Norwalk — 2025-11-04

City Council

#1 City Manager Comments
1.\nState of the City 2025 Event Recap Video.
#2 City Manager Comments
2.\nFirst Responders Luncheon 2025 Recap Video.
#3 City Manager Comments
3.\nHalloween in Norwalk 2025 Recap Video.
#4 City Manager Comments
4.\nBi-Weekly Update.
#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. 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, 2026.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS
#11 Consent Item
11. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1761 – ADOPTING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, FIRE,\nWILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, ENERGY, EXISTING\nBUILDING, AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND AMENDMENTS AND AMENDING THE\nNORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. introduce for first reading by title only, Ordinance No. 25-1761, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING,\nRESIDENTIAL,\nFIRE, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE,\nPLUMBING, ELECTRICAL,\nMECHANICAL, ENERGY, EXISTING BUILDING, AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODES\nAND RELATED MODEL CODES, WITH APPENDICES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND\nAMENDING THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE, and schedule for adoption; and\nb. set a public hearing date for November 18, 2025.
#12 Consent Item
12. RESOLUTION NO. 25-52 – APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND LEASE, AN\nEASEMENT AGREEMENT, AND COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS FOR THE WALK\nPROJECT SITE\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-52, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO A GROUND LEASE BY AND\nBETWEEN THE CITY OF NORWALK AND PRIMESTOR NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC; AN\nEASEMENT AGREEMENT; AND COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS; and authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Ground Lease Agreement, the Easement\nAgreement, and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and any other ancillary documents and\namendments 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 meetings of October 17, 2025 and October 21,\n2025. 825-04
#3 Consent Item
3.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 – OCTOBER 11, 2025\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,301,989.78; the payroll check\nnumbers 38587 – 38596 and the voucher numbers 351191 – 351703 in the total net amount of $977,489.82\nfor the payroll period September 28, 2025 – October 11, 2025.
#4 Consent Item
4.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period October 14,2025 – October 27,2025 ,\nin the total amount of $4,489,939.04. 640
#5 Consent Item
5.\nPLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - OCTOBER 22, 2025\nNo action is required.
#6 Consent Item
6.\nORDINANCE NO. 25-1760 - AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE\nNORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 15.54 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING) WHICH\nSETS FORTH AN EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE\nCHARGING STATIONS\nStaff recommend City Council accept for second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 25-1760, AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILIDNGS AND CONSTRUCTION)\nOF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 15.54 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING\nSTATIONS) WHICH SETS FORTH AN EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR\nELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS.
#7 Consent Item
7.\nCONFIRM EMERGENCY WORK AT AQUATIC PAVILION\nStaff recommend City Council authorize the City Manager to confirm the emergency service repair work at\nthe Norwalk Aquatic Pavilion completed by Waterline Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $128,293.43.
#8 Consent Item
8.\nPROJECT NO. 7934 - ACCEPT WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM ZONE 7\nASPHALT IMPROVEMENTS, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 25-25\nStaff recommends City Council accept the work of Manhole Adjusting, Inc. in the amount of $1,061,657.42\nfor Local Streets Rehabilitation Program Zone 7 Asphalt Improvements.
#9 Consent Item
9.\nRESOLUTION NO. 25-51 BUDGET AMENDMENT – ON-CALL CITYWIDE GRANT MANAGEMENT\nSERVICES, ENGINEERS REPORT NO. 25-24\nStaff recommend City Council\na. adopt Resolution No. 25-51, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR ON-CALL CITYWIDE GRANT MANAGEMENT\nSERVICES, in the amount of $50,000; and\nb. approve agreements with Advanced Avant-Garde Corporation, Southstar Engineering & Consulting,\nInc., and Blais & Associates, LLC to provide on-call grant management services for a term of three\nyears from the date of execution, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 annually; and authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the agreements, as well as any extensions or amendments, provided there\nis funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in\na form approved by the City Attorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS