08-21-2001 - Regular Meeting - MinutesE
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 21, 2001
Mayor Wong called to order the regular meeting of the West Covina City Council at 7:35 pm in the City
Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. Pastor Alice Bell -Gaines of Faith
Community Church gave the invocation and Councilmember Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL Mayor Wong, Mayor Pro Tem Touhey, and Councilmembers:
Herfert, Miller, Sanderson
Others Present: Chung, Alvarez-Glasman, Freeland, Hoppe, Rodriquez, Houston,
Fields, Swink, King, McIsaac, Anderson, Bommarito, Paul,
Schimanski, Wills, Keating, Berry
APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following sets of minutes were approved as presented and
corrected:
Regular meeting of July 3, 2001 (corrected)
Special meeting of July 17, 2001 (a)
Special meeting of July 17, 2001 (b)
Regular meeting of July 17, 2001 (corrected)
Special joint meeting of July 21, 2001
Special joint meeting of July 30, 2001
Special meeting of August 7, 2001
Regular meeting of August 7, 2001
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, noted that the announcement
board at Palm View Park is still advertising the month of May as
Clean -Up Month.
Cookie Nance Cookie Nance, 1236 W. Eckerman Avenue read a letter from her
daughter, Christina, complaining that elevator access at City Hall
has been denied to her for the fourth time. Mrs. Nance echoed her
daughter's frustration and blamed Mayor Wong for locking the
elevator.
Mayor Wong related the situation referred to by the Nances
and reminded them that he unlocked the elevator and went down
with them to ensure the outside doors were also unlocked.
John Shewmaker John Shewmaker, 1825 Borrego Drive, thanked City staff for their
work the Azusa/Amar area, and thanked the Police Chief for
enforcing the stop sign intersections in his neighborhood.
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1800 Aroma Drive 9247, reminded Council that
he has questioned the City's buying procedures for the last 1 and
1/2 years and his research has led him to conclude that the Police
Department has misspent dollars in the procurement of computers.
Terry Galzote Terry Galzote, 742 N. Hartley Street, invited the City Council to
the opening of the new Filipino/American Service Group, Inc., and
asked if the City Council would be available on September 15 or
September 22. Secondly, he requested street improvements be
done on Hartley and Mayor Wong referred him to staff.
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Gloria Dela Cruz Gloria Dela Cruz, 851 S. Sunset Avenue 933, discussed the need
for a crossing guard at the intersection of Vine and Crenshaw and
Vine and California, as well as Merced and Sunset.
Councilmember Sanderson requested staff to look into the
crossing guard situation.
• PUBLIC HEARING 2001 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CONFORMANCE SELF -CERTIFICATION AND LOCAL
IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
CMP Annual Evaluation Mayor Wong introduced the hearing stating that state law requires
that the City submit an annual report to the L.A. County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority verifying the City's com-
pliance with the Congestion Management Program. City Clerk
Berry verified the affidavit of publication and Mayor Wong
opened the hearing. Planning Director McIsaac presented the staff
report.
Public Testimonv Mayor Wong asked for comments on this matter and no one
addressed the City Council. Mayor Wong closed the public testi-
Testimony closed mony portion of the hearing.
City Clerk presented:
Resolution 2001-64 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-64 — A RESOLUTION OF THE
CMP CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, FINDING THE CITY TO BE IN CONFORMANCE
WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(CMP) AND ADOPTING THE CMP LOCAL IMPLEMEN-
TATION REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 64089
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to waive
further reading of the resolution and to adopt. Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARING FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL WEED AND RUBBISH
ABATEMENT LIST
Weed Abatement Mayor Wong explained that this was the final step in the adminis-
trative process for the First Supplemental Weed and Rubbish
Abatement List for the 2001 Weed Abatement program.
City Clerk Berry verified the affidavits of mailing. Motion by
Herfert and seconded by Miller to receive and file the affidavits.
Motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Wong opened the hearing and Battalion Chief Rodriguez
presented the staff report.
