[0:59] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to call the city council meeting order. Madam City clerk, would you please take roll call? Councilmember Nalmaris. Councilmember Allen. Councilmember Olamin. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Cortez. Here. Mayor Dugado. Here. Councilmember Nalmaris, would you please lead us in the pleasure of allegiance? Yes,

[1:23] very heart.

[1:25] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which

[1:31] it stands one nation under God and it is all with liberty and justice, girl.

[1:38] You all please remain standing, police chaplain Steve Martinez will now provide us with the

[1:41] invocation.

[1:48] Lord, we thank you for these public servants that are here this evening and for these who are

[1:53] in attendance.

[1:54] you said, Lord, if we lack wisdom that we should ask you, who gives generously to all without

[2:00] finding fault and it will be given. And so we ask for wisdom tonight, Lord. I would also like to

[2:06] pray for the city and the residents of Covena. You said if we delight in your words and meditate on your

[2:13] words day and night, we will be a people, a city, like a tree planted by the streams of water, which

[2:20] yield its fruit in season, and whose leaf does not wither, and whatever we do will prosper.

[2:27] We pray these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

[2:31] Thank you, Chapter Martinez.

[2:36] All right, we will not consider approval of the agenda.

[2:38] Call for a motion to approve of the agenda.

[2:40] A motion to approve.

[2:42] Is there a second?

[2:43] Second.

[2:48] We have a first by Council Member Allen, a second by Council Member Linaris, Madam City Clerk.

[2:55] Would you please take roll call?

[2:58] Councilmember Allen. Councilmember Allen. Councilmember Allen. Yes. Mayor

[3:03] Proto-Tam Cortez. Mayor de Garo. Yes. Excellent.

[3:34] I'd like to invite Colleen

[3:36] Dragobitch from the Covina chapter region of Daughters for the American

[3:40] and revolution to the podium for our next presentation.

[3:43] I went up.

[3:47] Pauline, before I read the proclamation,

[3:49] is there any words you want to say to anyone?

[3:50] Sure.

[3:52] Hi, everyone.

[3:52] I'm Colleen Dragavitch, region of the Covena chapter,

[3:56] daughters of the American Revolution.

[3:57] We've been in Covena since 1914,

[4:00] with over 110 years of service to our community.

[4:04] Our mission is historical preservation, education,

[4:07] and patriotism.

[4:08] I have here with me today

[4:10] our chapter chaplain, and she's also our chapter constitution week chair spoiler alert.

[4:17] We are here honoring Constitution Week, which is every year, September 17th, 23rd.

[4:26] And in this 250th year of our great nation, we thank cities like Covena and our public servants

[4:35] and our first responders for keeping us all safe

[4:39] and honor our revolutionary patriots.

[4:42] Daughters of the American Revolution

[4:43] are direct lineal descendants of one or more

[4:47] individuals that serve the cause of independence

[4:50] during the Revolutionary War.

[4:52] And in June, we marked a historical dedication marker

[4:57] out here in our beautiful War Memorial courtyard.

[5:01] So check it out if you're interested.

[5:03] Thank you.

[5:03] Well,

[5:08] that like to read this proclamation, which says whereas on September 17th, 2026 marks

[5:15] the 239th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States for America,

[5:20] by the Constitution of conventions, and whereas it is fitting and proper to officially recognize

[5:26] this magnificent document that will commemorate that wonderful occasion, and whereas the

[5:32] The adults of the American Revolution work continuously to educate American citizens

[5:37] about the ever-important nature of the Constitution and, whereas public law, 915, guarantees

[5:44] the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United States of America

[5:50] designating September 17th through the 23rd as Constitution Week.

[5:55] Now therefore, be it resolved that I hector delgado, mayor of the city of Covina, do here

[6:01] by proclaim that Kovina shall join in the celebration of this nation's constitution and

[6:06] thank the Kovina chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for their stewardship

[6:11] and care of our national history and for ensuring that this and future generations

[6:17] will know about and of the constitution.

[6:23] So they did this 15th day of September, 2026, is that it for you guys?

[7:21] All right. At this point, let's see, national nine out enhances the relationship between

[7:28] neighbors, businesses, law enforcement, while bringing back a true sense of community.

[7:32] It provides great opportunity to bring us together under positive circumstances. At this time,

[7:37] I would like to introduce police sergeant Keith Sutherland to talk about Covenants National

[7:41] No 9 out on Tuesday October 6th, 2026.

[7:44] I'm sorry to make a short video.

[7:48] You might have played the video and then.

[9:32] Thanks a lot for the talk, though.

[9:57] Thank you.

[9:57] Good evening, good evening.

[10:01] Members of the City Council, members of our community.

[10:04] On behalf of the Convenient Police Department,

[10:06] I'd like to invite you guys to join us on National Net Out.

[10:09] It's Tuesday October 6th from 5 a.m.

[10:12] National Net Out is much more than just an event.

[10:14] It's an opportunity for us to strengthen

[10:16] our relationship between our police department

[10:18] and the communities that we proudly serve.

[10:21] Public safety at as strong as is when our residents, businesses, community organizations,

[10:25] and our police department work together as partners.

[10:29] This event gives us, gives our officers an opportunity to connect with our residents outside of an enforcement setting.

[10:35] We build relationship, answer questions.

[10:38] And most importantly, get to know the people and families who make convenes such a great community.

[10:43] We hope that you'll come out with our officers, spend some time with your neighbors, enjoy the evening.

[10:47] as you saw from the video well banned the ban co-play out there along with the

[10:52] Canine demonstration and a dunk tank that hoping to get a few of you guys

[10:57] part of. So it's a lot of fun once again October 6th, 5.8 pm. Love to see you guys

[11:04] there. Thank you. Thank you Sergeant Sergeant.

[11:11] I hear our Assistant City Manager would

[11:14] I'd like to volunteer for the dunk tank.

[11:20] Thank you, Sergeant.

[11:23] Our next presentation, since 2018, the Covena Police Department has partnered with the Los Angeles County Chiefs Association

[11:30] to fundraise and raise awareness about lifesaving benefits of early detection and early intervention

[11:35] in the fight against breast cancer.

[11:37] The money race goes directly to fund the research, treatment, and education needed to help find a cure.

[11:44] At this time, I would like to introduce police lieutenant Tony Zavala to talk about the police department's pink patch project.

[11:55] Good evening.

[11:56] Good evening lieutenant.

[11:58] Again, the Covenants Police Department is proud to announce once again to participate in the pink patch project beginning in October.

[12:07] As you stated, the peak patch project is a nationwide initiative that brings law enforcement

[12:11] and public safety agencies together to raise breast cancer awareness, educate the community,

[12:18] support those affected by the disease, and raise funds for cancer-related organizations.

[12:23] As part of this year's campaign, the Covena Police Department is offering a special theme

[12:28] shoulder patch that I'm wearing right now, and the chief is also wearing.

[12:32] A pair of merchandise with proceeds benefiting the City of Hope who were partnering with this

[12:39] year.

[12:40] A special thank you goes out to Kayla Verella who once again has taken the lead on this

[12:45] important effort and designed this year's pink patch.

[12:47] It's a baseball themed, if you see, look at it.

[12:51] We also want to recognize Julie Martinez, Alison Griffiths and Katie Yinegas for their

[12:58] assistance and continued support in making this campaign possible.

[13:02] For me, this causes deeply personal.

[13:04] When I was 12 years old, I lost my mother to breast cancer.

[13:07] She was only 42.

[13:09] Her loss stayed with me throughout my entire life and serves as a lasting reminder of the

[13:13] devastating impact cancer can have on individuals and families.

[13:18] My connection to the fight against cancer continues today through my wife, Patty, a registered

[13:22] nurse at City of Hope, where she and other dedicated medical professionals care for and

[13:27] and support patients battling cancer.

[13:30] So we invite you, our community, to join us,

[13:33] be part of our upcoming pink up, pop up pink events.

[13:38] As together, we raise awareness, show support

[13:41] and make a difference.

[13:42] Event details are included on flyers available in the back.

[13:47] We hope to see you there.

[13:49] Thank you.

[13:49] Thank you, Lieutenant.

[13:50] So, Vala,

[13:54] guys, do great work.

[13:55] And I appreciate your efforts on that.

[13:57] We'll see what we can do to help.

[14:03] We have a close session report.

[14:05] Mr. City Attorney, is there any report

[14:07] from the year of the close session held this evening?

[14:10] Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.

[14:11] The City Council had a close session beginning at 630.

[14:14] There were two items, two items of litigation.

[14:18] There was a direction given.

[14:20] No reportable or final action.

[14:22] That concludes my report.

[14:24] Thank you.

[14:25] Thank you very much.

[14:26] All right. We're not going to move into our public comments segment of the evening and we're

[14:31] wishing to address the City Council on any item either or not on the agenda. We request

[14:36] that you give a completed speaker card to the City Clerk. If the item we wish to speak

[14:40] about is a public hearing item, you will be able to address the City Council when that public

[14:45] hearing is held. Each speaker will have a total of three minutes to speak. All public comments

[14:51] being provided in person should be heard prior to the public comments being provided remotely

[14:56] Once recognized, speakers, providing comments.

[15:00] First, you shall advance to the podium and state their name and the subject matter they wish to discuss. All comments should be directly through the presiding officer. And questions asked during public comment will not be responded to at this time, but may be addressed during council comments. Before we call our first speaker, Mr. City Attorney, is there something you like to add? Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. Before we begin with public comments, I just like to make an announcement regarding our public comment process.

[15:26] And that is because tonight, as often as the case, we have in our audience, Mr. Armando

[15:34] Hermann, he has asked to speak on multiple agenda items tonight.

[15:38] And based on his past statements, I want to warn members of the audience, that he often

[15:44] uses profanity, makes the spiritual and ethnic groups and women.

[15:51] his comments are not only highly offensive but often are not related to the

[15:57] subject manager's fiction of the city council. Therefore, or members of the

[16:02] audience, when he speaks, you have a right to leave the chambers and to not have

[16:08] to listen to him, and we will let you know when he has completed his comments.

[16:13] And so now, when Mr. Hermann speaks, I request that he respect all members of the

[16:19] public who are in attendance, including any children, to not use profanity to speak to the

[16:26] council on only on matters within the subject manager's jurisdiction of the council.

[16:31] And we thank you for your cooperation in ensuring that COVID-19 council meetings are appropriate

[16:36] and inviting to and for all members of the public to attend.

[16:41] Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.

[16:43] Thank you, Mr. City Attorney, Madam City Clerk, are there any speakers?

[16:46] Yes, there is.

[16:47] Speaker No. 1, you may now provide your comments.

[17:04] I believe Baldi Attorney there was giving me prior restraint in viewpoint discrimination,

[17:15] right, Baldi? Right?

[17:19] Am I right? Viewpoint discrimination. You don't tell the public,

[17:24] what the fuck I can't say, what the fuck I can't not say, that's at the discretion of the Supreme Court.

[17:32] Brandon Burke versus Ohio, a dirty nigger, Mr. Attorney, that's what you are.

[17:39] After making your racial white comments against another white motherfucker like me.

[17:45] So I'm in the right to call myself a white motherfucker too.

[17:50] Whether you like it or not, Baldi, get me?

[17:53] So, my R.O. expired, December 13, 2026, under the Attorney

[18:01] Assault, can't Merrill Summer, S-O-M-M-E-R.

[18:06] The petitioners, under 23, ST-R-O-04616, 42-C-1983, politely,

[18:15] fuck you, you must not do the following, according to the judge,

[18:20] case number 223-CV-02427-KKJPR for the record asshole.

[18:29] Am I clear?

[18:31] Cohen versus California.

[18:33] Fuck the draft.

[18:35] Back to Zarian versus United States and Pasadena.

[18:41] Do you want me to go on?

[18:44] Do you like to infringe on my health,

[18:47] on my strategy of competence,

[18:49] to speak out loud and criticize a white nigger too like you? I will and I do because I have

[18:59] that right. I'm an American sitting. I'm not a pussy. I am not a pussy. I'm a grown man with

[19:09] an attitude and w a acronym for nigger with attitude. And I do not like prior restraint. I do

[19:18] not like criticism from a viewpoint of discrimination under your government code, asshole, GC-1-1-3-5.

[19:29] And in my hands are my public documents, which I will submit into the record clearly, clearly.

[19:38] Don't act like El Mane and threaten me.

