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02-05-2002 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 5, 2002 • Mayor Wong called to order the regular meeting of the West Covina City Council at 7:50 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. Pastor Zach Thorpe of West Covina Hills Seventh -day Adventist gave the invocation and Councilmember Sanderson led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Mayor Wong, Mayor Pro Tern Touhey, and Councilmembers: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson Others Present: Pasmant, Fields, Alvarez-Glasman, Greene, Samaniego, Chung, Wills, Bommarito, Frances, Hatch, Tedesco, Anderson, Yauchzee, Morgan, Keating, Hoppe, Genovese, Berry APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes were approved as presented: Special meeting of January 8, 2002 (5:45 pm) Special meeting of January 8, 2002 (7:00 pm) Special meeting of January 22, 2002 Regular meeting of January 22, 2002 PRESENTATIONS Mayor Wong presented a Certificate of Recognition to Miss Mary Liu, 2"d Princess of the 2001 Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Court, for serving West Covina on the Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Court. With the assistance of Rob Sotelo, Chairman of the West Covina Rose Float Association, Mayor Wong presented Certificates of Appreciation to the volunteers who contributed to the successful decorations on the West Covina 2002 Rose Float entitled SI)ecial Friends. With the assistance of Assistant City Manager Fields, Mayor Wong presented Certificates of Appreciation to the citizens of West Covina who contributed their time and thoughts to the Visioning Program committee. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS John Scheuplein John Scheuplein, 1800 Aroma Drive 4247, commented on School Board Trustee Pete Sabatino's situation, noting that there is now a Pete Sabatino Legal Defense Fund and anyone interested in con- tributing money can contact either Pete or himself. Vincent East Vincent East, 1438 E. Portner Street and the manager of the Covina Concert Band. He noted that the Covina Concert Band . plays at Covina Park on the same evening that the West Covina Summer Concert Series plays. He hoped that dates could be changed to avoid concurrent events. Cookie Nance Cookie Nance, 1236 W. Eckerman, complained about the old material being aired on WCCT and other broadcasting problems experienced with Charter Communications. Council Minutes of 2/5/02 • • Assistant City Manager Fields responded and also stated that Mt. SAC is now creating a back-up videotape of the City Council meetings on the off chance that something may happen to the tape during live telecasting. Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, wondered why the City Council doesn't take a motion at the beginning of the meeting to approve the agenda. Mayor Wong explained the Brown Act regulations requiring Agendas to be posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, which pretty much sets the items for discussion. Mary Ona Demmitt Mary Ona Demmitt, 815 W. Lark Ellen, expressed her opinion on the "Moe the Chimp" situation and Moe's owners, the Davis'. John Shewmaker John Shewmaker, 1825 Borrego Drive, related a conversation his wife had with the developer of the old Aroma Ball Field site. Councilmember Herfert requested staff to provide a status report of the development at that site. Roy Pinker Roy Pinker, West Covina resident, appreciated the stand Mayor Wong took at the last meeting in regards to the parole office located on Badillo Avenue. HEARING ZONE CHANGE NO. 01-05, NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Applicant: Michael Fuerst Location: 2759-2808 E. Cortez Street Zone Change 01-05 (Michael Fuerst) City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication and mailing. Mayor Wong opened the hearing and Planning Director McIsaac presented the staff report. Public Testimony Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing and asked for comments favor the zone change. No one addressed none the City Council. He then asked for comments in opposition and against no one addressed the City Council. Mayor Wong closed Testimony closed losed the testimony portion of the hearing. There were no Council comments and City Clerk Berry presented: Resolution 2002-6 - RESOLUTION NO. 2002-6 — A RESOLUTION OF THE Zone Change 01-05 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI- FORNIA, CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 51600, ZONE CHANGE NO. 01-05, VARIANCE NO. 01-08 AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT NO. 14, PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970, AS AMENDED Ordinance introduced AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ONE CHANGE NO. 01-05 (Michael Fuerst) Motion by Touhey and seconded by Miller to waive further reading of the resolution and the ordinance, and to adopt the reso- lution and introduce the ordinance. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Herfert, Miller, Touhey, Wong NOES: Sanderson Councilmember Sanderson stated that she is opposed to diminishing agricultural areas, which is why she voted against the zone change. 