02-05-2008 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
February 5, 2008
Mayor Lane called to order the regular meeting of the West Covina City Council at 7:09 p.m in the City
Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina.
INVOCATION Pastor Kelly Dupee
Faith Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Sanderson
ROLL CALL Mayor Lane, Mayor Pro Tem Hernandez,
Councilmembers Herfect, Sanderson, Touhey
Others present: Pasmant, Alvarez-Glasman, Bachman, Chung, Durbin, Hoppe,
Freeland, McIsaac, Wills, Yauchzee, Rush
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
City Attorney Alvarez-Glasman reported the following:
All members were present except Councilmember
Sanderson and prior to convening into closed session, all items on
the City Council were announced for inclusion in the closed
session discussion.
Items on the City Agenda:
Conference with Labor Negotiators — Employee
Organizations: W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.FF, Local
3226; W.C. Firefighters' Management Association; W.C. Police
Officers' Association; W.C. Police Management Association;
Miscellaneous Unrepresented Management Employees, including
Fire Chief, Police Chief— Council received briefing; direction was
provided to City negotiators with no final action and nothing
further to report.
None.
Blue Star Video was aired.
Mayor Lane and City Manager Pasmant presented Fire Chief Paul
Segalla with his badge. Fire Chief Segalla's family joined him
with his son pinning the badge on the Fire Chief.
None.
John Nixon John Nixon, President of Mount San Antonio College, provided a
brief update of Mt. SAC's successes and relationship with West
Covina.
Jason Convento Jason Convento, West Covina resident, stated his support for the
proposed project at Azusa and Giambi Way and hoped the City
would choose a company with a proven track record.
Maria Gutierrez Maria Gutierrez, West Covina resident, hoped Council will make a
business decision when considering proposed allocation towards
anti -graffiti enhancements.
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Fredrick Sykes Fredrick Sykes, West Covina resident, stated his concerns and
dissatisfaction with Councilmembers and perceived relationship
with developers and contractors; spoke in opposition to council's
consideration of selling alcohol at service stations and shared
concerns with current graffiti contractor.
Noel Flameno Noel Flameno, West Covina resident, spoke in support of proposed
development at Azusa Avenue and Giambi Way notably, the
addition of a gas station in that area.
Juan Reynosa Juan Reynosa, West Covina resident, requested to know what
items are outside the scope of the graffiti abatement contract to
warrant the appropriation of additional funds.
Herb Redholtz Herb Redholtz, West Covina resident, spoke in support of
ordinance banning the selling of puppy mill bred dogs in West
Covina; voiced his support for the Planning Commission to
continue reviewing art projects; addressed the success of Big
League Dreams.
Dave Stewart Dave Stewart, West Covina resident, supported leaving the Art in
Public Places oversight with the Planning Commission.
Lloyd Johnson Lloyd Johnson, West Covina resident, supported proposed
ordinance, which bans the selling of dogs bred at puppy mills.
Pete Davis Pete Davis, West Covina resident, spoke in support of the
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with the McIntyre Group for
proposed development at Azusa and Giambi Lane.
Joanne Wilner Joanne Wilner,, West Covina resident, supported the oversight for
the Art in Public Places to remain with the Planning Commission;
opposed the proposed selling of alcohol at gas stations; opposed
the proposed development of an additional gas station; suggested
the addition of a restaurant in place of gas station; addressed
graffiti concerns.
Alfred Williams Alfred Williams, West Covina resident, voiced opposition to
additional gas station being proposed at Azusa and Giambi Way;
addressed graffiti abatement contract.
Gary Lawson Gary Lawson, Executive Director of West Covina Chamber of
Commerce, urged council to consider a study of a code amendment
allowing alcohol at gas stations, advocating for business
development and fair business competition.
Irene Fleck Irene Fleck, West Covina resident, announced new programs at the
Library.
ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS
I-1 Graffiti Abatement Contract Review
Graffiti Abatement Environmental Management Director Samaniego presented the
staff report which requested the city keep the current contractor
and appropriate an additional $25,000 for anti -graffiti programs
that are outside the scope of the contract.
Motion Motion by Herfert to support staff proposal and approve alternative
2 of the staff report to keep the current contractor and appropriate
$25,000 for enhancement of the City's ant -graffiti programs
(outside the scope of the graffiti contract).
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Mayor Pro Hernandez did not support the motion and suggested
the city prepare a request for proposals for a new contract due to
the current contractor not meeting the terms of the contract.
Amendment to Motion Councilmember Touhey offered to second the motion with an
amendment to store matching paint at storage units in the parks for
easy access.
Councilmember Sanderson supported the motion on the floor.
Sanderson also requested staff look at option of the city handling
graffiti misdemeanors rather than the court system in an effort to
recoup costs.
Action Motion carried 4 — 1 (Hernandez No).
CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Herfert requested Item D-6b be pulled for
separate consideration.