[19:42] Don't act like El Monte and bring that ex-fellon gangster from the new beginning church to

[19:48] retaliate, intimidate, and accost me because it doesn't happen that way.

[19:54] I'm an intelligent, asshole attorney just like you for the record, bald, intelligent,

[20:01] and fucking smart, just like the rest of the people here that can get up here and speak

[20:06] what they have to say.

[20:09] There are any other speakers, Madam City Clerk.

[20:12] Yes, there is.

[20:14] Speaker number two.

[20:16] There's a card now.

[20:33] Getting the Mayor Delgado, City Council.

[20:35] My name is Danny Kim, Superintendent of Charter Oak Unified School District.

[20:39] I want to share a brief message of just gratitude and thanks.

[20:43] The city has been a long, standing partner, friend of Charter Oak Unified School District.

[20:49] We think that and we know that we happen to be your favorite school district in the city of Covino.

[20:55] We're not going to share anything with our neighbors.

[20:57] But really, I want to share just recently the partnerships that you guys have engaged with us.

[21:03] And really expressing your interest and curiosity and making sure our students are thriving here in the greater city of Covino area.

[21:10] Recently, we've continued our college-going banner project, really promoting this idea that kids can be college and career-ready, and through the partnership of the city with the leadership of Chris and his team.

[21:24] We have beautiful banners all throughout our charter community, and so we want to thank you for that.

[21:29] Throughout the past year or so, you guys have been just great partners in advancing the work in our ROMs field project role in middle school.

[21:39] Daniela, Brian, the entire team, they've written multiple competitive grants and we're

[21:42] pursuing that to make sure that we can have a really beautiful space for the entire city

[21:46] and for our students.

[21:47] So we thank you for that partnership.

[21:49] Thank you for Chief Walzak.

[21:51] We have various types of safety related issues that come up.

[21:55] He is always there to come and respond and just last week he called on a safety item and

[22:01] just checked in and just said, hey, how can we be of service?

[22:03] So I want to thank you guys, I want to thank the leadership of the city, I want to thank

[22:07] I think this entire council, you guys have been partners with us and we want to just make sure you guys see that hear that and understand you guys have been great for us.

[22:15] We have a little momentum of thanks and we know that this being your favorite school districts in this area, whether you have kids out in baseball, baseball practice or games, or if you're just gardening, we want you to probably wear our charter to a unified hat and we'll have that and leave that for the staff here today, so thank you very much and appreciate your time.

[22:34] Thank you, Mr. Superintendents.

[22:36] Appreciate your comments, excuse me.

[22:39] Any other speakers, Madam City Clerk?

[22:42] Yes, speaker number three.

[22:52] Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of the City Council.

[22:55] Jonathan Hughes, on behalf of Athens Services, good to see you all.

[22:59] I've been with the company for about a year and a half, and I'm proud to be part of our team

[23:03] who serves the great city of Covina.

[23:05] And I just want to say thank you for the opportunity to share a few quick community updates

[23:09] and reminders tonight.

[23:10] First of all, we're excited about one of our annual upcoming compost giveaway and community shredding events that will be on Saturday, October 17th at the Public Works Yard on Barank Avenue.

[23:24] Residents are encouraged to drop off any sensitive documents for secure shredding and they can also pick up free nutrient rich compost for fall gardens.

[23:33] We encourage everyone to come out early.

[23:35] As a quick refresher on some residential recycling, our core rule is always empty, clean, and dry.

[23:42] Empty, clean, and dry.

[23:44] We encourage residents to focus on basic recyclables such as cardboard, paper, rigid plastics, metal cans, and glass bottles.

[23:52] And keeping food waste, which of course goes in your organic spiral.

[23:56] Also, plastic bags and items like hoses out of the recycling bin will prevent stream contamination and keep facilities running smoothly.

[24:04] On a related safety note, please remember that batteries and other household hazardous waste

[24:09] items do not belong in curbside bins. As items like lithium ion batteries can create severe

[24:15] fire hazards in our trucks and processing facilities. Residents are encouraged instead to dispose

[24:21] of batteries and other household hazardous waste items at LA County designated drop-off events,

[24:26] which can easily be found on the city's public works website. Looking ahead, Athens and

[24:32] and city staff are currently in discussions to expand recycling services for our local commercial and multifamily customers.

[24:39] This joint effort will ensure continued compliance with Senate Bill 1383 while helping our local business and residential communities reach state diversion goals efficiently.

[24:50] And finally, as we prepare for an upcoming rainy season, we remind all residents to ensure that their container lids remain completely closed to keep waste dry and light weight.

[25:02] Additionally, place your cards a few inches away from the curb during rain events so that storm

[25:07] water can flow freely along the gutter without displacing your bins.

[25:12] Thank you for the time and appreciate your partnership.

[25:16] Okay, last speaker, speaker number four.

[25:28] All right.

[25:32] Happy breast cancer day.

[25:35] So, our council member, High Country Tahoe, disappeared and our High Country Tahoe became

[25:42] council member GMC Yukon and then somehow he has a front license plate, it's really

[25:48] nice.

[25:49] And then our council member Tesla also installed a front license plate, which is very nice.

[25:56] And then currently our council member Cadillac Escalade and our council member BMW are

[26:03] are continuing to violating the California vehicle code.

[26:07] Even though our COVID-19 police department never care about California vehicle code for

[26:13] not having a front license plate.

[26:15] Thank you very much, all of the good work of the COVID-19 police department for

[26:20] ignoring the California vehicle code.

[26:24] I would like to talk about my favorite, the most beautiful council member in the history of COVID-19,

[26:29] which is our council member, Mayor Oga.

[26:33] I read the news that four council member attended a wedding

[26:39] to the one of the major drug lord,

[26:44] Marijuana dispensary owners wedding.

[26:48] And then one of our most beautiful politicians

[26:51] in the history of Covina became the bridesmaid

[26:54] to that drug lord, Marijuana dispensary.

[26:58] And now what I see is a lot of unity in that event.

[27:04] What I mean by that is when we are talking about a public safety event, we don't see four council member attend.

[27:12] When we are talking about a housing crisis event at the board of supervisors, I don't see four out of five council member attend.

[27:19] And when I talk about another traffic safety like mothers against drunk drivers, we don't

[27:27] see four council members out of five attend.

[27:31] But every time when we are talking about a drug lord issue or a marijuana dispensary issues

[27:38] that our majority 80% of our council member are always working together collectively, collaboratively

[27:49] working together to ensure Kovina becomes the next drug lord next to El Salvador or Mexico.

[27:58] So I feel that means we are able to get a lot of things done because before I believe that our

[28:06] Kovina council member doesn't know how to work together. But regarding the issuing permit,

[28:13] The Covena only have three permits, and they issue two of them, two that, a specific wedding, and then because we have our most beautiful bridesmaid in the Covena history.

[28:27] And I want to thank our Covena.

[28:33] Madam City Clerk, are there any speakers remotely?

[28:36] No, we do not have any.

[28:38] All right. Any other speakers in?

[28:40] No, no. Right? This point out close to public comment. We'll turn it over to council comments. Council. Any comments to say how you mean councilmember Walter Allen? Yeah, I

[28:51] On a sad no

[28:55] I wanted to ask council to adjourn to nice meeting in

[29:01] Honored in memory of Rick Walzack senior.

[29:07] I've known your father, Chief, for many, many years, and he was a servant of

[29:18] Colbina. He was a man of integrity. He was a good man, and I had the opportunity

[29:27] to work in with your mother and your father on a fundraising expedition that took us

[29:36] over about four years, four or five years, we all worked together to raise money for Citrus

[29:43] Valley Hospice for really adequate treatment for end-of-life patients.

[29:49] and your father was the major fundraiser for that event every year.

[30:00] He did so much for the city of Covena, and he was a true servant of the city of Covena. And I was, I was totally honored to know him. And he gave so much to the citizens of Covena. And I definitely would like to honor Mr. Rick Wallsack senior tonight in his memory when we adjourned there.

[30:30] I have one other thing and this deals with the Gasly that occurred the other day.

[30:40] The State of California I had mentioned at our last meeting, they are the disruptor of

[30:46] cities and communities and we had that Gasly created by a builder which is under the

[30:55] the absence of the state of California that refused to operate with the city of

[31:00] Colvinan and they created a ghastly that it could have killed residents in our

[31:06] city. Have we heard from them? No. Have they been cooperative with the city of

[31:12] Colvinan? No. An example of state government at its worst when we have

[31:17] legislators dictating how we operate our housing, how we oversee our housing

[31:24] elements in the Covena, and I think it's a dog on shame that the builder refuses to

[31:33] cooperate with the city of Covena, and they can do that under the auspices of the state

[31:39] legislative mandates that have been instituted, that all cities have to abide by, that put

[31:45] the citizens in jeopardy in our community.

[31:48] So shame on the state of California, the legislative mandate that they have to allow these people to come in our city, build five and six story residents, our buildings without any city input and against the city's will.

[32:04] No, so I just want to make it clear that what happened with that gas leak is an example

[32:10] of the legislative mandate and the silly efforts that the legislature has made to disrupt

[32:18] communities and cities in the state of California.

[32:24] Any other comments from our council?

[32:26] Councilmember Aileman?

[32:28] First off, I want to offer my condolences to you chief and your family.

[32:32] This is the first time hearing of this and I'm you know offer my sincerest condolences and love to your family during this really hard time

[32:39] But I do want to highlight our police department. I'm really thankful for the

[32:43] Coffee with the cop event that was held this last Saturday. It was very successful

[32:47] And I want to thank the police department for all the work that you guys put into to hold that event. So thank you very much

[32:55] Thank you

[32:56] Councilmember Linaris

[33:00] Thank you Mr. Mayor. Just same thing Chief. Your dad was a good man. He was always here

[33:06] bringing your mom to every meeting she had when she was our city clerk and I was happy

[33:11] to you know I was lucky to know him and same thing condolences to you and your family.

[33:17] Pearl Tim Curtis. Yeah Chief just to echo those comments I'm sorry to hear about your dad's

[33:24] passing and yeah it was always nice to see him in the council chamber and he would often walk

[33:30] We out too to my car when council was over, so like councilmember Linaris says we were all very lucky to know your dad and he will leave a lasting memory through your family. So thank you and my condolences.

[33:44] Thank you.

[33:46] Chief, I'd like to thank everybody's words, my deepest and sincere condolences to you and your family during this difficult time. This is the first time here about it too and

[33:54] Anything we can do to support you, you know, you have our full support during this difficult times,

[33:58] the entire council and entire cities is with you and your family.

[34:03] Thank you. With that, I don't have any other comments other than like to thank the police

[34:09] department for coming out this evening and making us aware of their pink packed project which is

[34:14] really personal and important to me. I'd encourage everyone to learn about it and support it

[34:18] and also encourage everybody to come out to our night out,

[34:24] national night out, so it's always a great time

[34:25] to intermingle, learn more about our department,

[34:28] our officers, get to know them one-on-one

[34:31] and talk and even tour the station.

[34:33] Chief, are we gonna have the station tours this time as well?

[34:37] Yes, we will.

[34:38] Oh great, yeah, those are always a lot of fun.

[34:40] You get to go into the police station there

[34:42] and tour the different buildings and different offices.

[34:45] And if you're lucky, they may take you

[34:46] into one of those jail cells.

[34:47] I don't know, depending on how busy that night is, you know, but thank you all for coming

[34:53] out this evening. Those are my comments, Mr. City Manager, any comments from you this evening?

[34:58] Nothing for me this evening, but I did want to give the Chief a chance to make a brief comment.

[35:03] Chief? Yes, thank you. Thank you, Walt and all the members of Council for the kind words about

[35:10] my dad. He would have wanted everybody here to get tested and see their doctor regularly.

[35:18] We're here tonight for pink patch talking about cancer.

[35:23] Cancer is what ultimately took him from us and he would want everybody to get checked out.

[35:29] So I'll leave it at that on that topic, but I appreciate all the support from the department and from the city as a whole.

[35:36] A happier note, we heard from Lieutenant Zavala earlier tonight and he just announced his retirement with the city,

[35:45] which will take place in the next few weeks.

[35:49] So I wanted to take a few minutes just to talk about Tony

[35:52] and his impressive career and life and congratulate him

[35:56] on a honorable career and as he moves on to a new stage

[36:02] in his career with the Disco Attorney's Office

[36:05] as an investigator.

[36:07] Tony's been with us for 25 years and done a lot

[36:11] in those 25 years and excelled at everything he's done.