Public Testimonv Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and City Clerk Berry stated that no written communications had
been received regarding this matter. Mayor Wong then asked for
verbal comments from the audience and no one approached the
podium to speak. He then closed the public testimony portion of
Testimony closed the hearing.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to authorize the Fire
Marshal to order the abatement of weeds and rubbish on those
properties described in Resolution of Intention No. 2001-60.
Motion carried 5-0.
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Item moved forward Mayor Wong stated that there was a quite a volume of speaker
cards for Item N-3 and moved forward that item for discussion at
this time.
COUNCILMEMBER SANDERSON —
. SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY CENTER/GYM PROJECT
Proposed gym schedule Acting City Manager Chung elaborated on the staff report, noting
that assumptions had to be made in order to devise a time schedule
for the project.
Councilmember Miller stated that the schedule needed to
include appropriate environmental assessments, which are
requirements of CEQA. Councilmember Sanderson requested an
opinion from the City Attorney regarding General Plans and
CEQA requirements. City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman stated that
his office is working with Planning on this project and a report
would be forthcoming to Council from his office.
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, felt the first line of business was
to hire an architect and then the architect would develop the time
frames.
Emma Fischbeck Emma Fischbeck, 130 S. Barranca Street, discussed the impacts on
the neighboring residents if the proposed Community Center/Gym
were to be developed at Cameron Park, and that Cameron Park
carries the designation of a neighborhood park, not a regional park.
Larry Blackman Larry Blackman, 1320 E. Cameron Avenue, described the noise
caused by the events occurring at the park throughout the year,
speaking against the project's construction at Cameron Park.
Joseph Ore Joseph Ore, 1328 E. Cameron Avenue, noted the absence of
sufficient environmental review in the proposed project schedule
and encouraged Council to think "education" not "recreation."
Joe Hart Joe Hart, 814 S. Gretta Avenue, spoke in opposition to the project,
primarily on the additional noise the center would cause.
Mary Hart Mary Hart, 814 S. Gretta Avenue, also spoke in opposition:
Jefferson De Roux Jefferson De Roux, 803 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, clarified his oppo-
sition the project. He agreed that the current facility desperately
needs renovation, but the park is not large enough or remote
enough from the neighbors to incorporate a community center/gym
as envisioned.
Lynn De Roux Lynn De Roux, 803 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, agreed with Mr. De
Roux and suggested that the facility be renovated for the youth and
youth activities only.
Alice De Roux Alice De Roux, 803 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, would also like the see
the Cameron Park facility dedicated to youth activities, not adults.
Gladys Cannon Gladys Cannon, 1106 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, added her objections,
isto a community center/gym at Cameron Park and suggested that
Council place the matter on the ballot and find out how everyone
feels about it.
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1800 Aroma Drive 9247, suggested that no
matter where the facility is constructed, there would be a group of
people who are impacted and not happy about it.
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Frank Cannon Frank Cannon, 1106 S. Lark Ellen Avenue, said it was a great pro-
ject but the wrong location.
R. L. Kern R. L. Kern, 827 S. Gretta, suggested another location for the
project would be much better for the city, perhaps adjacent to City
Hall using the parking lot and open areas.
Melanie Michaud Melanie Michaud, 1038 E. Workman Avenue, stated her support
for the project because it will be more than just a gym, it will have
arts and crafts, etc., for children.
Curtis Hedlund Curtis Hedlund, 1542 W. Workman Avenue, voiced support for the
project and felt the opposition that he's been listening to this
evening is based on fear.
Chuck Henchman Chuck Henchman, 821 S. Avington Avenue, suggested that the
City look at the use at the current facilities before considering the
construction of a new facility at Cameron Park.
Corey Warshaw Corey Warshaw, 3330 E. Holt Avenue, noted that not one speaker
opposed the gym. The problem is where to locate it. He suggested
the Amar/Azusa commercial area since the developer has bowed
out of his project.
Albert Ochoa Albert Ochoa, 108 S. Cherrywood Street, supported the con-
struction of a gym at Cameron Park for his kids.
