MES CONNY
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023, 7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Rosario Diaz
Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tabatabai
Councilman Tony Wu
Councilwoman Letty Lopez-Viado
Councilman Ollie Cantos
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Avenue South, West Covina, California
INVOCATION
Led by Pastor Samuel Martinez trom Amazing Love Ministries
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Councilman Cantos
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Tony Wu, Letty Lopez-Viado, Cantos, Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tabatabai, Mayor Rosario Diaz
R. Robinson
Jim Grivich
Mr. G
Bill Elliott
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager's report on current City projects.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Cantos, Second by Councilman Wu 5-0 to:
Approve Consent Calendar Items 1,3,4,6,9,10, 12-14
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Cantos, Second by Councilman Wu 4-1 (Tabatabai: No) to: Approve Consent Calendar Item 2
ACTION: Motion by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado, Second by Mayor Pro Tem Tabatabai 5-0 to: Approve Consent Calendar Item 5 (This item was pulled for discussion by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado).
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Cantos, Second by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado 5-0 to: Approve Consent Calendar Item 7 (This item was pulled for discussion by Councilman Cantos).
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Councilman Cantos 5-0 to:
Approve Consent Calendar Item 8 (This item was pulled for discussion by Councilman Wu).
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Councilman Cantos 5-0 to:
Approve Consent Calendar Item 11 (This item was pulled for discussion by Mayor Diaz).
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 15, 2023, CITY
COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES AND THE AUGUST 15, 2023, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
Carried 5-0 to: Consideration of Approval of the August 15, 2023, City Council/Successor Agency Regular Session Meeting Minutes and the August 15, 2023, City Council/Successor Agency Regular Closed Session Meeting Minutes.
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION
4. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction).
6) CONSIDERATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CITIES OF BALDWIN PARK. COVINA,
GLENDORA, INDUSTRY, LA PUENTE, AND SOUTH EL MONTE REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING
PROGRAM FOR THE UPPER SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED
Carried 5-0 to: authorize the Acting City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Agreement between West Covina and the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Flood Control District, and the Cities of Baldwin Park, Covina, Glendora, Industry, La Puente and South El Monte regarding the administration and cost sharing for the implementation of the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program for the Upper San Gabriel River Watershed.
HUMAN RESOURCES/RISK MANAGEMENT
7) CONSIDERATION OF PERSONNEL RULES AND EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS RESOLUTION
Carried 5-0 to: approve the following:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-73 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING NEW PERSONNEL RULES RESOLUTION NO. 2023-65 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE EMPLOYER-
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RESOLUTION
) CONSIDERATION OF NEW JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND SPECIFICATION
OR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE LEAD-WORKER AND MAINTENANC
SUPERVISOR
Carried 5-0 to: adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-74 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE LEAD-WORKER CLASSIFICATION; AND
3. Authorize the Acting City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney, with Merchants Landscape Services, Inc. in the amount of $3,840,000 for a five (5) year term.
12) APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDER FOR FORD FLEET CARE
Carried 5-0 to: authorize the Acting City Manager to take the following actions:
1. Issue a purchase order to Ford Fleet Care utilizing the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
2. Authorize the Acting City Manager to execute any purchase order change orders within the FY2023-24 budget for Fund 365, Fleet Management. 13) CONSIDERATION OF MOVE WC - UBER SERVICE AREA
Carried 5-0 to: Approve the following:
3. Approve including travel to and from Metrolink Stations in Baldwin Park and Covina, as well as Metro A (Blue) Rail Line Stations in Irwindale and Azusa, in the service area of the Move WC Program.
4. Authorize the Acting City Manager to execute amendments to the Uber Central Agreement and Uber Vouchers for Transit Agencies Agreement to reflect the revisions to the service area, in substantially the form as attached an in such final form as approved by the City Attorney. 14) CONSIDERATION OF RATIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO SUBAWARD
AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AGING AND DISABILITIES
DEPARTMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS ACT FUNDS FOR THE SENIOR
MEALS PROGRAM
Carried 5-0 to: take the following actions:
1. Ratify Amendment Eleven to Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Subaward Number ENP202111 with the County of Los Angeles through its Aging and Disabilities Department and approve the acceptance of Older Americans Act Funds through the subaward; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements and approve purchase orders for meals from vendors on the County's list of approved caterers.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
None
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION