Norwalk — 2023-12-05

1. Flashvote announcement.

2. ParkConnect Ribbon Cutting Recap Video.

3. Thanksgiving in Norwalk Recap Video.

4. Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Ceremony Recap Video.

5. Bi-Weekly Review.

I. 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.

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

III. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE §54956.9(d)(1), City of Norwalk vs. City of Cerritos, Case No. 22STCV33737.

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 AMENDMENT NO. 4 – TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES – ADJUST INSURANCE\nCOVERAGE AND COMPENSATION\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 4, modifying the insurance requirements and\nadjusting the rate beginning January 1, 2024; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Amendment,\non behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

11. RESOLUTION NO. 23-72 - SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR EQUITY PROGRAM\nGRANT FUNDS\nStaff recommends City Council adopt RESOLUTION 23-72, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR EQUITY GRANTS\nPROGRAM GRANT FUNDS.

12. RESOLUTION NO. 23-73 - BUDGET AMENDMENT - AWARD CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN\nAND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PROJECT NO. 7920, LOCAL STREET\nREHABILITATION ZONES 4 & 31 AND PROJECT NO. 7934, LOCAL STREET REHABILITATION\nZONE 7\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 23-73, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE STREET RENOVATION FUNDS TO PROJECT NO. 7934 – LOCAL\nSTREETS REHABILITATION PROJECT DESIGN of ZONE 7, in the amount of $208,891; and\nb. award an Agreement to JMD, Inc. for Project Nos. 7934 (Zone 7) and 7920 (Zones 4 and 31) to\nprovide engineering services for design and construction support for Engineering Work Order No. 1\nfor a term of two years from the date of execution, with the option to extend for two additional one-\nyear term extensions, for an amount not to exceed $754,350; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the agreement, authorize the City Manager to approve amendments up to his signature\nauthority, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.

13. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-74 - SUPPORT OF THE FORMATION OF AND INCLUSION IN THE\nLOWER SAN GABRIEL RIVER RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-74, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK IN SUPPORT OF THE FORMATION OF AND INCLUSION IN THE “LOWER\nSAN GABRIEL RIVER RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT”.

14. AWARD CONTRACT FOR INSTALLATION OF DOG PARK FENCING AT BOB WHITE PARK\nStaff recommends City Council award a contract to No Limit Fencing Company in the amount of $49,735.50\nfor the purchase and installation of fencing to create a dog park at Bob White Park; 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.

15. PROJECT NO. 7935 – RESOLUTION NO. 23-75 BUDGET AMENDMENT - AWARD CONTRACT FOR\nENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOCAL STREET\nREHABILITATION ZONES 2, 9, & 29\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 23-75, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE STREET RENOVATION FUNDS TO PROJECT NO. 7935 – LOCAL\nSTREETS REHABILITATION PROJECT DESIGN of ZONES 2, 9, and 29, in the amounts of\n$986,590; and\nb. award a Professional Services Agreement to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Project No. 7935\n(Zones 2, 9 and 29) to provide professional engineering services for design and construction support\nfor scope of services included in Engineering Work Order No. 1 for a term of two years from the date\nof execution, with the option to extend for two additional one-year term extensions, for an amount\nnot to exceed $986,590; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement,\napprove amendments within the City Manager’s signing authority, provided there is funding in the\nbudget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

16. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT ANNUAL SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS\n2024-2026\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.

17. 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

18. 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. 200

19. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION NO. 23-57 - SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE\nFISCAL YEAR 2019/20 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC\nSECURITY ACT FUNDS AND RESOLUTION NO. 23-58 - BUDGET AMENDMENT OF COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE FUNDS AND AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF\nSUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. consider adopting Resolution No. 23-57, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF NORWALK APPROVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2019/20\nANNUAL ACTION PLAN CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT\nFUNDS;\nb. consider adopting Resolution No. 23-58, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF NORWALK APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CARES ACT\nFUNDS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN\nDEVELOPMENT; and\nc. approve Amendment No. 1 to the subrecipient agreement with City Net to provide housing navigation\nand health services in an amount not to exceed $436,447.88; and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the agreement and any additional amendments provided there is funding in the budget, on\nbehalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nRESOLUTIONS

2. MEETING MINUTES\nSTAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER\n7 AND 18, 2023. 825-04

20. 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.

21. 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

22. DECEMBER AND JANUARY MEETING SCHEDULES\nStaff recommends City Council consider:\na. canceling the December 19, 2023 and January 2, 2024 meetings, and holding one regularly\nscheduled meeting on January 16th; or\nb. directing staff to take the appropriate steps to hold the December 19 meeting, cancel the January 2,\n2024 meeting, and hold two meetings in January on the 16th and 30th.

23. EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH BREAK – CLOSURE OF SOME CITY OPERATIONS FROM DECEMBER\n26 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.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS

3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIODS OCTOBER 29, 2023 – NOVEMBER 11, 2023 AND NOVEMBER 12, 2023\n– NOVEMBER 25, 2023\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. gross payroll in the amount of $1,204,506.42; the payroll check numbers 38032 - 38037 and the\nvoucher numbers 325262 – 325757 in the total net amount of $894,422.17 for the pay period\nOctober 29, 2023 – November 11, 2023; and\nb. gross payroll in the amount of $1,176,938.98; the payroll check numbers 38038 – 38042 and the\nvoucher numbers 325758 – 326251 in the total net amount of $862,893.46 for the pay period\nNovember 12, 2023 – November 28, 2023.

4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nSTAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE WARRANT REGISTERS FOR THE PERIODS\nNOVEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 13, 2023, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,566,480.25 AND\nNOVEMBER 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 27, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,883,658.53. 640

5. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nStaff recommends City Council deny the claims filed by Gary Granados and Cruz Valdez. 830-07/22

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 7 FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. assignment of Reggie Greene from Willdan Engineering to service the contract in the capacity as\nDeputy Traffic Engineer; and\nb. Amendment No. 7 to the Willdan Agreement extending the term through June 30, 2024 to continue\nproviding traffic engineering services; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on\nbehalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

9. PROJECT NO. 7242 – RESOLUTION NO. 23-71 – BUDGET AMENDMENT – AWARD OF CONTRACT\nAND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR EXCELSIOR DRIVE\nAND BLOOMFIELD AVENUE SPEED FEEDBACK SIGN IMPROVEMENTS, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO.\n23-22\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 23-71, 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 MEASURE “M” BOND PROCEEDS TO PROJECT NO.\n7242 – EXCELSIOR DRIVE AND BLOOMFIELD AVENUE SPEED FEEDBACK SIGN\nIMPROVEMENTS, in the amount of $19,500;\nb. award a construction contract to Select Electric, Inc. for Project No. 7242 – Excelsior Drive and\nBloomfield Avenue Speed Feedback Sign Improvements, in the amount of $64,720; and authorize\nthe City Manager to execute any amendments or change orders provided there is funding in the\nbudget, and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney; and\nc. approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Onward Engineering to expand the scope of work\nto provide Inspection services for Project No. 7242 in an amount of $10,080; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the amendment provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.

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