[36:15] Notably, Tony's been a long standing member

[36:17] of our special response team and currently serves

[36:21] as our team commander.

[36:23] So every high-risk operation that our department

[36:27] is engaged in and training of our tactical unit,

[36:32] Tony has involved in and it's got our team to a excellent level.

[36:37] Tony, I think really made his mark or name as an investigator investigated several high

[36:44] profile homicide cases and really poured his energy into solving those crimes and not

[36:52] only the investigative side but connecting with the victim's families as he did that.

[36:57] Tony's been a lieutenant patrol, he's worked in admin, he's had the challenge of working with

[37:03] the professional staff side which is sometimes difficult as cops we grow up doing place work and then we have to

[37:10] suddenly jump into administrative work not always the easiest thing for us.

[37:16] Tony's always been an excellent physical shape. He's one of our arrest control instructors.

[37:23] He's a veteran from the United States Marine Corps. He's just an impressive person all around,

[37:28] a great leader for our apartment, and congratulations, Tony, on a well-earned retirement.

[37:44] Lieutenant Savala, on behalf of the City Council, the entire city, we thank you for your service,

[37:49] for your leadership, and most important for your loyalty to the City of Covena for all those years

[37:54] for serving here. We really want to thank you for that, sir, and we wish you the best in your

[37:58] future endeavors, and congratulations in your retirements, sir. All right. At this point, we will move

[38:04] move into our consent calendar and items in the consent calendar will be enacted by one

[38:09] motion with one individual discussion and Lizzie council member has requested, has requested

[38:13] the item to be removed and discussed. Before we move into the council, into the, the

[38:20] consent calendar, just like to highlight a few items that are up for vote tonight. Item

[38:26] CC 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 16, which relate to public work improvements including the preparation

[38:34] of grant applications for road improvements, improvements to the city parks, facilities,

[38:39] and water infrastructure using grant funds to purchase new technology and amenities for

[38:44] a new public library at the recreation village.

[38:46] We're very excited to see this new space come together, finished up with construction later this year.

[38:53] Also item CC14, which continues our work to modernize the city's IT system

[38:57] with cyber security software and the replacement of computers and mobile computer systems

[39:03] use in our patrol operations. So those are some excellent highlights in tonight's consent calendar.

[39:11] Is there a motion to approve the consent? Second. We got a first by Council Member Linares. Second

[39:19] by Council Member Aleman, Madam City Clerk, would you please take the roll call. Council Member Lodnaris.

[39:26] Council Member Allen. Aye. Council Member Olamin. Yes. Mayor Pearl-Tem Cortez.

[39:31] Yes? Yes. Mayor Delgado. Yes. All right. That motion passes. We're now going to public hearing

[39:42] into our public hearing and I'll hand us off to Deputy City Manager, Community Development

[39:46] Director Lee for a staff report. Yes, Mr. Mayor, members of the council. Tonight's presentation is

[39:51] going to be made by our planning consultant, Nancy Fong.

[40:28] Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of the City

[40:30] County Council. Tonight we have a public hearing to consider the adoption of the new and

[40:37] improved zoning code. As the City Council recalled, you had held a study session to review

[40:43] the new draft zoning code, so I won't go into it to detail. Next slide please.

[40:54] So during the zoning code update process, you know, the Plan Commission have conducted

[41:00] the 6th study session between May 2025 and March 2026, and as you recall, the City Council

[41:07] also held a study session on July. And on August 25, the Planning Commission reviewed

[41:13] the draft zoning code at a public hearing and did not make any changes. And the Planning

[41:18] Commission made the recommendation to the City Council to approve the zoning code, amendment,

[41:24] the zone change and the related general plan amendment amendment and issue a

[41:28] sequel exemption and they have not been any changes since the planning commission

[41:34] have reviewed the draft zoning code. So unless the City Council wants to go over

[41:39] again similar to the slides we have in the study session, we would just next

[41:44] slide please. We would just staff would just recommend that the City Council adopt

[41:50] On behalf ordinance 20606 approving the zoning code amendment ordinance 20607 approving the zone change and the resolution 2026-103 approving the general plan amendment and then issue a secret exemption and that concludes my presentation.

[42:07] Thank you Nancy. Any questions from the council? No questions? We're not opening up for public comment. Madam City clerk, anyone wishing to speak in person on this matter?

[42:18] Yes, we have one speaker.

[42:22] Two speakers.

[42:24] Let's go.

[42:24] Speaker number one.

[42:38] A full year at the expense of the taxpayers of Covena to do a study under ordinance 2606.

[42:49] Interesting, right?

[42:52] So viewpoint discrimination is how I'll take it.

[42:59] Because once again, you heard regarding the approving of zone change, or if it changed,

[43:05] quitely didn't change at all.

[43:08] Didn't change at all folks, but you reckless, dumb, insensitive, incompetent, incoherent

[43:16] taxpayers love to pay for this stuff.

[43:19] Why?

[43:20] Why do we pay for studies if the study is not going to improve the quality?

[43:26] the quality of our community, where's the weight in balance? Shall I pull out of my checkbook

[43:37] and write a blank check? Thank you for wasting taxpayers' dollars on your ordinance 26-06

[43:45] from 2025 to 20-26. Am I on topic, Mr. Attorney? Clarify that, please. No answer? Good. Keep

[43:56] it that way. Now, if we have a strategy, folks, the strategy should be listened to the taxpayers

[44:06] of Kovina. Listen to the public testimony. See, I'm not a resident here in this shitty town.

[44:17] I come from another shitty town similar to Kovina.

[44:24] Just right up the hill where the fire started

[44:26] it yesterday, Brea, two to three beautiful homes burned back there, too bad. Maybe if we

[44:36] had a approved zoning change, we could have fixed that problem, put in new irrigation,

[44:42] put in drought tolerant plants to prevent the extent of what fire does to our community,

[44:48] right? Right, Mr. Mayor? I've ever been burned, neither have I. I don't ever want to be burned,

[44:56] But I figured out based on my

[45:00] Hypothetical intellectual intelligence that one day you and I are going to end up in hell. And we're going to burn. Because God came to me in a message. And told me son, when it comes to the zoning change, don't listen to anybody in Covena. Explain it to the public that when they don't participate when they don't come in here and contest the ordinance under 26.06.

