Vernon — 2023-03-21

1.\nSales and Property Tax Revenue Update\nRecommendation:\nNo action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nAll matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion.\nItems may be removed from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration.\nRemoved items will be considered immediately following the Consent Calendar.

10.\nChange Order No. 18 to Amended and Restated Services Agreement with Siemens\nEnergy, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, because it is a government fiscal activity that will not result in\ndirect or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a\n“project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; to the extent the Services\nAgreement with Siemens Energy provides for facility and equipment maintenance or\nrepairs, such work is categorically exempt from CEQA review, in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the maintenance, repair or minor\nalteration of existing structures, facilities, or equipment, and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Change Order No. 18 to the\nAmended and Restated Services Agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc. (Siemens Energy),\nin substantially the same form as submitted, to perform an L4 generator inspection and\nmaintenance overhaul on the combustion turbine generators and post outage Life\nExpectancy Analysis Program testing; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of $45,000 in the event of unforeseen changes in the\nproject and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue Change Orders for an amount\nup to the contingency amount, if necessary.

11.\nLabor and Materials Contract with Fujitsu Network Communication, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15301, because the\nproject consists of the maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing equipment and\ninvolves negligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Labor and Materials Contract\nwith Fujitsu Network Communication, Inc. (Fujitsu), in substantially the same form as\nsubmitted, in an amount not-to-exceed $652,765.97, to upgrade the existing fiber optic\nnetwork system and perform network migration services; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of $65,000 for estimated taxes and freight costs and\ngrant authority to the City Administrator to issue Change Orders for an amount up to the\ncontingency amount, if necessary.

12.\nProfessional Services Agreement with RAMCO General Engineering Contractors and\nMega Renovation, Inc. for On-Call General Contractor and Minor Construction\nServices\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because\nthe project consists of the maintenance, repair and minor alteration of existing facilities and\ninvolves negligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services\nAgreement with RAMCO General Engineering Contractors, in substantially the same form\nas submitted, for a three-year term in an amount not-to-exceed $350,000 for on-call general\ncontractor and minor construction services; and\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services\nAgreement with Mega Renovation, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for a\nthree-year term in an amount not-to-exceed $350,000 for on-call general contractor and\nminor construction services.

13.\nRejection of Bids Received for North Parking Security Fencing Project\nRecommendation:\nReject all bids for “North Parking Security Fencing,” a Notice Inviting Bids to furnish and\ninstall security fencing for the North City Hall parking structure, due to costs of bids received\nexceeding the Engineer’s Estimate by a significant amount.

14.\nContracts Approved by City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the report on contracts approved by the City Administrator pursuant to\nVernon Municipal Code Section 3.32.110(B)(3).

15.\nShared Services Agreement with Northern California Power Agency, Southern\nCalifornia Public Power Authority, and Ascend Analytics, LLC\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute the Northern\nCalifornia Power Agency (NCPA) Confirmation No. 0282 (Agreement) among the City of\nVernon, Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), and Ascend Analytics, LLC\n(Ascend), for services related to the development of an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for\na total amount not-to-exceed $374,245 through June 14, 2024.\nNEW BUSINESS

16.\nGateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2023-03 approving, authorizing and directing the execution of the\nJoint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to membership in the Gateway Cities\nAffordable Housing Trust (GCAHT).\nORAL REPORTS

17.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

18.\nCity Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or Directives\nto Staff

3.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claims submitted by Alexandra Alvarado in the amount of $1,032.92;\nand Juan Negrete in the amount of $1,500.

4.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 105, for the period of February 19 through\nMarch 4, 2023, totaling $8,371,570.19 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $6,748,338.11 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$1,623,232.08.

5.\nCity Payroll Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove City Payroll Warrant Register No. 801, for the period of February 1 through\nFebruary 28, 2023, totaling $3,225,137.42 and consisting of ratification of direct deposits,\nchecks and taxes totaling $2,218,722.97 and ratification of checks and electronic fund\ntransfers (EFT) for payroll related disbursements totaling $1,006,414.45 paid through\noperating bank account.

6.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the January 2023 Fire Department Activity Report.

7.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the January 2023 Police Department Activity Report.

8.\nQuarterly City Housing Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2023 Quarterly City Housing Report.

9.\nAgreement with the State of California High Speed Rail Authority for the High Speed\nRail Project\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approving the Standard Agreement is categorically exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section\n15262 because the project only involves feasibility or planning studies for possible future\nactions which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-02 approving and authorizing the execution of Standard\nAgreement No. HSR22-34 by and between the City of Vernon and the State of California\nHigh Speed Rail Authority for the High Speed Rail Project.