 17, 2001
Regular meeting of April 17, 2001
Special meeting of May 1, 2001
Regular meeting of May 1, 2001
PRESENTATIONS Mayor Wong recognized the 50a' Anniversary of the Japanese
Community Center and presented a Certificate of Recognition to
Glenn Nakatani, the current First Vice President of the Board of
Directors of the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community
Center that is located in West Covina.
Mr. Robert Rodriquez, Chairman of the City of West Covina's
ADA committee, presented recommended improvements around
City Hall to make it more ADA compliant.
Mayor Wong introduced John Lindow, a long time resident of the
community who was recently recognized for 55 years of member-
ship by United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the
Plumbing Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada.
HEARING FY 01/02 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor
Wong opened the hearing and Community Services Director Hatch
presented the staff report.
Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and the following individuals requested Council to allocate up, to
the amount of requested funds, if at all possible:
Diane Kelly Diana Kelly, RUOK Program, telephone reassurance program for
homebound or soon -to -be homebound seniors. Her agency
requested $5000 of CDBG funds from West Covina and the
Community Services Commission recommended an allocation of
$1320.
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Clarence Pulliam Clarence Pulliam and Yolanda Davis-Quarrie represented the West
Covina Community Services Center, a program of the Citrus
Valley Health Foundation. The agency requested $15,000 and the
Community Services Commission recommended an allocation of
$9320.
. Pat Corpe Pat Corpe addressed Council as the Executive Director of Pillars of
Faith Christian Center Food Panty. The agency requested $53,500
and the Community Services Commission recommended no
allocation.
Ron Sachs Ron Sachs spoke on behalf of the East San Gabriel Valley
Coalition for the Homeless. The agency requested $9000 and the
Community Services Commission recommended an allocation of
$3320.
Carol Mudra Carol Mudra of Joshua's House, which provides shelter and other
services for abused teens, noted that this was her agency's first
time in seeking funds and had requested $30,000. She reduced that
request to $17,000. The Community Services Commission
recommended no allocation.
Kathleen Miller Kathleen Miller spoke on behalf of the Community Food Bank of
West Covina. The agency requested $14,000 and the Community
Services Commission recommended an allotment of $9320.
Ed Frischling Dr. Ed Frischling, Board Member of the Interfaith Caregivers of
San Gabriel Valley, spoke on behalf of his agency. The agency
requested $15,000 and an allocation of $2570 was recommended
by the Community Services Commission.
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, thought the Senior Citizens
Commission had been ignored throughout the CDBG process. He
also thought that the $55,000 earmarked for code enforcement
should be used to alleviate the ADA barriers at City Hall.
Victoria Cortez Victoria Cortez, Service Center for Independent Living, poke on
behalf of SCIL. SCIL had requested $10,000 and the Community
Services Commission recommended an allocation of $6820.
Testimony closed There being no others wishing to address Council, Mayor Wong
closed the public testimony portion of the hearing and commenced
Council discussion.
In response to Council questions and comments, Community
Services Director Hatch stated that by the end of this current fiscal
year there would be neither extra funds nor unused funds that
could be reallocated.
Mr. Hatch explained the process used to review the various
requests for funds, involving both the Senior Citizens Commission
and the Community Services Commission.
City Engineer Mayer and Community Services Director
Hatch explained the $55,000 of CDBG used for code enforcement
purposes. Staff was directed to provide a report on the use of the
$55,000 and statistical results.
Councilmember Sanderson agreed with Councilmember Herfert's
suggestion to move forward with approving the social programs as
presented and to wait on the allocation of the $55,000 until the
report is received from staff. It was noted that the report would be
ready for the next budget session, scheduled for the 16`h of May.
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In response to Councilmember Sanderson's question regarding
other uses of the $55,000.00, Mr. Hatch responded that the money
could not be used toward other public service programs but could
be added to the CIP portion or the home improvement portion.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to approve all the
• entities of the CDBG funding as presented in the staff report,
holding over the allocation of the $55,000 until tomorrow night's
budget study session. Motion carried 5-0.
Motion by Miller and seconded by Herfert to continue the public
hearing until tomorrow to conclude the discussion on the $55,000
and then adopt the resolution incorporating all the components.
Motion carried 5-0.
Recess Mayor Wong called a recess at 9:45 pm. The City Council recon-
vened at 10:05 pm with all members present.
