Regular City Council Joint Meeting - November 18, 2025
JOINT MEETING—CLOSED SESSION 6:30 PM
CLOSED SESSION - WILL NOT BE HELD
JOINT MEETING—OPEN SESSION 7:30 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
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Pro Tem Delgado.
INVOCATION
Given by Covina Police Chaplain Ron Butler.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
A. Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Week
B. Pink Patch Recap
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. Post-Meeting Minutes - REG CC_Nov04_2025 - English.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the November 4, 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 October 17, 2025 - October 30, 2025.pdf
2. Check Register Oct 17, 2025 - Oct 30, 2025.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve Payment of Demands in the amount of $3,659,225.25
CC 3. City of Covina Investment Report for Month Ended October 31, 2025
1. City of Covina Investment Report for Month Ended October 31, 2025.pdf
2. City of Covina Investment Report for the Month Ended October 31 2025.pdf Staff Recommendation:
Receive and File.
CC 4. Proposed Allocation of $785,076 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Funds to a Future Homeownership Opportunities Assistance Program
1. Reallocation of PLHA Funds.pdf
2. Attachment A - Eligible Activities.pdf
3. Attachment B - PLHA 5 Year Notice of Award Letter.pdf
4. Attachment C - Exhibit A.pdf
5. Attachment D - Resolution CC 2025-116.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt
Resolution CC 2025-116
, approving the allocation of funds from participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program for FYs 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, to the Homeownership Opportunities Assistance category; and Direct staff to develop a Homeownership Opportunities Assistance program; and Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute related documents as necessary.
CC 5. Award of Contract to ADCO Roofing & Weatherproofing, Inc. in the Amount of $24,750 for Roof Repairs at the Rancho Simi Booster Pump Station
1. Rancho Simi Booster Pump Roof Repair.pdf
2. Attachment A - Proposal ADCO Roofing and Weatherproofing.pdf
3. Attachment B - Minor Construction and Maintenance Agreement.pdf Staff Recommendation:
ADCO Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc. for the Rancho Simi Booster Pump Station Roof Repair Project; and Authorize a project contingency of $5,000 for any unforeseen circumstances.
CC 6. Approve the Annual Report and Establish the Date, Time, and Place for the Public Hearing for the Calendar Year 2026 Annual Assessment of the Downtown Covina Business Area Enhancement District (BAED)
1. Public Hearing of 2026 Annual Report for Downtown Covina Business Area Enhancement District and Proposed 2025 Assessment.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution CC 2025-119.pdf
3. Attachment B - Downtown Annual Report 2026.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Annual Report of the Downtown Covina Business Area Enhancement District (BAED); and Adopt
Resolution CC 2025-119
, declaring its intent to levy an annual assessment for the calendar year 2026 in the Downtown Covina Business Area Enhancement District, and establish the public hearing on December 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
CC 7. San Bernardino Road Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2602 & Frontage Median Bioswale Installation Project – Project No. P2606 – Final Acceptance and Filing Notice of Completion
1. San Bernardino Road Resurfacing Project and Frontage Median Bioswale Installation Project - NOC.pdf
2. Attachment A - Notice of Completion.pdf
3. Attachment B - Notice of Completion - Project No. P2606.pdf
4. Attachment C - Resolution CC 2025-118.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Accept the work performed by Gentry Brothers, Inc.;
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the San Bernardino Road Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2602 & the Frontage Median Bioswale Installation Project – Project No. P2606; Authorize the City Engineer to execute Change Order #1 for Additional Construction Management & Inspection Services & Design to CEJ Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $86,400 for a new total contract amount of $226,400 for the San Bernardino Road Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2602; and Approve
Resolution CC 2025-118
appropriating $85,473.27 from available Proposition C Fund – Fund Balance and $179,016.53 from available Measure M Fund – Fund Balance for use towards the completion of the San Bernardino Road Resurfacing Project – Project No. P2602.
CC 8. Trash Enclosure Project – Covina Police Department – Project No. P2604 – Final Acceptance and Filing Notice of Completion
1. Trash Enclosure Project - Covina Police Department - Project No. P2604 - NOC.pdf
2. Attachment A - Notice of Completion(1).pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Accept the work performed by FS Contractors, Inc.; and
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the Trash Enclosure Project – Covina Police Department – Project No. P2604.
CC 9. Resolution CC 2025-117 Accepting an Easement for Pedestrian Access Purposes Associated with the Development of Property at 529 Cutter Way
1. Resolution CC 2025-XXX - Easement Access - 529 Cutter Way.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution CC 2025-117.pdf
3. Attachment B - 529 Cutter Way - Location Map.pdf
4. Attachment C - Pedestrian Access Easement Deed.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt
Resolution CC 2025-117
accepting an easement for pedestrian access purposes associated with the development of property at 529 Cutter Way.
CC 10. Authorization to Terminate Agreement Between City of Covina, the Covina Housing Authority and Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. for Services Provided at the City-Owned Transitional Housing Facility
1. Terminate CCLA Agreement for McGill Transitional House .pdf Staff Recommendation:
Authorize the termination of the Agreement between the City of Covina, the Covina Housing Authority and Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. for Services to be Provided at the Transitional House for FY 2023-2026, and Authorize the City Manager/Executive Director, or his designee, to issue a Notice of Termination to Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. (CCLA), for the Agreement of Services to be Provided at the Transitional House for FY 2023-2026, and to execute and take all necessary steps to close out the Agreement and related disbursements.
CC 11. Professional Services Agreement with MIG, Inc., for On Call Planning Consulting Services
1. 2025 1118 PSA - M.I.G for Planning Consulting Services.pdf
2. Attachment A - PSA - MIG.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Approve the Professional Services Agreement with MIG, Inc. for a term of two (2) years in a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.
CC 12. Consideration of an Amended and Restated Agreement for Legal Services with Richard, Watson and Gershon
1. City Attorney Agreement.pdf
2. Attachment A - Covina - 2025 Legal Services Agreement.pdf Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council approve the Amended and Restated Legal Services Agreement with Richards, Watson and Gershon and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH 1. Introduction of Ordinance 25-15
1. Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) 25-4.pdf
2. Attachment A - Planning Commission Resolution 2025-024 PC recommending approval of ZCA 25-4.pdf
3. Attachment B - Ordinance 25-15.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Waive full reading and introduce first reading
Ordinance 25-15
, entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, Amending Chapter 17.69 (“Accessory Dwelling Units”) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Covina Municipal Code to Align the Code with Standards Set Forth Under California State Laws (Government Code Sections 66310-66342) Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units; and, Making A Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)”.
PH 2. Adoption of Urgency Ordinance 25-16
1. Short-Term Rental and Home Experience Sharing Moratorium Extension.pdf
2. Attachment A - October 21, 2025 CC Staff Report Package.pdf
3. Attachment B - Ordinance 25-11 (45-day Moratorium).pdf
4. Attachment C - Ordinance 25-16.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
Request the City Council adopt
Ordinance 25-16
, entitled “An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, Extending the Term of Ordinance 25-11 Enacted Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 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”, extending a moratorium on “Short-Term Rentals” and “Home Experience Sharing” Uses within the City, for a period of 10 months and 15 days, expiring October 20, 2026.
NEW BUSINESS
NB 1. Proposed Ordinance Approving the Use of Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements
1. Campaign E-Filing Ordinance.pdf
2. Attachement A - Ordinance 25-14.pdf
Staff Recommendation:
That the City Council introduce
Ordinance 25-14
, entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Covina, California, Allowing an Option for Electronic Filing of Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Campaign Disclosure Statements”.
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, December 2, 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.