[45:27] six. Then just remember the words of God. God hates you and you got fucked. Any other

[45:37] speakers, Madam City Clerk? Yes, speaker number two.

[45:42] Right.

[45:47] Happy Thanksgiving.

[45:51] I have to acknowledge that I'm not really smart enough for this item

[45:57] because I want to publicly ask our mayor,

[46:02] Oga, our council member Oga, that from two minutes

[46:06] of the presentation, what did you get out of that two minutes

[46:11] that makes you to make a intellectual decision?

[46:17] I'm, again, I'm not saying anything,

[46:23] I acknowledge the fact that I was born retarded,

[46:27] I was born with tuberculosis, I admit it, but it's really impossible, it's

[46:33] mission impossible for a member of the public to make a comment based on a two

[46:38] minutes presentation. And I want to challenge every single council member, I want

[46:44] to challenge every single mayor right there that somehow with two minutes of

[46:49] information and somehow you can just make a smart decision on behalf of the

[46:56] city of Covina, I do not understand how smart you are.

[47:03] I don't know that, how does your brain process different than any other kind of a homo-cipian,

[47:13] but as of me, as a member of the public, compared to my go-to city of industry.

[47:20] For example, when I go to the city of West Covina, for example, when I go to the city of Pasadena,

[47:31] whenever there's a hearing item and then they ask the member of the public to comment on a specific hearing item,

[47:38] the typical presentation is somewhere between 20 minutes and sometimes during the very, very important, for example,

[47:46] the vlog camera hearing item that a presentation alone is more than one hour and a half. But the

[47:53] Kovina just has a two minutes presentation with two minutes information other than if we exclude

[48:01] reading the script that was showing on the picture. That means zero new information was presented.

[48:08] So in this case, I am not a Tom Cruise.

[48:14] I cannot pull a special mission impossible out of this console meeting.

[48:19] I am unable to do much about it.

[48:23] I actually want to suggest or comment our honorable mayor, Olga, that in the future,

[48:31] However, if you really truly welcome public input, I would have advocated that you provide

[48:40] better information, better presentation, other than two minutes of a script reading.

[48:46] Thank you very much, Council Member Alga.

[48:50] Madam Chair, clerk, any other speakers?

[48:52] There are no more speakers.

[48:53] Anyone wishing to speak on this matter remotely?

[48:56] There are no remote public comments.

[48:58] All right, we're not close to public hearing any discussion from the council

[49:02] Item no here in no discussion. I get a motion to approve the dust to adopt the staff recommendation

[49:09] I'll move it

[49:11] Thank you councilmember Allen's here a second

[49:14] It's all seconds

[49:15] All right, we have a first by councilmember Allen a second by councilmember Aleman Madam City clerk

[49:20] Please conduct a roll call councilmember Lunaris councilmember Allen

[49:25] Councilmember Olamin. Yes. Mayor Portem Cortez. Yes. Mayor Dugado. Aye. The

[49:31] eyes have it. Motion passes. Thank you. We'll move on to public hearing number two.

[49:35] Zoning quoted amendment. ZCA 26-4 for accessory dwelling. We'll now hand it off to our

[49:41] community development director Lee for a staff report. Yes, Mr. Mayor.

[49:45] Members of the council. This item also will be presented by planning consultant Nancy

[49:49] phone. Nancy's back. Yes, I am back. Good evening again. Mr. Mayor Mendes of the City Council.

[50:01] Excuse me. Tonight, we are considering an amendment to the accessory dwelling unit. Next slide, please.

[50:10] Just a little bit brief background. You know, we have overhauled the accessory dwelling units ADU as we

[50:18] We call it back in the 2022 and then in 2025 we updated again in order to address all

[50:25] the new state law and then because of the state law, we have sent the newest adopted

[50:31] ordinance up to the state HCD for review and they have provided some comments.

[50:39] And those comments is to resolve why we have now a minor amendment to the ADU regulations.

[50:46] So this next slide please,

[50:51] next slide please.

[50:54] So some of the changes are very minor, you know, like clarifying a single family lot,

[50:59] meaning proposed primary to all unit for submitting the ADU and JADU applications, removing

[51:06] the work word that prohibit a guesthouse, clarified aside and rear yard setback is 4 feet,

[51:13] what is one story or two story and change the design standard wording from be similar

[51:19] to match and also clarify that existing and proposed primary dwelling included attached

[51:25] garage and then it's like please also under the ministerial building process the director

[51:35] to can approve the JADU, the detached ADU, and also an attached ADU.

[51:44] Next slide, please.

[51:47] So once the City Council have adopted the previous ordinance ordinance for the zoning

[51:53] code, 26.03, the contents of this ADU will roll into the new draft zoning code.

[52:00] But once it's adopted, we have also sent it up just ADU regulations sent it up to HCD for review.

[52:08] Next slide, please.

[52:10] So any time we review a code amendment, we have to do a SQL review because it's to comply with ADU law, so it's exempt.

[52:18] Next slide, please.

[52:20] And the Planning Commission on August 25th also have reviewed the proposed changes and recommended approval to the City Council.

[52:28] So, next slide, please.

[52:31] So, staff recommends that the City Council adopt ordinance 26.07,

[52:36] approving the Zomical Amendment 26.04,

[52:39] and issue a secret exemption,

[52:41] and that concludes my presentation.

[52:43] Thank you, Nancy.

[52:44] Any questions from the council?

[52:47] I have a question.

[52:48] We go back to slide number four.

[52:50] I think they talked about maximum square footage.

[52:52] Or, yes, you know, what was that maximum?

[52:55] The maximum was 1,200 square feet only for larger single family lots.

[53:02] There are 10,000 square feet or larger.

[53:07] That's either a single story or two story, maximum 12 lines.

[53:10] And maximum 12 lines.

[53:12] Thank you.

[53:12] Anything there are smaller than 10,000 square feet is only 1,000 square feet for the ADU.

[53:19] Excellent.

[53:21] Any other questions from comment?

[53:22] Just a quick one.

[53:23] I think it's good that we went from similar to match that enhance our design standards, I hope.

[53:29] That's what they call the objective design standard.

[53:32] So there's no subjective requirements into it.

[53:38] Thank you.

[53:40] Any other questions?

[53:43] All right, here are no questions.

[53:46] I'll open up for a public comment.

[53:47] Madam City clerk, anyone who's wishing to speak on this matter?

