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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code §54956(a)
  • William Korthoff, Emily Lutz, Kathleen Todd-Brown, and Pamela Brown vs. City of West Covina et al.
  • Joshua Kilzi vs. City of West Covina

LIABILITY CLAIMS
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.95
Claimant: Arturo and Rose Filippe
Agency Claimed Against: City of West Covina

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by ______ 2nd by ______

to adjourn the meeting at _____ pm.



REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 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

Pastor Jim Wern
Bethany Baptist 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

  • American Legion Presentation

  • Student Government Day

  • Red Ribbon Week Proclamation
    October 22 - 28, 2006

  • American Little League
    Tournament Major Champs

  • West Covina Pony Baseball
    Shetland World Series Champs

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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. Each person will be allowed five (5) minutes to address the Governing Bodies under Oral Communications. Any testimony or comments regarding a matter set for a Public Hearing will be heard during the hearing.

A) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes
(This is the time set aside to address the City Council/Community Development Commission. 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 September 5, 2006
Special Meeting of September 19, 2006
Regular Meeting of September 19, 2006
min 09-05-06.doc
smin 09-19-06.doc
min 09-19-06.doc

2) Commission Summary of Actions (receive & file)

a) Planning 10/10/06
D-2a.doc

3) Claims Against the City of West Covina

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.doc
  • Lorraine Cabana vs. City of West Covina
  • Matthew C. Vasquez vs. City of West Covina
  • Hugh Ledford vs. City of West Covina
  • Arturo & Rose Filippe vs. City of West Covina

4) Award of Bid

Purchase of Two (2) Ford Escape Hybrid Vehicles
It is recommended that the City Council:
D-4.doc
  1. Award the purchase of two (2) 2007 Ford Escape hybrid vehicles to Fairview Ford of San Bernardino for a total cost of $51,964.51 including sales tax and standard warranty.

  2. Appropriate $25,982 from Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund (119).

5) Miscellaneous - Police Department

a) Lease of Police Motorcycles
It is recommended that the City Council approve an award of contract to Laidlaw's Harley Davidson Sales, Inc. for the annual lease of Harley Davidson police motorcycles (currently eight) at a cost per motorcycle of $375 per month plus sales tax.
D-5a.doc

Miscellaneous - Public Works

b) Request for Reallocation of Property Taxes
County Sanitation District No. 22 (Annexation No. 390)
Location: 1140 Outlook Lane
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
D-5b.doc
D-5b Reso.doc
Attachment #1 is available for review in the City Clerk's Office.

RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 22 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ACCEPTING NEGOTIATED EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES RESULTING FROM AN ANNEXATION TO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 22, BEING ANNEXATION NO. 390

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.)

Conference and Meeting Report - Mayor Pro Tem Michael Touhey and City Manager Andrew Pasmant
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the report.
D-6.doc

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

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolution, read by title only and adopt:

and approve all items except: ________

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

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

E) PUBLIC HEARINGS

1) Public Hearing
General Plan Amendment No. 06-03
Zone Change No. 06-02
Applicant: City of West Covina

Location: 555 E. Vine Avenue
E-1.doc
E-1.attach.1.doc
E-1.attach.2.doc
E-1.attach.3.doc
E-1.attach.5.doc
E-1.attach.6.doc
E-1.attach.7.doc
Attachments 4 and 8 are available for review in the City Clerk's Office.
  1. Verification of publication
  2. Open hearing
  3. Staff presentation
  4. Public testimony
  5. Close hearing
  6. Council discussion
  7. Recommendation: The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City Council adopt the following resolution to change the General Plan land use designation from "Service and Neighborhood Commercial" to "Low Medium Residential":

RESOLUTION NO. 2006- _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 06-03

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolution, read by title only and

adopt _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

The Planning Commission and staff further recommend that the City Council introduce the following ordinance to change the zoning designation from "Office Professional" (OP) to "Single-Family Residential (R-1), Area District II:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 06-02

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

introduce _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

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

2) Public Hearing
General Plan Amendment No. 06-02
Westside Area Plan Amendment No. 6
Applicant: Conrad Banks

Location: 845 S. Sunkist Avenue
E-2.doc
E-2.attach.1.doc
E-2.attach.2.doc
E-2.attach.3.doc
E-2.attach.4.doc
E-2.attach.5.doc
E-2.attach.6.doc
  1. Verification of publication
  2. Open hearing
  3. Staff presentation
  4. Public testimony
  5. Close hearing
  6. Council discussion
  7. Recommendation: The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City Council adopt the following resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 06-02 and Westside Area Plan Amendment No. 6 to change the land use designation from Service & Neighborhood Commercial" to "Low Medium Residential":

RESOLUTION NO. 2006- _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 06-02 AND WESTSIDE AREA PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 6

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolution, read by title only and

adopt _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

3) Public Hearing
Appeal of Conditional Use Permit No. 06-10 and
Precise Plan No. 06-12
Applicant: Stephan Mkhitarian
Location: 709 N. Sunset Avenue

Appellant: Davinder Singh (Bob's Liquor and Market)
E-3.doc
E-3.attach.1.doc
E-3.attach.2.doc
E-3.attach.3.doc
E-3.attach.4.doc
E-3.attach.5.doc
E-3.attach.6.doc
Attachments 7 and 8 are available for review in the City Clerk?s Office.
  1. Verification of publication
  2. Open hearing
  3. Staff presentation
  4. Public testimony
  5. Close hearing
  6. Council discussion
  7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the decision of the Planning Commission to convert a service bay area into a convenience store and adopt the following resolutions:

RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 06-10 ON APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION

RESOLUTION NO. 2006- _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PRECISE PLAN NO. 06-12 ON APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolutions, read by title only and

adopt _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

F) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
No meeting scheduled.

G) DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS

CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE

1) Payment of San Gabriel Valley Council of Government Dues
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the following:
G-1.doc
G-1 Reso.doc
  1. Payment of the Fiscal Year 2004-2005, Fiscal Year 2005-2006, Fiscal Year 2006-2007 dues for the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments in the amount $93,506.24 from the Transit and Transportation Program (Prop. A & C) account 121.51.5140.6120.

  2. Adoption of the following resolution naming a representative and alternate to the Board of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Board:

RESOLUTION NO. 2006- _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, NAMING _____________ AS THE GOVERNING BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND __________________ AS THE ALTERNATE

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________
to waive further reading of the resolution, read by title only and

adopt _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

2) Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Specialized Legal Services
City staff recommends the following:
G-2.doc
G-2 attach.doc
  1. City staff to send out Request for Qualifications for certain limited special legal services; and

  2. For such special counsel work, City staff is to solicit three (3 proposals from firms, for the City Council's review, when the legal costs are expected to be between $25,00 - $100,000, and anytime that the anticipated legal costs are to exceed $100,000, City staff is to issue an RFQ for services, to be evaluated by the City Council.

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________

approve _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

3) Public Dedication to Honor Cory Lidle
It is recommended that the City Council provide staff direction to research and bring back options for a public dedication to honor the life and contributions of Cory Lidle.
G-3.doc

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________

to ___________________________________

H) MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS

1) Appointment of City Council/City Staff Representative to San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees
It is recommended that the Mayor make one of the following appointments to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees, subject to City Council confirmation:
H-1.doc
  1. Appointment of a Councilmember/City staff to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees to a two-year term; or

  2. Appointment of a Councilmember/City staff to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees to a four-year term.

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________

to ___________________________________

2) Mayor Pro Tem Touhey
Sex Registrants and Proposed Sexual Predators Laws
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
H-2 and Attach.doc

RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - _____ - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 83 - a.k.a. "JESSICA'S LAW" - AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO UNDERTAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS CONSISTENT THEREWITH

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________ to waive further reading of the resolution, read by title only and

adopt _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

3) Mayor Pro Tem Touhey
Authorization for Staff to Proceed with Negotiations for the Construction of a New Football Field and Track at West Covina High School
It is recommended that the City Council authorize staff to begin negotiating with the West Covina Unified School District regarding funding support and a joint use agreement for the football field and track.
H-3.doc

Motion by __________ 2nd by __________ to

approve _____ disapprove _____ hold over _____

I) 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 Councilmember Sanderson
To Seek Options of a More Aggressive Coyote Control
It is recommended 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 _____ pm.

TENTATIVE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Tuesday 11/7/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting
Tuesday 11/21/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting
Tuesday 12/5/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting
Tuesday 12/19/06 7:00 pm Regular Meeting