Walnut — 2025-03-12

1. Approval of the February 26, 2025, Council Meeting

2. Resolution No. 25-09 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain\nClaims and Demands in the Amount of $2,189,928.45 Demand No. 169830\nthrough No. 169904, Both Inclusive\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-09.

3. Resolution No. 25-10 - Directing the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report\nand Filing of Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Lighting and Open Space\nMaintenance District No. 1 (LOSMD) Assessments and Setting the Time and\nPlace for a Public Meeting and Public Hearing\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-10, initiating proceedings for the levy and collection\nof assessments within the Lighting and Open Space Maintenance District\n(LOSMD) No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and ordering the Engineer to prepare\na report in connection therewith;\n2. Direct staff to hold an informal Community Meeting on Monday, March 24,\n2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Walnut City Council Chambers;\n3. Direct staff to set the time and place for the Public Hearing on the matter of\nlevying assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 LOSMD assessments at the City\nCouncil Meeting on May 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.; and

4. Direct staff to provide notice of the public meetings and Public Hearing in\naccordance with the law.\n4. Resolution No. 25-11 – Approving a Fund Exchange Agreement of METRO\n“Proposition A” Local Return Funds Between the City of Walnut and the\nCity of West Hollywood\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-11, approving a Fund Exchange Agreement\nbetween the City of Walnut and the City of West Hollywood for Proposition\nA Local Return Fund Exchange; 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 the exchange of $500,000 of restricted Proposition A Local Return\nFunds for $350,000 in unrestricted funds from the City of West Hollywood;\nand\n4. Appropriate funds in the amount of $350,000 to Account 01-3558 for\nrevenue received from Proposition A Local Fund Exchange between the City\nof Walnut and the City of West Hollywood.

5. Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services between the\nCity of Walnut and Placeworks\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the\nFourth Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services between the\nCity of Walnut and Placeworks, in substantially the form attached hereto, and\nin such final form as approved by the City Attorney; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer implementing\ndocuments and amendments necessary to complete the professional services\ncontemplated by the Agreement, as amended, provided developer funds are\navailable in the project deposit account and the implementing documents and\namendments are in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

6. Grand Avenue and La Puente Road Intersection Improvements Project\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to City of Industry in the amount of\n$529,710.24 in FY 2025/26 for Walnut’s portion of the Grand and La Puente\nRoad Intersection Improvements Project;\n2. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract\naward amount ($52,971.02); and\n3. Approve a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group for FY 2025/26 in the\namount of $59,996.00.

7. Citywide Traffic Signal Project- Battery Backup Replacement\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Appropriate $328,330.00 from available METRO Measure R Funds (Fund\n16) to the project;\n2. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to NexTech Systems, Inc. in the\namount of $226,879.53.00;\n3. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 10% of the contract\naward amount ($22,687.95) to NexTech Systems, Inc; and\n4. Authorize the installation of the battery backup devices to Los Angeles\nCounty Public Works in the amount of $71,600.00 with a 10% contingency\n($7,160.00).