2 Council Minutes of 2/5/02 is • HEARING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 01-03 COMPUTER GAMEANTERNET ACCESS CENTERS City Clerk Berry verified the affidavit of publication. Mayor Wong opened the hearing and Planning Director McIsaac presented the staff report. Council asked many questions to which Mr. McIsaac responded. Public Testimonv Mayor Wong opened the public testimony portion of the hearing and asked for comments favoring the amendment. The following addressed Council: John Shewmaker John Shewmaker, 1825 Borrego, opposed regulations in principle, as they discourage potential business owners. Mayor Wong asked for comments opposing the amendment and the following addressed Council: Herb Redholtz Herb Redholtz, 2622 Altamira Drive, expressed concern about the public safety aspect of the proposed centers, referring to a few recent newspaper articles citing such centers as magnets for crime. He hoped the Conditional Use Permits would be monitored closely and issued carefully. Testimony closed There being no others wishing to speak, Mayor Wong closed the public testimony portion of the hearing. Council Discussion Councilmember Miller stated his reasons for supporting the code amendment. Councilmember Sanderson stated that she would like to hear how the Police feel about these centers. She was not com- fortable allowing these centers into the City. Councilmember Herfert concurred with Ms. Sanderson, and stated that there should be fltrther restrictions. Mayor Wong felt a single six-month review was not enough and the regulations needed massaging. Mayor Pro Tem Touhey related the inequities in the proposed regulations for these computer/internet access centers versus the regulations placed on food establishments with video games as an accessory use. Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to receive and file the report. Motion carried 5-0. Recess Mayor Wong recessed the City Council at 9:30 pm. The City Council reconvened at 9:50 pm with all members present. Mayor Wong moved forward the following item for discussion at this time. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE VISIONING PROGRAM — PRESENTATION OF FINAL DOCUMENT Assistant City Manager Fields introduced the following two speakers, who presented the final document with a slide pre- sentation: Mark Sillings and Pat McLaughlin of Morre, Lacofano, Goltsman, Inc. (MIG). Touhey left the meeting at 10:00 pm. Herb Redholtz Herb Redholtz, 2622 Altamira Drive, enjoyed working on the Visioning Committee and learned a lot about the history of West C Council Minutes of 2/5/02 • 0 Covina. He hoped that the concepts presented in the document would be implemented: central gathering site for the residents, the use of the BKK site. He felt the participation was not as great as it could be and would like to serve on any future committee. John Shewmaker John Shewmaker, 1825 Borrego Drive, noted that working on the committee enabled him to learn that the residents of West Covina actually like the City. Royal Brown Royal Brown, 2153 Aroma Drive, suggested that the document be distributed throughout the community, and in particularly to the library. Joe Iniguez Joe Iniguez, 243 Ashdale Street, was the Youth Council represen- tative on the committee. He felt it was worth his while and hoped that the City Council would implement several of the suggestions made by the committee. The City Councilmembers thanked the citizens for serving on this committee and the consultants for facilitating the workshops. They felt the document was valuable and Councilmember Sanderson noted that she would be referring to it. Motion by Miller and seconded by Herfert to receive and file the report. Motion carried 4-0 with Touhey absent. CONSENT CALENDAR Commissions/Summary of Actions (receive & file) Community Services 1/15/02 Planning 1/29/02 Senior Citizens 1/17/02 Waste Mngt/Environ. Quality 1/17/02 Ordinance for Adoption (waive reading & adopt) Ordinance No. 2078 ORDINANCE NO. 2078 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTION 15-32 OF ARTICLE 88 OF CHAPTER 15 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF SELLING SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS Traffic Committee Minutes (accept & file) Regular meeting of January 15, 2002 City Treasurer's Report (receive & file) Report for the month of December 2001 Miscellaneous — Personnel Services Limited Service Salary Increases — Pol_ice Reserve Officers and Crossing Guards Resolution 2002-7 Recommendation is to adopt the following resolution: Limited Services RESOLUTION NO. 2002-7 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALI- FORNIA, FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF CLASSIFICA- TIONS WITHIN THE LIMITED SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 9546 11 Council Minutes of 2/5/02 Miscellaneous — Public Works Updated Traffic Signal Agreement with the City of Walnut Maint. Agree. with Walnut Recommendation is to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a new agreement between the City of West Covina and the City of Walnut for the maintenance of traffic signals. Miscellaneous — City Manager's Office Award of Bid — Section 125 Plan Third Party Administrator Contract Section 125 Plan - Recommendation is to take the following actions: Barney & Barney 1) Accept the proposal of Barney & Barney as submitted on November 16, 2001; 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Barney & Barney to provide Section 125 Plan Third Party Administration effective March 1, 2002; 3) Authorize the City manager to execute an amendment with the various bargaining units' MOUs to allow cash out option on excess medical benefit; and 4) Appropriate $7,350 from the General Fund Reserve to account 110-320-2550-5164 (Section 125 Administration) to administer the Section 125 Plan. Increase in City Attorney Hourly Fees City Attorney rates Recommendation is to accept the City Attorney's request for a fee increase and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amendment to the Agreement for City Attorney Services. Miscellaneous — Police Department Additional G.R.E.A.T. Grant Fund G.R.E.A.T. funds Recommendation is to take the following actions: a) Accept the grant and appropriate the additional $15,000 as follows: • $9,000 into 141-320-2110-6220 for curriculum supplies & equipment. • $3,000 into 141-320-2110-6050 for G.R.E.A.T. training. • $3,000 into 141-320-2110-5113 for G.R.E.A.T. overtime. b) Authorize City Staff to complete relevant paperwork required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms. CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Mayor Wong removed Item C-6d (Increase in City Attorney Hourly Fees) to be held over until the next Council meeting, as he didn't receive his additional requested information in time to review it. Motion by Herfert and seconded by Sanderson to waive further reading of the resolution/ordinance and adopt/introduce; and to approve all other items (holding over Item C-6d). Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Wong NOES: None ABSENT: Touhey PUBLIC WORKS No reports for this meeting. PLANNING DEPARTMENT No reports for this meeting. 5 Council Minutes of 2/5/02 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Wong recessed the City Council meeting at 10:11 pm to convene the Redevelopment Agency. The City Council recon- vened at 10:12 pm with all members present, except Mayor Pro Tern Touhey. • Mayor Pro Tern Touhey returned to the Council table at 10:13 pm. COMMUNITY SERVICES INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2003 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE Community Services Director Hatch presented the staff report. Motion by Miller and seconded by Touhey to accept the invitation, authorize payment of $2,500 for the entry fee from the existing available appropriation in the business account, and participate in the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade. Motion carried 5-0. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No reports for this meeting. PUBLIC SAFETY No reports for this meeting. MAYOR'S REPORTS No reports for this meeting. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS ELECTION OF ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY BOARD Administrative Analyst Freeland presented the staff report. Board Member appointment Councilmembers Herfert, Sanderson, and Touhey stated that they would be voting for Mayor of Baldwin Park, Manny Lozano, for the alternate position. Although Councilmember Miller was nominated unanimously for the position by the City Council at the last Council meeting, it was not known at that time that the senior Councilmember of Baldwin Park was interested in the post. Resolution 2002-8 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-8 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CASTING ALL 11 VOTES FOR MAYOR MANNY LOZANO OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK TO REPRESENT CITIES WITHOUT PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to waive further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried by roll call vote: AYES: Herfert, Sanderson, Touhey NOES: Miller, Wong COUNCILMEMBER MILLER — CITY COUNCIL LIAISON HIGHLIGHTS Councilmember Miller gave a quick summary of his report. Motion by Miller and seconded by Herfert to receive and file the information report. Motion carried 5-0. 6 Council Minutes of 2/5/02 • ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PROPO- SITION 42 "THE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT ACT" Acting City Engineer Yauchzee presented the staff report. Proposition No. 42 City Clerk presented: Resolution 2002-9 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-9 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE COALITION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND SUPPORTING YES ON PROPOSITION 42 — THE TRANSPORTATION CON- GESTION IMPROVEMENT ACT, ON THE MARCH 5, 2002 STATEWIDE BALLOT Motion by Miller and seconded by Touhey to waive further reading of the resolution and adopt. Motion carried 5-0. COUNCILMEMBER HERFERT — RANGER PROGRAM AT GALSTER PARK Councilmember Herfert requested staff to prepare a status report on the ranger program for Galster Park. COUNCILMEMBER HERFERT— TRAFFIC ISSUES OF SOUTH HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Councilmember Herfert requested staff to prepare a report regarding the traffic issues concerning the area that has been developed along Hillside Drive. Acting Public Works Director Yauchzee stated that Engineering is currently studying the traffic issues and will be able to report back to Council hopefully in March. COUNCILMEMBER HERFERT — SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELD Councilmember Herfert elaborated on the staff report. Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to authorize staff to charge approximately $3,000 from an appropriate funding source (other than a CIP account) towards the maintenance of Maverick Field. Motion carried 5-0. On another matter, Councilmember Sanderson broached the subject of Council appointments to various subcommittees and suggested updating the Redevelopment Agency Housing subcom- mittee if it still exists. Mayor Wong noted that the rotation of Mayor will happen in March and new appointments will probably take place at that time. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to adjourn the meeting at 10:55 pm. Motion carried 5-0. NOTE: The City Council re- convened the closed session upstairs in the City Manager's Office to conclude the closed session items commenced prior to the this regular meeting. Attest: City.Clerk Janet Be 7