[53:50] Yes, we have two speakers.

[53:51] Can I have speaker number one?

[54:06] Oh, here we go.

[54:08] PH2 zoning code amendment for accessory dwelling units.

[54:14] Well, members of the public of Covina and throughout California.

[54:19] Do you realize that the moment we cut up our yard

[54:22] or cut up our acreage to add this so called a title of ADUs?

[54:30] You know what your tax says look like the following year how much are they going to charge you per square foot on those taxes is anyone know and then you lose your four foot setback or do you gain a four foot setback do we know well I know but

[54:52] regardless of what I know who fucking cares right because the problem is this 1000 to 1.2 square footage of add on to our home

[55:03] just means that we're going to add to the city a payment for more taxes that we

[55:11] don't deserve. Let me give you now a scenario or a hypothetical point of view

[55:16] of an ADU. Some jackass off of Halleburton, Hossie and the Heights started a

[55:22] two-story ADU. Well the dumb mother fucker got to permit but the dumb mother fucker

[55:27] didn't have the money to finish the ADU. So now we have a structure, blight, a structure

[55:35] ADU standing like a toothpick house ready to get burned. Why is that? Why can't the Department

[55:49] of Building Safety step in and says, hey, you dumb cock suckers? You ask for an ADU. Now

[55:55] Now you don't have the money, now you want to play games, fuck you, tear it down, tear

[56:02] the mother fuck her down, turn the bitch over and drop your permit because you're fucking

[56:10] up the neighbor, you're fucking up our community, you're creating blight and you're allowing

[56:16] this shit under your ordinance 2607 because again we have an incompetent immoral mandates by a

[56:28] governor and your fucking legislators that are stupid from Sacramento and stupid lawbreakers who

[56:37] make up the laws to break them themselves. Now if I was like Jose Luis Wiesar and decided to

[56:46] be a criminal under corruption, I'd follow your fucking rules, which is cheap, lie, and

[56:53] still from the public. So at this point, 42 AC 1983 politely ball the fuck this item.

[57:02] Next speaker. I'm City Clerk. Speaker number two.

[57:12] Happy, happy, happy to talk about the ADUs, one of my favorite items.

[57:21] I heard some very, very contradictory statements from our council members.

[57:27] First, I remember our council members stated California housing laws.

[57:33] They are some sort of a city destroyer. They use very, very strong serious words.

[57:40] Those are very, very serious allegations. But at the same time, when I take a look at every single council member's biography,

[57:49] what did you do for homeless but nothing much.

[57:53] But since we have this ABU law and I have a new proposal

[57:58] for our council member.

[57:59] Since our council member unanimously reject,

[58:04] you know, building a five-story apartment,

[58:07] nobody wanted, all of council member wants to keep their,

[58:11] you know, huge mention, nobody wants affordable housing,

[58:15] nobody want a six-story apartment like in downtown LA

[58:19] or Hollywood, then we can stop talking about that idea,

[58:24] and then we can switch to the idea of the ADU.

[58:28] And then my proposal is that I wish our council member

[58:32] city elected official that let's call it adopt

[58:37] a homeless initiative.

[58:40] And then what I mean by that, since every single

[58:42] of our council member has a big house,

[58:45] since every single council member has enough space

[58:48] to build an ADU and since every single council member are saying that homeless housing affordable housing

[58:54] Those are they are destroying our city. We don't want it. Then let's just say that every single council member

[59:03] Adopped a homeless person into their backyard aka their ADU units

[59:10] I think that is a perfect plan that way

[59:13] We don't have to fight about affordable housing.

[59:16] We don't have to fight about so-called,

[59:19] you call it a city destroyer.

[59:22] And then that way, you are doing your part

[59:25] of helping addressing the homeless crisis.

[59:30] You are helping addressing the affordable housing crisis.

[59:34] And I think that is a perfect plan

[59:37] that we kill two birds with one stone.

[59:40] So that is our proposal. Before I hear this presentation, I was like, oh, okay,

[59:46] Kavina, we don't have such law. But right now I understand we do have those

[59:50] existing law. We do have those existing ADU regulation. So there should be no

[59:56] excuse for your inaction.

[1:00:00] Regarding this. So I don't know what do you think, but I proposed affordable housing. You say no. I proposed, you know, apartment building. You say no. So this is now I'm proposing an ADU. Hopefully, I don't know. How many speakers remotely, Madam City clerk? No, there isn't. All right. Any other speakers here in person? No. All right. We're not close public hearing any discussion from the council regarding public hearing over to the zoning code amendments.

[1:00:28] All right. Hearing no discussion. Is there a motion to adopt the staff recommendation so moved. Thank you.

[1:00:36] Pro temp Cortes. Is there a second?

[1:00:41] Second by Council Member Linaris. We have a first by Pro temp Cortes. Second by Council Member Linaris. Madam City clerk, please conduct a roll call. Council Member Linaris.

[1:00:51] Councilmember Allen?

[1:00:53] Aye.

[1:00:53] Councilmember Elliman?

[1:00:54] Yes.

[1:00:55] Mayor Pro Tem Cortez?

[1:00:56] Yes.

[1:00:57] Mayor Delgado.

[1:00:58] Yes.

[1:00:59] Thank you very much.

[1:01:00] We'll move on to public hearing number three.

[1:01:02] The adoption of urgency ordinance 2608.

[1:01:05] I will now hand it back off again to our community development director Lee for a staff report.

[1:01:11] Yes, Mr. Mayor.

[1:01:12] Members of the council.

[1:01:13] This item won't be presented by a associate planner.

[1:01:15] Eduardo Lamelli.

[1:01:26] Good evening, Mayor and members of the council.

[1:01:28] I'd like to briefly explain the request to extend the city's moratorium on sure-term rentals and home experience sharing.

[1:01:36] As of now, the current moratorium expires on October 20th of this year, and staff is requesting in one year extension through October 20th, 2027.

[1:01:45] This would be the second and final extension permitted under the statute.

[1:01:48] In addition, California Government Code Section 658D requires the city to provide a written report identifying the measures taken to address the conditions.

[1:01:58] that resulted in the moratorium.

[1:02:01] That written report is included on tonight's agenda on CC 15.

[1:02:07] The reason additional time is needed is that staff is working to develop a comprehensive

[1:02:14] and workable permanent ordinance rather than simply extending the temporary prohibition.

[1:02:21] Staff has been evaluating a number of issues including noise, parking, sanitation, neighborhood

[1:02:28] ahead disturbances and swimming pool safety.

[1:02:30] Staff is also reviewing regulations and best practices for

[1:02:34] mother California cities in coordinating with various city

[1:02:38] departments and governmental agencies to determine appropriate

[1:02:40] standards and enforcement measures.

[1:02:43] The goal is to replace a temporary moratorium with an ordinance that allows

[1:02:46] sure to rentals and home sharing experiences where appropriate while

[1:02:50] protecting the health safety and quality of life of the community.

[1:02:53] Thank you.

[1:02:55] Thank you, Eduardo. Any questions from the council regarding this adoption of this urgency?

[1:03:02] No. All right. With that, we'll open up for public comment. Madam City clerk, anyone wishing to speak on this matter?

[1:03:10] Yes, we have two speakers. Speaker number one.

[1:03:24] So, ladies and gentlemen of Covena,

[1:03:30] wow. This is just amazing.

[1:03:34] more redevelopment. Have you not learned from the largest city, the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles and its failure redevelopment?

[1:03:46] How many of you in Covena, how many of your children live with you that can't afford $3 to $4,000 a month to pay for their rent?

[1:03:55] How many of them want to drive those luxury vehicles that you heard today in public testimony that the council drive luxury vehicles, but your children live at home with them with their BAs and master degrees can afford a redevelopment program.

[1:04:16] What is shame? Right, Hector, the mayor. Do you heard what Lee and Eduardo said? They left out one problem.

[1:04:27] STR fewer because the goddamn rent is only for 30 consecutive days based on this bullshit.

[1:04:39] Now is this your STR or is this a vacation rentals?

[1:04:46] What are the local permits on this bullshit?

[1:04:49] it. And what kind of income can a white nigger like me with money afford under this legislation,

[1:04:58] bullshit, ordinance, 20608 entitled urgency. You know, Donald J. Trump, you were right.

[1:05:06] The urgency about California, it sure knows how to do a short term rental, fuck you in

[1:05:13] the ass experience of sharing. Donald Trump was right, Edward. He was right

[1:05:19] along Lee, that no income, no moratorium, no short-term rental or short-term

[1:05:30] redevelopment is going to solve the housing crisis of today. So I invite every white

[1:05:36] niggered to in kovina or in california to attend the federal hearing of david old carter

[1:05:43] verses the city of los angeles and the los angeles county of hilda alceles the dumb bitch

[1:05:52] september 22nd she failed to shop to court now she's like that dumb carrot black woman bass who

[1:06:01] says, I'm not going to go before Congress and talk about my stealing and my colleague

[1:06:08] stealing. That's what we just do. We're politicians. That's all we have to do is not

[1:06:15] tell the truth and fuck the residents, fuck the taxpayers, but no. Fuck you, Gavin Newscombe,

[1:06:22] and fuck you, Hilda Salise. Thank you.

[1:06:25] Okay,

[1:06:28] next speaker, speaker number two.

[1:06:35] I think this item fails to address that disabled seniors limited income issues, well, it

[1:06:46] is typical because every time our council member Oga comes out of something, I always believe

[1:06:52] that she forgot about something.

[1:06:53] So, they are certain seniors and then they are homeowners and then they are disabled.

[1:07:02] They cannot go to work and then in certain instances their main stream of income is to rent

[1:07:14] part of their house and then somehow we are extending this moratorium for another

[1:07:23] year, I feel that will have some devastating effect to those people. And I don't

[1:07:32] know if our council member, if our mayor, Olga, have a plan to address that. You

[1:07:40] know, if you have a stimulus check to, you know, to those people, then never mind.

[1:07:45] I pack off right now. Goodbye. Have a nice day. See you next week. But I don't

[1:07:50] believe you have a plan. In the second of all, I believe that this ordinance is a borderline

[1:08:01] useless, similar to the prohibition era, you know, when you are trying to ban alcohol,

[1:08:09] you have the ordinance, you have the law, but I guess what? For anyone, well, maybe our council

[1:08:16] to remember Olga failed the high school history.

[1:08:19] But anyone who has basic American history education,

[1:08:23] you will understand the certain laws.

[1:08:24] They are just impossible to enforce.

[1:08:29] And then, just like using myself as an example,

[1:08:33] I have constantly escaped from the Kovina police

[1:08:38] because I rent illegal parking.

[1:08:42] Or was I called parking garage?

[1:08:43] sometimes I live in someone's living room, someone's I live somewhere that I'm not allowed to live, sometimes I cannot afford to have a apartment rental contract, I have to do something like subletting, so I have to do all of those things just trying to survive, not because I'm trying to break the law, I'm trying to become a criminal, but sometimes it just certain laws make people like me make people

[1:09:13] other population is impossible to survive.

[1:09:17] So, I mean, you have the ordinance, I just want to tell, say that, you know, our

[1:09:22] Covina Police Department, good luck enforcing it.

[1:09:26] And I don't know how many people are there in the Covina Department and how are you able

[1:09:31] to enforce it.

[1:09:32] But if this is something you created, I guess you are ready to work.

[1:09:36] And I'm sure it clerk, anyone wishing to speak on this matter remotely?

[1:09:40] No.

[1:09:40] Thank you and now close the public hearing in a discussion from the council.

[1:09:46] Move for approval.

[1:09:47] Thank you.

[1:09:48] Councilmember Allen.

[1:09:49] Is there a second?

[1:09:50] I'll second.

[1:09:52] Second by Allen.

[1:09:53] We have a first, by Councilmember Allen, a second, by Councilmember Allen.

[1:09:58] Madam City Clerk, would you please conduct a roll call.

[1:10:00] Councilmember Lunaris.

[1:10:02] Aye.

[1:10:02] Councilmember Allen.

[1:10:04] Aye.

[1:10:04] Councilmember Allen.

[1:10:06] Yes.

[1:10:06] Mayor Pro Tem Cortez.

[1:10:08] Yes.

[1:10:08] Mayor Dogado.

[1:10:09] Yes, and with that ladies and gentlemen, we will adjourn tonight's meeting in honor and in memory of Rick Walzak senior.

[1:10:16] Thank you for coming this evening.

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