07-20-2010 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
July 20, 2010
Mayor Sanderson called to order the regular meeting of the West Covina City Council at 7:21 p.m. in
the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina.
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INVOCATION Andrew Pasmant
City Manager
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor�Sanderson
ROLL CALL Mayor; Sanderson, Councilmembers Hernandez, Lane, Touhey
Absent: Mayor Pro Tern Herfert
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Deputy City Attorney Matt Gorman reported the following:
Prior to convening into closed session all items on the City
Council and CDC agendas were announced for inclusion in the
closed'session discussion.
Items on the City Council agenda:
Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation —
Chung; v.. City Of West Covina — All members of the Council were
present except Mayor Pro Tern Herfert and Councilmember
Hernandez, who recused himself from participation and was not
present. A report was given by special counsel and staff with no
final action and nothing further to report.
Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation —
Valles, v. Big League Dreams — Councilmembers Touhey and Lane
recused themselves due to a conflict of interest concerning a paid
campaign worker who is party to the case. The item was not
discussed due to lack of a quorum with no final action and nothing
further to report.
Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation —
Ccppi!v. City of West Covina — All Councilmembers were present
except' Mayor ;I Pro Tern Herfert. A report was given by staff and
counsel; direction was provided with no final action and nothing
further to report.
Conference with Labor Negotiators — Employee
Organizations, W. C. Police Officers' Association, W. C. Police
Management Association, W.C. Firefighters Association, I.A.F.F.,
Local 3226, W. C. Firefighters Management Association,
Confidential Employees, Maintenance & Craft Employees, Non -
Sworn Safety' Support Employees, General Employees, Mid -
Management Employees All Councilmembers were present with
the exception! of Mayor Pro Tern Herfert. Council received a
report' from staff and special counsel, with no final action and
nothing further to report.
Items on the Community Development Commission
agenda:
Conference with Real Property Negotiators — Property:
1420 South Willow Avenue — All Commissioners were present with
the exception 'of Commissioner Herfert. A report was provided to
the board with no final action and nothing further to report.
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CHANGES TO THE AGENDA City Manager Pasmant reported that Item E-2 — Establishment of
the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Assessment Fee — will be
continued to the first meeting in September.
PRESENTATIONS Mayor Sanderson called forward Michele McNeill, Community
J Services Director, to recognize Mario Del Fante for his donation of
flowers; for West Covina 90+ Birthday Celebrants held on May 26,
2010 at the Senior Center.
Mayor' Sanderson, assisted by Community Services Director
McNeill, recognized Eirin Ferreiro for winning the City of West
Covina Photography Contest for June 2010.
Mayor. Sanderson called forward Agustin Duran of the U.S.
Census' Bureau who presented the City of West Covina with a
certificate and plaque for the City's support of the 2010 Census.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Lloyd Johnson
Lloyd .`Johnson, West Covina resident, addressed the sale of
alcohol at gas, stations, which is presently before the Planning
Commission and expressed his opposition.
Joel Gelfand
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Joel Gelfand, West Covina resident, agreed with previous speaker
that sale of alcohol at gas stations is a bad idea; addressed budget
reductions within the fire department and the information being
disseminated by the City and stated the information is incorrect;
cited areas of wasteful city spending.
Alfred Williams
Alfred, Williams, West Covina resident, also stated his opposition
to sale of alcohol at gas stations.
Fred Sykes
Fred Sykes, West Covina resident, addressed the standards of West
Covina and the issue before the Planning Commission regarding
the sale of alcohol at gas stations and requested council commit to
preventing the approval of the sale of alcohol at gas stations as was
done the previous time the matter came up before the council.
Vickie Scheliga
Vickie' Scheliga, West Covina resident, promoted National Night
Out, and the event she is holding at her residence.
George Ogden/Glenn Kennedy
George Ogden and Glenn Kennedy, West Covina residents, spoke
on the proposed memorial wall on the agenda for Council
direction.
Regarding the speaker who addressed the fire department and
budget issues; City Manager Pasmant stated he would gladly
clarify some of the issues raised regarding the spending of City
funds with the;resident.
Councilmembet Touhey made additional comments to clarify
alcohol sales at service stations.
