AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 2, 2025
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
5:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 PM
NORWALK CITY HALL/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Tony Ayala, Mayor
Jennifer Perez, Vice Mayor
Rick Ramirez, Councilmember
Margarita L. Rios, Councilmember
Ana Valencia, Councilmember
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CLOSED SESSION MEETING –
5:00 PM
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CALL TO ORDER
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Mayor Ayala
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ROLL CALL
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Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
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CLOSED SESSION
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I.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9(d)(2) – Significant exposure to litigation in two cases.
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II.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.8, Assessor Parcel Numbers 8047-006-924 and 8047-006-925 (The Walk Project); Negotiating on behalf of the City: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager; Negotiating Party: Primestor; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
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RECESS
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REGULAR MEETING –
6:00 PM
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CALL TO ORDER
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Mayor Ayala
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INVOCATION
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Pastor Samuel Kim
Covenant Mission Church
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FLAG SALUTE
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YM/Pvt. Benjamin Torres
Lcpl Kenneth L. Worley Young Marines
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ROLL CALL
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Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
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a.
Report of City Council Travel
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CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
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1. Park Master Plan Update.
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2. Lions Club Check Donation Presentation.
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3. Bi-Weekly Review Video.
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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.
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1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare 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
Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes of the meeting of November 18, 2025. 825-04
11-18-25 CC
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3. PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 26, 2025 - NOVEMBER 8, 2025 Staff recommends City Council approve gross payroll in the amount of $1,282,702.91; the payroll check numbers 38605 – 38611 and the voucher numbers 352219 –
352734 in the total net amount of $963,793.62 for the payroll period October 26, 2025 – November 8, 2025.
Staff Report Background Doc
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4. COMMERCIAL DEMANDS
Staff recommends City Council approve the warrant register period November 11, 2025 – November 24, 2025, in the total amount of $4,261,415.34. 640
Warrant Register 11-24-25
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5. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1762 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-01 - AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATING THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE AND VARIOUS OTHER SECTIONS RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING Staff recommends City Council accept for second reading by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-1762.
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Ordinance No. 25-1762
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6. PROJECT NO. 7196 - APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER – RESOLUTION NO. 25-57 – BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FIRESTONE BOULEVARD WIDENING Staff recommend City Council:
adopt Resolution No. 25-57, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR FIRESTONE BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, in the amount of $8,105,444. authorize the City Manager to execute a Change Order with Reye’s Construction, Inc. in the amount of $9,167,940 to provide necessary safety improvements; authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with Mark Thomas and Company, Inc., in the amount of $468,034, for design services; and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with T.Y. Lin International, in the amount of $419,280, for construction management and inspection services.
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Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 25-57
Attachment No. 2 - Project Map
Attachment No. 3 - Levine Act Statements
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7. INSTRUCTOR AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 –
YEAR-ROUND DANCE AND GYMNASTICS CLASSES
Staff recommend City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025/26 class instructor agreement with Kidz Talent Academy in the amount of $38,400; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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8. RESOLUTION NO. 25-62 - AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD FUNDS FOR THE HOUSING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Staff recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-62, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A NORWALK HOUSING TRUST FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000.
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Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 25-62
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APPOINTMENTS
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9. ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS
Staff recommends City Council make appointments to fill the vacancies on the various Advisory Bodies for two-year terms expiring on December 31, 2026.
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Advisory Body List 12-02-25
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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10. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1764 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS RELATING TO DEFINITONS, PARKING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC USES IN COMMERCIAL AND/OR MANUFACTURING ZONES, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, R-1 ZONE PERMITTED USES, INSTITUTIONAL ZONE PERMITTED USES, AND THE LAND USE MATRIX; AND ADDING SECTION 17.04.500 RELATING TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT Staff recommend City Council:
consider and find the Ordinance No. 25-1764
/ Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-03
project exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to §15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1764,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DEFINITONS, PARKING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC USES IN COMMERCIAL AND/OR MANUFACTURING ZONES, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LOW-BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, R-1 ZONE PERMITTED USES, INSTITUTIONAL ZONE PERMITTED USES, AND THE LAND USE MATRIX; AND ADDING SECTION 17.04.500 RELATING TO MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, and schedule for adoption.
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Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance No. 25-1764
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11. ORDINANCE NO. 25-1763 - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 - TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD LOT CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVES TO COMPLY WITH THE ADOPTED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT Staff recommend City Council:
introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1763, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE NORWALK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD LOT CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ADOPTED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT; and consider and find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines in that it can be seen with certainty there is no possibility that the activity in question may have significant effect on the environment.
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12. RESOLUTION NO. 25-58 – FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2024040140 / RESOLUTION NO. 25-59 – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 / RESOLUTION NO. 25-60 – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 / ORDINANCE NO. 25-1765 – ZONE CHANGE NO. 2025-02 / ORDINANCE NO. 25-1766 / ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-04 TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK SPECIFIC PLAN” Staff recommend City Council:
adopt Resolution No. 25-58, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPT ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH #2024040140) FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK,” APPROVE A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND ADOPT A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS; adopt Resolution No. 25-59, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-02 TO ADD A SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND CHANGE SEVERAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THE PROJECT TO SPECIFIC PLAN; adopt Resolution No. 25-60, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2025-03 TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT TO RECLASSIFY SEVERAL STREET CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA; introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1765, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2025-02 AMENDING SEVERAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS TO SPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 18; and introduce by title only Ordinance No. 25-1766, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORWALK ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2025-04 ESTABLISHING THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA NO. 18, THE “HEART OF NORWALK SPECIFIC PLAN”, and schedule for adoption.
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Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 25-58
Attachment No. 2 - Resolution No. 25-59
Attachment No. 3 - Resolution No. 25-60
Attachment No. 4 - Ordinance No. 25-1765 Zone Change No. 2025-02 Attachment No. 5 - Ordinance No. 25-1766 Zoning Text Amendment No_w Exhibits Attachment No. 6 - Planning Commission Staff Report dated November 12, 2025 (without attachments) Attachment No. 7 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 8 - Final Environmental Impact Report
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13. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-54 – UPHOLDING AN APPEAL DENYING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVAL OF PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD OR RESOLUTION NO. 25-63 – UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO APPROVE THE IDENTIFIED DOCUMENTS Staff recommend City Council consider:
Resolution No. 25-54, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK SETTING FORTH ITS FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION OF UPHOLDING AN APPEAL REQUEST FILED BY ADAMS BROADWELL JOSEPH & CARDOZO AND REVERSING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATECLEARING HOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVE PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD; or Resolution No. 25-63, 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 ADOPT THE RECIRCULATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (STATECLEARING HOUSE NO. 2024101066) AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN AND APPROVE PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN NO. 2023-06 AT 14830 CARMENITA ROAD; or continue action on the appeal for a period of time deemed appropriate by the City Council and provide further direction to City staff.
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Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 25-54 (Uphold Appeal) Attachment No. 2 - Resolution No. 25-63 (Uphold PC decision) Attachment No. 3 - Appeal filed by CREED LA (10172025) Attachment No. 4 - Response to CREED LA Appeal (1142025) Attachment No. 5 - CEQA Overview
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ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS
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14. PROJECT NO. 7246 – TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM – APPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NORWALK BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO DRIVE, AND PIONEER BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM; ENGINEER’S REPORT NO. 25-23 – RESOLUTION NO. 25-61 - BUDGET AMENDMENT Staff recommend City Council:
adopt Resolution No. 25-61, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 7246, in the amount of $281,700; and approve the Cooperative Agreement with the County of Los Angeles regarding the implementation of the County’s Traffic Signal Synchronization Program in the amount of $281,700; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement and any amendments on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 25-61
Attachment No. 2 - Agreement
Attachment No. 3 - Map
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REPORTS
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15. JANUARY 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE
Staff recommend City Council choose one of the two following options:
hold one regularly scheduled meeting on January 20, 2026; or continue to hold two meetings, January 13
and 20, 2026.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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ADJOURNMENT
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated November 26, 2025.
Theresa Devoy, CMC
City Clerk