Ordinance - 2249ORDINANCE NO. 2249
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE X - SECTION 2-500
REQUIRING THE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF WEST COVINA
VOTERS IN ORDER TO APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING
THE SALE, LEASE OR RENT TO A PRIVATE PARTY OF PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE CIVIC CENTER OF WEST COVINA, WHICH IS
BORDERED BY WEST COVINA PARKWAY, SUNSET AVENUE, AND
GARVEY AVENUE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIAIij DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article X, Section 2-500 is hereby added to the West Covina Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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ARTICLE X. RESTRICTION ON THE SALE, LEASE OR RENT OF CIVIC CENTER
PROPERTY TO PRIVATE PARTY.
Sec. 2-500. Voter Approval Required for the Sale, Lease or Rent of Civic Center
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Property Prior to Entering into a Transaction with a Private Party.
(a) To sell, lease or rent any portion of property to a private party in the Civic Center
of West Covina, which is the property bordered by West Covina Parkway, Sunset
Avenue, and Garvey Avenue, a majority of West Covina voters must approve the
transaction at a regular election.
(b) The requirement necessitating voter approval prior to leasing or renting any
portion of Civic Center property to a private party, as set forth in subsection (a)
above, does not include the lease or rental of office space within Cityl Hall or
other buildings owned by the City of West Covina and does not include the short
term lease or rent of land and/or facilities located at the Civic Center property.
The requirement necessitating voter approval prior to leasing or renting any
portion of Civic Center property to a private party, as set forth in subsection (a)
above, also does not include the rent or leasing of land or the attachment of
equipment to public buildings or structures to utility companies or to companies
that provide communication or telephonic services.
(c) In order to change the language of or repeal this Section, a majority vote of the
electorate of the City of West Covina must approve such change or repeal at a
regular municipal election of the City.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law and this ordinance shall take effect on the 31 Sc
day following its final passage and adoption.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 20'h day of August, 2013
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Clerk L'au` _e, Carrico ,
Shelley Sanderson
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I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the. City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was. regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of August 2013. That thereafter said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 20th day
of August 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: Herfert, McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk Laur' Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci Attorney 4old Alvarez-Glasman
CERTIFICATION
I, Susan Rush, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State of California, do
hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. h �9 was duly enacted
and passed by the West Covina City Council, and caused to be posted pursuant to law (G.C.
36933), at the following locations:
West Covina City Clerk's Office (3rd floor)
Los Angeles County Public Library (West Covina Branch)
West Covina Police Department (front lobby)
Susan Rush, Assistant City Clerk
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