D-1 City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
Minutes • Special Meeting of September 4, 2007
• Special Meeting of September 18, 2007
+ Regular Meeting of September 18, 2007
• Special Meeting of October 2, 2007
• Regular Meeting of October 2, 2007
• Regular Meeting of November 6, 2007
D-2 Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Summary of Actions a) Community Services 11/13/07
b) Human Resources 11/14/07
c) Planning 01/22/08
d) Senior Commission 11/08/07
Ordinance for Adoption
D-3 Ordinance for Adoption — Change of Speed Limit on Citrus Avenue
Speed Limit— Citrus Avenue Recommendation is that the City Council adopt the following
ordinance:
Ordinance No. 2168 ORDINANCE NO. 2168 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 22-132 OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DECREASES OF STATE
LAW MAXIMUM SPEEDS
Award of Bid
D-4a Award of Bid — Bus Transit Surveillance System
Bus Surveillance System Recommendation is that the City Council accept the bid of Seon
Design, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $55,000 for the purchase
and installation of a transit surveillance system.
D-5
Treasurer's Report
City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Report for the Month of December 2007
Miscellaneous — Environmental Management
May 17, 2008 Los Angeles County Household Hazardous Waste
D-6a and Electronic Waste Round -Up in West Covina
Hazardous Waste Round -Up Recommendation is that the City Council authorize staff to host the
Los Angeles County Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste
Round -Up on May 17, 2008, here in West Covina.
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Miscellaneous — Finance Department
D-6b 2007-2008 Fiscal Year Mid -Year Budget Update
2007-08 Budget Update Recommendation is that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the budget update report.
2. Appropriate the additional appropriations and transfer of
appropriations as listed in "Section 2. Additional
Appropriation/Transfer Requests" of the report.
Miscellaneous — Human Resources
D-6c Approval of Revised Class Specification for Police Officer
Police Officer Class Specs Recommendation is that the City Council approve the revised class
specification for Police Officer by adopting the following
resolution:
Reso No. 2008-3 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-3 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
REVISING THE CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR POLICE
OFFICER
Miscellaneous — Public Works Department
Cooperative Agreement with the County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Works to Formalize Maintenance
Responsibilities of Intersections that are Part of the Traffic Signal
D-6d Synchronization Program Projects
County Agreement - Traffic Signals Recommendation is that the City Council authorize the Public
Works Director/City Engineer to execute a cooperative agreement
with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works to
formalize maintenance responsibilities of intersections that are part
of the Traffic Signal Synchronization Program.
Renewal of the Citywide Lighting and Maintenance District and
Landscape Maintenance Districts Nos. 4, 6, and 7 — Ordering of
D-6e Engineer's Reports
Ltg/MD Nos 4, 6, and 7 Recommendation is that the City County adopt the following
resolutions:
Reso No. 2008-4 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-4 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
ORDERING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE
A REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSITION 218 AND
ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 1, PART 2, "LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972", BEING DIVISION 15, STREETS
AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
ORDERING CERTAIN LANDSCAPING
Reso No. 2008-5 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-5 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 4 LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENT WITHIN THAT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO
PROPOSITION 218 AND THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
(WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 4 — 2008-2009)
Reso No. 2008-6 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-6 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 6 LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENT WITHIN THAT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO
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PROPOSITION 218 AND THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
(WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 6 2008-2009)
Reso No. 2008-7 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-7 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 7 LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
ASSESSMENT WITHIN THAT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO
PROPOSITION 218 AND THE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
(WEST COVINA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 7 — 2008-2009)
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Sanderson and Herfert to waive further reading of the
resolutions/ordinance and adopt and approve all items except Item
No. D-6b 2007-2008 Fiscal Year Mid -Year Budget Update.
Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson, Touhey, Lane
NOES: None
Item D-6b 2007-2008 Fiscal Year Mid -Year Budget Update
Finance Director Bachman presented a brief staff report.
Following discussion and comments by the Council, motion
by Sanderson and seconded by Touhey to approve the
recommendation by staff.
Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing
Amendments to the FY 2007-2008 Community Development
E-1 Block Grant Program (CDBG) Action Plan
CDBG 2007-08 Action Plan Mayor Lane announced the public hearing matter. Assistant City
Clerk Rush verified that proper legal notice had been given and
Mayor Lane opened the hearing. Community Services
Management Analyst McDonald presented the staff report.
McDonald stated that at the December 18, 2007 meeting, City
Council approved the construction of a handicap ramp with the
Shadow Oak Park expansion with CDBG funds. HUD has
approved the expenditure of CDBG funds requiring the action plan
to be amended.
Public Testimonv Mayor Lane opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and asked for public comment.
Closed Testimonv With no speakers wishing to address the Council, Mayor Lane
closed the public testimony portion of the hearing.
Motion Motion by Touhey and seconded by Herfert to approve the
proposed amendment to the FY 2007-2008 CDBG Action Plan to
include $150,000 for the construction of a ramp at Shadow Oak
Park for handicap accessibility. Motion carried 5 — 0.
Public Hearing
Development of Draft FY 2008-2009 Community Development
E-2 Block Grant Program (CDBG) Action Plan
CDBG Action Plan 2008-2009 Mayor Lane announced the public hearing matter. Assistant City
Clerk Rush verified that proper legal notice had been given and
Mayor Lane proceeded to open the hearing. Management Analyst
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McDonald presented a report which requested the City Council's
direction to develop a draft FY 2008-09 Action Plan incorporating
the recommendation of the Community Services and Senior
Citizens Commissions.
Public Testimonv Mayor Lane opened the public testimony portion of the hearing
and asked for public comment.
Closed Testimonv With no speakers wishing to address the Council, Mayor Lane
closed the public testimony portion of the hearing.
Motion Motion by Touhey and seconded by Sanderson to approve staff s
recommendation to develop a draft FY 2008-2009 CDBG Action
Plan, which incorporates the recommendations of the Community
Services Commission and Senior Citizens Commissions as
follows:
A. Develop the FY 2008-2009 CDBG Action Plan to be consistent
with the Housing and Community Development Needs,
Priorities, and Proposed Activities of the City's approved FY
2005-2010 CDBG Consolidated Plan.
B. Include the following in the FY 2008-2009 CDBG Action Plan:
1. Continue to allocate CDBG funds to the City's Housing
Improvement Program.
2. Fund activities that will contribute to increasing the
homeownership rates of minority group householders.
3. Continue to fund public services up to the 15% cap.
4. Allocate CDBG public services funds to address the
support services of special needs populations such as
the elderly, frail elderly, and persons with disabilities.
5. Fund fair housing activities from program
administration instead of public service funds.
6. Continue to fund Capital Projects based on the Public
Works Department's 5-Year CDBG Capital
Improvements Program.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Mayor Lane recessed the City Council meeting at 8:57 p.m. to
convene the Community Development Commission. The City
Council reconvened at 9:55 with all members present.
MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
Councilmember Steve Herfert
H-1 Formation of Public Arts Commission
Public Arts Commission Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to form the Public Arts
Commission with two members of the Planning Commission, chair
and vice -chair; five members of the public who have an art or artist
component in their background; fund the commission out of the
Art in Public Places fund; and bring the structure of funding back
for further approval.
Motion carried 5- 0.
Councilmember Michael Touhey
Ban on Selling Dogs at West Covina Pet Stores that are Bred at
H-2 Puppy Mills
Puppy Mills Dogs Ban Motion by Touhey to waive further reading of the ordinance and
introduce the following ordinance. Motion seconded by Sanderson
with the caveat that letter would be sent to surrounding cities in the
hope they would follow suit. Touhey accepted the amendment.
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Assistant City Clerk Rush presented the following
ordinance:
Ordinance introduction AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PET STORES IN THE CITY IN
ORDER TO ENFORCE THE FEDERAL ANIMAL WELFARE
ACT AND THE CALIFORNIA PET PROTECTION ACT
Motion carried 5-0.
Councilmember Steve Herfert
Establish a Sister -City Relationship with the City of Wuhu,
H-3 China
Sister City Wuhu, China Motion by Herfert and seconded by Touhey to establish a
friendship relation with the City of Wuhu, China.'
Motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Pro Tern Roger Hernandez
Re -Establish Sister -City Relationships with the City of Toluca,
H-4 Mexico
Sister City Toluca Mexico Due to the City of Toluca establishing a sister city relationship
with Fort Worth, Texas, Mayor Pro Tern Hernandez requested that
a sub -committee be formed to seek the establishment of another
City in Mexico for the purpose of a sister city.
Motion Motion by Hernandez and seconded by Touhey to form a sub-
committee to seek the establishment of a sister city with a
community in Mexico to replace the inactive relationship with
Toluca, Mexico. Motion carried 5 — 0.
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Conference & Meeting Report Councilmember Touhey gave a verbal report on his attendance at
the California Contract Cities and Independent Cities Association
legislative briefings in Sacramento.
Mayor Pro Tern Hernandez gave a verbal report on his attendance
at the League of California Cities to hear legislative forecasts.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATIONS
Councilmember Michael Touhey
Request from Councilmember Michael Touhey Seeking the
City Council's Consensus to Consider the Initiation of a Code
Amendment to Allow the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in
I-1 Conjunction with Gasoline
Sale of Alcohol at Gas Stations Motion by Touhey and seconded by Sanderson to bring this item to
the next meeting consider the initiation of a code amendment to
allow beer and wine sales at gas stations.
Motion carried 4 —1 (Hernandez - No).
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Herfert requested a report at the next meeting on
the 1.5%budget cuts staff has made.
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ADJOURNMENT Motion by Touhey and seconded by Lane to adjourn the meeting at
10:10 p.m. in memory of Herb Rosner, long time resident; John
Lindow, long time resident; Mrs. Scedell, resident; Penny
Schaefer, long time resident and senior citizen participant; and
Robert Jacob Saragosa, 13 year -old youth.
Motion carried 5 — 0.
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