SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 1, 2023
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez and Ramirez, and Mayor Valencia participated in person .
Councilmember Ayala and Vice Mayor Rios participated via videoconference.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1): City of Norwalk vs. City of Cerritos, et al., Case Number 22STCV33737.
RECESS 5:25 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez and Ramirez, and Mayor Valencia participated in person.
Councilmember Ayala and Vice Mayor Rios 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. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA - City Council waived reading in full of all ordin ances 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.
2. MEETING MINUTES - City Council approved the minutes of the meeting of July 18, 2023. 825-04
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3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD JULY 9, 2023 – JULY 22, 2023 - City Council approved gross payroll in the amount of $1,278,647.86; the payroll check numbers 37969 - 37977 and the voucher numbers 321145 – 321733 in the total net amount of $967,977.89 for the pay period July 9, 2023 – July 22, 2023. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS - City Council approve d the warrant register for the period July 11 through July 24, 2023, in the amount of $2,528,746.76. 640
5. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - City Council denied the claims filed by Skye Connell, Katrina Fountain, and Kevin Sanchez. 830-03/06/19
6. ORDINANCE NO. 23 -1741 - ZONE CHANGE NO. 2022 -02 AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A PORTION OF SITE ZONED AUTOMOBILE PARKING TO RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL AT 12217 ROSECRANS AVENUE – City Council accepted for second reading and adopt ed Ordinance No. 23-1741,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK SETTING FORTH ITS FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2022 -02 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12217 ROSECRANS AVENUE. 320-09-2022-02
7. PROJECT NO. 7931 - ACCEPT WORK FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDED LOCAL STREET REHABILITATIONS IN ZONE 28 – ENGINEERS REPORT 23-12 - City Council accepted the work of Hardy & Harper, Inc. in the amount of $1,060,188 for Project No. 7931, the Community Development Block Grant Local Streets Rehabilitation Project. 1005-04-7931
8. AGREEMENT – POOL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FOR LAP AND WADER POOLS AT THE
NORWALK PARK AQUATIC PAVILION AND CHEMICAL SUP PLIES FOR POOLS AND CITY WATER WELLS - City Council approved an agreement with Waterline Technologies Inc., in the amount of $58,000 annually to provide maintenance services for the lap and wader pools at the Norwalk Park Aquatics Pavilion, repair services, and chemicals for the pools and City well sites from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, with the option of two additional one -year extensions; and authorize d the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments, provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Managers signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 955
9. RESOLUTION NO. 23 -44 – ADOPTION OF LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUNDS - City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-44,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017. 1005-06
10. AWARD AGREEMENT FOR WATER METER READING SERVICES AND FOR EMERGENCY ON -CALL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM REPAIRS - City Council approved payment of invoices received from Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc. for water meter reading services, as listed in Table 1, in the amount of $37,500; and approved payment of invoices received from Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc. for emergency water distribution system repairs, as listed in Table 2, in the amount of $42,471.69; and approved an agreement with Stephen Doreck Equipment Rentals, Inc. to provide Water Meter Reading and Related Services and Emergency On -Call Water Distribution System Repairs for an amount not -to-exceed $224,150, for Fiscal Year 2023/24, with the option to extend the agreement term for two, on e-year extensions with the inclusion of a Consumer Price Index adjustment of rates capped at a maximum of 3% for each year extended; and authorize d the City Manager to execute the agreement, and to accept work and approve additional payments for emergency work as necessary to prevent an interruption of water deliveries, provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 1070-05
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11. AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE DOCUMENT SCANNING SERVICES - City Council approved an agreement with Viatron to provide document scanning services in an amount of $517,006, including a 10% contingency if necessary, from the effective date of the agreement, August 1, 2023, until the services are completed; and authorize d the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments up to the contingency amount provided there is funding in the budget and it is within the City Manager’s signing authority, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 870-11
12. RESOLUTION NO. 23 -48 - ADOPTING NEW RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE – City Council adopted Resolution No. 23 -48, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK
ADOPTING A NEW RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE AUTHORIZING DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 09-05. 870-01
APPOINTMENTS
13. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS – Vice Mayor Rios appointed Margaret Scantlebury to the Historical Heritage Commission. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 200
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS
14. ORDINANCE NO. 23 -1742 - AMENDING CHAPTER 9.30 “SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED” TO TITLE 9 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF NUISANCE VEHICLES - City Council introduce d by title only Ordinance No. 23 -1742 AN ORDINANCE O F THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING CHAPTER 9.30 (“SPEED CONTESTS OR EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED”) OF TITLE 9 (“PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE”) OF THE
NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF NUISANCE VEHICLES USED IN THE COMMISSION OF SPEE D CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED, and scheduled for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 735
15. RESOLUTION NO. 23 -45 - AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINE SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE - City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 23 -45, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FINE SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 616-07
Councilmember Ayala left the meeting before the following item.
16. RESOLUTION NO. 23-46 - AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED
BUDGET TO ADD AND TRANSFER CERTAIN FULL -TIME POSITIONS TO THE MID -MANAGEMENT UNIT; AND RESOLUTION NO. 23-47 AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL AND HOURLY UNIT EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES - City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 23 -46, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD AND TRANSFER CERTAIN FULL -TIME POSITIONS TO THE MID-MANAGEMENT UNIT; and Resolution No. 23-47, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL AND HOURLY UNIT EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MID-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. APPROVED by a 4-0 vote. 135-03
REPORTS
17. ONE-WAYS NEIGHBORHOOD REHABILITATION PROGRAM UPDATE. RECEIVED AND FILED. 1410-01
ADJOURNMENT 8:23p.m.