HEARING WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 4
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor
Wong opened the hearing and the staff report was presented by
City Engineer Mayer. Mr. Mayor stated that no increase in the rate
is proposed and the total amount to be assessed is $773,100.
Public Testimonv Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and City Clerk Berry stated that no written communications had
been received. Mayor Wong asked for verbal comments or
objections and no one addressed the City Council. Mayor Wong
Testimony closed closed the public testimony portion of the hearing.
City Clerk presented:
Resolution 2001-34 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-34 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
MD 44 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT OF THE
ASSESSMENT CONTAINED IN THAT REPORT; ORDERING
CERTAIN LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION
AND REPLACEMENT AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES TO
BE MAINTAINED FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1,
2001 (West Covina Landscape Maintenance District No. 4)
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Miller to waive further
reading of the resolution and to adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
HEARING WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 6
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor
Wong opened the hearing and the staff report was presented by
City Engineer Mayer. No increases to the current rates were pro-
posed and the total amount to be assessed is $67,500.
Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and City Clerk Berry stated that no written communications had
been received. Mayor Wong asked for verbal comments or
objections from the audience and no one addressed approached the
Testimony closed City Council. Mayor Wong closed this portion of the hearing.
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City Clerk Berry presented:
Resolution 2001-35 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-35 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
MD #6 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT OF THE
ASSESSMENT CONTAINED IN THAT REPORT; ORDERING
CERTAIN LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION
. AND REPLACEMENT AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES TO
BE MAINTAINED FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING DULY 1,
2001 (West Covina Landscape Maintenance District No. 6)
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Miller to waive further
reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
HEARING WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 7
Mayor Wong stated that conflict of interest laws prevent him from
voting on an issue in which he may have a financial interest. Since
he resides in Maintenance District No. 7, the subject of the next
public hearing, he would have to abstain from the discussion and
vote. He turned the gavel over to Mayor Pro Tem Touhey and
stepped down from the dais.
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication and Mayor
Pro Tem Touhey opened the hearing. City Engineer Mayer pre-
sented the staff report. Mr. Mayer stated that this maintenance
district is rather unique in that it is a work in progress.
Public Testimonv Mayor Pro Tem Touhey opened the public testimony portion of the
hearing and City Clerk Berry stated that no written commun-
ications had been received. Mayor Pro Tem Touhey asked for
verbal comments or objections and no one addressed the City
Council. Mayor Pro Tem Touhey closed the public testimony por-
Testimony closed portion of the hearing.
City Clerk Berry presented
Resolution 2001-36 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-36 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
MD 47 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT OF THE
ASSESSMENT CONTAINED IN THAT REPORT; ORDERING
CERTAIN LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION
AND REPLACEMENT AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES TO
BE MAINTAINED FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1,
2001 (West Covina Landscape Maintenance District No. 7)
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Miller to waive further
reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 4-0-1 with
Wong abstaining (conflict of interest).
Mayor Pro Tem Touhey returned the gavel to Mayor
Wong.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Bruce Leinbach Bruce Leinbach, member of the West Covina Lion's Club,
announced this year's movie fundraiser PEARL HARBOR and to
obtain tickets for the big event.
Ed Casanova Ed Casanova, 809 Avington, addressed Council as the president of
the San Gabriel Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a non -
staffed organization. He invited the City of West Covina to join
the S.G.V. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for $1000/year.
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John Shewmaker John Shewmaker, 1825 Borrego Drive, suggested that when staff
reports or other reports are given during the Council meeting, that
someone explain the acronyms used.
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1800 Aroma Drive #247, encouraged interested
citizens to participate in the Visioning Program, a newly formed
• committee that will be addressing future needs and desires for the
community.
Mayor Wong thanked Mr. Scheuplein for "plugging" the
Visioning Program.
CONSENT CALENDAR Commissions' Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Community Services 4/23/01
Personnel 4/11/01
Planning 5/3/01 & 5/8/01
Senior Citizens 4/23/01
Waste Mngt/Environmental Quality 4/19/01
Claims Against the City (deny & notify claimant)
On January 2, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received multiple
claims from: Erika Olivo, Darlene Estrada, Ricky Morales, Conrad
Morales, Destiny Morales, April Cevallos, Vanessa Gallardo, and
Angel Ruiz relating to an incident that occurred on July I, 2000.
