SYNOPSIS
CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
STUDY SESSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Ramirez and Rios, Vice Mayor Perez, and Mayor Ayala were present.
Councilmember Valencia arrived after roll call.
CLOSED SESSION
I. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(1) – State of California vs. City of Norwalk, Case No. 24STCP03551.
II. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(2) – Significant exposure to litigation in one case.
III. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6; CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR.
Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; regarding negotiations with the Norwalk City Employees Association.
RECESS 5:54 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 6:21 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Ramirez, Rios, and Valencia, Vice Mayor Perez, and Mayor Ayala 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 consid ered separately by City Council. Item Nos. 7 and 8 were pulled for separate reports. The consent calendar was APPROVED by a 5-0 vote.
City Council, September 2, 2025 Page 2 of 2
1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA - City Council waive d reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declared 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 August 19, 2025. 825-04
3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 3, 2025 – AUGUST 16, 2025 - City Council approve d gross payroll in the amount of $1,313,227.89; the payroll Check Nos. 38479 – 38543 and the Voucher Nos. 349104 – 349635, in the total net amount of $993,444.71 for the payroll period August 3, 2025 – August 16, 2025. 630
4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS - City Council approve d the warrant register period August 12, 2025 – August 25, 2025, in the total amount of $5,627,099.07. 640
5. RESOLUTION NO. 25 -41 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND APPROVAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICES UTILITIES DIVISION PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES - City Council adopted Resolution No. 25 -41, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET
TO APPROPRIATE AVAILABLE ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES FOR ON -CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES, in the amount of $80,000. 310-06/610
6. APPROVE PURCHASE OF HANDHELD RADIOS - City Council approve d the purchase of 70 Handheld Transceiver Radios and associated equipment, licenses, and fees from B&W Communications Inc. in the amount of $58,335.64 ; and authorized the City Manager to execute the purchase on behalf of the City. 634-10
7. PROJECT NO. 3302-2425 - ACCEPT WORK FOR CITYWIDE SIDEWALK/CONCRETE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT – ENGINEER’S REPORT 25 -21 - City Council accept ed the work completed by CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. in the amount of $484,346 for Citywide Sidewalk/Concrete Repair and Replacement and curb ramp installations to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards. 1005-04-3302-2425
8. APPROVE PURCHASE OF BACKHOE LOADER - City Council approve d the purchase of a 2025 CASE 580SN 4WD T4 backhoe loader from Sonsray Machinery in the amount of $176,237.04, and authorized the City Manager to execute the purchase on behalf of the City. 634-06
APPOINTMENTS
9. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS – None. 200
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS
10. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS
8.48 AND 8.5 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE HANDLING AND RECYCLING AND ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION - City Council introduce d by title only Ordinance No. 25 -1759, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS
8.48 AND 8.5 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE HANDLING AND RECYCLING AND ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION and scheduled for second reading. APPROVED by a 5-0 vote.1065-01/1065-04-01
REPORTS
11. HERMOSILLO PARK REHABILITATION, STORMWATER CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION PROJECT UPDATE. Received and Filed. 1005-04-7607
ADJOURNMENT 9:09 p.m.