Vernon — 2023-05-16

1. Employee Service Pin Awards for April 2023\nRecommendation:\nNo action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.

10. Police Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2023 Police Activity Report.

11. Electrical Easement Deed with 3430 E. 26th Street Investors, LLC\nRecommendation:\nAccept the Electrical Easement and authorize the Mayor to execute the Certificate of\nAcceptance.

12. Professional Services Agreement with The Pun Group LLC for Professional Auditing\nServices\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement\nwith The Pun Group LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted, for Professional Auditing\nServices for a total amount not-to-exceed $384,999, for a three-year term.

13. Services Agreement with Camfil Power Systems\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect\nphysical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined\nby CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. To the extent the future installation of the equipment\nconstitutes a “project”, staff anticipates that the work will be exempt from CEQA review in\naccordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15302, because the project consists of the\nreplacement or reconstruction of existing equipment where the new equipment will be located\non the same site as the equipment replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and\ncapacity as the equipment replaced; the installation work will be procured through a separate\nselection process and contract at a later date.\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Services Agreement with Camfil\nPower Systems (Camfil), in substantially the same form as submitted, to provide engineering\nand design services for generator cooling filter housing modification for a total amount not-to-\nexceed $250,576; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of 10% or $25,100 in the event of unforeseen changes in\nthe project and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue amendments for an amount\nup to the contingency amount, if necessary.

14. Services Agreement with Waterline Technologies, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Accept the bid proposal from Waterline Technologies, Inc. (Waterline) as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bid for the supply of sodium hypochlorite 12.5 percent solution;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement\nwith Waterline, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the supply of sodium\nhypochlorite 12.5 percent solution for a total amount not to exceed $234,490.56, for a three-\nyear term; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of 10% or $23,449, in the event of increased system\ndemands or price volatility and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue amendments\nfor an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

15. Project Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act for Fiscal Year\n2023-2024\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the approval of the proposed resolution does not constitute at "project" pursuant\nto Sections 15378(b)(2) and (4) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), because it constitutes an administrative activity and government funding mechanism\nthat does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially\nsignificant impact on the environment; and even if the adoption of the proposed resolution did\nconstitute a project, it would be exempt from CEQA in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3),\nthe general rule that CEQA only applies to project that may have a significant effect on the\nenvironment; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-08 adopting a project list to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The\nRoad Repair and Accountability Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

16. LA River Path Project Master Cooperative Agreement\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, because it is a continuing administrative activity that will not result in direct\nor indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project”\nas defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. To the extent that the LA River Path Project\nrequires CEQA analysis, the Project is currently undergoing an environmental review process\nled by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA or Metro); and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator, to execute the Master Cooperative\nAgreement between the City of Vernon and the LACMTA, in substantially the same form as\nsubmitted, for the design and construction of a portion of the LA River Path Project.\nNEW BUSINESS

17. Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings FY22-23\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because the project\nconsists of the maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves\nnegligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from WGJ Enterprises Inc., dba PCI as the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bid for the Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings FY22-23 project and reject\nall other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20230179 in the\namount of $332,005 for the Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings FY22-23 project for a\nperiod not to exceed 30 days; and\nD. Authorize a contingency of $10,000 in the event of an unexpected changed condition in the\nproject and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue a change order(s) for an amount\nup to the contingency amount if necessary.

18. Los Angeles Unified School District Education Compact\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute an Education Compact with the Los\nAngeles Unified School District, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a term through\nJune 2026.\nORAL REPORTS

19. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

2. Proclamation Commending Sweetener Products Company on its 100th Anniversary\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and present a proclamation in recognition of Sweetener Products Company for\nits 100th year in business.

20. Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or Directives to\nStaff

3. Swearing-In Ceremony for New Police Officer in the Police Department\nRecommendation:\nAdminister the Oath of Office to Police Officer Salvador Ramos.

4. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Workshop II\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. Items may be removed\nfrom the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Removed items will be considered\nimmediately following the Consent Calendar.

6. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Fred Gamboa in the amount of $425.73.

7. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 109, for the period of April 16 through April\n28, 2023, totaling $7,605,472.01 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling\n$7,429,785.37 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $175,686.64.

8. City Payroll Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove City Payroll Warrant Register No. 803, for the period of April 1 through April 30, 2023,\ntotaling $2,708,248.97 and consisting of ratification of direct deposits, checks and taxes\ntotaling $1,767,051.71 and ratification of checks and electronic fund transfers for payroll\nrelated disbursements totaling $941,197.26 paid through operating bank account.

9. Fire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2023 Fire Department Activity Report.