Each claimant is alleging personal injuries relating to emotional
stress in the amount of $100,000.
On January 4, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Teresa Cordova for property damage in the amount of $3,750.
On February 28, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim
from Dustin P. Lovell for property damage in the amount of
$1,036.03.
On March 22, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Rommer Villar for personal injuries. The amount of the claim had
not been determined at time of presentation.
Award of Bid
PP 01230 - Design Services Contract for a Skate Park Facility at
Orangewood Park
PP 01230 - Recommendation is to take the following actions:
Purkiss Rose-rsi * Accept the proposal of Purkiss Rose-rsi in the amount of
$36,420 and authorize the City Manager to execute a consultant
agreement with Purkiss Rose-rsi to complete the work.
* Appropriate $42,000 Fund 172 from Park Dedication Fee
District "C" reserves to PP 0 1123 0 (172-320-3163-7700).
South Azusa Avenue Median Landscape for SP 97111 & SP 00112
(Federal Project STPLER-5259[0071)
SP 97111 & SP 00112 Recommendation is to take the following actions:
Terra -Cal Construction Inc. & * Accept the bid of Terra -Cal Construction, Inc., of Baldwin
W.F. Herring Park in the amount of $384,561.00 as submitted at the bid
opening on May 1, 2001 and authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute the contract.
* Authorize a professional engineering services contract with
Mr. W.E. Herring, not to exceed $4,750.
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Project NoJOI-2 - Installation of "Infrared Activated Data -
Encoded Traffic Signal Priority Control System"
Project TO 1-2 Recommendation is to authorize the award of bid to Henberger
Henberger Traffic Traffic as the lowest responsive bid of $69,913.00 for the
installation of an emergency vehicle traffic signal control system.
Miscellaneous — Community Services
Agreement with Rowland Unified School District to
Grant Funds for Approved Projects
R.U.S.D. agreement Recommendation is to approve the agreement as signed by
the Rowland Unified School District and authorize Acting City
Manager Christopher J. Chung to sign the agreement.
Miscellaneous — Public Works
Sale of Excess Rights-of-Wav Alone Hollenbeck Street
Recommendation is to a) approve the sale of the excess rights -of -
way along the west side of Hollenbeck Street from Garvey Avenue
North and Garvey Avenue South, and b) adopt the following reso-
lution:
Resolution 2001-37 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-37 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Hollenbeck Street lots COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE A CORPORATION GRANT DEED IN FAVOR OF
PMB MOTORCARS, INC. (Penske Motorcars)
Miscellaneous — Environmental Management
Used Oil Recycling Block Grant
Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 2001-38 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-38 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
Used Oil Block Grant COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE USED OIL RECYC-
LING BLOCK GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002
BKK Landfill Closure Plans Status Report
Recommendation is to receive and file.
Miscellaneous — Police Department
Appropriating the CLEEP State Technology Grant
Recommendation is to take the following actions:
CLEEP technology grant 1) Appropriate $137,105 CLEEP grant from fund
balance to 194-320-2110-7160 as follows: $66,976 in the current
fiscal year and the remaining $70,219 in FY 2001/02. Any unspent
funds remaining in the current fiscal year will be carried over.
Dialogic Communications Corp. 2) Authorize the purchase, installation, and training
associated with the Communicator .GeoNotify System from
Dialogic Communications Corporation of Franklin, TN for
$33,000.
Instant Reply Communications 3) Authorize the purchase, installation, and training
associated with the jail recording system from Instant Reply
Communications of Marina Del Rey, for $8,239.55.
Miscellaneous — Finance Department
Purchase of Motor Vehicle Fuels and/or Oil Products
Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 2001-39 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-39 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
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Motor Fuel Purchasing COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
WAIVING THE FORMAL BID PROCEDURE FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE FUELS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-333 OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
Los Aneeles Countv Investment Pool (LACIP) Resolution
• Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 2001-40 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-40 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
LACIP COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING AND REQUESTING THE INVESTMENT OF
EXCESS FUNDS IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
TREASURY POOL
Miscellaneous — City Manager's Office
Appropriation of Funds for City Manager Recruitment
City Manager recruitment funds Recommendation is to appropriate $23,500 from the general fund
reserves and deposit into the Personnel Department Consultant
Services Account 110-320-2560-6117 to cover the costs associated
with the City Manager recruitment.
