SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 5, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez and Valencia, Vice Mayor Ayala, and Mayor Rios were present.
Councilmember Ramirez was absent.
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 4-0 vote.
1. MEETING MINUTES – City Council approved the minutes of February 20, 2024. 825-04
2. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD February 4, 2024 – February 17, 2024 - City Council approved gross payroll in the amount of $1,164,047.01; the payroll check voucher numbers 328738 – 329240 in the total net amount of $860,763.83 for the pay period February 4, 2024 – February 17, 2024. 630
3. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS – City Council approved the warrant register period February 13, 2024 through February 26, 2024, in the total amount of $4,016,507.70. 640
4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - City Council den ied the claims filed by Andrea Beltran, Ricardo Garcia, Moises Munoz, Antonio Orozco, Abel Trinidad, and Leonardo Vasquez. 830-02/07/13/15/20/22
5. RESOLUTION NO. 24 -13 - APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF THE FRONT STRE ET PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - City Council
a. found that the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) under common sense exemption which provides that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA;
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b. adopted Resolution No. 24 -13, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORWALK APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF THE FRONT STREET PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, which does not authorize any specific development; and
c. authorized the City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary to terminate the Participation Agreement and such other ancillary documents reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of Resolution No. 24-13. 1405-06
APPOINTMENTS
6. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS - None. 200
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION NO. 24 -02 - APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023 -02 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2023-05 - 11642 FIRESTONE BOULEVARD - City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-02, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK SETTING FORTH ITS FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION OF UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO DENY PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023 -02 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2023 -05.
APPROVED by a 4-0 vote. 320-01-2023-05/320-04-2023-02
ADJOURNMENT 7:38 p.m.