Norwalk — 2023-04-18

City Council

#1 City Manager Comments
1.\nMeet the Mayor video.
#2 City Manager Comments
2.\nEgg-Stravagant Egg Hunt video.
#3 City Manager Comments
3.\nEarth Day Celebration video.
#10 Consent Item
10.\nAGREEMENT – MODERNIZATION OF ELEVATORS AT THE NORWALK/SANTA FE SPRINGS\nMETROLINK STATION\nStaff recommends City Council approve an agreement with Schindler Elevator Corporation to upgrade the\nelevators at the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center in an amount not to exceed $159,976;\nand authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments provided there is funding\nin the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney. 920-10
#11 Consent Item
11.\nAGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 – UTILITIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING\nSUPPORT SERVICES\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Bucknam and\nAssociates Inc. extending the term through Fiscal Year 2023/24, in the amount of $64,500; with the option\nto extend the agreement one additional year, in the amount of $64,500; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the amendment, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS
#12 Consent Item
12.\nADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS\nStaff recommends City Councilmembers make appointments to fill the vacancies on the various Advisory\nBodies for two-year terms expiring on December 31, 2024. 200
#13 Consent Item
13.\nAPPROVAL OF NORWALK SENIOR CITZENS CENTER, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECRETARY\nStaff recommends City Council approve the nomination of Guadalupe Leclercq, Member At Large, for\nSecretary of the Norwalk Senior Citizens Center, Inc. Board of Directors for a term expiring December 31,\n2023. 425-02-04
#14 Consent Item
14.\nNORWALK HOUSING AUTHORITY APPOINTMENTS\nStaff recommends City Council re-appoint Vice Mayor Rios to a four-year term ending April 30, 2027 and\nTenant Commissioners La Tosha Davis and Mary Hernandez to two-year terms ending April 30,\n2025. 315-05-01\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS
#3 Consent Item
3.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 19, 2023 – APRIL 1, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,075,580.33; the payroll check\nnumbers 37797-37803 and the voucher numbers 317245 – 317701 in the total net amount of $799,498.97\nfor the pay period March 19, 2023 – April 1,\n2023. 630
#4 Consent Item
4.\nCLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nStaff recommends City Council deny the claims filed by Yolanda Guerrero and Daniel\nSoto. 830-07/19
#5 Consent Item
5.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period March 28, 2023 - April 10, 2023, in the\ntotal amount of $1,630,906.77. 640
#6 Consent Item
6.\nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CREATION OF A HOMELESSNESS PLAN\nStaff recommends City Council approve the agreement with DignityMoves to create a homelessness plan,\nin the amount of $90,000, to be completed by October 31, 2023; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the agreement and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the\nCity Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney. 445
#7 Consent Item
7.\nAGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ONLINE\nPERMITTING AND LICENSING SOFTWARE AND PROCUREMENT OF A WORK ORDER SYSTEM FOR\nTHE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with EdgeSoft, Inc. for an\nonline permitting and licensing software program, effective December 15, 2021 through December 15,\n2026, in an amount not to exceed $432,000 for the first two year’s software licenses, training,\nimplementation and data migration, including integration to existing programs; the remaining years will not\nexceed $80,000 annually plus five percent each year for software maintenance and data hosting; and\napprove a work order system program for the Public Services Department in the amount of $27,500; and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute any additional amendments not to exceed $43,200 for the online\npermitting system and $2,750 for the work order system, provided there is funding in budget, on behalf of\nthe City, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney. 634-\n04
#8 Consent Item
8.\nORDINANCE NO. 23-1739 - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2022-02 TO VEST PROJECT\nAPPROVALS AND ENSURE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BENEFITS (SELF-STORAGE DIGITAL\nBILLBOARD AT 14879 CARMENITA ROAD)\nStaff recommends City Council accept for second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 23-1739, AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT No. 2022-02\nBETWEEN THE CITY OF NORWALK AND NORWALK SELF STORAGE PARTNERS, LLC FOR A NEW\nDIGITAL BILLBOARD SIGN AT 14879 CARMENITA AVENUE. 925-13
#9 Consent Item
9.\nASSEMBLY BILL 361 FINDINGS\nStaff recommends City Council make the following findings:\na. City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency.\nb. City Council continues to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing including\nremote or hybrid meeting participation. 825