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Norwalk council unanimously approves CMFA membership, sewer charges and Brown Act updates
Summary
At the June 2 session the Norwalk City Council approved an enabling CMFA membership and BOLD program authorization, set FY2026-27 sewer service charges, and adopted SB707-related meeting policies (disruption and posting-board policies); all three items passed on unanimous roll calls.
The Norwalk City Council on June 2 adopted three sets of resolutions affecting project financing, utility charges and meeting procedures.
CMFA membership and BOLD program: Council adopted Resolution 26-28 and Resolution 26-29, authorizing Norwalk to become a member of the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) and enabling the Bond Opportunities for Land Development (BOLD) program. Staff explained the enabling action creates no city liability and allows property owners to apply for CMFA financing mechanisms such as community facilities district bonds on a project-by-project basis; the first project mentioned in the staff presentation was the Meritage development project. Cosmont Financial Services was named as a city financial advisor for related transactions at no additional cost to the city. The resolutions passed on a unanimous roll call vote: Ayala, Ramirez, Valencia, Vice Mayor Rios and Mayor Jennifer Perez all voted "I."
Sewer service charges: Council adopted Resolution 26-25 to set the annual sewer service charge for fiscal year 2026-27 and to order collection on the county tax roll. Staff said the sewer fees have not changed since 2019 and estimated the charges would generate approximately $2.5 million in the coming year. There were no public speakers on the matter and the resolution passed unanimously.
Brown Act / SB707 updates (remote participation, disruption and posting-board policies): Staff presented required changes tied to Senate Bill 707 and recommended two local policies: a disruption policy to pause meetings for up to 60 minutes during technology disruptions, and a public posting-board policy to allow community members to post translated agendas in a 24/7 public board (staff will review posts for profanity and remove nonagenda materials). Staff also noted plans for two-way remote participation (Zoom) with closed captioning and Spanish agenda translations where required. The council adopted Resolution 26-30 (disruption policy) and Resolution 26-31 (posting-board policy) by unanimous roll call and asked staff to revisit outreach approaches as implementation proceeds.
Votes at a glance: All resolutions discussed tonight passed on unanimous roll call votes with the five council members present (Tony Ayala, Rick Ramirez, Anna Valencia, Vice Mayor Margarita Rios and Mayor Jennifer Perez) recording affirmative votes.
