SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 19, 2022
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmember Perez, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person.
Councilmembers Ayala and Rios participated via videoconference.
CLOSED SESSION
I. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.8: Assessor Parcel Number 8056- 016-139; Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: Knights of Columbus; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
II. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6; CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR.
Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; regarding negotiations with the Norwalk City Employees Association.
III. PURSUANT TO GOVE RNMENT CODE §54957.6; CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR.
Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; regarding negotiations with the Norwalk Association of Management Employees.
IV. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERN MENT CODE 54957(b)(1): City Manager.
RECESS 6:01 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmember Perez, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person.
Councilmember Ayala participated via videoconference. Counci lmember Rios arrived after roll call and participated in person.
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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. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA - City Council waived reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declared that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
2. MEETING MINUTES – City Council approved the minutes of the meetings of March 31 and April 5, 2022. 825-04
3. PAYROLL – City Council approved the payroll for the period March 6, 2022 – March 19, 2022 totaling $944,995.50, and March 20, 2022 – April 2, 2022 totaling $942,746.86. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – City Council approved the warrant register period March 29 – April 11 , 2022, in the total amount of $1,651,366.53. 640
5. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY – City Council denied the claim filed by Alicia Washington. 830-23
6. ASSEMBLY BILL 361 FINDINGS - City Council made the following findings:
a. City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency.
b. Both of the following circumstances exist (i) The state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and (ii) City Council continues to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing including remote or hybrid meeting participation.825
7. REQUEST FOR USE OF CIVIC CENTER LAWN FOR NORWALK FARMERS MARKET - City Council approved the Norwalk Farmers Market on a weekly basis every Tuesday and Saturday through the end of the 2022 calendar year and waived the security deposit as requested consistent with past practice. 920-01-02
8. APPROVAL OF NORWALK SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER, INC. ( NSCC, INC.) BOARD OF DIRECTORS City Council approved the nominations of Yolanda Rodriguez, President; Marlene Hardy, Vice President; Ralph Hogg, Treasurer; Bobbie Wakefield, Secretary; and Guadalupe Leclercq, Member At Large to the Norwalk Senior Citizens Center, Inc. Board of Directors for one-year terms to expire December 31, 2022. 425-02-04
9. VOLKSWAGEN MITIGATION TRUST FUND TRANSIT BUS FUNDING AGREEMENTS - City Council authorized the City Manager to execute Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund Transit Bus Funding Agreements G-92163-A1 and G -92166-A1, in the amount of $180,000 per agreement, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 1105
10. PROJECT ESTIMATE UPDATE FOR STUDEBAKER ROAD AT HALCORT AVENUE, PROJECT NO. 7241 – PROJECT STATUS – City Council received and filed the report. 1005-04-7241
11. RESOLUTION NO. 22 -20 – AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICAT ION(S) FOR CALRECYCLE GRANTS – City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 22- 20, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION(S) FOR CALRECYCLE GRANTS.
1065-04-01
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12. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT – UTILITIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND UTILITIES ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES – RESOLUTION NO. 22-21 - BUDGET AMENDMENT – City Council:
a. adopted Resolution No. 22- 21, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 ADOPTED BUDGET
TO APPROPRIATE AVAILABLE ENTERPRISE FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR
UTILITIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND UTILITIES ENGINEERING SUPPORT IN FISCAL YEAR 2021/22, in the amount of $16,500; and
b. approved the amendment with Bucknam and Associates Inc. to extend the a greement to provide such services for Fiscal Year 2022/23, and provide an increase of $82,500 to the maximum compensation to cover the extra funds needed for Fiscal Year 2021/22 and Utility Programs Management and Utilities Engineering Support Services for Fiscal Year 2022/23; and authorized the City Manager to execute the amendment, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
1070-05
13. SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM – PHASE 1 – RESOLUTION NO. 22 -22 - BUDGET AMENDMENT - City Council:
a. adopted Resolution No. 22- 22, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 ADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PROJECT , in the amount of $672,500; and
b. awarded a contract to Innova Global Technology Inc. for the purchase and installation of Verkada security surveillance cameras and system at six City facilities in the amount of $672,500; and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement and any am endments for Phase I, provided that sufficient funds are available in the adopted budget for the applicable fiscal year, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
950
APPOINTMENTS
14. ADVISORY BODIES – None. 200
15. NORWALK HO USING AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT - City Council re -appointed Mayor Ramirez to a four-year term ending April 30, 2026. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 315-05-01
ORDINANCES
16. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1730 - AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCORPORATE GU IDELINES FOR PARKING PERMITS - City Council introduced by title only Ordinance No. 22-1730, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING CHAPTERS 10.04,
10.08, 10.09, 10.10, AND 10.12 OF TITLE 10 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO
INCORPORATE ADMINI STRATIVE AND PROGRAM GUIDELINES PERTAINING TO PARKING PERMITS FROM THE ADOPTED PARKING ACTION PLAN, and schedule d for second reading.
APPROVED by a 5-0 vote.
1050-02
17. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1731 – AMENDING CHAPTER 8.56 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE
ADDING NEW AND AMENDING CURRENT STANDARDS FOR FORECLOSED AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES - City Council introduce d Ordinance No. 22- 1731, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING CHAPTER 8.56 OF THE NORWALK MUNICI PAL CODE TO INCLUDE
STANDARDS FOR BOARDING, FENCI NG, AND MAINTAINING VACANT PROPERTIES AND City Council, April 19, 2022 Page 4 of 4
AMENDING STANDARDS FOR FORECLOSED AND ABANDONED P ROPERTIES, and scheduled for second reading. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote.
REPORTS
18. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – APRIL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER UPDATE – RECEIVED AND FILED. 710-07
ADJOURNMENT 7:52 p.m.