SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmember Perez, Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated in person.
Councilmember Rios arrived after roll call. Councilmember Ayala was absent.
CLOSED SESSION
I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1) City of Norwalk vs. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Case No. 21STCP04148.
II. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1) City of Norwalk vs. City of Cerritos, Case No. 22STCV33737.
RECESS 5:15 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Ayala , Perez, and Rios , Vice Mayor Valencia, and Mayor Ramirez participated present 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 consid ered separately by City Counci l. Mayor Ramirez requested Item No. 5 be amended, which will be reflected in the minutes. 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 declare d that said titles which appear on the public agenda 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 18, 2022. 825-04
3. PAYROLL – City Council approved the payroll for the period October 2, 2022 – October 15, 2022, in the total amount of $1,039,685.40. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – City Council approved the warrant register period October 11 - October 24, 2022 in the total amount of $3,890,369.03. 640
5. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY – City Council denied the claim filed by Margarita Rodriguez. 830-18
6. RESOLUTION NO. 22-61 - DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE RECORDS – HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS – City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 22 -61, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CIT Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS. 870-02
7. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1736 - ADDING CHAPTER 9.30 “SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED” TO TITLE 9 OF THE NORWALK MU NICIPAL CODE - City Council adopted Ordinance No. 22- 1736, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADDING CHAPTER 9.30 “SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED” OF TITLE 9 (“PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE”) OF THE
NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SPECTATORS AT ILLEGAL SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED. 735
8. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1737 ADDING CHAPTER 9.31 “UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS” OF TITLE 9 (“PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE”) OF THE NORWALK
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE UN LAWFUL POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN THE CITY - City Council adopted 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. 735
9. RESOLUTION NO. 22 -62 - REPORTING OF THE EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION FOR MANAGEMENT UNIT EMPLOYEES UNDER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ MEDICAL AND H OSPITAL CARE ACT - City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-62, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWA LK RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 21 -57 AND FIXING THE EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTION AT AN EQUAL AMOUNT FOR EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS UNDER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. 135-01-03
10. AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT TO CASSO & SPARKS, LLC FOR LEGAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE CITY’S WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS AND NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT FOR MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM DISCHARGES - City Council approve d final paym ent to Casso and Sparks, LLC, for Legal Services Related to Waste Discharge Requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System discharges, in an amount not -to-exceed $44,314.80; and authorized the City Manager to execute any final close out agreement with Casso and Sparks, LLC , in a form approved by the City Attorney. 1040-04
APPOINTMENTS
11. ADVISORY BODIES – None. 200
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ORDINANCE
12. ORDINANCE NO. 22 -1738 – 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDEN TIAL, FIRE, PLUMBING,
ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARD CODES AND RELATED MODEL CODES – City Council:
a. introduced for first reading by title only, Ordinance No. 22 -1738, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING BY RE FERENCE THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING,
RESIDENTIAL, FIRE, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, AND
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODES AND RELATED MODEL CODES, WITH APPENDICES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND AMENDING THE NORWALK MUNIC IPAL CODE, and scheduled for adoption; and
b. set a public hearing date for November 15, 2022. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 305-01 ADJOURNMENT 7:01 p.m.