Council Discussion Councilmember Miller noted that if an environmental study, a
facility use plan, a conceptual plan, and a parking study had
already been conducted; there would be no impact fears because all
the unknowns would be known. That is how it is suppose to work,
according to CEQA. He stated his support for a gym, but the basic
question is where to locate it. Those studies would address that
question. Unfortunately staff was directed by a majority of the
Council to put it at Cameron Park, without the studies.
Mayor Pro Tem Touhey stated his support for the project and the
proposed schedule. He felt there were plenty of opportunities for
citizens to comment. This facility will be good for youth and
adults. He touched on the City's attempts at working with the
school districts.
Councilmember Sanderson expressed her appreciation to the resi-
dents in attending the meeting and voicing their concerns. She
noted that she too lives near Cortez Park, equestrian center, the
Fire Station, and the freeway. She stated that she understands the
noise and congestion problems expressed by the residents near
Cameron Park. She referred to a survey already conducted by the
Rose Institute and the sample indicated that 78% of the
respondents favored a community center.
Councilmember Sanderson requested staff to provide the
history of this project and previous staff reports to interested
residents.
Councilmember Herfert noted that this evening's issue was the
process intended to be followed so that everyone would know the
schedule. If there are any missing steps in the process, those steps
need to be included. He referred to a new program, Park Ranger,
which will help alleviate some of the annoyances and concerns at
the park. Residents will have 4 or 5 more opportunities to speak.
He asked the residents to work with the Council.
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Mayor Wong noted that he has heard some residents say that this is
not an open process. He noted that certain members of the Council
have determined that a community center/gym will be located at
Cameron Park; however, that is not an irreversible decision. He
• felt a better location would be Shadow Oak Park and explained
why. He referred to past discussions by previous Councils and
little leagues on issues related to the availability of the high
school's facilities, parking lot, and softball fields. He stated that he
would not support the schedule this evening as that would lend
justification to a project that has been started the wrong way.
Motion Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to approve the
proposed Cameron Park Community Center/Gym project schedule.
Short discussion ensued regarding making any changes at
this time, having staff resubmit a revised schedule, and losing
flexibility if approved this evening as proposed.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to close debate.
Motion failed to reach the required 2/3 affirmative vote of the
Council by the following vote:
AYES: Herfert, Sanderson, Touhey
NOES: Miller, Wong
Proposed schedule approved Councilmember Miller requested a revision to the schedule and
that it be brought back to the Council for approval, otherwise he
would not approve it as presented. Additional Council remarks
followed.
Mayor Wong asked for a vote on the motion to approve the
schedule which carried by the following vote:
AYES: Herfert, Sanderson, Touhey
NOES: Miller, Wong
Recess Mayor Wong called a recess at 11:03 pm. The City Council
reconvened at 11:23 pm with all members present. Items were
taken up for consideration by Council based on the number of
speaker cards per Agenda item.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORT
COUNCILMEMBER HERFERT —
REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING
START AND ADJOURNMENT TIMES
Councilmember Herfert introduced the subject matter
John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1800 Aroma Drive #247, objected to a start time
of 6:30 pm, but his basic concern was not to start Oral Communi=
cations any earlier than its current time.
Herb Redholtz Herb Redholtz, 2622 Altamira Drive, made several suggestions to
help move the meeting along: have speakers stick to the topic at
hand, impose time limits, and he also encouraged Council to get to
the point when speaking.
Councilmember Miller Councilmember Miller felt that starting the meeting earlier was not
going to help the meeting adjourn earlier. He felt the problem was
with the closed session prior to the regular meeting. If that
meeting doesn't get started on time, the regular meeting won't start
on time. He did not favor an adjournment time.
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Mayor Pro Tern Touhey Mayor Pro Tern Touhey favored changing the 7:30 pm start time to
6:30 pm and imposing an overall time limit for the meeting, and
holding Oral Communications early in the meeting.
Councilmember Sanderson Councilmember Sanderson favored a start time of 6:30 pm and
keeping Oral Communications at an early time in the meeting. She
was supportive of imposing a time limit on speakers.
There was general agreement in changing the starting time of the
meetings from 7:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
City Clerk presented:
Ordinance introduced AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, DIVISION 2, SECTION
2-31(a) REGARDING THE START TIME AND LOCATION OF
CITY COUNCIL
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to waive
further reading of the ordinance and to introduce, as amended to
reflect a start time of 7:00 pm for Council meetings. Motion
carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
CONSENT CALENDAR Commissions/Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Planning 8/14/01
Waste Management/Environmental Quality 7/19/01
Claims Against the City (deny & notify claimant)
On February 14, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim
from Ronald Kliewer for property damage amounting to $631.96.
On April 11, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Jesus Navarro for damages in the amount of 4745.31. Claimant is
seeking reimbursement for costs he incurred for discarded linen
tablecloths.
On May 9, 2001 the City Clerk's Office received a claim from
Ayaz Dadabhoy for property damage in the amount of $447.34.
Ordinance for Adoption (waive reading & adopt)
Ordinance 2072 - ORDINANCE NO. 2072 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
Code Amendment No. 01-02 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 (ZONING) OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO "AUTO DEALER
AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS AND SIGNAGE" (Code
Amendment No. 01-02)
Acceptance of Improvements/Release of Bonds
Principal: Byong K. Lee
Location: 2701 S. Woodgate Drive
(Good Stewards Church)
Recommendation: Accept onsite and offsite improvements for
CUP No. 510 and release Certificate of Deposit No. 48-4831191
by Hanmi Bank of Hacienda in the amount of $128,000.
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Award of Bids
City Parks and Civic Center Landscape Maintenance Contract
Landscape Maintenance - Recommendation is to accept the bid of Mariposa Horticultural in
Mariposa the amount of $1,218,060 for a five-year period and authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
Third One -Year Extension of the Rodent Control Contract
Gopher Control Recommendation is to authorize a third one-year extension of the
rodent control contract with Gopher Patrol, Ontario, at an annual
cost of $23, 160.
Replacement of Police Department Photocopiers
Recommendation is to take the following actions:
PD Copiers - Toshiba * Find that Toshiba State and Local Government Bid No.
P1796 for Toshiba eStudio digital copiers satisfies West
Covina's purchasing requirements.
* Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into the lease
contract with Danka Office Imaging.
Replacement of Police Department Vehicles
Replacing Police Vehicles Recommendation is to take the following actions:
* Find that the L.A. County bid price offered by Wondries
Ford for thirteen patrol vehicles (Bid No. 5200205) satisfies the
City's bid process and approve the purchase of 13 Ford Crown
Victoria Police Interceptors from Wondries Ford, Alhambra,
including extended warranties and tax, for $352,817.84.
* Authorize the Police Department to utilize Pursuit
Technologies for the conversion costs of the new vehicles for an
amount not to exceed $37,952.
* Authorize the purchase of two BMW RIl00RT-P
motorcycles from A & S BMW of Sacramento (the sole -source
statewide vendor), for $39,170.62, including tax.
* Authorize the purchase of two Motorola CS2000 Model 1
motorcycle radio packages from Communications Center, Glen-
dora, (the lowest bidder) for $4,634.76, including tax. The
remaining $14,424.78 will be utilized for West Covina Police
decals, ancillary vehicle supplies, and mounting.
* Approve the transfer of the current high -mileage Patrol
vehicles to the Detective Bureau, S.H.O.P. Administration, and
other applications, as delineated in the assignment schedule. The
transfers behind the new motorcycles will be determined by Police
Traffic Division and City Yard staff later.
