Norwalk — 2025-10-21

City Council

#1 City Manager Comments
1.\nHalloween Parade 2025 Recap Video.
#2 City Manager Comments
2.\nBi-Weekly Review Video.
#1 Consent Item
1.\nWAIVE 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 Consent Item
10. RESOLUTION NO. 25-50 – APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED PARKING AGREEMENT\nStaff recommends City Council:\na. find that the Amended and Restated Parking Agreement is categorically exempt pursuant to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) as this activity will not have a significant effect on the\nenvironment per Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines and CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption in that it can be seen with certainty\nthat there is no possibility that the Amended and Restated Parking Agreement may have a significant\neffect on the environment. None of the exceptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply;\nb. adopt Resolution No. 25-50, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED PARKING AGREEMENT; and\nc. authorize the City Manager to execute the Amended and Restated Parking Agreement and any\ndocuments under the terms of the Agreement and such other ancillary documents, and any additional\namendments provided there is funding in the budget, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS
#2 Consent Item
2.\nMEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of October 7, 2025. 825-04
#3 Consent Item
3.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,345,430.90; the payroll check\nnumbers 38572 – 38586 and the voucher numbers 350678 – 351190 in the total net amount of $981,977.23\nfor the payroll period September 14, 2025 – September 27, 2025.
#4 Consent Item
4.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period September 30, 2025 – October 13,\n2025, in the total amount of $5,222,814.66. 640
#5 Consent Item
5.\nPLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - OCTOBER 8, 2025\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.\nAGREEMENT FOR BODY REPAIR AND PAINTING SERVICES FOR TRANSIT BUSES AND HEAVYDUTY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT\nStaff recommends City Council approve an agreement with ABC Bus, Inc. for body repair and painting for\ntransit buses city-wide heavy-duty vehicles and equipment for the period of January 1, 2026 through June\n30, 2029, with an option to extend annually for two additional one-year periods from July 1 through June 30\nof each year thereafter for a total contract value of $325,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe agreement and any amendments, provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City\nManager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#7 Consent Item
7.\nAMENDMENT NO. 3 TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A\nWATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING\nPROGRAM FOR THE LOWER SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED COMMITTEE\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding with\nGateway Water Management Authority to develop and implement a Watershed Management Program and\nCoordinated Integrated Monitoring Program for the Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Committee; to\nextend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2030; for an estimated average annual cost of\n$82,983 plus GWMA’s administration and indirect administrative fees, and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS
#8 Consent Item
8.\nADVISORY 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, 2026.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS
#9 Consent Item
9.\nORDINANCE NO. 25-1760 - AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE\nNORWALK MUNICiPAL CODE RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING WHICH SETS FORTH\nAN EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING\nSTATIONS.\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\na. introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1760, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nAMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL\nCODE RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING WHICH SETS FORTH AN EXPEDITED,\nSTREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS,\nwaive further reading and schedule for adoption; and\nb. consider and find the project exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15308.