The ADA Committee Status Report and Recommendations
ADA Committee Recommendation is to receive and file the report, authorize the
drafting of an ADA Compliance Plan and approve the conceptual
recommendations to be approved as part of the CIP budget
process.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to waive further
reading of the resolutions and adopt, and to approve all other items
except C-4a, C-4d, and C-4h. Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
Item C-4a In relation to Item C-4a (Agreement with Rowland Unified School
District), Mayor Pro Tem Touhey requested additional infor-
mation.
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to hold over
this item until tomorrow night's meeting (May 16) at which time
staff will have compiled the additional information. Motion
carried 5-0.
Item C-4d In relation to Item C-4d (BKK Landfill Closure Plans Status
Report), Councilmember Herfert stated that he would abstain on
this issue due to a lawsuit settlement agreement between BKK
Corporation and himself.
Motion by Miller and seconded by Touhey to receive and
file the status report. Motion carried 4-0-1 with Herfert abstaining.
Item C-4h In relation to Item C-4h (Appropriation of Funds for City Manager
Recruitment), Mayor Wong discussed utilizing salary savings to
cover the cost associated with the City Manager recruitment before
making use of General Fund Reserves.
• Motion by Miller and seconded by Herfert to appropriate
from salary savings up to $23,500 to cover the costs associated
with the City Manager recruitment with any additional funding
needed from the General Fund Reserves. Motion carried 5-0.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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PUBLIC WORKS CITY HALL AND POLICE BUILDING HVAC
REPLACEMENT —PROJECT NO. GP 01320
HVAC Building Official Yauchzee presented the staff report with over-
head charts and diagrams. Mr. Yauchzee responded to questions
and comments of Council and introduced consultant, Mr. Klaus
Schiess of KS Engineering, La Jolla. Mr. Schiess was retained to
conduct an energy efficiency study of the City's current heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system that serves City Hall as
well as the Police Department. Mr. Yauchzee stated that there are
several recommendations contained in the staff report, but in
actuality the Council may want to approve one or more of the
following items this evening:
* Hire a mechanical engineering consultant
* Approve the application for a low interest rate
* Move forward with the hybrid demonstration
Lengthy Council discussion ensued regarding a) breakdown of
project costs, b) time frame of total project, c) high efficiency
electrical chillers vs the hybrid chiller vs gas chillers vs solar
systems, d) how exactly the proposed hybrid system works,
particularly in conjunction with the current equipment, and e) the
apparent selection of a sole source hybrid chiller as suggested by
the consultant.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to receive and file the
report. Further discussion ensued regarding receiving more
information from staff.
Motion by Miller and seconded by Wong to establish the project
and provide funding for the program and request further
information to come back to Council for a side by side comparison
of the cost and efficiencies of the hybrid system and a totally
electric system. Motion failed 2-3 with Herfert, Sanderson, and
Touhey voting no.
Report received & filed Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to receive and file the
report. Motion carried 3-2 with Miller and Wong voting no.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT No reports for this meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Wong recessed the City Council meeting at 11:55 pm to
convene the Redevelopment Agency meeting. The City Council
reconvened at 11:57 pm with all members present.
COMMUNITY SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No reports for this meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY
No reports for this meeting.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION No reports for this meeting.
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APPROVAL OF DEMANDS AND WIRE TRANSFERS
Motion by Miller and seconded by Herfert to approve Demands
totaling $2,867,783.59 (wire transfers = $1,405,419.65) as listed
on check register numbers 3028887 through 3029176. Motion
carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Touhey, Wong
• NOES: None
MAYOR'S REPORT No reports for this meeting.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
Herfert Councilmember Herfert requested that staff report back to Council
during the budgetary process a study of the surrounding Chambers
of Commerce and to what extent their corresponding cities assist
them financially.
Touhey Mayor Pro Tern Touhey expressed concern about the bid specifi-
cations for the HVAC project that already included a
recommended manufacturer.
Sanderson Councilmember Sanderson requested that a community meeting in
the area of the Amar/Azusa project be scheduled for citizen input.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Miller and seconded by Touhey to continue the meeting
to 6:00 pm Wednesday, May 16, to consider the two items held
over this evening. Motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Wong reminded Council that they must reconvene
at the present time to the City Manager's Conference Room to
finish the closed session started earlier this evening.
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