June 2001 Statement of Treasurer's Accountability
Report for the month of June 2001 (receive & file)
Miscellaneous — Personnel Services
Internal Alignment for Public Works Project Supervisor
Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 2001-65 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-65 — A RESOLUTION OF THE
PWPS salary range CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI-
FORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 7223, RELATING
TO CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF POSI-
TIONS, AS AMENDED
Miscellaneous — Police Department
Recommendations of the Advisory Board
Concerning the New BJA Grant
Recommendation is to take the following actions:
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BJA Grant 1)
Approve the spending breakdown of the new BJA Grant
(a total of $148,266) as follows:
a) $30,000 into 130-320-2110-5112 for part-time
positions for DARE service and background
investigations;
b) $43,266 into 130-320-2110-5113 for special
community policing overtime activities;
c) $75,000 into 130-320-2110-7160 for public safety
equipment, including the Humvee conversion, the
off -road motorcycles for neighborhood enforce-
ment, the body wires, ballistic vest covers, sur-
veillance videotape system, helicopter video down-
link device, and radios.
2)
Accept the $133,439 federal grant, and authorize the
transfer of $14,827 from the General Fund as the required
local cash match into Fund 130.
3)
Authorize the future appropriation of interest earned under
this grant.
Additional G.R.E.A.T. Grant Funds
G.R.E.A.T. Funds Recommendation is to take the following actions:
1)
Accept the grant and appropriate the additional $4,250 into
Account 141-320-2110-6220.
2)
Authorize City staff to complete relevant paperwork
required by the ATF.
Councilmember Herfert left the meeting at 11:45 pm.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Touhey and seconded by Miller to waive further
reading of the ordinance/resolution and adopt; and to
approve all other items listed, except: C-5a, C-6, and C-7a.
Motion carried by roll call vote:
AYES: Miller, Sanderson, Touhey, Wong
NOES: None
ABSENT: Herfert
Councilmember Herfert returned to the meeting at 11:47 pm.
Item C-5a In relation to Item C-5a (City Parks and Civic Center Landscape
Royal Brown Maintenance Contract), Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, sug-
gested that the project be separated to save money. City Engineer
Mayer responded.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to approve
the staff recommendation. Motion carried 5-0.
Item C-6 In relation to Item C-6 (City Treasurer's Report for June, 2001),
Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, suggested that the individuals
opposed to the proposed Cameron Park Community Center/Gym
should receive a copy of this report for a better understanding of
the City's financials.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to receive and
file the City Treasurer's Report. Motion carried 5-0. Additional
comments were offered by City Controller Swink.
Item C-7a In relation to Item C-7a (Internal Alignment for Public Works
Project Supervisor), Councilmember Miller reported that he did an
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evaluation of his own regarding this position and internal align-
ment. He explained his opposition to the staff recommendation and
suggested that staff needs to compare this position against similar
positions in other cities.
Counciltnembers Touhey and Sanderson supported the
recommendation as presented.
Mayor Wong noted that the recommendation on the staff report
appears to have come from the Personnel Commission and there
was no recommendation from City staff. Personnel Director Fox
responded.
Resolution 2001-65 adopted City Clerk Berry presented the heading of Resolution 2001-65.
PWPS Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to waive
further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 3-2
with Miller and Wong voting no.
PUBLIC WORKS FINANCING THE PURCHASES OF VALENCIA HEIGHTS
WATER COMPANY PROPERTY AND THE BUTLER
PROPERTY (Refer to Public Financing Authority Agenda)
Valencia Heights/Butler properties Mayor Wong stated that he would abstain from the discussion and
vote on this item, as required by state conflict of interest laws,
which prohibit Councilmembers from participating on matters in
which there could be a personal financial gain. In this case, he
owns one share of the mutual water company.
Councilmember Sanderson also stated that because her property is
located adjacent to the property in question, she too would abstain
from the discussion and vote, due to the same prohibition in the
conflict of interest laws.
Mayor Wong turned the gavel over to Mayor Pro Tern Touhey for
this item.
Councilmember Miller stated that he requested and received a
copy of the agreement with Valencia Heights that had been
reached prior to becoming a Councilmember but he did not receive
the attachments. He expressed a desire to hold over the matter.
City Engineer Mayer noted that Mr. Butler is anxious to proceed
with the sale. City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman noted that the
agreements and attachments were previously approved by Council
and not actually before the Council this evening for consideration.
Councilmember Miller restated that he would need to read all the
material before he could approve the project. Councilmember
Herfert felt it was a stall -tactic on the part of Councilmember
Miller.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to approve the matter
this evening. City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman noted that there is a
resolution before the City Council and it requires three affirmative
votes. Motion failed 2-1 with Miller voting no.
Council concurrence was reached on bringing this matter
back to Council at a fttture Council meeting.
Mayor Pro Tern Touhey returned the gavel to Mayor Wong who
asked the City Attorney to check the legalities of the "rule of
necessity."
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MUNICIPAL POOL REHABILITATION/
REPLACEMENT OPTIONS
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to hold over until the
next meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY The Public Financing Authority was not called to order as
the business scheduled for consideration related to the
Valencia Heights/Butler properties purchase financial
arrangements. This meeting will be rescheduled to
coincide with the related matter.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Wong recessed the City Council meeting at 12:20
am to convene the Redevelopment Agency. The City
Council reconvened at 12:21 am with all members present.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT . No reports for this meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
COMMUNITY SERVICES No reports for this meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY
TRASH COLLECTION RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR
RDA ASSISTED APARTMENT UNITS
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to hold over this
matter until the next Council meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
No reports for this meeting.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION No reports for this meeting.
MAYOR'S REPORTS Mayor Wong directed staff to look into a request he received from
South Hills High School to conduct their homecoming event at
Shadow Oak Park facility with a waiver of the fees.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
COUNCH MEMBER TOUHEY —
WEST COVINA STREET MARKET
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Miller to hold over this item to
a future Council meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
COUNCILMEMBER HERFERT —
HERITAGE PARK/TAYLOR HOUSE STATUS
Taylor House @ Heritage Park Councilmember Herfert introduced this matter, noting that he
would rather the City staff contact the original contractors to make
the repairs rather than spending City money to snake the repairs.
City Engineer Mayer stated that that is what staff is intending to do
but must first determine which of the contractors is responsible.
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Councilmember Miller stated that as the Site Coordinator for the
Historical Society, he would step down to the podium to present a
report on behalf of the Society and not participate in the vote.
Mayor Pro Tem Touhey requested a copy of the lease agreement
with the Historical Society. He questioned the qualifications of the
• Historical Society's consultant.
Councilmember Miller presented the history of the Taylor House.
He stated that while he and Mr. Rick Silva of Marrick Develop-
ment, Inc., conducted a walk through as to restoration and
rehabilitation work for the house, Mr. Silva noticed some structural
problems. A report, with pictures of the defects, was compiled for
the City Council's information.
Councilmember Miller clarified that Mr. Silva is not a
structural engineer, never pretended to be, was the one recom-
mending that the City hire a structural engineer, and would not be
receiving either money or a job out of this situation. He reported
that as of today there would be no people allowed in the house or
on the porch in light of the defects, for safety reasons.
Several Councilmembers were not desirous of receiving the
report and expressed concern about spending any City money at all
on the historical house. Discussion ensued.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to direct staff to
contact the house moving contractor and the foundation contractor
and inform them that that it was not done right and to correct it.
Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Silva took exception to comments made by some of the
Councilmembers that he found insulting to his profession and his
integrity. He clarified that as a professional, he was obligated to
inform the City of the structural problems.
COUNCILMEMBER SANDERSON —
SCHEDULE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER/GYM
This item was considered earlier in the meeting.
COUNCILMEMBER MILLER —
CITY COUNCIL LIAISON MEETINGS: HIGHLIGHTS
Council reviewed the staff report.
Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to receive
and file the report. Motion carried 5-0.
On another matter, Councilmember Sanderson requested staff to
remove the light on the podium, as speakers tend to confuse it with
the microphone.
She also requested staff look into the Street Safety Guard
program. Staff should also look into the elevator situation causing
a problem for disabled individuals.
• ADJOURNMENT Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to adjourn the meeting
at 1:08 am in memory of Christina Bermister, a family friend and
Cal Poly student who was recently murdered in Azusa Canyon.
Motion carried 5-0.
AttVCeerk;JauetBJe9rry_�,/
May Benjamin WongCity