Norwalk — 2026-05-05

City Council

#1 City Manager Comments
1.\nCalifornia Parks & Recreation Society recognition of the Teen Alliance Program.
#2 City Manager Comments
2.\nMayor’s Prayer Breakfast Recap Video.
#3 City Manager Comments
3.\nArbor Day Event Recap Video.
#4 City Manager Comments
4.\nBi-Weekly Review.
#1 Closed Session Item
I.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT\nCODE §54956.9(d)(2) – Significant exposure to litigation in two cases.
#2 Closed Session Item
II.\nPURSUANT 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.
#3 Closed Session Item
III. 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\nAssociation of Management Employees.
#1 Consent Item
1.\nMEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of April 21, 2026. 825-04
#10 Consent Item
10. APPROVE PROPOSAL FOR CITYWIDE ENTRY MONUMENT REFURBISHING\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to Bravo Sign and Design, Inc. in an amount not to exceed\n$61,950 for Citywide entry monument refurbishing; and authorize the City Manager to approve the proposal\nand any necessary amendments within the 10% contingency, provided there is sufficient funding in the\nbudget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#11 Consent Item
11. AMENDMENT NO. 4 – FEDERAL LOBBYING SERVICES\nStaff recommend City Council approve the Fourth Amendment to the Carpi & Clay Agreement and extend\nthe term of the Agreement to June 30, 2028; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and\nany amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority,\non behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#12 Consent Item
12. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 – OVERHEAD DOOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES –\nDOOR REPLACEMENTS\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 1, with Miner, Ltd., in the amount of $88,589 for\nentrance door replacements at the Nowalk Arts and Sports Complex, Community Meeting Center, and the\nCultural Arts Center; and authorize the City Manager to approve the proposal and any amendments within\nthe 10% contingency; on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#13 Consent Item
13. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR ON-CALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT\nSERVICES AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE WALK PROJECT SURROUNDING CITY\nHALL\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 1 with CSG Consultants, Inc., to provide on-call\nprofessional Community Development Consultant Services in an amount not-to-exceed $606,400 beginning\nFebruary 2026 and ending on January 1, 2028; and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No.\n1 and any additional amendments provided there is funding in the budget and is within the City Manager’s\nsigning authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#14 Consent Item
14. RESOLUTION NO. 26-21 - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR ATHLETIC NETTING SYSTEM INSTALLATION\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-21, 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 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ATHLETIC NETTING SYSTEM\nFOR ZIMMERMAN PARK LOCATED AT 13031 SHOEMAKER AVENUE, in the amount of $84,800.
#15 Consent Item
15. AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF SECURITY BADGE READERS AT CITYWIDE FACILITIES\nStaff recommend City Council approve an agreement with ASSI Security to provide services related to the\ninstallation of badge readers at Citywide facilities, in an amount not to exceed $74,985; and authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments, provided there is funding in the budget and\nit is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#16 Consent Item
16. AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR CITYWIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 11 to the agreement with Nationwide Environmental\nServices, a division of Joe’s Sweeping Inc.; and authorize the City Manager to execute this amendment, on\nbehalf of the City; in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAPPOINTMENTS
#17 Consent Item
17. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS\nStaff recommend City Council make appointments to fill the vacancies on the various Advisory Bodies for\ntwo-year terms expiring on December 31, 2026.
#18 Consent Item
18. PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION NO. 26-19 – APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nBLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027\nANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND TRANSMIT ALL\nREQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN\nDEVELOPMENT\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 26-19, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME\nINVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AN\nAPPLICATION FOR FUNDING, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND\nTRANSMIT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF\nHOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and\nb. authorize the City Manager to execute agreements and any amendments, in forms approved by the\nCity Attorney, with social service agencies for the provision of services funded under the Annual\nAction Plan; and\nc. authorize the Director of Community Development to execute Memorandums of Understanding with\nCity Departments and homeless referral organizations for the provision of services funded under the\nAnnual Action Plan.
