Regular City Council Joint Meeting - September 02, 2025
JOINT MEETING—CLOSED SESSION 6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Council/Agency/Authority Members: Walter Allen, III, Patricia Cortez, John C. King, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Hector Delgado, and Mayor/Chair Victor Linares
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION
The public is invited to comment on Closed Session items only at this time.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council/Successor Agency to the Covina Redevelopment Agency/Covina Public Financing Authority/Covina Housing Authority will adjourn to closed session for the following:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Covina Responsible and Compliant Retail, LLC v. City of Covina, et al.
RECESS
JOINT MEETING—OPEN SESSION 7:30 PM
RECONVENE AND CALL TO ORDER
Council/Agency/Authority Members: Walter Allen, III, Patricia Cortez, John C. King, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Hector Delgado, and Mayor/Chair Victor Linares
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilmember King.
INVOCATION
Given by Covina Police Chaplain Steve Martinez.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
A. SGVCOG President's Introduction
B. Chiari Malformation Awareness Month
C. Introduction of the Immigration Resource Center
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council/Agency/Authority on any item listed on the agenda ( e.g. Consent Calendar, Continued Business, and New Business items ) or not listed on the agenda, except for Public Hearing items. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the Council/Agency/Authority regarding Public Hearing items at the time the public hearing is held.
Each speaker is limited to a total of three (3) minutes, subject to the Mayor/Chairperson's discretion to amend time limits based on the anticipated length of the meeting.
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.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
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.
CC 1. Minutes
1. 2025 07 15 Minutes CC.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the July 15, 2025, Regular Meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Covina Redevelopment Agency/Covina Public Financing Authority/Housing Authority.
CC 2. Payment of Demands
1. Payment of Demands July 18, 2025 - August 14, 2025.pdf
2. Check Register Jul 18, 2025 - Aug 14, 2025.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve Payment of Demands in the amount of $7,345,237.23.
CC 3. City of Covina Investment Report for Month Ended July 31, 2025
1. City of Covina Investment Report for Month Ended July 31, 2025.pdf
2. City of Covina Investment Report for the Month Ended July 31, 2025.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Receive and File.
CC 4. Pilot Solar Street Light Program Project – Project No. P2514 – Final Acceptance and Filing Notice of Completion
1. City-Wide Solar Street Light Pilot Program Project - Project No. P2514 - NOC.pdf
2. Attachment A - Notice of Completion.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Accept the work performed by Green Giant Landscape, Inc.; and Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the City-Wide Solar Street Light Pilot Program Project – Project No. P2514.
CC 5. Written Report for Urgency Ordinance 25-04 Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 (d)
1. Written Report for Urgency Ordinance 25-04.pdf
2. Attachment A - Written Report for Urgency Ordinance 25-04.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Receive and file the written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the conditions that led to the adoption of the urgency ordinance.
CC 6. Speed Hump Installation Project – North Larkin Drive between Badillo Street and San Bernardino Road
1. Speed Hump Installation Project - N. Larkin Dr between Badillo St and San Bernardino Road.pdf
2. Attachment A - Minor Construction Agreement - Speed Hump Installation - N Larkin Dr.pdf
3. Attachment B - Proposal FS Contractors, Inc.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve Recommendation from the Traffic and Mobility Advisory Commission for the installation of speed hump on North Larkin Drive between Badillo Street and San Bernardino Road; and Award a Minor Construction and Maintenance Agreement to FS Contractors, Inc. as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in an amount not-to-exceed $22,950 and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Agreement.
CC 7. HAWK Traffic Beacon Installation Project – Project No. T2601 – Award of Contract to PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. for an Amount of $298,998
1. HAWK Traffic Beacon Installation Project - Project No. T2601 - Award.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution CC 2025-102.pdf
3. Attachment B - Bid Proposal PTM General Engineering Services, Inc.pdf
4. Attachment C - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT Siterep Construction Services, Inc.pdf
5. Attachment D - CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - PTM General Engineering Services, Inc.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve plans and specifications for the HAWK Traffic Beacon Installation Project – Project No. T2601; Award a contract for the HAWK Traffic Beacon Installation Project – Project No. T2601 to PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in an amount of $298,998 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract; Authorize a project contingency amount of $30,000 (approximately 10% of contract) for any unforeseen construction expenses; Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) between the City of Covina and Siterep Construction Services, Inc. for Inspection Services in the amount of $50,400 and authorize the City Manager to execute the PSA; and Approve
Resolution CC 2025-102
appropriating $150,000 from available Proposition C Fund – Fund Balance for use towards the project.
CC 8. Civic Center Properties Boundary Survey and Master Plan – Project No. F2602 – Award of Contract for Civil Engineering Services to Elie Farah, Inc. for an Amount of $38,900
1. Covina City Hall Feasibility Study Master Plan - Award.pdf
2. Attachment A - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT Elie Farah, Inc.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for the Covina City Hall Feasibility Study Master Plan Project for Civil Engineering Services to Elie Farah, Inc. as the responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $38,900 and authorize the City Manager to execute the PSA; and Establish a 10% contingency allowance of $3,890 for additional services, if needed.
CC 9. Resolution Accepting Metro TOC TAP Award and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Required Documents for the Covina Town Center Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility and Community Engagement Program
1. 2025 0916 Accepting Metro TOC Grant Monies and Enter into RGA.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution CC 2025-103.pdf
3. Attachment B - LACMTA Notice of Award.pdf
4. C.7 - Additional Information.pdf
5. C.1 - Application.pdf
6. C.2 - Project Location Map.pdf
7. C.3 - Project Budget.pdf
8. C.4 - Scope of Work.pdf
9. C.5 - Disadvantaged Area Maps.pdf
10. C.6 - Self Certification Form.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt
Resolution CC 2025-103
Amending the FY26 Capital Improvement Program Budget to accept $150,000 in reimbursable fund and authorizing the City Manager to execute any/all documentation required by LA Metro for the grant funded program.
