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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
JUNE 17, 2025, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER 3RD FLOOR
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Tony Wu
Mayor Pro Tem Letty Lopez Viado
Councilman Ollie Cantos
Councilwoman Rosario Diaz
Councilmember Brian Gutierrez
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Tony Wu on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Management Resource Center, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Ollie Cantos, Rosario Diaz, Brian Gutierrez, Mayor Pro Tem Letty Lopez-Viado, Mayor Tony Wu
Absent: None
City Staff: Milan Mrakich, Acting City Manager, Roxanne Lerma, Assistant City Manager, Thomas Duarte, City Attorney, Gerardo Rojas, Acting Economic Development and Housing Manager, Attorney Michael Wroniak, Collins + Collins.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
1. Ruben Ramirez Vallejo v. City of West Covina, et al. (LA Superior Court Case No.24PSCV02984)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)
Number of Cases: One (1)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) Number of Cases: One (1)
4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property: (811 S. Sunset Avenue, West Covina) APN: 8468-016-904) Agency Negotiator: Mrakich, Duarte
Negotiating Parties: Envision Hotel Partners
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Purchase
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Mrakich, Duarte
Employee Organizations
• Confidential Employees
• Maintenance & Crafts Employees
• Non-Sworn
• W.C. Police Officers' Association
• W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
• W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
• General Employees
• Mid-Management Employees
• W.C. Police Management Association
Unrepresented Employee Group
Department Heads
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Regular Closed Meeting was made by Mayor Tony Wu, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:41p.m. The next regularly scheduled Regular Closed City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Management Resource Center 3rd Floor, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted By:
Lisa sherrick
Assistant City Clerk