Norwalk — 2026-01-20

1.\nChamber of Commerce Quarterly Update.

2.\nPrimestor to provide an update on The Walk project.

3.\nHolidays in Norwalk 2025 video.

4.\nLas Posadas Recap Video.

5.\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.

III. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE\n§54956.8, a portion of Assessor Parcel Number 8024-024-037 (property acquisition); Negotiating on\nbehalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: Robert Scantlebury; Under\nNegotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.

IV. 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.\nMEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of December 16, 2025. 825-04

10. RESOLUTION NO. 26-09 - APPROVING A CONDUIT LEASE AGREEMENT ON FIRESTONE\nBOULEVARD BRIDGE OVER SAN GABRIEL RIVER\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution 26-09, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEASE SPARE UTILITY CONDUITS ON\nTHE FIRESTONE BRIDGE OVER SAN GABRIEL RIVER.

11. PROJECT NO. 7933 – ACCEPT WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION EXCELSIOR DRIVE\nBETWEEN STUDEBAKER ROAD AND PIONEER BOULEVARD, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-01\nStaff recommend City Council accept the work of R.J. Noble Company in the amount of $542,705 for\nProject No. 7933 – LSRP Excelsior Drive Between Studebaker Road and Pioneer Boulevard, and release\nthe retention payment in the amount of $27,135 to R.J. Noble Company, 35 days after the recordation of\nthe Notice of Completion.

12. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 4 – TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PROJECT NOS. 7901\nAND 7903, ENGINEER’S REPORT NO. 26-03\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 4 with Willdan Engineering in the amount of\n$290,350 to provide additional professional engineering services for a total not-to-exceed contract amount\nof $573,513 for Fiscal Year 2025/26; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, on\nbehalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

13. PROJECT NO. 7920 – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES /\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-07, BUDGET AMENDMENT, ENGINEER’S REPORT 26-06\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-07, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUND\nTO PROJECT NO. 7920 – LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION ZONE 28 (NORTH), in the amount of\n$50,278.

14. TERMINATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF A SUPERSEDING\nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CITYWIDE PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT INSPECTION\nSERVICES – ENGINEER’S REPORT NO. 26-07\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. terminate the agreement with Onward Engineering; and\nb. enter into a superseding agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for Citywide Inspection\nServices; in the amount of $200,000 annually; 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\nManager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

15. AWARD CONTRACT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR ROLL-UP\nDOORS\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to Miner Corporation for the term of January 1, 2026 –\nJune 30, 2027 with a not-to-exceed amount of $56,000 for Fiscal Year 2025/26 with an option to extend\nfor one additional year for overhead roll-up door maintenance at City Facilities; 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.

16. ENERGY SERVICES CONTRACT – FIRST AMENDMENT\nStaff recommend City Council approve the first amendment to the Energy Services Contract with Syserco\nEnergy Solutions, Inc. to continue the scope of work through December 19, 2026; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

17. APPROVAL OF SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 3\nStaff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 3 to the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with\nAthens Services and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the\nCity, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

18. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN UPDATE\nStaff recommend City Council approve the Public Transit Agency Safety Plan Update and authorize the\nExecutive Director of Regional Transportation to submit the plan to the Federal Transit Administration.

19. RESOLUTION NO. 26-10 - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR PURCHASE OF AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT\nFOR CITY SERVICE VEHICLES\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. approve Resolution No. 26-10, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET FOR PURCHASE OF AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR CITY SERVICE VEHICLES,\nin the amount of $107,333.25; and\nb. approve the purchase and installation of aftermarket equipment for service vehicles (472255,\n472325, 472425, and 622824) from Pacific Truck Equipment Inc. for a combined amount of\n$107,333.25.

2.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 23, 2025 – DECEMBER 6, 2025\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,324,290.69; the payroll check\nnumbers 38615 – 38618 and the voucher numbers 353247 – 353762 in the total net amount of\n$992,920.38 for the payroll period November 23, 2025 – December 6, 2025.

20. PROJECT NO. 7876 – AWARD OF CONTRACT – CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR BUILDING\nDEMOLITION LOCATED AT 13400 SAN ANTONIO DRIVE / RESOLUTION NO. 26-04 BUDGET\nAMENDMENT, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-02\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. award a contract to Unlimited Environmental, Inc. in the amount of $203,336 with a 10%\ncontingency in the amount of $20,334 for construction services for Project No. 7876 - Building\nDemolition at 13400 San Antonio Drive; and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract\nwith any amendments within the contingency, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nb. adopt Resolution No. 26-04, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO TRANSFER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO PROJECT\nNO. 7876 – BUILDING DEMOLITION LOCATED AT 13400 SAN ANTONIO DRIVE, in the amount\nof $480,000.

21. PLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - JANUARY 14, 2026\nNo action is required unless City Council elects to review the decision of the Planning Commission on the\nitem where the Commission’s action was final.\nAPPOINTMENTS

22. 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.

23. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-54 – UPHOLDING AN APPEAL DENYING THE\nPLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED\nNEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVAL OF PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO.\n2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD OR RESOLUTION NO. 25-63 – UPHOLDING THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION’S DECISION 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\nAdams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo has filed a request to reverse the Planning Commission’s decision to adopt the recycled initial.\nA STUDY/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.\nRESOLUTION

24. RESOLUTION NO. 26-11 – INTENTION TO CONSIDER GRANTING A NON-PUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE\nFRANCHISE TO HERAEUS METAL PROCESSING, INCORPORATED\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-11, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONSIDER GRANTING A NON-PUBLIC\nUTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO HERAEUS METAL PROCESSING, INCORPORATED; and schedule\na public hearing for February 17, 2026.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS

3.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period December 9, 2025 – January 12,\n2026, in the total amount of $7,937,571.77. 640

4.\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-01 - FACSIMILE SIGNATURES\nStaff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING CERTAIN BANKS TO HONOR ALL\nCHECKS, DRAFTS, AND WARRANTS WHEN BEARING CERTAIN SIGNATURES AND FACSIMILE\nSIGNATURES OF CITY OFFICIALS AS DESIGNATED AND RESCINDING ALL CONFLICTING\nRESOLUTIONS.

5.\nAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO VARIOUS AGENCIES AND ADVISORY\nBODIES\nStaff recommend City Council confirm the nominations as presented.

6.\nRESOLUTION NOS. 26-02 AND 26-03 – APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE/EASTERN REGION AND THE LOS\nANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 18\nStaff recommends City Council adopt:\na. Resolution No. 26-02, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nDESIGNATING MAYOR JENNIFER PEREZ AS THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE AND VICE\nMAYOR MARGARITA L. RIOS AND COUNCILMEMBERS TONY AYALA, RICK RAMIREZ, AND\nANA VALENCIA AS ALTERNATES FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CITY SELECTION\nCOMMITTEE/EASTERN REGION; and\nb. Resolution No. 26-03, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nRE-APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER RICK RAMIREZ AS THE CITY’S ALTERNATE TO THE\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 18.

7.\nPROJECT NO. 7943 – AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR LOCAL STREET REHABILITATION ZONE 13 -\nPROFESSIONAL\nENGINEERING\nDESIGN\nAND\nCONSTRUCTION\nSUPPORT\nSERVICES\n/\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-05 – BUDGET AMENDMENT, ENGINEERS REPORT NO. 26-06\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 26-05, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE RMRA FUNDS TO PROJECT NO. 7943 – LOCAL STREETS\nREHABILITATION PROJECT DESIGN OF ZONE 13, in the amount of $344,595; and\nb. award an agreement West & Associates, Inc. for Project No. 7943 (Zone 13) to provide\nprofessional engineering services for design and construction support, for an amount not to exceed\n$344,595; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, and any amendments\nprovided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on\nbehalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

8.\nPROJECT NO. 7944 – AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR LOCAL STREET REHABILITATION ZONES 5, 6,\n30 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES /\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-06 – BUDGET AMENDMENT, ENGINEERS REPORT NO. 26-07\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 26-06, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE RMRA FUNDS TO PROJECT NO. 7944 – LOCAL STREETS\nREHABILITATION PROJECT DESIGN OF ZONES 5,6,30, in the amount of $782,963; and\nb. award an agreement to Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. for Project No. 7944 (Zones 5,6,30) to\nprovide professional engineering services for design and construction support, in an amount not to\nexceed $782,963; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, and any\namendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing\nauthority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

9.\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-08, BUDGET AMENDMENT – AMENDMENT NO. 2 - ENGINEERING DIVISION\nENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES, ENGINEER’S REPORT 26-08\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 26-08, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE MEASURE R AND RDA BOND PROCEEDS FUNDS TO THE\nAGREEMENT WITH TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC.\nb. approve Amendment No. 2 for the agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to increase the total\ncontract amount to a not-to-exceed value of $566,200 for Engineering Support Services; and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, on behalf of the City, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney.

I.\nCity Council to Recognize the Families who Painted Holiday Designs on the Windows at City Hall.

II.\nCity Council to Recognize the Winners of the 2025-26 Recycling & Litter Prevention Calendar Art Contest.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS