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SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 18, 2022
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmember Perez, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person; Councilmember Rios participated via Zoom, and Councilmember Ayala was absent.
CLOSED SESSION
I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(4) in one case.
II. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.8: Assessor Parcel Number 8045 -008-902; Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: State of California; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
RECESS 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Ayala, Per ez, and Rios , Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person.
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. WAIVED 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 agend a shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
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2. MEETING MINUTES – City Council approved the minutes of the meeting of October 4, 2022. 825-04
3. PAYROLL – City Council approved the payroll for the period September 18, 2022 – October 1, 2022, in the total amount of $1,037,316.08. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – City Council approved the warrant register period September 27, 2022 – October 10, 2022, in the total amount of $2,102,711.91. 640
5. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY – City Council denied the claim filed by Interinsurance Exchange Automobile Club. 830-09
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 fol lowing 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. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1733 - AMENDING CHAPTER 8.60 TO TITLE OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING SMOKING IN MULTI- UNIT RENTAL DWELLINGS – City Council accept ed for second reading and adopt ed Ordinance No. 22 -1733, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF NORWALK ADDING CHAPTER 8.60 TO TITLE 8 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN MULTI-UNIT RENTAL DWELLINGS. 735
8. ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT – CIVIC CENTER PLAN / ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1734 – ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2022 -01 AND ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1735 – APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT – City Council adopted:
a. Ordinance No. 22-1734, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2022 -01 ESTABLISHING THE NORWALK ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT – CIVIC CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN;
b. Ordinance No. 22 -1735, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2022 -01 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORWALK AND PRIMESTOR DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1405-07
9. AGREEMENTS – HEALTH ON WHEELS PROGRAM – City Council:
a. approved the Health on Wheels agreement with the Norwalk -La Mirada Unified School District and California State University Long Beach to provide free and accessible basic health care services to children in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District from October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, with two automatic renewal terms of one year each thereafter; b. approved the Bailment agreement with Norwalk -La Mirada Unified School District, for storage of a motor home vehicle at the Norwalk City Yard from October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025; and c. authorized the City Manager to execute the HOW Program and Bailment agreements and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a forms approved by the City Attorney.
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10. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – OCTOBER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER UPDATE – Received and filed. 710-07
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APPOINTMENTS
11. ADVISORY BODIES – None. 200
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
12. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1736 - ADDING CHAPTER 9.30 “ SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED” TO TITLE 9 OF TH E NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE - City Council introduced by title only , Ordinance No. 22- 1736, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADDING CHAPTER 9.30 “SPEED CO NTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED” OF TITLE 9 (“PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE”) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIP AL CODE TO PROHIBIT SPECTATORS AT ILLEGAL SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED, and schedule d for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 735
13. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1737 ADDING CHAPTER 9.31 “UNLAWFUL POSSES SION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS” OF TITLE 9 (“PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE”) OF THE NORWALK
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE CITY - City Council introduced by title only Ordinance No. 22-1737, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADDING CHAPTER 9 .31 “UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS” TO TITLE 9 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE, and scheduled for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 735
PUBLIC HEARING
14. RESOLUTION NO. 22 -60 – APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNI A DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT’S PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM - City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-60, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNI TY DEVELOPMENT’S
PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 315-11
ADJOURNMENT 7:39 p.m.