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-Council Meeting Agenda-
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Tuesday, September 17, 2002 |
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5:45 p.m. |
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City Manager's Conference Room |
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
Agenda material is available for review before the meeting at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 at City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The City complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at this meeting, the City will try to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. For sign language interpreter services at Council meetings, please request no less than three working days prior to the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Touhey, Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Wong
I PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
II CLOSED SESSION
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Position: City Manager
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELEASE
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by ___________ 2nd by _____________
to adjourn the meeting at ____________ p.m.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2002 |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Council Chambers |
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL
A G E N D A
Agenda material is available for review before the meeting at the City Clerk's Office, Room 317 at City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue, West Covina. The City complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). If you will need special assistance at this meeting, the City will try to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please call (626) 939-8433 (voice) or (626) 960-4422 (TTY) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for assistance. Please 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 three working days prior to the meeting.
INVOCATION
Pastor Dawn Jackson, Faith Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Sanderson
ROLL CALL
Touhey, Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Wong
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Adjourned special meeting of July 6, 2002
Regular meeting of September 3, 2002
PROCLAMATION
Domestic Violence Month - October - YWCA Wings
PRESENTATIONS
* Certificate of Recognition
- Harold Blackard, Blackard's Towing
* L.A. Works Scholarships
ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL (3 minutes each speaker)
If you would like to address the City Council regarding a municipal matter that is not on the Agenda, please complete a Speakers Card and submit it to the City Clerk any time prior to Oral Communications - Item A on the Agenda. You may approach the podium when called upon by the Mayor.
If you would like to address the City Council regarding an item on the Agenda, including Public Hearing matters, please complete a Speaker's Card and submit it to the City Clerk any time prior to the item being discussed. Citizen comments will be taken at the time the subject matter is considered by the City Council. You may approach the podium when called upon by the Mayor. Speaker's Cards are available on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers.
A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 minutes each speaker - 30 minutes total)
This is the time of the meeting to address the City Council on any municipal matter not listed on the Agenda.
B) HEARINGS
1) General Plan Amendment No. 02-02
Zone Change No. 02-03
Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact
Applicant: Comstock Homes
Location: North side of Holt Avenue, west of Grand Avenue
The applicant is requesting approval of a General Plan amendment changing the land use designation from "Planned Development" to "Low Medium Residential" (4.1 to 8.0 Dwelling Units per Acre), and a zone change from "Specific Plan No. 3" to "Specific Plan No. 17." The applications are necessary to facilitate the development of the 9.1-acre vacant site with a 46-unit, single-family residential subdivision.
- Verification of publication
- Open hearing
- Staff presentation
- Public testimony
- Close hearing
- Council discussion
- It is recommended by the Planning Commission and staff that the City Council adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. _______ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 02-02, ZONE CHANGE NO. 02-03, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 53821, PRECISE PLAN NO. 02-06, TREE REMOVAL PERMIT NO. 02-02, AND ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. 02-08, PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970, AS AMENDED.
RESOLUTION NO. ________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 02-02 (Comstock Homes)
Motion by ___________ 2nd by ____________
to waive further reading of the resolutions and
adopt _____ disapprove ______ hold over ______
It is further recommended 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. 02-03 (Comstock Homes)
Motion by ___________ 2nd by ______________
to waive further reading of the ordinance and
introduce _______ disapprove _______ hold over ________
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Wong, Touhey
C) CONSENT CALENDAR
1) Commissions/Summary of Actions (receive & file)
Planning Commission 08/13/02, 08/21/02
2) City Treasurer's Report
No report for this meeting.
3) Miscellaneous - Award of Bid
a) Uninterrupted Power Supply for Traffic Signals-Project TP-03505
This project provides for the installation of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) for sixty-four City-maintained traffic signals. The City has received a State of California Grant Reservation from the California Energy Commission to help accomplish this work. Due to Grant time constraints, this work must be completed by no later than June 30, 2003. It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
- Appropriate the amount of $80,000 from unappropriated General Fund Reserves to account number 110-320-3356-7800.
- Authorize participation in the California Energy Commission's Battery Backup Program for Light Emitting Diode Traffic Signals program and authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to secure up to $119,104 in that program's funds.
- After removing from the scope of work those intersections that do not qualify for matching State funding, accept the bid of US Traffic Corporation in the amount of $251,104.00 as submitted at the bid opening on June 11, 2002, and authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer and City Clerk to execute an agreement with US Traffic Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, California, for the work to be done.
- Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. ________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE STATE ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (ENERGY COMMISSION) TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE CITY, COUNTY OR CITY, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS FOR BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Miscellaneous - Redevelopment Agency
b) State Home Funds Application - 2002
The City Council shall consider authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development to participate in the Home Investment Partnerships Program in response to the Notice of Funding Availability. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR FUNDING UNDER THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, AND THE EXECUTION OF A STANDARD AGREEMENT IF SELECTED FOR SUCH FUNDING AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
Miscellaneous - Environmental Management
c) BKK Landfill Closure Plans Monthly Status Report
This is an updated report on the Status of Plans for BKK Landfill Closure and other related BKK matters. It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
Miscellaneous - City Clerk's Office
d) Biennial Review of the City's Conflict of Interest Code
The Political Reform Act requires the City Council to review the City's Conflict of Interest Code every two years and make any necessary changes by the end of the year. It is recommended that the City Council approve the 2002 amended Conflict of Interest Code.
Miscellaneous - Public Works
e) Sale of a City Property Located at 815 California Avenue
A sale agreement is required to sell a portion of a City owned property located behind the California parkette site to Suburban Water Systems. It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
- Approve the sale of a portion of the California Avenue property to Suburban Water Systems of $138,600.
- Approve the purchase of the Cortez property from Suburban Water Systems for $14,385.
- Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Sales Agreement with Suburban Water Systems.
- Appropriate $32,000 from the sales proceeds to renovate the Maintenance Division warehouse to relocate City records.
f) Tentative Tract No. 53821 - Comstock Homes
Holt Avenue Reduction of Travel Way
Comstock Homes has requested a deviation from the master plan of streets to reduce the portion of a travel way of Holt Avenue contiguous to their property. It is recommended that the City Council approve the deviation and advise Comstock Homes to deposit an in-lieu fee of $125,000 with the City to be used for future improvements on Holt Avenue.
g) California Building Code and the California Fire Code Ordinance
The Public Works Department and the Fire Department are requesting that the City of West Covina introduce an ordinance for the adoption of the California Building Standards Code; the 2001 Editions of the California Building Code and the California Fire Code; and other various codes. The date of the Public Hearing will be October 1, 2002, and the effective date of the ordinance is November 1, 2002. It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Introduce the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, XIII, XV, XVI, CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE II OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND THE 2001 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 1997 UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1997 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 2001 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2001 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2000 UNIFORM SIGN CODE, 2000 UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, AND THE 2001 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
2. Set October 1, 2002, as the date for a Public Hearing concerning the adoption of the California Building and Fire Codes cited above.
Miscellaneous - Police Department
h) On-Going West Covina Service Group Equipment Costs
Historically, the West Covina Service Group's equipment account was included in its operating budget. For the current fiscal year, this equipment was moved to the CIP budget. It was not approved. This leaves the WCSG without the ability to purchase equipment that it needs right now. This need can be easily addressed by authorizing an appropriation from available WCSG revenue, with no burden on the General Fund. It is recommended that the City Council authorize the appropriation of $100,000 in 375-320-2141-7160 from available West Covina Service Group revenue (the fund balance of Fund 375).
Miscellaneous - Community Services
i) Application for Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
Staff is requesting authorization to apply for grant funding from the Recreational Trails Program (non-motorized projects) via the attached Resolutions for the Big League Dreams Trail Project ($225,000) and Heritage Garden Project ($125,000). It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM FOR THE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS TRAIL PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM FOR THE HERITAGE GARDEN TRAIL PROJECT
j) Approval of Request to Serve Alcohol at a Wedding Reception at the Senior Center
The Macias family is requesting approval to serve champagne, beer and wine at their wedding reception, which will be held at the Senior Citizen's Center on October 19, 2002. It is recommended that the City Council authorize the Macias Family of West Covina to serve champagne, beer and wine at the wedding reception on October 19, 2002 at the West Covina Senior Center.
k) Applications for Habitat Conservation Fund Grant Program
Staff is requesting authorization to apply for the Habitat Conservation Fund Grant Program under the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 via the attached Resolutions. Based on the grant requirements, the City of West Covina is eligible to apply for funds for the Galster Nature Program ($25,000), Heritage Garden Project ($175,000), the Big League Dreams Project ($200,000). It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 FOR THE GALSTER NATURE PROGRAM
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 FOR THE HERITAGE GARDEN PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO. __________ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR THE HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM OF THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 FOR THE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS PROJECT
ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER C-1 THROUGH C-3k:
Motion by ____________ 2nd by ___________
to waive further reading of the resolutions/ordinance and adopt/introduce;
and to approve all other items except: ___________________
ROLL CALL: Herfert, Miller, Sanderson, Touhey, Wong
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
D) PUBLIC WORKS
No reports for this meeting.
E) PLANNING DEPARTMENT
No reports for this meeting.
F) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
No reports for this meeting.
G) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Recess the City Council meeting at _______ pm to convene the Redevelopment Agency. Adjourn the Redevelopment Agency at _________ pm.
H) COMMUNITY SERVICES
No reports for this meeting.
I) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
No reports for this meeting.
J) PUBLIC SAFETY
No reports for this meeting.
K) CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
No reports for this meeting.
L) MAYOR'S REPORTS
1) Appointment of City Council Representatives to Contract Cities Association
As part of the Fiscal Year Adopted 2002-2003 budget, the City Council approved joining the Contract Cities Association. As a member of the Contract Cities Association, the City of West Covina is allowed to designate a delegate and an alternate to serve on the Contract Cities Board. The City Council is being asked to confirm the appointments by the Mayor to the Contract Cities Association Board. This matter was continued from the September 3, 2002, City Council meeting. It is recommended that the Mayor make appointments to the Contract Cities Association described in the staff report, subject to City Council confirmation.
Motion by ___________ 2nd by _____________
to _______________________________________
M) COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
1) Councilmember Miller
City Council Liaison Meetings Highlights
Councilmember Mike Miller attended the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority and the Southern California Association of Governments Energy and Environment Committee meetings during the months of August and September. Attached to the staff report are the agendas and highlights of these meetings. It is recommended that the City Council receive & file this informational report.
Motion by ___________ 2nd by _____________
to receive and file.
2) Councilmember Herfert
Traffic Signal at Hollenbeck and Cameron
Verbal report will be presented.
Motion by ___________ 2nd by _____________
to _______________________________________
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to adjourn at ____________.
TENTATIVE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
| Tuesday 10/01/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
| Tuesday 10/15/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
| Tuesday 11/05/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
| Tuesday 11/19/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
| Tuesday 12/03/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
| Tuesday 12/17/02 |
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7:00 pm Regular meeting |
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