NEST CONNY
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
OCTOBER 17, 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
A Regular Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Rosario Diaz on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California
INVOCATION
Led by Rabbi Ralph Resnick from Temple Ami Shalom
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
_ed by Councilman Lopez-Viado
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Tony Wu, Letty Lopez-Viado, Cantos, Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tabatabai, Mayor Rosario Diaz
REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
None
PRESENTATIONS
• Update by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker
John Shewmaker
Mathew Smith
Jerri Potras
Douglas Fore
Phil Moreno
David Schwartz
Jim Grivich
R. Robinson
Sarah Love
Bethany Fromm
Mr. G
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager's report on current City projects.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Mayor Pro Tem Tabatabai 5-0 to:
Approve Consent Calendar Items 1,2 and 4-9
ACTION: Motion by Councilman Wu, Second by Mayor Pro Tem Tabatabai 4-1 (Tabatabai: No) to: Approve Consent Calendar Item 3
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 3, 2023, CITY
COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES AND THE OCTOBER 3, 2023, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
Carried 5-0 to: Approve of the October 3, 2023, City Council/Successor Agency Regular Session Meeting Minutes and the October 3, 2023, City Council/Successor Agency Regular Closed Session Meeting Minutes.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
2) REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION FROM MAYOR DIAZ ADOPTING
RESOLUTION 2023-81 DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF HATRED
Carried 5-0 to: Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-81 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM AND
ALL FORMS OF HATRED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
3) FIRST ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PRECISE PLAN NO. 20-08 AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83444 AT 1211 E. BADILLO STREET (DELIVERY
STATION)
Carried 4-1 (Tabatabai: No) to Approve the first one-year extension of time for Precise Plan No. 20-08 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 83444.
4) CONSIDERATION OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 83576 LOCATION: 1912 WEST MERCED AVENUE SUBDIVIDER: RC HOMES, INC.
Carried 5-0 to: Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-80 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 83576 LOCATED AT 1912 W. MERCED AVENUE
5) CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF WORK ON AZUSA AVENUE SEWER LIFT STATION UPGRADES PROJECT - PROJECT NO. U-17022
Carried 5-0 to: Take the following actions:
1. Accept the work performed by Pyramid Building & Engineering, Inc. for the Azusa Avenue Sewer Lift Station Upgrades Project (Project No. U-17022), with a final contract amount of $3,692,129.16: and
2. Authorize the release of retention funds once appropriate.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
6) CONSIDERATION OF THE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
Carried 5-0 to: Take the following actions:
1. Receive and file the Fourth Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23; and
2. Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-79 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2022 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 (FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT)
POLICE DEPARTMENT
7) CONSIDERATION OF 2023-24 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) GRANT Carried 5-0 to: Take the following actions:
1. Accept the 2023-24 Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) reimbursable grant (#PT24218), and authorize the Acting City Manager and staff designees to execute all grant related documents, in such form as approved by the City Attorney; and
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the necessary budget amendments:
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-78 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023
AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 (2023-2024 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT)
PUBLIC SERVICES
8) CONSIDERATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
(LACMTA) FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING DATA FOR THE NATIONAL
TRANSIT DATABASE
Carried 5-0 to: Authorize the Acting City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for collecting and reportina data for the National Transit Database (NTD), in substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.
9) CONSIDERATION OF THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES
FOUNDATION FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 ANNUAL REPORT
Carried 5-0 to: Receive and file this report.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
10) REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF SPORTS COUNCIL BYLAWS AND FACILITY
ALLOCATION PROCEDURES FROM COUNCILMAN TONY WU
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION • Motion by Lopez-Viado and seconded by Mayor Diaz, with no objection.
Councilwoman Lopez-Viado requested a presentation by Acting Chief Tony Cortina present an update on the relationship between the Police Department and the District Attorney's Office, and an update on the recent shooting/murder that took place.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
• Councilman Wu requested an update on the functionality of the City website, and requested that the website be functional, streamlined and user friendly; allowing bookings and payments to be accepted on the website for events.
• Mayor Pro Tem Tabatabai will be representing the City of West Covina on a delegation through a US/China Sister City Forum as a way to represent the City of West Covina, this is with a larger commission with the State of California.
• Mayor Pro Tem thanked Staff for attending the District One community meeting
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting was made by Mayor Diaz, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:59 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Assistant City Clerk
Kosaro Deag
rosario Diaz
Mayor