Norwalk — 2025-01-21

1. Introduction of New Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District Superintendent.

2. Street Take Over Update.

3. Public Art Status Update.

4. Holidays in Norwalk video.

5. Las Posadas Recap video.

6. Bi-Weekly Review video.

I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE §54956.9(d)(1) – State of California vs. City of Norwalk, Case No. 24STCP03551.

II. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\n§54956.8: Property: Assessor Parcel Number 8045-008-902 (California Youth Authority); Negotiating\nParties: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager, on behalf of the City and State of California; Under Negotiation;\nPrice and Terms of Payment.

III. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\n§54956.8, Assessor Parcel Numbers 8047-006-924 and 8047-006-925 (The Walk Project); Negotiating on\nbehalf of the City: Jesus Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: Primestor; Under Negotiation: Price and\nTerms of Payment.

IV. I. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6; CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR.\nNegotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; regarding negotiations with the Norwalk\nCity Employees Association.

1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA\nStaff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said\ntitles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading\nwaived.

10. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – SENATE BILL 125 ZERO EMISSION TRANSIT CAPITAL\nPROGRAM (ZETCP) – PROPOSITION C 40% DISCRETIONARY FUNDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County\nMetropolitan Transportation Authority for the use of Proposition C 40% Discretionary Funds, in the amount\nof $1,209,474 for Fiscal Year 2024/2025; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding on behalf of City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

11. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR ELECTRICAL WORK\nStaff recommends City Council approve an amendment to the agreement with HC Electric for electrical work\nin the amount of $4,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, on behalf of the City,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.

12. APPROVAL OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN SERVICES\nStaff recommends City Council approve an agreement with Constant Associates to provide Continuity of\nOperations Plan services in the amount of $99,979.20; and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s\nsigning authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

13. APPROVAL OF DOOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve a maintenance agreement with Door 1 Systems, Inc. to provide\ndoor maintenance services in the amount of $43,700; and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s\nsigning authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

14. RESOLUTION NO. 25-05, Rescinding resolution NO. 24-49 - BUDGET AMENDMENT AND INCLUDING\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR GRANT AWARD\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-05, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 24-49 AND REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY\nAUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD\nCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM SUPPORT GRANT AWARD, in the amount\nof $22,150.

15. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, HOME\nAMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND NORWALK HOUSING AUTHORITY\nStaff recommends City Council award a contract to MNS Engineers, Inc. for Professional Administrative\nServices, with a three-year term in an amount of $145,800 annually, with up to 35% contingency if\nnecessary; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments within the 35%\ncontingency authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

16. BIDDING EXEMPTION FOR AWARD OF PURCHASING AGREEMENTS FOR 2024-2026 TRAFFIC\nSIGNAGE AND RELATED MATERIALS\nStaff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to approve the purchase of Traffic Signage and\nRelated Materials on a best-value basis from any of the three pre-qualified vendors up to an aggregate\namount of $283,000 pursuant to the exemption provided under Norwalk Municipal Code §3.16.070(D).

17. CONFIRM EMERGENCY WORK AT GROUNDWATER WELL No. 10\nStaff recommends City Council confirm emergency service repair work at groundwater Well 10, completed\nby General Pump Company Inc., in the amount of $66,794.40.

18. RESOLUTION NO. 25-04 – APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO GROUND LEASE FOR THE WALK\nPROJECT\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 25-04 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING\nTHE ADDENDUM TO THE NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT – CIVIC CENTER SPECIFIC\nPLAN AND APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO A GROUND LEASE BY AND BETWEEN THE\nCITY OF NORWALK AND PRIMESTOR NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.; and\nb. authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to Ground Lease, any documents\nrequired under the terms of the Ground Lease and such other ancillary documents, in a form\nauthorized by the City Attorney; and\nc. adopt an Addendum to the Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No.\n2022020128).\nAPPOINTMENTS

19. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS\nStaff recommends City Council either re-appoint or make new appointments for all the Advisory Bodies for\ntwo-year terms expiring on December 31, 2026.

2. MEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of December 17, 2024. 825-04

20. PLANNING COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT\nStaff recommends Councilmember Valencia appoint a member of the community to serve as a Planning\nCommissioner for a four-year term.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS

21. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1751 - AMENDING NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.03.170 – EXEMPT\nSIGNS\nStaff recommends City Council accept for first reading, Ordinance No. 25-1751, AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF NORWALK AMENDING NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.03.170(G)(4) REGARDING\nEXEMPT SIGNS, and waive further reading.\nREPORTS

22. REQUEST TO WAIVE FEES FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve the waiving of the $160.00 application fee for the Norwalk Lions\nClub Community Food Distribution event scheduled to take place on January 25, 2025.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS

3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIODS NOVEMBER 24, 2024 - DECEMBER 7, 2024 AND DECEMBER 8, 2024 -\nDECEMBER 21, 2024\nStaff recommends City Council approve:\na. gross payroll in the amount of $1,284,324.92; the payroll check numbers 38292 – 38299 and the voucher\nnumbers 339630 – 340124 in the total net amount of $936,167.48 for the pay period November 24, 2024\n– December 7, 2024; and\nb. gross payroll in the amount of $1,229,791.47; the payroll check numbers 38300 – 38303 and the voucher\nnumbers 340125 – 340626 in the total net amount of $906,488.67 for the pay period December 8, 2024\n– December 21, 2024.

4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant registers for the periods December 10, 2024 –\nJanuary 6, 2025 in the amount of $7,618,680.70 and January 7, - January 13, 2025, in the total\namount of $3,416,271.08. 640

5. PLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - JANUARY 8, 2025\nNo action required.

6. ORDINANCE NO. 24-1754 - ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2022-02 (2024-02) ESTABLISHING\nSPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 17, THE "NORWALK TRANSIT VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN"\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Ordinance No. 24-1754, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2022-02 (2024-04) ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC\nPLAN AREA NO. 17, THE “NORWALK TRANSIT VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN”.

7. RESOLUTION NO. 25-01 - FACSIMILE SIGNATURES\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING CERTAIN BANKS TO HONOR ALL CHECKS,\nDRAFTS, AND WARRANTS WHEN BEARING CERTAIN SIGNATURES AND FACSIMILE SIGNATURES\nOF CITY OFFICIALS AS DESIGNATED AND RESCINDING ALL CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS.

8. RESOLUTION NOS. 25-02 AND 25-03 – APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE/EASTERN REGION AND THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 18\nStaff recommends City Council adopt:\na. Resolution No. 25-02, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nDESIGNATING MAYOR TONY AYALA AS THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE AND VICE MAYOR\nJENNIFER PEREZ AND COUNCILMEMBERS RICK RAMIREZ, MARGARITA L. RIOS, AND ANA\nVALENCIA AS ALTERNATES FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION\nCOMMITTEE/EASTERN REGION; and\nb. Resolution No. 25-03, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nAPPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER RICK RAMIREZ AS THE CITY’S ALTERNATE TO THE LOS\nANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 18.

9. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO VARIOUS AGENCIES AND ADVISORY\nBODIES\nStaff recommends City Council confirm the nominations as presented.

I. City Council to recognize the Los Angeles County Norwalk and Alondra Libraries’ Bookmark Contest\nWinners.

II. City Council to Recognize the Holiday Window Painting Participants.

III. City Council to Recognize the 12U Youth Football Norwalk Vikings team for winning the AAU League Super\nBowl.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS