AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 5, 2022
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6:00 PM
NORWALK CITY HALL/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AND VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
Rick Ramirez, Mayor
Ana Valencia, Vice Mayor
Tony Ayala, Councilmember
Jennifer Perez, Councilmember
Margarita L. Rios, Councilmember
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STUDY SESSION MEETING – 5:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ramirez
ROLL CALL
Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957(b)(1):
City Manager.
RECESS
REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ramirez
INVOCATION
Pastor Saji Vargas
Rock of the Nations Church
FLAG SALUTE
Daniel Garcia, 5th Grade
Cresson Elementary School
ROLL CALL
Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
a. Report of City Council Travel
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
I. City Council to proclaim April as Autism Awareness Month in the City of Norwalk.
II. City Council to proclaim April as Fair Housing Month in the City of Norwalk.
III. City Council to proclaim April as Counseling Awareness Month in the City of Norwalk.
IV. City Council to proclaim March 21, 2022 as World Down Syndrome Day in the City of Norwalk.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
1. COVID-19 Update.
2. Week in Review.
3. Recognition of Sergeant Pena and Public Safety Officer Warren for their Outstanding Arrest and Aide to a Homeless Individual.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent calendar items are considered routine matters which may be enacted by one motion and roll call vote.
Any item may be removed from the consent calendar and considered separately by City Council.
1. MEETING MINUTES – Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of March 15, 2022. 825-04
Minutes
2. PAYROLL – Staff recommends City Council approve the payroll for the period February 20, 2022 – March 5, 2022, in the total amount of $994,860.14. 630
Report
3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – Staff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period March 10, through March 28, 2022 in the total amount of $6,529,649.80. 640 Warrant Register
4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY – Staff recommends City Council deny the claims filed by Herman Weissker Power, Inc., Anthony Johnson, and Sharon Woods. 830-08/10/23 Report
5. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 – CITYWIDE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE PHASE 2 - Staff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc., in the amount of $58,500 to complete Phase 2 of sign inventory and data collection; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 1045-04
Report
6. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - Staff recommends City Council approve an amendment to the agreement with Mario Mera Consultant to continue to provide project management support services in a total contract amount not to exceed $60,000 with the option to extend through FY 2022/23; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, and the extension option provided there is funding in the Fiscal Year 2022/23 budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 135-07
Report
7. CONFIRM EMERGENCY WORK AT 11522 ALONDRA BOULEVARD - Staff recommends City Council confirm the emergency service repair work at 11522 Alondra Boulevard, completed by Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc., in the amount of $22,068.19. 955 Report
8. RESOLUTION NO. 22-19 – BUDGET AMENDMENT – ADD LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSET FUNDS FOR PLANNING CONTRACT SERVICES – AMENDMENT NO. 4 – AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT PROJECT AND ON-CALL BUILDING & SAFETY AND PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICES – Staff recommends City Council:
a. adopt Resolution No. 22-19, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSET FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT – CIVIC CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT, in the amount of $125,000; and
b. approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Infrastructure Engineers to provide on-call professional building and planning consultant services in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 and Additional Services in an amount not to exceed $125,000 through November 2022 for a total of $275,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment and any additional amendments provided there is funding in the budget, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 135-07/610/810-09 Report
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated March 31, 2022.
Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk
9. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 - ONLINE APPLICATION TOOLS - Staff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with CampaignRep for online application tools not to exceed $26,600; and authorize the City Manager to execute this amendment, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 145-06
Report
10. RESOLUTION NO. 22-20 - OPPOSITION TO INITIATIVE 21-0042A – TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-20, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK OPPOSING INITIATIVE 21- 0042A - TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.
Report
APPOINTMENTS
11. ADVISORY BODIES – Staff recommends City Council make appointments to fill the vacancies on the various City advisory bodies. 200
Report
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT