SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 5, 2022
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Ayala and Perez, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated via videoconference. Councilmember Rios arrived after roll call.
CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957(b)(1):
City Manager.
RECESS 5:51 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez and Rios, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person. Councilmember Ayala participated via videoconference.
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. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote.
1. MEETING MINUTES – City Council approved the minutes of the meeting of March 15, 2022. 825-04
2. PAYROLL – City Council approved the payroll for the period February 20, 2022 – March 5, 2022, in the total amount of $994,860.14. 630
3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – City Council approve d the warrant register period March 10, through March 28, 2022 in the total amount of $6,529,649.80. 640 City Council, April 5, 2021 Page 2 of 2
4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY – City Council denied the claims filed by Herman Weissker Power, Inc ., Anthony Johnson, and Sharon Woods. 830-08/10/23
5. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 – CITYWIDE PAVEMENT MANAG EMENT PROGRAM UPDATE PHASE 2 - City Council approve d 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 authorized the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 1045-04
6. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT S UPPORT SERVICES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - Council approve d 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 exte nd through FY 2022/23; and authorize d 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
7. CONFIRM EMERGENCY WORK AT 11522 ALONDRA BOULEVARD - City Council confirmed the emergency service repair work at 11522 Alondra Boulevard, completed by Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc., in the amount of $22,068.19. 955
8. RESOLUTION NO. 22 -19 – BUDGET AMENDMENT – ADD LOW A ND 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 – City Council:
a. adopted 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. approved Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Infrastructure Engineers to provide on -call professional building and planning consultant services in an am ount 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 d the City Manager to execute the amendment and any additional amendments provided there is funding in the b udget, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 135-07/610/810-09/1405-07
9. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 - ONLINE APPLICATION TOOLS - City Council approve d Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Ca mpaignRep for online application tools not to exceed $26,600; and authorize d the City Manager to execute this amendment, on behalf of the City , in a form approved by the City Attorney. 145-06
10. RESOLUTION NO. 22-20 - OPPOSITION TO INITIATIVE 21 -0042A – TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - City Council adopted 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. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED.
APPOINTMENTS
11. ADVISORY BODIES – None. 200
ADJOURNMENT 7:04 p.m.