CC 10. Fourth Avenue Water Main Replacement Project – Project No. W2601 – Award of Contract to Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc. in the amount of $624,440
1. Fourth Avenue Water Main Replacement Project - Award.pdf
2. Attachment A - BID PROPOSAL - STEPHEN DORECK EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC.pdf
3. Attachment B - Construction Contract - Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc.pdf
4. Attachment C - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT - Siterep Construction Services Inc.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve plans and specifications for the Fourth Avenue Water Main Replacement Project – Project No. W2601; Award a Contract for the Fourth Avenue Water Main Replacement Project – Project No. W2601 to Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $624,440 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract; Authorize a project contingency amount of $150,000 (approximately 26%) for any unforeseen construction expenses; and Award a Professional Services Agreement to Siterep Construction Services, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $63,000 in order to conduct construction inspection services and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
CC 11. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement between the City of Covina and Norman A. Traub & Associates, LLC for Investigations
1. Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Norman A. Traub Associates.pdf
2. Attachment A - 2025 Investigation rates.pdf
3. Attachment B - Norman Traub Third Amendment.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between Norman A. Traub & Associates, LLC and the City of Covina for investigations and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
CC 12. Confirm and Approve City Council’s Appointment to the Parks & Recreation Commission
1. Parks and Rec Commission Appointment.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the City Council’s appointment to Parks & Recreation Commission.
CC 13. Purchase Order Authorization – Purchase of Trash Receptacles for City Parks – FY 2025/2026
1. Purchase Order Authorization - Purchase of Trash Receptacles for City Parks - FY 2025-2026.pdf
2. Attachment A - The Park Catalog Quote.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve a Purchase Order in the amount of $34,927.96 with Highland Products Group, LLC dba The Park Catalog to purchase new trash receptacles for City parks.
CC 14. City-Wide Alleyway Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2605 – Final Acceptance and Filing Notice of Completion
1. City-Wide Alleyway Resurfacing Project - Project No. P2605 - NOC.pdf
2. Attachment A - P2605 Notice of Completion.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Accept the work performed by G.M. Sager Construction Co., Inc.; and Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the City-Wide Alleyway Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2605.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH 1. City-Initiated Zone Change (ZCH) 25-001 to Change the Official Zone Map of the City of Covina for the Property Located at 1261 N. Azusa Avenue – APN: 8409-019-030
1. City-Initiated Zone Change - 1261 N. Azusa Avenue.pdf
2. Attachment A - Existing and Proposed Zoning Map for 1261 N Azusa Avenue.pdf
3. Attachment B - 250708 PC Staff Report, Reso (1261 N. Azusa Ave).pdf
4. Attachment C - Ordinance 25-09.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Waive full reading and introduce
Ordinance 25-09
entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, approving a zone change (ZCH) 25-001, to change the zoning classification for a duel-zoned parcel from C-2 Commercial Zone (Neighborhood Shopping Center) to C-4 Commercial Zone (Highway), consistent with the General Plan and Land Use Designation of General Commercial, and making a determination of exception under CEQA, for the property located at 1261 N. Azusa Avenue – APN: 8409-019-030.”
PH 2. Introduction of Ordinance 25-10
1. Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) 25-2.pdf
2. Attachment A - Ordinance 25-10.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Waive full reading and introduce
Ordinance 25-10
entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, approving Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) 25-2 amending Chapter 17.04 Definitions and Chapter 17.54 M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Covina Municipal Code, to add a Definition of Battery Energy Storage System Facility and as a Conditionally Permitted Use in M-1 Zone, Repealing Ordinance 25-04 a Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage System Facility, and Making a Determination of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)”.
PH 3. Adoption of Urgency Ordinance 25-11
1. 45-Day Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals and Home Experience Sharing.pdf
2. Attachment A - 0827 2024 PC NB2 Staff Report Packet.pdf
3. Attachment B - Urgency Ordinance 25-11.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Request the City Council adopt
Ordinance 25-11
, entitled “An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, establishing a Moratorium on the Use of Residential Property for Short Term Rental and Home Experience Sharing, Declaring the Urgency Thereof, and Making a Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act” for a period of 45 days, expiring October 17, 2025.
CONTINUED BUSINESS
CB 1. Pilot Overnight Parking Program at Sunkist Park/Covina Senior Center
1. Overnight Parking Pilot Program at Senior Center-Kelby Park Parking Lot.pdf
2. Attachment A - ZEST - 707 N. Barranca Ave. Site Plan.pdf
3. Attachment B - BLOSSOM -747 N. Barranca Ave. Site Plan.pdf
4. Attachment C - Google Aerial Image of Sites.pdf
5. Attachment D - Parking Input Survey – ZEST Community Outreach.pdf
6. Attachment 4.2 - Parking Input Survey – ZEST Community Outreach.pdf
7. Attachment E - ZEST - 707 Barranca Ave CCnRs.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council authorize a pilot, overnight parking program for up to fifteen (15) vehicles between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. at the Sunkist Park/Covina Senior Center Parking Lot.
CB 2. Proposed Legislation Relating to Immigration Enforcement
1. Immigration Legislation.pdf
2. S.B. 2212 (Padilla) ICE Masks and Clothes - VISIBLE ACT.pdf
3. H.R. 4004 (Velazquez) - ICE Masks and Clothing.pdf
4. SB 627 (2025) - Weiner - ICE Masks.pdf
5. California-2025-SB805-Amended.pdf
6. Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem - City Amicus Brief.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council receive/file this report and provide further direction, as needed.
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 Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 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.