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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Time: 5:45 p.m.
Place: City Manager's Conf. Room

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 Herfert, Mayor Pro Tem Touhey
Councilmembers Hernandez, Lane, 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 Organization: Unrepresented Employee:
- Assistant Fire Chief

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property: 2121 East Shadow Oak
Agency Negotiators: Pasmant, Alvarez-Glasman, Chung, Lee
Negotiating Party: Rowland Unified School District
Under Negotiation: Both Price and Terms

Property: 625 East Merced Avenue
Agency Negotiators: Pasmant, Alvarez-Glasman, Durbin
Negotiating Party: Royal Street Communications
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by ______ 2nd by ______

to adjourn the meeting at _____ pm.



REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers

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

Reverend Frederick W. Cook
West Covina United Methodist Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Councilmember Hernandez

ROLL CALL

Mayor Herfert, Mayor Pro Tem Touhey
Councilmembers Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson

REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS
  • Blue Star Video
  • Resolutions of Commendation
    Lyndel Morgan, Community Services Manager
    Adrian Reynosa, Community Services Recreation Supervisor
  • Japanese Community Center Presentation to City Council

PROCLAMATIONS
  • West Covina Beautiful Month - May 2006
    Recognition of Poster Contest Winners
  • Fire Service Day - May 13, 2006
  • Bike to Work Week - May 15-19, 2006

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 Speaker's 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 - 30 Minutes Total Allotted Time
(3 minutes each speaker - Ordinance No. 502 adopted October 22, 1956)

B) UPDATES/REPORTS FROM CONSULTANTS

1) BKK Landfill Site Quarterly Report It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
B-1 BKK Monthly Report 5.06.DOC

Attachment is available for review in the City Clerk?s Office.

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________

to receive and file.

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 21, 2006
D-1.03-21-06.doc
Regular Meeting of April 4, 2006
D-1.04-04-06.doc

2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)

a) Human Resources 03/08/06
b) Senior Citizens Commission 04/13/06
D-2a CC PCM 3 06.doc
D-2b SOA 4-13-06.doc

3) Claims Against the City of West Covina (deny & notify claimant)

Government Tort Claim Denials
It is recommended that the following Government Tort Claims be denied and the claimants and/or their respective attorneys be so notified:
D-3-Govt Tort claim 5-2-06.doc
  • Paul A. Alvarez vs. City of West Covina
  • Christina Maria Matta vs. City of West Covina
  • Anthony Champion vs. City of West Covina

4) City Treasurer's Report (receive & file)

Treasurer's Report for the Month of March 2006
FY0506 03-2006 Staff Report City.doc
FY0506 03-2006 City Treas Rpt.xls
FY0506 03-2006 City Detail Rpt.xls
FY0506 03-2006 City Bond Detail Rpt.xls
FY0506 03-2006 Staff Report CDC.doc
FY0506 03-2006 CDC Rpt.xls
FY0506 03-2006 CDC Bond Detail Rpt.xls

5) Miscellaneous - Community Services Department

a) Proposed 2006 Street Fair at the Lakes Entertainment Center
It is recommended that the City Council:
D-5a Proposed 06 Street Fair at the Lakes.doc
D-5a - Attach A Street Fair Map.pdf
  1. Authorize staff to execute a contract for $15,000 or less with the West Covina Chamber of Commerce to operate the 2006 Street Market Fair at the Lakes Entertainment Center.
  2. Relocate the Street Fair to the center of the Lakes Development.

Miscellaneous - Environmental Management Department

b) Authorization to Apply for the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Grant for Fiscal Year 2006-2007
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the submittal of an application to the California Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling for a California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Grant for the fiscal year 2006-2007.
D-5b CRV Grant FY 06-07.doc

Miscellaneous - Finance Department

c) 2005-2006 Fiscal Year 3rd Quarter Budget Update
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.
D-5c and Attach1.doc
D-5c Attachment 2.xls

d) Surplus Equipment
It is recommended that the City Council take the following action:
D-5d.doc
  1. Authorize the sale by public auction of the surplus vehicles in accordance with Section 2-316 of the West Covina Municipal Code;
  2. Gift the West Covina Chamber of Commerce with a surplus copier.

Miscellaneous - Public Works Department

e) Citywide Lighting and Maintenance District Preliminary Approval of the Engineer's Report
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
D-5e_Citywide Lighting and Maintenance District.doc
D-5e_Attachment No. 1.doc

RESOLUTION NO. _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE CERTIFIED ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 20, 2006 TO APPROVE CITYWIDE ASSESSMENTS COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 TO FUND THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STREET LIGHTS AND STREET TREES WITHIN THE DISTRICT

6) Conference and Meeting Report (receive & file)
(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.)
D-6- Conference and Meeting Report 5-2-06 CRA.doc

It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report.

ACTION ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER D-1 through D-6:

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolution and adopt:

and approve all items except ________

ROLL CALL: Hernandez, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey, Herfert

END OF CONSENT

E) PUBLIC HEARINGS

1) Protest Hearing
Citywide Weed Abatement 2006
E1 - Weed Abatement 2nd CC Rpt. 5-2-06.doc
E-1 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING 5-05.doc
E-1 RESOLUTION - weed abatement.doc
  1. Affidavit of Mailing
  2. Open hearing
  3. Staff presentation
  4. Written Protests or Objections
  5. Public testimony
  6. Close hearing
  7. Council discussion
  8. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council order the abatement of weeds and rubbish on those properties described in Resolution of Intention No. 2006-27.

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________ to

approve ____ disapprove ____ hold over ____

2) Public Hearing
Adoption of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction

2006 Edition
  1. Verification of Publication
  2. Open hearing
  3. Staff presentation
  4. Public testimony
  5. Close hearing
  6. Council discussion
  7. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:

E-2_Adoption of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.doc

E-2_Attachment No. 1.doc

ORDINANCE NO. _____ - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2006 EDITION OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION BY REPEALING AND ADOPTING SECTION 19-1 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________ to
to waive further reading of the ordinance, read by title only and

adopt ____ disapprove ____ hold over ____

F) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Recess the City Council meeting at ______ pm to convene the CDC. Reconvene the City Council meeting at ______ pm.
CDC Agenda

G) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS

CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE

1) Options for the Cortez Park Knoll Improvements (Project No. PP-06206A)
It is recommended that the City Council provide staff direction on this matter.
G-1_Options for the Cortez Park Knoll Improvements.doc

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________

to _____________________________________

H) CONTINUED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time for citizens to address the City Council if the thirty-minute time allotment at the beginning of the meeting was exhausted.

I) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS

1) Policy for Naming City Facilities After Individuals
It is recommended that the City Council:
I-1 Naming of City Facility.doc
  1. Select the items the City Council wishes to include in a formal policy for naming City facilities after individuals, and refer back to City staff to draft; or
  2. Receive and file this informational report.

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________

to _____________________________________

J) COUNCIL 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) Request from Mayor Pro Tem Michael Touhey to Modify Zoning Code to Allow Second Driveways
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
J-1.doc

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________

to _____________________________________

2) Request from Mayor Steve Herfert Requesting the City to Consider Options in Response to the County of Los Angeles' Proposal to Have a Homeless Shelter in West Covina
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly.
J-2.doc

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________

to _____________________________________

3) Request from Mayor Steve Herfert to Survey Other Cities on Procedures for Accepting Public Testimony
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff accordingly. J-3.doc

Motion by ___________ 2nd by ___________

to _____________________________________

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by ______ 2nd by ______

to adjourn the meeting at _____ pm.

TENTATIVE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Tuesday 5/16/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting
Tuesday 6/6/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting
Tuesday 6/20/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting