Norwalk — 2026-06-02

1. Bi-Weekly Review.

2. Street Projects Update.

3. Memorial Day Recap Video.

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

II. 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.

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. MEETING MINUTES\nStaff recommend City Council approve the minutes of the meetings of May 23, and May 26, 2026. 825-04

10. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 6 – TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES – EXTENDING TERM TO\nMONTH-TO-MONTH\nStaff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 6, extending the term of the agreement with West\nCoast Arborist to continue services on a month-to-month basis; and authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

11. AWARD CONTRACT FOR CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide\ncitywide landscape services from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029 in an amount of $2,103,000 (excluding\nspecial projects which will be billed separately) with an option to extend for 2 additional 1-year terms; and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the contract and any amendments; provided there is funding in the\nbudget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority; on behalf of the City, in a form approved by\nthe City Attorney.

12. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT\nAND ADDITIONAL SERVICES\nStaff recommend City Council to approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Rincon Consultant,\nInc., to provide additional delineation and remedial services for the Norwalk Transit Village, City Project\nNo. 7859, in an amount not-to-exceed of $307,750.00, including a contingency budget of $45,000; and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 and any additional amendments provided there\nis funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.

13. AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PREPARATION OF A SEWER SYSTEM\nMANAGEMENT PLAN AND INFLOW AND INFILTRATION STUDY\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to Psomas, in the amount of $137,280 to provide\nprofessional consulting services for the preparation of a Sewer System Management Plan and Inflow and\nInfiltration Study; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments,\nprovided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

14. PREPARATION OF THE AMERICA’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT RISK AND RESILIENCY\nASSESSMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to SA Associates, in the amount of $38,000 to provide\nprofessional engineering services for the preparation of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act Risk and\nResiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan; and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement and any amendments, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.

15. PROJECT NO. 7241 – ACCEPT WORK FOR STUDEBAKER AND HALCOURT TRAFFIC SIGNAL\nMODIFCATIONS, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-19\nStaff recommend City Council accept the work of PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. in the amount\nof $559,300 for Project No. 7241 – Studebaker and Halcourt Traffic Signal Modifications, and release the\nretention payment in the amount of $27,965 to PTM General Engineering Services, Inc., 35 days after the\nrecordation of the Notice of Completion.

16. PROJECT NO. 7876 – ACCEPT WORK FOR BUILDING DEMOLITION LOCATED AT 13400 SAN\nANTONIO DRIVE, ENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-20\nStaff recommend City Council accept the work of Unlimited Environmental, Inc. in the amount of $183,519\nfor Project No. 7876 – Building Demolition Located at 13400 San Antonio Drive, and release the retention\npayment in the amount of $9,176 to Unlimited Environmental, Inc., 35 days after the recordation of the\nNotice of Completion.

17. PROJECT NO. 7938 – ACCEPT WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION ZONE 4 AND 31,\nENGINEER'S REPORT NO. 26-21\nStaff recommend City Council accept the work of Kalban, Inc. in the amount of $5,259,108 for Project No.\n7938 – Local Streets Rehabilitation Zone 4 and 31, and release the retention payment in the amount of\n$262,955 to Kalban, Inc., 35 days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion.\nAPPOINTMENTS

18. 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.

19. PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION NO. 26-28 APPROVING A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS\nAGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY AND\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-29 AUTHORIZING USE OF THE BOND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND\nDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE\nAUTHORITY TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. find the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption because it can be\nseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Resolution may have a significant effect on\nthe environment; and\nb. adopt Resolution No, 26-28, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF A JOINT\nEXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL\nFINANCE AUTHORITY; and\nc. adopt Resolution No. 26-29, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK AUTHORIZING USE OF THE BOND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT\nPROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY TO\nACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS, CONDUCT PROCEEDINGS AND\nLEVY SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF CITY OF NORWALK PURSUANT TO THE\nMELLO-ROOS COMMUNITY FACILITIES ACT OF 1982, AS AMENDED; AND AUTHORIZING\nRELATED ACTION; and\nd. authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any documents necessary to effectuate\nthe intent of Resolution Nos. 26-28 and 26-29, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.

2. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD MAY 10, 2026 - MAY 23, 2026\nStaff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,362,919.61; the payroll check\nnumbers 38677 – 38697 and the voucher numbers 359492 – 360040 in the total net amount of\n$1,102,941.66 for the pay period May 10, 2026 – May 23, 2026.

20. PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION NO. 26-25 - SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGE FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2026/27 AND ORDERING THAT SUCH CHARGE BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL\nStaff recommend City Council consider adopting Resolution No. 26-25, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING THE ANNUAL SEWER REPORT AND LEVYING\nAN ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER\n13.14 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE AND ORDERING THE ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE\nCHARGE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TAX ROLL.\nORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS

21. BROWN ACT UPDATES PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 707 - RESOLUTION NO. 26-30, DISRUPTION\nPOLICY / RESOLUTION NO. 26-31, PUBLIC POSTING BOARD POLICY / MEETING OUTREACH\nStaff recommend City Council:\na. adopt Resolution No. 26-30, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK ADOPTING A POLICY ADDRESSING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR\nINTERNET SERVICE DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SENATE BILL\n707; and\nb. adopt Resolution No. 26-31, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK ADOPTING POLICY STATEMENT NO. 26-02, PUBLIC AGENDA POSTING BOARD\nPOLICY AS A RESULT OF SENATE BILL 707, and\nc. provide direction, if any, on other outlets to consider advertising City Council meeting dates.\nREPORTS

22. PROJECT NO. 7859 – AWARD OF CONTRACT – CONTRUCTION SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS\nDEMOLITION LOCATED AT NORWALK TRANSIT VILLAGE, 13200 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE /\nRESOLUTION NO. 26-24 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\nin the 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\nCity, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nb. adopt Resolution No. 26-24, 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\nASSET FUNDS AND $2,078,961 OF FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NON-HOUSING\nBOND PROCEEDS FOR THE BUILDINGS DEMOLITION LOCATED AT THE NORWALK\nTRANSIT VILLAGE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13200 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, NORWALK, CA\n90650, CITY PROJECT NO. 7859.

23. FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 PROPOSED BUDGET\nThe Fiscal Year 2026/27 Proposed Budget is presented for discussion and direction.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS

3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS\nStaff recommend City Council approve the warrant register period May 12, 2026 through June 1, 2026, in\nthe total amount of $6,188,441.99. 640

4. RESOLUTION NO. 26-22 - ADOPTING PURCHASING POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-22, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING THE PURCHASING POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27.

5. RESOLUTION 26-23 - ADOPTING INVESTMENT POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27\nStaff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-23, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF NORWALK, ADOPTING THE 2026/27 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY AND\nAUTHORIZING THE CITY TREASURER TO INVEST AND REINVEST IDLE MONIES OF THE CITY OF\nNORWALK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2026/27 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY.

6. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2026 - RESOLUTION NOS. 26-26 - CALLING\nELECTION AND 26-27 - CONSOLIDATION WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR\nRECORDER\nStaff recommend City Council adopt:\na. Resolution No. 26-26, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nCALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED\nBY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO\nGENERAL LAW CITIES; and\nb. Resolution No. 26-27, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK\nREQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO\nCONSOLIDATE THE CITY OF NORWALK’S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD\nON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE\nHELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO §10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.

7. CONFIRM EMERGENCY SERVICE WORK ON PRESSURE REDUCING STATIONS FOR WATER\nSYSTEMS\nStaff recommend City Council authorize the City Manager to confirm the service work for pressure\nreducing stations completed by Griswold Industries in the amount of $32,157.71.

8. CONFIRM EMERGENCY WATERLINE WORK - POTTER STREET STORM DRAIN REPAIRS\nStaff recommend City Council confirm emergency service repair work at 11701 Potter Street and Alburtis\nAvenue., completed by Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc., in the amount of $87,477.72.

9. AWARD CONTRACT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR HEATING,\nVENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS CITYWIDE\nStaff recommend City Council award a contract to Tri-West Mechanical, Inc. in the amount of $278,000 for\npreventative maintenance and repair services for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)\nsystems, for the term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029; with the option to extend for two additional\none-year periods; and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract and any amendments provided\nthere is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

I. City Council to Recognize Students for Designing and Painting a Utility Box.\nCITY MANAGER COMMENTS