01-06-2009 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
January 6, 2009
Mayor Hernandez called to order the regular meeting of the West Covina City Council at 7:11 p.m in the
City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina.
INVOCATION Andrew Pasmant
City Manager
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hernandez
ROLL CALL Mayor Hernandez, Mayor Pro Tern Sanderson,
Councilmember Herfert, Lane, Touhey
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman reported the following:
All members were present and prior to convening into
closed session, all items on the City Council agenda were
announced for inclusion in the closed session discussion.
Items on the City Agenda:
Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation —
Two potential cases — City Attorney announced that the two cases
are claims of Chris Chung and Sue Williams and Mayor
Hernandez recused himself from the discussion. No action taken
and nothing further to report.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA None.
PRESENTATIONS Mayor Hernandez presented Petty Officer 1st Class Albert
Echeverria and his wife Michelle with a Blue Star from the City of
West Covina.
Check presentation from the West Covina American Legion Post
790 will be rescheduled for a later date.
ANNOUNCEMENTS None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Eduardo Solis Eduardo Solis, West Covina resident, announced the Welcome
Home Defenders of Freedom event on January 17, 2009 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rose Bowl to recognize the veterans from Iraq
and all veterans from WWII to current.
Herb Redholtz Herb Redholtz, West Covina resident, spoke in opposition to
establishing council districts in the city.
Brian Gutierrez Brian Gutierrez, West Covina resident, addressed the Mayor's
previous request to develop an internship program for the
broadcasting of council meetings.
Milford Walker Milford Walker, West Covina resident, addressed council districts
and spoke in support; spoke on Mayor's plan supporting citizen
participation in the city.
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Mike Lee Mike Lee, Azusa resident, announced a benefit for the Ortega
family at Jakes Hot Dog in Azusa; expressed his views on council
districts.
Mark Smith Mark Smith, Glendora resident, spoke in support of council
districts.
Dan Horan Dan Horan, West Covina resident, addressed public safety on his
street, Valley View, which is used as a short cut in order for drivers
to bypass Nogales.
Irene Fleck Irene Fleck, West Covina resident, announced West Covina
Beautiful celebration and announced benefits of the public library.
John Solis John Solis, West Covina resident, supports the request of
Councilmember Touhey, I-3 [re: ballot measure on City Council
districting], if his request is to support the proponents' ballot
initiative and opposes it if Touhey's proposal is to submit an
alternate measure.
Aurora Valles Aurora Valles, West Covina resident, thanked council for
representing the city and for their many hours spent to improve the
quality of the community.
Elsie Messman Elsie Messman, West Covina resident, supported the proposed
development of a budget task force; supported reinstating the
broadcasting of council meetings; addressed council districts.
Fredrick Sykes Fredrick Sykes, West Covina resident, spoke in support of council
districts; addressed the dangers of vacant homes in the city.
Alexis Reyes Alexis Reyes, West Covina resident, supported council districts.
Carol Reyes Carol Reyes, West Covina resident, supported proposal of council
districts.
Dana Sykes Dana Sykes, West Covina resident, addressed proposed council
district issue and the proposed boundaries.
Royall Brown Royall Brown, West Covina resident, addressed proposed council
district initiative circulating in the city.
Alfred Williams Alfred Williams, West Covina resident, addressed elimination of
cable broadcasts and associated budget expenditures; commented
on the establishment of council districts.
Joanne Wilner Joanne Wilner,. West Covina resident, congratulated Roger
Hernandez on becoming Mayor; addressed zone change on
Nogales Avenue being presented for adoption and requested
council reconsideration.
George Ogden George Ogden, West Covina resident, thanked council and staff for
providing him with requested information which assists him with
preparing news articles; addressed council districts and proposed
an alternative to council districts.
Laura Aguilar Laura Aguilar, West Covina resident, addressed council districts
and expressed reasons inr opposition to council districts.
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Roberta Azpetia Robert Azpetia, West Covina resident, addressed empty houses in
the community and why some are empty; expressed her views in
opposition to districts in the city.
Karin Armbrust Karin Armbrust, West Covina resident, spoke in opposition to city
council districts.
Tom Messman Tom Messman, West Covina resident, addressed council district
ballot initiative and stated the initiative should be voted on by the
people.
Robert Roudebush Robert Roudebush, West Covina resident, expressed his view that
districts are positive and overdue.
Jeffrey Howe Jeffrey Howe, West Covina resident, spoke in support of council
districts.
Deputy City Manager Freeland responded to questions regarding
PEG funds brought up by Alfred Williams.
Acting City Planner Anderson responded to questions
regarding the effective date of the proposed zone change on
Nogales Avenue.
CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Hernandez request Item D-3, Ordinance Approving Zone
Change No. 07-03, be removed from the consent calendar for
separate consideration.
D-1
Minutes City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
• Special Meeting of August 19, 2008
• Regular Meeting of August 19, 2008
D-2
Summary of Actions
Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Human Resources 11/12/08
D-3 Ordinance for Adoption
Zone Change No. 07-03 Ordinance Approving Zone Change No. 07-03
Ordinance No. 2186 ORDINANCE NO. 2186 — AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 07-03
D-4 City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)
Treasurer's Report Report for the Month of November 2008
Councilmember Reports
Councilmember Steve Herfert
Request from Councilmember Steve Herfert Requesting the
D-5 City Council Amend Municipal Code Section 26-604 Related to
Christmas Tree Sales the Sale of Christmas
Recommendation is that the City Council adopt the following
resolution:
Reso No. 2009-01 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-01 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
INITIATING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 09-01 RELATED TO
CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Herfert and second by Touhey to waive further reading
of the resolutions/ordinances and adopt and approve all items
except Item D-3.
Motion carried
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Itent D-3 Ordinance for Adoption - Ordinance Approving Zone Change
No. 07-03
Mayor Hernandez stated that he did support the item at the
time the ordinance was introduce, but upon further review would
no longer support and requested his vote be recorded as a no.
Item approved 4-1. (Hernandez —No)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Mayor Hernandez recessed the Council meeting at 8:46 p.m. to
convene the Community Development Commission. The City
Council reconvened at 8:47 p.m.
COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUEST FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATIONS
Mayor Roger Hernandez
Request from Mayor Roger Hernandez Requesting the City
I-1 Council to Consider Developing a Citizen Budy-et Taskforce
Citizen Budget Taskforce Motion by Hernandez requesting council consensus to direct staff
to return with recommendations as to how we can allow for
citizens input in the budget process.
Motion died due to a lack of a second.
Request from Mayor Roger Hernandez Requesting the City
Council Consider Airing City Council Meetings Using
I-2 Anticipated Donations from the Community
Donations for Air Meetings Mayor Hernandez requested this item be carried over to the next
meeting as he does not have the confirmation letter from resident
who wishes to provide the donation.
Councilmember Michael Touhey
Request from Councilmember Michael Touhey Requesting the
City Council Consider a Ballot Measure on City Council
I-3 Districting
Ballot Measure for Districts Councilmember Touhey stated he would bring this item, a ballot
measure regarding on city council districts, back at a future
meeting if necessary.
Council discussion Councilmembers engaged in discussion expressing their individual
views on several issues including council districts.
Councilmember Herfert left the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Councilmember Lane left the meeting at 9:40 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Sanderson left the meeting at 9:44 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
SubmiAted by:
Assistant City
Meeting was adjourned at 9:44 p.m. due to a lack of quorum.
Susan Rush
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Mayor Rogel Hernandez
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