Norwalk — 2023-06-06
City Council
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City Manager Comments
1. Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast video.
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City Manager Comments
2. Memorial Day Ceremony video.
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City Manager Comments
3. Fireworks Safety Video.
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City Manager Comments
4. Bi-Weekly Review video.
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Consent Item
10. AGREEMENT - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve an agreement with One Diversified, LLC for Emergency Operations\nCenter Audio/Visual Equipment in an amount not-to-exceed $295,927.88; and authorize the City Manager\nto execute 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 Attorney.
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Consent Item
11. PROJECT NO. 7928.1 – AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 - CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION\nSUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM PHASE 2 - ZONE 8,\nENGINEER’S REPORT NO. 23-06\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 1 with CJ Concrete Construction adding $301,922\nto Project No. 7928; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, provided there is funding\nin the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Consent Item
12. PROJECT NO. 7927.1 – AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS - CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION\nSUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM – PHASE 2 ZONE 3,\nENGINEER’S REPORT NO. 23-05\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with CJ Concrete Construction in the amount of\n$495,825 for Project No. 7927; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, provided\nthere is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and\nb. approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with Onward Engineering in the amount of $25,000 for\nProject No. 7929; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, provided there is\nfunding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Consent Item
13. PROJECT NO. 1.7C4219 WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS - WEBSITE DESIGN SERVICES AND CONTENT\nMANAGEMENT SYSTEM\nStaff recommends City Council award a contract to Revize Software Systems for website design services\nand content management system upgrades in an amount not to exceed $50,000; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the contract and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is\nwithin the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS
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Consent Item
14. ADVISORY 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.\nORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
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Consent Item
15. URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 23-1740U AMENDING CHAPTER 10.20 OF THE NORWALK\nMUNICIPAL CODE AND REVISING THE DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTE\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. Find that the adoption of the Urgency Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act pursuant to the following: CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b)(3) as it will not result\nin a direct or indirect physical change or significant effect on the environment, and CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as an administrative activity of the government that will not result\nin a direct or indirect physical change to the environment; and because the Urgency Ordinance\nrelates to existing streets and does not approve a specific project within the City, none of the\nexceptions to categorical exemptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.\nb. adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 23-1740U, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.20 OF THE NORWALK\nMUNICIPAL CODE AND REVISING THE DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTE AND ASSOCIATED\nREGULATIONS, AND DETERMINING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW\nUNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, and waive full reading.\nREPORTS
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Consent Item
16. PARK PROJECTS UPDATE\nReceive and file.
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Consent Item
17. 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN\nStaff recommends City Council approve the 2023 Strategic Plan.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Consent Item
2. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 30, 2023 – MAY 13, 2023 AND MAY 14, 2023 – MAY 27, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. gross payroll in the amount of $1,131,929.66; the payroll check number 37808-37811 and\nthe voucher numbers 318612 – 319068 in the total net amount of $839,561.12 for the pay\nperiod April 30, 2023 – May 13, 2023.\nb. gross payroll in the amount of $1,102,869.95; the payroll check numbers 37812-37814 and\nthe voucher numbers 319069 – 319528 in the total net amount of $822,782.58 for the pay\nperiod May 14, 2023 – May 27, 2023.
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Consent Item
3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period May 9, 2023 through May 22, 2023, in\nthe total amount of $2,841,005.67. 640
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Consent Item
4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nStaff recommends City Council deny the claim filed by Catherine Allain, Florentina Falcon, Sandra Garcia,\nMercury Insurance on behalf of Ayanna Smith, Hedy Peng, William Shelly, Shaniece Starnes, and Joshua\nStockton.
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Consent Item
5. PLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - MAY 31, 2023\nNo action is required unless the City Council elects to review the decision of the Planning Commission on\nthe items where the Commission’s action was final.
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Consent Item
6. RESOLUTION NO. 23-28 - STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-28, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, ADOPTING THE 2023/24 STATEMENT OF\nINVESTMENT POLICY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TREASURER TO INVEST AND\nREINVEST IDLE MONIES OF THE CITY OF NORWALK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2023/24\nSTATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY.
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Consent Item
7. RESOLUTION 23-29 – ADOPTING PURCHASING POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-29, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING THE PURCHASING POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24.
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Consent Item
8. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 5 - PRODUCTION OF THE CITY’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER\nPUBLICATION (NORWALK NOW)\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 5 with Norwalk Printing Co. Inc., in the amount of\n$25,920 from July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023 for the printing of the City's newsletter publication; the\nmaximum compensation set forth is a sum not to exceed Six Thousand Four Hundred and Eighty Dollars\n($6,480.00) (“the maximum compensation”) per month; and authorize the City Manager to execute the\namendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Consent Item
9. AGREEMENTS FOR MAJOR BUS COMPONENTS AND MAJOR REPAIR SERVICES FOR NORWALK\nTRANSIT SYSTEM\nStaff recommends City Council approve a three year agreement, from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026\nwith Cummins, Inc. for $80,000; Gillig, LLC for $50,000; and Western States Converters and Transmissions,\nInc. for $25,000, for a total of $155,000 for Fiscal Year 2023/24 for Major Bus Components and Major\nRepairs and an option to extend the agreements for two one-year periods for a total contract value of\n$465,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements, and any amendments provided there\nis funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.