CONSENT CALENDAR
D-1 City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
Minutes Special Meeting of July 6, 2010
• Regular Meeting of July 6, 2010
D-2 Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Community Services Commission 05/11/10
b) Planning Commission 07/13/10
c) Senior Citizens Commission 04/22/10
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D-3
Claims
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Against the City of West Covina
rent Tort Claims Denials (denv &
• Roger Louis Vagle, III vs. City of West Covina
• Maurelia Leyva vs. City of West Covina
• Erie Ordorica vs. City of West Covina
• Ryan Tan vs. City of West Covina
Miscellaneous — Fire Department
UCLA Medical Training Agreement Authorize an "Amendment to Services" Agreement Between the
Regent's of the University of California, on Behalf of the UCLA
Medical Center, Center for Prehospital Care and the City of West
Recommendation is that the City Council approve and sign the
amendment of; the services agreement with the Regents of the
University of California, on behalf of the UCLA Medical Center to
extend the current contract through June 30, 2012.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION Motion by Lane and seconded by Touhey to approve all items on the
Consent Calendar as recommended. Motion carried 4 — 0 by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES: Hernandez, Lane, Touhey, Sanderson
NOES-' None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Herfert
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PublicHearing
West Covina Auto Plaza Business Improvement District 2010
E-1 -2011 Annual Report and Assessment
Auto Plaza BID Mayor; Sanderson announced the hearing matter and Assistant City
Clerk Rush verified that proper legal notice had been given. Mayor
Sanderson then proceeded to open the hearing and Community
Redevelopment Manager Ben Kim presented the staff report stating
that the assessment district funds the operation and maintenance costs
of an electronic readerboard sign and seasonal landscaping at the
entry of the West Covina Auto Plaza located at the southwest corner
of Azusa Avenue. For FY 2010-2011, the proposed operating
expenditure is $49,687 with a 6-month operating reserve fund of
$24,8413. After applying the funds for the prior year the proposed
assessment for -each of the 6 auto dealerships is $5,226.92. On May
19, 2010, the: Auto Plaza Business Improvement District (BID)
approved the proposed budget unanimously and staff recommended
the approval. Mr. Kim offered to answer any questions by Council.
Councilmember Touhey posed a question regarding the Ziad
Alhassen dealership, which is in arrears with property taxes, and
asked !whether this shortfall will create funding problems for the
City or the district.
1 Mr. Kim responded that the BID budget is not part of the
City,s; budget 'so any deficiencies are not subsidized or paid by the
City and that the BID's reserves has carried them through without
any problems even though property taxes are in arrears.
Written communications Assistant City Clerk Rush stated that no written communications
were received 'regarding the West Covina Auto Plaza BID.
Open Testimony Mayor Sanderson then proceeded to open the public testimony
portion of the meeting and called for comments.
Herb Redholtz, West Covina resident, addressed the condition of the
readerboard sign stating it needed to be replaced and suggested that
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the membership' be opened to other dealerships to bring in additional
funding and offer them advertising space and wondered about the
assessment decrease in the last few years.
Close Testimony There being no one else wishing to address Council, Mayor
Sanderson closed the public testimony portion of the hearing.
Assistant City Clerk Rush presented:
Resolution No. 2010-41 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-41 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE WEST
COVINA AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011
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Motion Motion by Touhey and seconded by Hernandez to adopt the
resolution. Motion carried by. 4 — 0.
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E-2 Public Hearing
Emergency Medical Services Establishment of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Assessment Fee
This hearing was continued to the first meeting in September.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
G-1
League of California Cities Delegate
No meeting scheduled.
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City Manager's Office
Designation of Voting Delegate for League of California Cities
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Lane to designate
Councilmember Roger Hernandez a voting delegate to the League
of California Cities Annual Conference. Councilmember
Hernandez respectfully declined due to conflicting schedules.
Motion by Touhey and seconded by Sanderson to designate
Councilmember Lane a voting delegate to the League of California
Cities I Annual Conference. Councilmember Lane also declined
due to !a schedule conflict.
Motion by Lane and seconded by Sanderson to designate
Councilmember Touhey a voting delegate to the League of
California Cities Annual Conference.
Motion carried by 3 0
Motion by Lane and seconded by Touhey to designate Mayor Pro
Tern Herfert as an alternate voting delegate to the League of
California Cities Annual Conference.
j Motion carried by 3 — 0.
G-2 Veteran's Memorial Wall Honoring West Covina Residents
Veterans' Memorial Wall Killed Serving Their Country in the Armed Forces
Deputy City Manager Chris Freeland presented the report on the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8620 (VFW) request for a veterans
memorial wall at the Civic Center and outlined some of the options
for placement at the Civic Center. He also outlined some of the
details that will need to be addressed prior to the installation
recommending that the VFW be responsible for developing the
criteria and doing the research before placing any names on the
wall. IHe then asked for Council's direction and offered to answer
any questions.
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Motion Motion by Councilmember Touhey, and seconded by Lane, to
include all Veteran's groups to participate; to allow flexibility of
locations within the specified area [courtyard] for placement of
memorial; allow either a stand-alone or the use of the existing wall
and to decide based on their revenue and resources; suggested that
the criteria for determining whose names would be added be based
on the! Department of Defense's ruling of the soldier's home
address; and that responsibility for maintenance and repairs of the
memorial be the City's.
Motion carried by 4 — 0.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Touhey and seconded by Hemdndez to adjourn the
meeting at 8:22 p.m.. Motion carried by 4 — 0.
Submitted by:
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Mayor Shelley Sanderson
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