Norwalk — 2023-09-19

City Council

#1 City Manager Comments
1. Front Street Friday Recap Video.
#2 City Manager Comments
2. Summer in Norwalk 2023 Video.
#3 City Manager Comments
3. Quadrant Officer Presentation.
#4 City Manager Comments
4. Biweekly Review.
#10 Consent Item
10. RESOLUTION NO. 23-55 - REPORTING OF THE EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION FOR MANAGEMENT\nUNIT EMPLOYEES UNDER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-55, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF NORWALK RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 22-62 AND FIXING THE EMPLOYER\nCONTRIBUTION AT AN EQUAL AMOUNT FOR EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS UNDER THE PUBLIC\nEMPLOYEES’ MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.
#11 Consent Item
11. RESOLUTION NO. 23-56 – BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROVAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICES\nUTILITIES DIVISION PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 23-56, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE AVAILABLE ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL FUNDS FOR\nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING STAFF\nAUGMENTATION SERVICES, in the amount of $75,000; and\nb. approve an agreement with W. G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc.to provide On-Call Professional\nEngineering and Staff Augmentation Services for an initial amount not-to-exceed $75,000, for\nFiscal Year 2023-24, with an initial contract term of three years with the option to extend for two,\none-year extensions, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, provided there is\navailable funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#12 Consent Item
12. APPROVE PURCHASE OF A TRACTOR/BACKHOE\nStaff recommends City Council approve the purchase of a Case 580 SV Tractor/Backhoe in the amount of\n$125,894.13 and authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase.
#13 Consent Item
13. CONSIDERATION OF A LETTER OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES MOBILITY\nGRANT PROJECT\nStaff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to submit the Draft Letter of Partnership with\nMetro for the Olympic Games Mobility Grant project.\nAPPOINTMENTS
#14 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.\nREPORTS
#15 Consent Item
15. WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT SAFE DRINKING WATER PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING\nAGREEMENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve an agreement with the Water Replenishment District for its Safe\nDrinking Water Program Funding to implement water treatment for the City’s Well No. 10, in the amount of\n$2,000,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments, provided\nthere is funding in the budget and within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.
#16 Consent Item
16. PROPOSED NEW RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM\nStaff recommends City Council provide comments and feedback to the proposed new Residential\nRehabilitation Program.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS
#2 Consent Item
2. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIODS AUGUST 6, 2023 – AUGUST 19, 2023 AND AUGUST 20, 2023 –\nSEPTEMBER 2, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. gross payroll in the amount of $1,195,224.86; the payroll check numbers 37985 – 37993 and the\nvoucher numbers 322323 – 322816 in the total net amount of $887,543.60 for the pay period\nAugust 6, 2023 – August 19, 2023; and\nb. gross payroll in the amount of $1,172,725.84; the payroll check numbers 37995 – 38003 and the\nvoucher numbers 322817 – 323303 in the total net amount of $874,764.05 for the pay period\nAugust 20, 2023 – September 2, 2023.
#3 Consent Item
3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant registers for the periods August 8, 2023 – August 28,\n2023, in the total amount of $6,934,935.49 and August 29, 2023 – September 11, 2023, in the amount of\n$3,818,952.84. 640
#4 Consent Item
4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nStaff recommends City Council deny the claims filed by Nicole Braski, Oscar Adalberto Gonzalez-\nCordova, and Jesus Magallon. 830-02/03/13
#5 Consent Item
5. PLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - SEPTEMBER 13, 2023\nNo action is required unless the City Council elects to review the decision of the Planning Commission on\nthe item where the Commission’s action was final.
#6 Consent Item
6. PROJECT NO. 7927.1 - ACCEPT WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM –\nPHASE 2 ZONE 3 (CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS) – ENGINEERS REPORT 23-16\nStaff recommends City Council accept the work of CJ Concrete Construction in the amount of $1,764,648\nfor Project No. 7927.1 – Local Streets Rehabilitation Program – Phase 2 Zone 3 (Concrete\nImprovements).
#7 Consent Item
7. APPROVE PURCHASE OF A TRAILER-MOUNTED HIGH-PRESSURE SEWER LINE JETTING UNIT\nStaff recommends City Council approve the purchase of the trailer-mounted high-pressure jetting unit at a\ncost of $71,422.70 and authorize the City Manager to execute the purchase on behalf of the City.
#8 Consent Item
8. RESOLUTION NO. 23-53 - AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED BUDGET TO\nAPPROPRIATE MEASURE M FUNDS FOR TRUCK ROUTE SIGN INSTALLATION\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-53, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24\nADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE MEASURE M FUNDS FOR TRUCK ROUTE SIGN\nINSTALLATION, in the amount of $72,000.
#9 Consent Item
9. RESOLUTION NO. 23-54 - AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED BUDGET TO\nAPPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CITY CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 23-54, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CITY CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT,\nreducing $112,360 in ARPA and increasing $47,705 in general fund; and\nb. approve Amendment No. 6 to the crisis communication consulting services agreement with The\nMerino Group dba TMG Strategies not to exceed $127,680; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute this amendment, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.