Vernon — 2023-01-17

1.\nProclamation Recognizing Retired Employee - Eliseo Genera III\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and present a proclamation to retired employee Eliseo Genera III,\nCivilian Court Officer, in recognition of his dedicated service to the City of\nVernon.

10.\nQuarterly City Housing Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the December 2022 Quarterly City Housing Report.

11.\nAuthorization to Order Agreements with A T and T Mobility (AT&T) for\nState of California CALNET NextGen\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Authorization to\nOrder Agreements with AT&T for various telecommunications and network\nservices, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a total amount not-to-\nexceed $294,000 for a three-year term.

12.\nRevised Proclamation Recognizing Retired Employee – Jerry R. Chavez,\nJr.\nRecommendation:\nApprove revised proclamation.

13.\nGrant Deed Dedicating in Fee a Portion of the Property Located at 5655\nSanta Fe Avenue\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that accepting the Grant Deed is categorically exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15301(c) because if any construction occurs as a result of accepting\nand executing the Grant Deed, the project would involve negligible expansion of\nan existing street; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-01 accepting the Grant Deed of a portion of the\nproperty located at 5655 Santa Fe Avenue – Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN)\n6308-017-011, 012 and 013.\nNEW BUSINESS

14.\nSapphire Solar Power and Battery Storage Project Power Sales\nAgreement\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, because it is an administrative and\nfiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15378. Pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreement\nbetween Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and EDF\nRenewables North America, the lead agencies have obtained, or will reasonably\nand timely obtain, all CEQA determinations required for the construction,\noperation, and maintenance of the facility; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Power Sales\nAgreement (PSA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, to purchase 39 megawatts of solar\npower and up to approximately 19.7 megawatts of battery storage with\nassociated green attributes through the Sapphire Solar Project for a projected\nannual amount of $6,665,000 over a 20-year term.

15.\nCity Council Appointments to Outside Agencies\nRecommendation:\nA. Appoint an alternate representative to the Central Basin Water Association;\nB. Appoint an alternate representative to County Sanitation District No. 1; and\nC. Appoint an alternate representative to County Sanitation District No. 2.\nORAL REPORTS

16.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

17.\nCity Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements,\nor Directives to Staff

2.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards for December 2022\nRecommendation:\nNo action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

Amendments to Vernon Municipal Code Section 17.24.080 Pertaining to\nGeneral Industry Site Planning Standards\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, because it is general policy and procedure-making\nactivity that is unrelated to any specific project, which must undergo separate\nCEQA review, and that will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably\nforeseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does\nnot constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378;\nB. Introduce and conduct first reading of Ordinance No. 1292 amending Vernon\nMunicipal Code Section 17.24.080 regulating building setbacks; and\nC. Direct staff to schedule second reading and adoption for the February 7,\n2023 City Council meeting.\n4.\nMeeting Minutes\nRecommendation:\nApprove the December 20, 2022 Regular City Council meeting minutes.

5.\nConduct of Meeting via Teleconference Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361\nRecommendation:\nRatify the findings in Resolution No. 2021-36 authorizing continued conduct of\nCity Council and other City legislative body meetings via teleconference, in\naccordance with Assembly Bill 361, due to continued public health and safety\nconcerns caused by COVID-19.

6.\nCity Payroll Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove City Payroll Warrant Register No. 799, for the period of December 1\nthrough December 31, 2022, totaling $3,900,635.79 and consisting of\nratification of direct deposits, checks and taxes totaling $2,997,606.43 and\nratification of checks and electronic fund transfers (EFT) for payroll related\ndisbursements totaling $903,029.36 paid through operating bank account.

7.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 101, for the period of\nDecember 4 through December 24, 2022, totaling $16,075,929.49 and\nconsisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $13,857,444.41 and

ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $2,218,485.08.\n8.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the October and November 2022 Fire Department Activity\nReports.

9.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the November 2022 Police Department Activity Report.