Norwalk — 2025-12-02

1.\nPark Master Plan Update.

2.\nLions Club Check Donation Presentation.

3.\nBi-Weekly Review Video.

I.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE §54956.9(d)(2) – Significant exposure to litigation in two cases.

II.\nCONFERENCE 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 M. Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: Primestor; Under Negotiation: Price\nand Terms of Payment.

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. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1764 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 AMENDING VARIOUS\nSECTIONS RELATING TO DEFINITONS, PARKING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC USES IN COMMERCIAL\nAND/OR MANUFACTURING ZONES, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION\nCENTERS, R-1 ZONE PERMITTED USES, INSTITUTIONAL ZONE PERMITTED USES, AND THE LAND\nUSE MATRIX; AND ADDING SECTION 17.04.500 RELATING TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. consider and find the Ordinance No. 25-1764 / Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-03 project exempt\nfrom California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to §15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption);\nand\nb. introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1764, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF NORWALK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING)\nOF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DEFINITONS, PARKING STANDARDS,\nSPECIFIC USES IN COMMERCIAL AND/OR MANUFACTURING ZONES, EMERGENCY\nSHELTER AND LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, R-1 ZONE PERMITTED USES,\nINSTITUTIONAL ZONE PERMITTED USES, AND THE LAND USE MATRIX; AND ADDING\nSECTION 17.04.500 RELATING TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, and schedule for adoption.

11. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1763 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 - TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE\nNORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD LOT CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVES TO COMPLY WITH THE\nADOPTED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1763, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nAMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD LOT\nCONSOLIDATION INCENTIVES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ADOPTED 2021-2029 HOUSING\nELEMENT; and\nb. consider and find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines in that it can be seen with\ncertainty there is no possibility that the activity in question may have significant effect on the\nenvironment.

12. RESOLUTION NO. 25-58 – FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO.\n2024040140 / RESOLUTION NO. 25-59 – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 / RESOLUTION\nNO. 25-60 – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 / ORDINANCE NO. 25-1765 – ZONE CHANGE\nNO. 2025-02 / ORDINANCE NO. 25-1766 / ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-04 TO ESTABLISH\nSPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK SPECIFIC PLAN”\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 25-58, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK ADOPT ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT\n(SCH #2024040140) FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK,” APPROVE A\nMITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND ADOPT A STATEMENT OF\nOVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS;\nb. adopt Resolution No. 25-59, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 TO ADD A SPECIFIC\nPLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND CHANGE SEVERAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THE\nPROJECT TO SPECIFIC PLAN;\nc. adopt Resolution No. 25-60, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 TO AMEND THE\nGENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT\nTO RECLASSIFY SEVERAL STREET\nCLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA;\nd. introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1765, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nADOPTING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2025-02 AMENDING SEVERAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS TO\nSPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 18; and\ne. introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1766, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-04 ESTABLISHING THE SPECIFIC PLAN\nAREA NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK SPECIFIC PLAN”, and schedule for adoption.

13. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-54 – UPHOLDING AN APPEAL DENYING THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE\nDECLARATION (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND\nREPORTING PLAN AND APPROVAL OF PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023-06 AT 14830\nCARMENITA ROAD OR RESOLUTION NO. 25-63 – UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S\nDECISION TO APPROVE THE IDENTIFIED DOCUMENTS\nStaff recommend City Council consider:\na. Resolution No. 25-54, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nSETTING FORTH ITS FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION OF UPHOLDING AN APPEAL\nREQUEST FILED BY ADAMS BROADWELL JOSEPH & CARDOZO AND REVERSING THE\nPLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION\nTO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL\nSTUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATECLEARING HOUSE NO. 2024101066)\nAND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVE PRECISE\nDEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD; or\nb. Resolution No. 25-63, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nSETTING FORTH ITS FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION OF UPHOLDING THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED\nNEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATECLEARING HOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVE PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO.\n2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD; or\nc. continue action on the appeal for a period of time deemed appropriate by the City Council and\nprovide further direction to City staff.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS

14. PROJECT NO. 7246 – TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM – APPROVAL OF\nCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NORWALK BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO\nDRIVE, AND PIONEER BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM; ENGINEER’S\nREPORT NO. 25-23 – RESOLUTION NO. 25-61 - BUDGET AMENDMENT\nStaff recommend City Council:\na.\nadopt Resolution No. 25-61, 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 TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM\nPROJECT NO. 7246, in the amount of $281,700; and\nb.\napprove the Cooperative Agreement with the County of Los Angeles regarding the implementation\nof the County’s Traffic Signal Synchronization Program in the amount of $281,700; and authorize\nthe City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement and any amendments on behalf of the City,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nREPORTS

15. JANUARY 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE\nStaff recommend City Council choose one of the two following options:\na.\nhold one regularly scheduled meeting on January 20, 2026; or\nb.\ncontinue to hold two meetings, January 13 and 20, 2026.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS

2.\nMEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of November 18, 2025. 825-04

3.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 26, 2025 - NOVEMBER 8, 2025\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,282,702.91; the payroll check\nnumbers 38605 – 38611 and the voucher numbers 352219 – 352734 in the total net amount of $963,793.62\nfor the payroll period October 26, 2025 – November 8, 2025.

4.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period November 11, 2025 – November 24,\n2025, in the total amount of $4,261,415.34. 640

5.\nORDINANCE NO. 25-1762 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-01 - AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING)\nOF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATING THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE\nAND VARIOUS OTHER SECTIONS RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING\nStaff recommends City Council accept for second reading by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-1762.

6.\nPROJECT NO. 7196 - APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER – RESOLUTION NO. 25-57 – BUDGET\nAMENDMENT FOR FIRESTONE BOULEVARD WIDENING\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 25-57, 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 FIRESTONE BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT, in the amount of $8,105,444.\nb. authorize the City Manager to execute a Change Order with Reye’s Construction, Inc. in the amount\nof $9,167,940 to provide necessary safety improvements;\nc. authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with Mark Thomas and\nCompany, Inc., in the amount of $468,034, for design services; and\nd. authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with T.Y. Lin\nInternational, in the amount of $419,280, for construction management and inspection services.

7.\nINSTRUCTOR AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 – YEAR-ROUND DANCE AND GYMNASTICS\nCLASSES\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025/26 class instructor\nagreement with Kidz Talent Academy in the amount of $38,400; and authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

8.\nRESOLUTION NO. 25-62 - AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD\nFUNDS FOR THE HOUSING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-62, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A NORWALK HOUSING TRUST FUND IN THE\nAMOUNT OF $250,000.\nAPPOINTMENTS

9.\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.