West Covina — 2026-08-18

City Council

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1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR THE JULY 21, 2026, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES. That the Council approve the July 21, 2026, City Council/Successor Agency Regular Session Meeting Minutes. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
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10) CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) AND OTHER RELATED REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the following financial reports and letters for the year ended June 30, 2025: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report; Government Auditing Standards Letter; Audit Communication Letter; and Community Financial Report.
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11) CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF PALO ALTO NETWORKS CITY FIREWALL AND ENDPOINT PROTECTION UPGRADE It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to purchase the Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Firewall, Endpoint Protection, and Cloud Manager upgrade from CDW utilizing the NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement (Contract # AR3229), with an overall maximum compensation amount of $700,000; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute any agreements and documents necessary to purchase the Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Firewall, Endpoint Protection, and Cloud Manager upgrade from CDW, in such form as approved by the City Attorney.
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12) CONSIDERATION OF AUDIT SERVICES AGREEMENT It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Van Lant & Fankhanel, LLP with an overall maximum compensation amount of $360,575. The agreement includes auditing services for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through 2027-2028, with the option to extend the agreement for the Fiscal Year 2028-2029 and Fiscal Year 2029-2030 audits. 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute any amendments or extensions to the agreement.
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13) CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions: 1. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-92 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 (FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AMENDMENTS). 2. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-93 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUINCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AMENDMENTS).
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14) CONSIDERATION OF THE UPDATES TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR STATE AUDITOR REPORT 2024-801 Staff recommends that the City Council approve the corrective actions to update the Corrective Action Plan in response to the Local High Risk Program Report 2024-801 issued by the State Auditor.
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15) CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASING REPORT It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the listing of all contracts and purchase orders that have been awarded by the City Manager and Purchasing Officer from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. PUBLIC WORKS
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16) CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF CITYWIDE MEDIANS, RIGHT-OF-WAYS, COMMERCIAL ZONES, PARKWAYS, OTHER AREAS AND CITY ARTERIALS It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Award a Maintenance Services Agreement for RFP 2026-10 to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the Maintenance Services Agreement for a five-year term with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. with a maximum annual compensation amount of $579,318 and an overall maximum compensation of $3,620,738 (which includes 25% for additional services to be approved by the City Manager on an as-needed basis) , in such final form as approved by the City Attorney. 3. Adopt the following resolution: CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF CITYWIDE MEDIANS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, COMMERCIAL ZONES, PARKWAYS, CITY ARTERIALS, AND OTHER AREAS)
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17) CONSIDERATION OF TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY ACTION FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT FIRE STATION 3 AND ACCEPTANCE OF WORK AND AUTHORIZATION TO FILE THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Terminate the emergency action at Fire Station 3 by adopting the following resolution: WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, TERMINATING THE EMERGENCY ACTION FOR THE REMEDIATION OF THE RODENT AND RAT INFESTATION AT FIRE STATION 3 2. Accept the work performed by Sunshine Pacific Group America Inc. with a final compensation amount of $130,720.85. 3. Authorize the City Manager and Assistant City Clerk to execute the Notice of Completion and file the Notice of Completion with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder.
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18) REVIEW OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR THE DEL NORTE PARK IMPROVEMENTS & DOG PARK PROJECT - PROJECT NO. 24001 Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Public Works Department to issue a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural design services for the Del Norte Park Improvements & Dog Park Project. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
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19) ADVERTISING BUS SHELTERS - CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR It is recommended that the City Council provide direction relative to advertising bus shelters.
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2) CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSIONS TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH MV TRANSPORTATION, INC. It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Approve amendments to both the Transportation Services Agreement and the Lease Agreement with MV Transportation, Inc., extending the terms of both agreements for one (1) year, through September 2, 2027; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the amendments in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.
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20) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTERPLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PHASE I It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed Parks and Recreation Masterplan and Recommendations for Phase I; or 2. Provide alternate direction. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
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3) CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT FOR HOMELESS PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement between the San Gabriel Valley Council of Solutions Funds, in a form approved by the City Attorney; 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute related documents and future amendments; and 3. Adopt the following Resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-89 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (SGV COG - MEASURE A LSF)
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4) CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this informational report. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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5) CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES AND BUDGET AMENDMENT It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Award Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 2026-12 for City Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Grant Writing/Administration, and On-Call General Engineering Services to Transtech Engineers, Inc. 2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for an initial term of two years, commencing September 1, 2026, and ending August 31, 2028, with three (3) optional one (1) year extensions, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney. 3. Adopt the following resolution: WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (TRANSTECH ENGINEERS)
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6) CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT FOR THE CITYWIDE PEDESTRIAN & VEHICLE TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FY 2025-26 - PROJECT NO. 26014 It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Reject the bid submitted by WGJ Enterprises, Inc. DBA PCI as non-responsive; 2. Award the Construction Services Agreement for the Citywide Pedestrian & Vehicle Traffic Safety Improvements FY 25-26 (Project No. 26014) to CAT Tracking, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder; 3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with CAT Tracking, Inc. for $447,343.00, in such form as approved by the City Attorney; 4. Authorize 15% of the awarded contract amount as contingency allowance to be used, if necessary, with the City Manager's approval, for unforeseen conditions; 5. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute any amendments to the agreement within the authorized contingency; and 6. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction).
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7) CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF WORK AND AUTHORIZATION TO FILE THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE CITYWIDE SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER REPAIR FY 25-26 PROJECT (PROJECTS 26010 & 26013) It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Accept the work performed by F.S. Contractors, Inc. for the Citywide Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter Repair FY 25-26 Project (Project Nos. 26010 & 26013) with a final cost of $342,424.00. 2. Authorize the City Manager and Assistant City Clerk to execute the Notice of Completion and file the Notice of Completion with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder. 3. Authorize the City Manager to release a retention once appropriate. FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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8) ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL POLICIES It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2026-94 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY COVINA STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY
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9) CONSIDERATION OF THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Third Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
#1 Presentations
PRESENTATIONS Taste of West Covina Presentation Recognizing Skin Edit by Cindy Taste of West Covina Presentation Recognizing Café Bombon Film IT West Covina Presentation Presentation by Precise Concrete Cutting CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager's report on current City projects.