#19 Consent Item
19. RESOLUTION NO. 26-20 - UPDATING USER AND REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-20, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK UPDATING USER AND REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027.\nREPORTS
#2 Consent Item
2.\nPAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 29, 2026 – APRIL 11, 2026\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,390,042.80; the payroll check\nnumbers 38645 – 38646 and the voucher numbers 357915 – 358433 in the total net amount of\n$1,049,370.05 for the payroll period March 29, 2026 – April 11, 2026.
#20 Consent Item
20. PROJECT NO. 7859 – AWARD OF CONTRACT – CONTRUCTION SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS\nDEMOLITION LOCATED AT NORWALK TRANSIT VILLAGE, 13200 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE /\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-18 BUDGET AMENDMENT, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-17\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. award a contract to Precision Environmental in the amount of $2,639,950 with a 25% contingency in\nthe amount of $659,988 for construction services for Project No. 7859; and authorize the City\nManager to execute the contract with any amendments within the contingency, on behalf of the City,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nb. adopt Resolution No. 26-18, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED\nBUDGET TO APPROPRIATE $1,385,974 OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSET\nFUNDS AND $2,078,961 OF FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NON-HOUSING BOND\nPROCEEDS FOR THE BUILDINGS DEMOLITION LOCATED AT THE NORWALK TRANSIT\nVILLAGE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13200 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, NORWALK, CA 90650, CITY\nPROJECT NO. 7859.
#21 Consent Item
21. EXTEND 2026 FIREWORKS SALES FROM JUNE 30 – JULY 4\nStaff recommend City Council approve a one-time exception to the fireworks sales period to allow the sale\nof safe and sane fireworks to begin on June 30, 2026, in recognition of the United States\nSemiquincentennial.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS
#3 Consent Item
3.\nCOMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period April 14, 2026 – April 27, 2026, in the\ntotal amount of $7,618,615.92. 640
#4 Consent Item
4.\nPLANNING COMMISSION SYNOPSIS - APRIL 22, 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.
#5 Consent Item
5.\nAGREEMENT - PRODUCTION OF THE CITY’S NEWSLETTER PUBLICATIONS\nStaff recommend City Council approve an agreement with Intergraphics Company, in the amount of $87,732\nfrom July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, with an optional two one-year extensions for the printing of the\nCity's newsletter publications; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any extensions\nand amendments provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority,\non behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#6 Consent Item
6.\nFEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL\nYEAR 2026\nStaff recommends City Council authorize the Executive Director of Regional Transportation to execute the Fiscal Year 2026 Certifications\nand Assurances Federal Transit Administration Assistance\nPrograms/Affirmation of Applicant, file grant application(s) on behalf of the City and execute a grant agreement(s); in concurrence with and execution of the Affirmation of Applicant’s Attorney Certification by\nthe City Attorney.
#7 Consent Item
7.\nAGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 13 – PARKING MANAGEMENT SERVICES – EXTENDING TERM TO\nJUNE 30, 2027\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 13, extending the term of the agreement with\nParking Concepts, Incorporated, for an additional one-year term expiring on June 30, 2027, as well as\nupdating the payment terms; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment and any written\nnotices on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
#8 Consent Item
8.\nPROJECT NO. 7864 - ACCEPT WORK FOR SENIOR CENTER ROOF REPLACEMENT AND EXTERIOR\nPAINTING OF BUILDING\nStaff recommend City Council accept the work completed by Letner Roofing Company in the amount of\n$818,871 for Senior Center Roof Replacement and Exterior Painting of Building.
#9 Consent Item
9.\nAGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 – FIRE ALARM TESTING & INSPECTION SERVICES AND REMOTE\nMONITORING SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR KITCHEN HOOD\nRANGES – EXTENDING TERM TO JUNE 30, 2027\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 1, extending the term of the agreement with\nBrennan Estimating Services, Inc. dba Brennan Fire & Security, Inc., for an additional one-year term expiring\non June 30, 2027; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.
#1 Special Presentation Item
I.\nCity Council to Proclaim the month of May as Military Appreciation Month.
#2 Special Presentation Item
II.\nCity Council to Proclaim May 4 – May 8, 2026 as Municipal Clerk’s Week in the City of Norwalk.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS