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SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
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5:45 p.m. |
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City Manager's Conf. Room
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AGENDA
Agenda material is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 in City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina and at www.westcovina.org The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at Council meetings, please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. Do call at least one day prior to the meeting date to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is possible. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please request no less than four working days prior to the meeting.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tem Lane
Councilmembers Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson
I PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
II CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiator: Fields
Employee Organizations:
- W.C. Police Officers' Association
- W.C. Firefighters' Association
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by ______ 2nd by ______
to adjourn the meeting at _____ pm.
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Council Chambers
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AGENDA
Agenda material is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 in City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina and at www.westcovina.org The City complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at Council meetings, please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. Do call at least one day prior to the meeting date to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is possible. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please request no less than four working days prior to the meeting.
INVOCATION
Pastor Jim Hahn
Good News Chapel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Herfert
ROLL CALL
Mayor Touhey, Mayor Pro Tem Lane
Councilmembers Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
- Blue Star Video
- Certificates of Recognition
Police Explorers
- Presentation of 2008 Rose Float Rendering
ANNOUNCEMENTS
RULES OF DECORUM
The following are excerpts from the West Covina Municipal Code:
Sec. 2-48. Manner of addressing council; time limit; persons addressing may be sworn.
(a) Each person addressing the council shall step up to the rostrum, shall give his or her name and city of residence in an audible tone of voice for the record and unless further time is granted by the council, shall limit his or her address to five (5) minutes.
(b) The city council may establish a limit on the duration of oral communications.
(c) All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than the council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question shall be asked of a councilmember except through the presiding officer.
(d) The presiding officer may require any person to be sworn as a witness before addressing the council on any subject. Any such person who, having taken an oath that he or she will testify truthfully, willfully and contrary to such oath states as true any material matter which he knows to be false may be held to answer criminally and subject to the penalty prescribed for perjury by the provisions of the Penal Code of the state.
Sec. 2-50. Decorum--Required.
(a) While the council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the council nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) Any person making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous while addressing the council shall be forthwith, by the presiding officer, barred from further audience before the council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the council.
Sec. 2-52. Persons authorized to be within council area.
No person, except city officials, their representatives and members of the news media shall be permitted within the rail in front of the council chamber without the express consent of the council.
The following are excerpts from the Penal Code
148(a) (1) Every Person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, as defined in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety code, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office or employment, when no other punishment is prescribed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
403 Every person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 303 of the Penal Code or Section 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(Per Ordinance No. 2150)
Any person wishing to address the City Council/Community Development Commission on any matter listed on the agenda or on any other matter within their jurisdiction should complete a speaker card that is provided at the entrance to the Council Chambers and submit the card to the City Clerk/Secretary.
Please identify on the speaker card whether you are speaking on an agenda item or non-agenda. Requests to speak on agenda items will be heard prior to requests to speak on non-agenda items. All comments are limited to five (5) minutes per speaker.
Oral Communications shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes, unless speakers addressing agenda items have not concluded.
Any testimony or comments regarding a matter set for a Public Hearing will be heard during the hearing.
A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker
Please step forward to the podium and state your name and city of residence for the record when recognized by the Mayor.
B) UPDATES/REPORTS FROM CONSULTANTS
No reports for this meeting.
C) ITEMS CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS
No reports for this meeting.
D) CONSENT CALENDAR
1) City Council Meeting Minutes (receive & file)
Regular Meeting of March 20, 2007
min 03-20-07.doc
Special Meeting of April 3, 2007
smin 04-03-07.doc
Regular Meeting of April 3, 2007
min 04-03-07.doc
Special Meeting of April 16, 2007
smin 04-16-07.doc
Special Meeting of April 18, 2007
smin 04-18-07.doc
2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)
a) Community Services 06/12/07
D-2a.doc
b) Human Resources 06/13/07 & 07/11/07
D-2b 6-13-07 & 7-11-07.doc
c) Senior Commission 07/12/07
D-2c.doc
d) Planning Commission 09/11/07
D-2d sum.act.doc
3) Ordinance for Adoption
a) Ordinance for Adoption - Approving Zone Change No. 06-01
This ordinance will change the zoning designation to allow for the development of a two-story 9,957 square foot office building in a 0.7-acre site located on the south side of the San Bernardino Freeway on the northwest corner of Lark Ellen and Garvey Avenues. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
D-3a & Attach1.doc
Attach2 is available for review at the City Clerk's Office.
ORDINANCE NO. __________ - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 06-01
b) Ordinance for Adoption
Code Amendment No. 07-03
Trash Enclosure Requirements for Nonresidential Use
This ordinance would require businesses located along the easterly side of Glendora Avenue to have access to a trash enclosure and would establish requirements for those trash enclosures. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
D-3b & Attach1.doc
Attach 2 is available for review at the City Clerk's Office.
ORDINANCE NO. __________ - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 12 ESTABLISHING TRASH ENCLOSURE DISTRICTS (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 07-03)
4) Award of Bid
a) Purchase of Police Vehicles
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the purchase of nine (9) Police Patrol Ford Interceptors, two (2) solid white Ford Interceptors, and two (2) unmarked Ford Interceptors for a total of 13 police vehicles with Extended Service Plans (ESP) from the lowest responsible bidder, Clippinger Ford, for a total cost of $318,583.50 that includes sales tax.
D-4a.doc
D-4a Attach1.xls
5) Approval of Final Maps
a) Approval of Final Map for Parcel Map No. 63217
Location: 2922 East Cortez Street
Subdivider: Mitchell Fuerst
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
D-5a.doc
D-5a Reso.doc
Attachment is available for review at the City Clerk's Office.
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP NO. 63217 AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF (MITCHELL FUERST)
6) Miscellaneous - Communications Department
a) Emergency Purchase of Uninterruptible Power System
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
D-6a.doc
Miscellaneous - Human Resources
b) Approval of Physical Requirement for Class Specifications
It is recommended that the City Council approve the addition of the physical profile to those job class specifications that require extensive writing and/or computer skills by adopting the following Resolution:
D-6b & Reso.doc
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING THE PHYSICAL PROFILE, AS OUTLINED BELOW, TO THOSE JOB CLASS SPECIFICATIONS THAT REQUIRE EXTENSIVE WRITING AND/OR COMPUTER SKILLS
Miscellaneous - Police Department
c) Private Grant (Kaiser Permanente) for Police Victim Advocate Services
It is recommended that the City Council appropriate the Kaiser Permanente grant, as follows:
D-6c.doc
- $3,500 into 221.31.3110.5113 (Victim Advocate overtime)
- $1,500 into 221.31.3110.6220 (outreach supplies)
Miscellaneous - Public Works Department
d) Extension of Contracts for Janitorial Service and Bus Shelter Maintenance
It is recommended that the City Council:
D-6d.doc
- Approve a five-year extension of the Valley Light Industries contract for janitorial services including a 10% increase effective October 1, 2007 and annual CPI adjustments commencing July 1, 2008, with an option to renew annually during an additional five-year period.
- Approve a five-year extension of the Valley Light Industries contract amount for the cleaning of 81 City-owned bus shelters including a 10% increase effective October 1, 2007 and annual CPI adjustments commencing July 1, 2008.
e) Acceptance of Proposal to Provide Temporary Building Inspection Services
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Shams Engineering Group, Inc. to provide the Building Division with the services of one full-time Building Inspector as temporary staff to accommodate increased levels of public and private construction projects.
D-6e.doc
Miscellaneous - Risk Management
f) Workers' Compensation Claims Administration Contract Extension
It is recommended that the City Council approve an amendment to the existing Workers' Compensation Service Agreement between the City of West Covina and CorVel Enterprise Comp, Inc., which would extend the City's current service rate for one additional year, beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the amendment.
D-6f.doc
7) AB1234 Conference and Meeting Report
(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense.)
a) Conference and Meeting Report - League of California Cities
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report.
D-7a.doc
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 through D-7a:
Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolutions/ordinances and adopt/introduce,
and approve all items except: ________
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson, Lane, Touhey
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
E) PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Public Hearing
Zone Change No. 07-01
Categorical Exemption
Applicant: Gary Lawson, West Covina Chamber of Commerce
Location: 1035 West Covina Parkway (Westfield West Covina Mall)
The applicant is requesting a zone change to the Westfield West Covina Mall to allow for a Farmers Market to operate in the parking lot of the Mall on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
E-1.doc
E-1 Attach1.doc
E-1 Attach2.doc
E-1 Attach3.doc
Attach1 Exhibit A is available for review at the City Clerk's Office.
- Verification of publication and mailing
- Open hearing
- Staff presentation
- Public testimony
- Close hearing
- Council discussion
- Recommendation: The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City Council introduce the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 07-01
Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________
to waive further reading of the ordinance, and
introduce _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
F) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No meeting.
G) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
No reports for this meeting.
H) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
1) Councilmember Hernandez
Reconsideration of City Attorney's Contract
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
H-1.doc
Motion by____________ 2nd by ______________
to ________________________________________
AB 1234 Conference and Meeting Report
(In accordance with AB 1234, Councilmembers shall make a brief report or file a written report on any meeting/event/conference attended at City expense.)
I) COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUEST FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATIONS
(Per City of West Covina Standing Rules 4.f - Requests by Councilmembers for reports, studies, or investigations that are not readily available must be placed on the City Council agenda as items of business and must be approved by a majority of the City Council.)
1) Councilmember Hernandez
Request from Councilmember Roger Hernandez Requesting the City Council Consider Instituting Limits for City Attorney Monthly Billings
It is requested that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
I-1.doc
Motion by____________ 2nd by ______________
to ________________________________________
J) COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by _________ 2nd by _________ to adjourn the meeting at ____ p.m.
TENTATIVE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
| Tuesday 10/2/07 |
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7:00 pm Regular Meeting |
| Tuesday 10/16/07 |
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7:00 pm Regular Meeting |
| Tuesday 11/6/07 |
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7:00 pm Regular Meeting |
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