Regular City Council Joint Meeting - January 16, 2024
CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION - WILL NOT BE HELD
JOINT MEETING—OPEN SESSION 7:30 PM
2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
Council/Agency/Authority Members: Patricia Cortez, Hector Delgado, Victor Linares, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair John King, and Mayor/Chair Walter Allen, III
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember Linares
5. INVOCATION
Given by Covina Police Chaplain Ron Butler
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
To address the Council/Agency/Authority please complete a yellow speaker request card located at the entrance and give it to the City Clerk. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. Those wishing to speak on a
LISTED AGENDA ITEM
will be heard when that item is addressed. Those wishing to speak on an item
NOT ON THE AGENDA
will be heard at this time. State Law prohibits the Council/Agency/Authority Members from taking action on any item not on the agenda. Individual speakers are limited to five minutes each, unless, for good cause, the Mayor/Chairperson amends the time limit.
7. COUNCIL/AGENCY/AUTHORITY COMMENTS
Council/Agency/Authority Members wishing to make any announcements of public interest or to request that specific items be added to future Council/Agency/Authority agendas may do so at this time.
8. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under consent calendar are considered routine, and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Council/Agency/Authority votes on them, unless a member of the Council/Agency/Authority requests a specific item be removed from the consent calendar for discussion.
9.a
Minutes
1. 2023 12 05 Minutes CC - DRAFT.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the December 5, 2023, Regular Meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Covina Redevelopment Agency/Covina Public Financing Authority/Housing Authority.
9.b
Payment of Demands
1. Payment of Demands December 1, 2023 - December 28, 2023.pdf
2. Check Register December 1, 2023 - December 28, 2023.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve Payment of Demands in the amount of $7,089,816.34.
9.c
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-25), Covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
1. (ROPS 24-25) July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.pdf
2. Attachment A - ROPS (24-25) July 1 2024 through June 30 2025.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-25) covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
9.d
City of Covina Investment Report for Month Ended December 31, 2023
1. City of Covina Investment Report for the Month Ended December 31, 2023.pdf
2. Investment Report For the Month Ended December 31 2023.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Receive and File.
9.e
Approval of Part-Time Salary Range Adjustments Subject to Minimum Wage and Revised Paid Sick Leave Policy for Part-Time Employees
1. Approval of Part-Time Salary Adjustments Subject to Minimum Wage and Revised Paid Sick Leave Policy for Part-time Employees.pdf
2. Attachment A - Part-Time Salary Schedules Effective 01 01 2024.pdf
3. Attachment B - Paid Sick Leave for Part Time Employees_Revised 01 16 24.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve salary range adjustments for classifications affected by the State mandated minimum wage increases effective January 1, 2024, as per Labor Code Section 1182.12(c)(3)(A) and approve the revised Administrative Policy for Paid Sick Leave for Part-Time Employees per Senate Bill 616.
9.f
Covina Performing Arts Center’s Digital Marquee Sign Project – Project No. F2404 - Final Acceptance and Filing Notice of Completion
1. CCPA Digital Marquee Sign Project - NOC.pdf
2. Attachment A - Notice of Completion - Digital LED Marquee Sign.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Accept the work completed by Eagle Signs, Inc; and
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the Covina Performing Arts Center’s Digital Marquee Sign Project – Project No. F2404.
9.g
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Covina and the City of West Covina for the Traffic Signal Improvements Project – Lark Ellen Avenue/Badillo Street
1. MOU with City of West Covina - TS - Lark Ellen Ave and Badillo St.pdf
2. Attachment A - West Covina and Covina MOU-TSI at Lark Ellen and Badillo.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Covina and the City of West Covina for the Traffic Signals Improvement Project – Lark Ellen Avenue/Badillo Street; and Authorize the City Manager or his/her designee to execute any necessary amendments to the MOU.
9.h
Adoption of Ordinances 23-12 and 23-13
1. Second Reading Ord 23-12 .pdf
2. Attachment A - Ordinance 23-12.pdf
3. Attachment B - Ordinance 23-13.pdf
4. Exhibit D.1 - DA DRAFT.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt Ordinance 23-12 12 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, adopting Zone Change (ZCH) 22-7, amending the official zoning map of the city of Covina by changing the zone designation from commercial highway (C-4) zone to “Covina Village Specific Plan (CVSP) designation, with two (2) planning areas: CVSP planning area 1 - (Townhome Residential) and CVSP planning area 2 - (commercial);” for the proposed Covina Village Mixed use development on an approximately 8.0-acre site generally located at 1000 n. Azusa Avenue (APNS 8421-001-016 and 8421-001-061)”; and Adopt Ordinance 23-13 entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, approving Development Agreement (DA), pursuant to Government Code Section 65864 et. seq., a development agreement between the city of Covina and PKL, LLC;” for the proposed Covina Village Mixed use development on an approximately 8.0-acre site generally located at 1000 n. Azusa Avenue (APNS 8421-001-016 and 8421-001-061)”.
9.i
Adopt Ordinance 23-14
1. Second Reading Ord 23-14 .pdf
2. Ordinance 23-14.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt Ordinance 23-14 entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California Amending Chapter 5.90 (“Sidewalk Vendors and Mobile Food Facilities”) of the Covina Municipal Code”.
9.j
Resolution CC 2024-02 Authorizing the Acceptance of Grant Funds and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Contract with the California Energy Commission to Facilitate an Automatic Permitting Program for Solar Residential Projects
1. 2023 0116 Accepting Grant Funds for CalAPP Program Implementation.pdf
2. Attachment A - Grant Agreement.pdf
3. Attachment B - Resolution CC 2024-02.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends the approval of Resolution CC 2024-02.
9.k
Vehicle Purchase
1. CIT Vehicle purchase.pdf
2. Attachment A - CIT vehicle quote.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the purchase of a new vehicle in the amount of $32,319.23.
9.l
Restaurant Space Lease Agreement – 100 North Citrus Avenue
1. Restaurant Space Lease Agreement - 100 North Citrus Avenue.pdf
2. Attachment A - Lease Agreement.pdf
3. Attachment B - Restaurant Rendering.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council approve a lease agreement with Bear Sausage Co., LLC for the operation of a restaurant at 100 N. Citrus Avenue and authorize the City Manager to make any non-substantive changes that may be required prior to finalizing and executing the agreement.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Consideration of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Budget
1. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Budget.pdf
2. Attachment A - Recommended CDBG Funding Table.pdf
3. Attachment B - Synopsis of Projects.pdf
4. Attachment C - Finance Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes.pdf
5. Attachment D - Resolution CC 2024-01.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Open the public hearing and receive public testimony;
Close the public hearing;
Consider approval of the FY 2024-2025 CDBG program budget as recommended in Column C of the Table on Attachment A with the provision that: a) the allocation be adjusted based on the final allocation as determined by the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), with a maximum of 15 percent of funding allocated for public service programs; Adopt Resolution CC 2024-01, authorizing the allocation of the Fiftieth Year CDBG funds for FY 2024-2025; and Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the documents related to the FY 2024-2025 CDBG funds.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The Covina City Council/Successor Agency to the Covina Redevelopment Agency/Covina Public Financing Authority/Covina Housing Authority will adjourn to its next regular meeting of the Council/Agency/Authority scheduled for February 6, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. for closed session and at 7:30 p.m. for open session inside the Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 125 East College Street, Covina, California, 91723.