SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez, Ramirez, and Valencia, Vice Mayor Ayala, and Mayor Rios were present.
CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Legal Counsel – anticipated Litigation Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) – Significant exposure to litigation in one case.
RECESS 5:59 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Perez, Ramirez, and Valencia, Vice Mayor Ayala, and Mayor Rios were present.
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 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 September 3, 2024. 825-04
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3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 18, 2024 – AUGUST 31, 2024 - City Council approve d gross payroll in the amount of $1,233,758.00; the payroll check numbers 38221 – 38235 and the voucher numbers 336059 – 336583 in the total net amount of $910,809.94 for the payroll period August 18, 2024 – August 31, 2024. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS - City Council approve d the warrant register period August 27, 2024 – September 9, 2024, in the total amount of $3,513,792.41. 640
5. PROJECT NO. 7928.2 - ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM ZONE 8 - ENGINEERS REPORT 24 -13 - City Council accept ed the work of R.J. Noble Company in the amount of $2,252,726 for Project No. 7928.2 – Local Streets Rehabilitation Program – Phase 2 Zone 8. 1005-04-7928
6. PROJECT NO. 7929.2 - ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR LOCAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM ZONE 19 - ENGINEERS REPORT 24 -14 - City Council accept ed the work of All American Asphalt in the amount of $4,575,232 for Project No. 7929.2 – Local Streets Rehabilitation Program – Phase 2 Zone 19. 1005-04-7929
7. PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL - City Council approved a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Norwalk -La Mirada Unified School District to fuel buses at the City’s Compressed Natural Gas station for a period of three years, from September 19, 2024 – September 18, 2027 with the option to extend the agreement for two one -year periods; and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments provided there is funding in the budget, on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney. 530-04
8. RESOLUTION NO. 24-48 - BIENNIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE UPDATE - City Council adopted Resolution No. 24 -48, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK
ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE, WHICH INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE THE
STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE PREPARED BY THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 22-53. 865-01
9. RESOLUTION NO. 24 -49 – BUDGET AMENDMENT – ADD LISTOS CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM SUPPORT GRANT AWARD - City Council adopt ed Resolution No. 24 -49, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM SUPPORT GRANT AWARD, in the amount of $22,150. 710
10. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS – None. 200
11. PLANNING COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT – City Council appointed Lisa Vernola-Salas to serve as a Planning Commissioner through December 10, 2024. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 260-01
12. ORDINANCE NO. 24 -1747 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024 -01 TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 1 – EXPANDING THE LIST OF ALLOWABLE USES, UPDATING PROHIBITED USES LIST,
ESTABLISHING A WAYFINDING SIGNAGE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, AND STREAMLINING THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS WITHIN THIS AREA - City Council introduce d by title only Ordinance No. 24 -1747, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY NORWALK AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE WITH ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024 -01 RELATED TO SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 1 – EXPANDING THE LIST OF
ALLOWABLE USES, UPDATING PROHIBITED USES LIST, ESTABLISHING A WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
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REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, AND STREAMLINING THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS WITHIN THIS AREA and scheduled for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 320-05-2024-01
13. ORDINANCE NO. 24 -1748 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024 -02, TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT - City Council introduced by title only Ordinance No. 24-1748, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING), CHAPTER
17.02 (APPROVAL PROCEDURES), ARTICLE I (PROCEDURES, HEARING, NOTICES) AND ARTICLE V (DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL AND PERMITS) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE WITH ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024 -02 ALLOWING FOR THE CREATION OF A REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS, and scheduled for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 320-05-2024-02
14. ORDINANCE NO. 24-1749 - ZONE CHANGE NO. 2024-01 AND ORDINANCE NO. 24-1750 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024-03, TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT NO. 1 OVERLAY WITH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR 11 NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 1, SPECIFIC PLAN AREA 16, INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC FACILITY OVERLY ZONE DISTRICTS - City Council:
a. introduced by title only Ordinance No. 24 -1749, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2024 -01 ESTABLISHING SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT NO. 01 (SD 1) OVERLAY, and scheduled for adoption; and
b. introduced by title only Ordinance No. 24 -1750, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2024 -03 TO ESTABLISH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICT NO. 01 OVERLAY AND AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE, and scheduled for adoption. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 320-05-2024-02/320-09-2024-01
15. URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 24 -1753U - EXTENDING A MORATORIUM TO ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT
OR OPERATE (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) CONVENIENCE STORES (LIQUOR STORES), DISCOUNT STORES, PERSONAL USE – LAUNDROMATS, VEHICLE/AUTOMOBILE WASHING,
PAYDAY LOAN ESTABLISHMENTS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, SINGLE -ROOM OCCUPANCY,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORWALK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS - City Council introduced and adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 24 -1753U, EXTENDING A MORATORIUM TO ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT OR OPERATE (TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) CONVENIENCE STORES (LIQUOR STORES), DISCOUNT STORES, PERSONAL USE – LAUNDROMATS, VEHICLE/AUTOMOBILE – WASHING, PAYDAY LOAN
ESTABLISHMENTS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, SINGLE -ROOM OCCUPANCY, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORWALK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, and waived further reading. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote. 320-02-01
ADJOURNMENT 8:11 p.m.