Norwalk — 2023-11-21

1. Flashvote announcement.

2. Red Ribbon Week Recap video.

3. Citizen Academy Recap video.

4. Veterans Day Ceremony Recap video.

5. Bi-Weekly Review.

I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE §54956.9(d)(1): City of Norwalk vs. City of Cerritos, et al., Case Number 22STCV33737.

II. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\n§54956.8 – Norwalk Municipal Water System - Artesia Service Area; Negotiating Parties: Jesus M. Gomez,\nCity Manager, on behalf of the City and to be determined; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.

III. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE 54956.9(d)(2) – significant exposure to litigation in one case.

1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA\nSTAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE\nAGENDA AND DECLARE THAT SAID TITLES WHICH APPEAR ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA SHALL BE\nDETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN READ BY TITLE AND FURTHER READING WAIVED.

10. AGREEMENT - CITYWIDE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE\nStaff recommends City Council award a contract to Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc., in the amount of\n$59,840 for Professional Engineering Services for Fiscal Year 2023/24 Pavement Management System\nUpdate; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments within his signing\nauthority, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS

11. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS\nStaff recommends City Council make appointments to fill the vacancies on the various Advisory Bodies for\ntwo-year terms expiring on December 31, 2024.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS

12. RESOLUTION NO. 23-70 – MAKING FINDINGS UNDER SURPLUS LAND ACT AND APPROVING THE\nPURCHASE AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12843 NORWALK BOULEVARD\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-70, Making Findings Under Surplus Land Act and\nApproving the Purchase and Sale of Real Property Located at 12843 Norwalk Boulevard.\nREPORTS

13. RESOLUTION NO. 23-69 - APPROVING A SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF\nTHE ARTESIA SERVICE AREA AND RELATED ASSETS OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL WATER\nSYSTEM\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-69, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK, FINDING THAT REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC\nUTILITIES CODE SECTION 10061 FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK’S ARTESIA SERVICE\nAREA WATER SYSTEM AND RELATED ASSETS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ITS BOUNDARIES, HAVE\nBEEN MET AND APPROVAL OF THE SALE, for the purchase price of $5,250,000.

14. JANUARY 2024 MEETING SCHEDULE\nStaff recommends City Council either:\na. authorize canceling the January 2, 2024 meeting and hold one regularly scheduled meeting on\nJanuary 16, 2024; or\nb. direct staff to take the appropriate steps to hold two meetings on January 16 and 30, 2024.

15. EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH BREAK – CLOSURE OF SOME CITY OPERATIONS FROM\nDECEMBER 26 TO DECEMBER 29, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. the allocation of 35 hours of Mental Health Break to full-time employees and 12 hours of Mental\nHealth Break to part-time employees; and\nb. the closure of City Hall and other City facilities from December 26 to December 29, 2023, with the\nexception of some essential City services in the Public Safety, Public Services, Transportation,\nRecreation, and Social Services Departments.

2. MEETING MINUTES\nSTAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER\n7, 2023. 825-04

3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 29, 2023 – NOVEMBER 11, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,204,506.42; the payroll check\nnumbers 38032 - 38037 and the voucher numbers 325262 – 325757 in the total net amount of $894,422.17\nfor the pay period October 29, 2023 – November 11, 2023.

4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nSTAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE WARRANT REGISTER PERIOD NOVEMBER 1,\nTHROUGH NOVEMBER 13, 2023, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,566,480.25. 640

5. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nStaff recommends City Council deny the claims filed by Gary Granados and Cruz Valdez..

6. PLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - NOVEMBER 8, 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.

7. ORDINANCE NO. 23-1744 – ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2023-01 TO AMEND VARIOUS\nSECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO THE AUTOMOBILE\nPARKING ZONE AND ORDINANCE NO. 23-1745 - ZONE CHANGE NO. 2023-01 TO REMOVE ZONING\nDESIGNATION AUTOMOBILE PARKING ZONE FROM THE ZONING MAP\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Ordinance No. 23-1744, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE\nREMOVAL OF THE AUTOMOBILE PARKING ZONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY and Ordinance No. 23-\n1745, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK SETTING FORTH ITS FINDINGS OF FACTS AND\nDECISION APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2023-01.

8. ORDINANCE NO. 23-1746 – ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2023-02 TO AMEND VARIOUS\nSECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO STREAMLINE THE PRECISE\nDEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Ordinance No. 23-1746, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE AUTHORIZING THE\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO INITIATE AND MAKE DECISIONS ON PRECISE\nDEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS.

9. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT ANNUAL SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-\n2026\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the Triennial Short Range Transit Plan, and authorize the\nExecutive Director of Regional Transportation to submit the updated Short Range Transit Plan to Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

I. Check Presentation from Lions Club to Norwalk Youth and Family Services.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS