Walnut — 2024-11-13

1. Approval of the October 23, 2024 City Council Meeting\nPUBLIC HEARINGS/ ORDINANCE:

10. City-wide Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project - Award of Bid\nRecommendation:\n1. Award a construction contract for the Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project to\nStreetlight Restoration Specialists, Inc. in the amount of $277,536.00;\n2. Reject all other bids;\n3. Appropriate $348,760.00 from available Measure R Fund Reserves (Fund 16);\n4. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to Streetlight Restoration Specialists,\nInc. in the amount of $277,536.00;\n5. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract award\namount ($27,753.60) to Streetlight Restoration Specialists, Inc.; and\n6. Approve a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group in the amount of\n$43,462.00.

11. Economic Development (Special Event): 2025 Taste of Walnut\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve Walnut Valley Educational Foundation (WVEF) as being the event\nlocal non-profit for the Taste of Walnut (TOW) event; and\n2. Approve the beer and wine garden at and during the TOW as outlined in\nOrdinance No. 22-05; and\n3. Authorize the appropriation of $65,000 (not to exceed) from the collected\nDevelopment Agreement Fund(s) (24-2200).

12. Request by “Care for the Children” for a Non-Commercial Solicitation Permit\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a Non-Commercial\nSolicitation Permit, subject to the attached Condition(s) of Approval (COA).

13. Appointment to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control Board\nof Trustees\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council appoint Dr. Allen\nWu to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of\nTrustees for a two-year term through calendar years 2023 and 2024.

14. Resolution No. 24-12 WHA - A Resolution of the Walnut Housing Authority\nAllowing Certain Claims and Demands in the Amount of $78,469.56 Demand\nNo. 100452 through No. 100452, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2024-25\nRecommendation: That the Authority adopt Resolution No. 24-12 WHA.

2. Ordinance No. 24-06 – Amending the Walnut General Plan and the Walnut\nMunicipal Code (WMC), Title 6, Sections 6.08.020, 6.48.020 and 6.48.040\nrelating to warehousing and logistics center uses within the Light Industrial\n(M-1) Zone.\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Open the Public Hearing;\n2. Hear the Staff Report;\n3 Solicit public input on this item;\n4. Discuss amongst the City Council;\n5. Close the Public Hearing; and\n6. Introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 24-06,\namending the WMC Title 6, Sections 6.08.020, 6.48.020 and 6.48.040 relating\nwarehousing and logistics center uses within the Light Industrial (M-1) Zone.\nCOUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar items listed below are\nconsidered and acted upon under one motion unless an individual item or items are removed by a\nCouncilmember for further consideration or explanation.\nThere will be no dialogue/debate unless a Council Member requests otherwise on the following\nmatters:

3. Resolution No. 24-59 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain\nClaims and Demands in the Amount of $1,637,179.32 Demand No. 169242\nthrough No. 169339, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year 2024-25\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-59.

4. Resolution No. 24-60 - Salary Schedule\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-60, amending\nthe City of Walnut Salary Schedule (Attachment 2) to comply with the State of\nCalifornia minimum wage requirements, as well as identify new Seasonal Part-\nTime (SPT) positions.

5. Resolution No. 24-61 – Request by Valley Vista Services for an Annual Rate\nAdjustment\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-61:\n1. Setting fees for refuse, recycling, green waste and commercial collection within\nthe City of Walnut; and\n2. Approving a 3.42% Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for residential,\ncommercial, and special rates effective on or after February 1, 2025, subject to\nValley Vista Services providing all customers with the required 30-day\nnotification.

6. Approve Vendor Service Agreement with Granicus, LLC for City Website\nUpgrade & Redesign Services\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve the Agreement with Granicus, LLC to upgrade and redesign the City’s\nofficial website; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the City in\nsubstantially the form attached and in such final form as approved by the City\nAttorney; and\n3. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to Granicus, LLC in the amount of\n$60,000.

7. Purchase of One 2024 Chevrolet Blazer Electric Vehicle (EV) for Public\nWorks\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Accept the bid and award a purchase contract to National Auto Fleet Group to\npurchase one 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV vehicle in the amount of $57,517.18;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the contract on behalf of the City in such\nform as approved by the City Attorney: and\n3. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to National Auto Fleet Group in the\namount of $57,517.18

8. Approval of Vendor Services Agreements with ACCO Engineered Systems for\nthe Replacement of All Heating Ventilating Air Conditioning (HVAC) Units\nat the Gymnasium/Teen Center and Senior Center\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve the Agreement for Vendor Services with ACCO Engineered Systems\nin the amount of $459,264.05 for the purchase, installation, and programming\nof seven (7) HVAC units at the Gymnasium/Teen Center;\n2. Approve the Agreement for Vendor Services with ACCO Engineered Systems\nin the amount of $481,660.22 for the purchase, installation, and programming\nof eight (8) HVAC units at the Senior Center;\n3. Approve the Agreement for Vendor Services with ACCO Engineered Systems\nin the amount of $97,604.25 for five years of annual maintenance for Senior\nCenter, City Hall, and the Gymnasium/Teen Center;\n4. Authorize the City Manager to sign the three (3) contracts on behalf of the City\nin such final form as approved by the City Attorney;\n5. Appropriate $94,092.43 from General Fund (01) Reserve Funds to the FY\n2024/25 HVAC Replacement project (01-6134-6227) for project contingencies;\n6. Authorize staff to issue a change order not to exceed 10% of the Agreement\namounts ($45,926.41 for Gymnasium/TC and $48,166.02 for Senior Center) to\nACCO Engineered Systems for project contingencies; and\n7. Authorize staff to issue a (3) three Purchase Order to ACCO Engineered\nSystems in the amount of $459,264.05, $481,660.22, and $97,604.25.\nRecommendation:\n1. Award a construction contract for the County Hollow Park Drainage\nImprovements Project to American Enviro Services, Inc. in the amount of\n$139,950.00;\n2. Reject all other bids;\n3. Appropriate $183,520.00 from General Fund Reserves (Fund 01) to the project;\n4. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to American Enviro Services, Inc. in\nthe amount of $139,950.00;\n5. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract award\namount ($13,995.00) to American Enviro Services, Inc.; and\n6. Approve a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group in the amount of\n$29,568.00.\n10. City-wide Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project - Award of Bid\nRecommendation:\n1. Award a construction contract for the Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project to\nStreetlight Restoration Specialists, Inc. in the amount of $277,536.00;\n2. Reject all other bids;\n3. Appropriate $348,760.00 from available Measure R Fund Reserves (Fund 16);\n4. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to Streetlight Restoration Specialists,\nInc. in the amount of $277,536.00;\n5. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract award\namount ($27,753.60) to Streetlight Restoration Specialists, Inc.; and\n6. Approve a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group in the amount of\n$43,462.00.\n11. Economic Development (Special Event): 2025 Taste of Walnut\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve Walnut Valley Educational Foundation (WVEF) as being the event\nlocal non-profit for the Taste of Walnut (TOW) event; and\n2. Approve the beer and wine garden at and during the TOW as outlined in\nOrdinance No. 22-05; and\n3. Authorize the appropriation of $65,000 (not to exceed) from the collected\nDevelopment Agreement Fund(s) (24-2200).\n12. Request by “Care for the Children” for a Non-Commercial Solicitation Permit\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve a Non-Commercial\nSolicitation Permit, subject to the attached Condition(s) of Approval (COA).\n13. Appointment to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control Board\nof Trustees\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council appoint Dr. Allen\nWu to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of\nTrustees for a two-year term through calendar years 2023 and 2024.

9. Country Hollow Drainage Improvements – Award of Bid\nRecommendation:\n1. Award a construction contract for the County Hollow Park Drainage\nImprovements Project to American Enviro Services, Inc. in the amount of\n$139,950.00;\n2. Reject all other bids;\n3. Appropriate $183,520.00 from General Fund Reserves (Fund 01) to the project;\n4. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to American Enviro Services, Inc. in\nthe amount of $139,950.00;\n5. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract award\namount ($13,995.00) to American Enviro Services, Inc.; and\n6. Approve a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group in the amount of\n$29,568.00.