Vernon — 2024-07-16

1. California Highway Patrol (CHP) 10851 Grand Theft Auto Recovery Award\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\nremoved from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Removed items will be\nconsidered immediately following the Consent Calendar.

10. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant\nProgram Agreement with AltaMed Health Services for On-the-Streets Portable Clinical\nCare Program with Integrated Behavioral Health and HIV Care.\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the SAMHSA Grant Program\nAgreement with AltaMed Health Services, in substantially the same form as submitted, for\nOn-the-Streets Portable Clinical Care Program with Integrated Behavioral Health and HIV\nCare for a total amount not-to-exceed $1,499,175, for a two-and-a-half-year term.

11. Huntington Park Police Department Jail Division Agreement for Inmate Housing\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Inmate Housing Agreement, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, for housing of pre-arraignment arrestees for a total\namount not-to-exceed $210,000 ($70,000 per year), for a three-year term.

12. Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. for On-Call\nBuilding/Engineering/Fire Plan Check and Inspection Services\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement\nwith Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for\nBuilding/Engineering/Fire Plan Check and Inspection Services for a total amount not-to-\nexceed $2,500,000, for a three (3) year term.

13. Contract with Harbor Pointe Air Conditioning & Control Systems, Inc. for HVAC\nSystem Maintenance Services\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because\nthe project consists of the maintenance of the existing City Hall HVAC controls and system\nand involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Harbor Pointe Air Conditioning & Control Systems as the\nlowest responsive and responsible bidder and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with Harbor Pointe Air\nConditioning & Control Systems, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the HVAC\nSystem Maintenance Services for a period of three (3) years in an amount not-to-exceed\n$150,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $15,000 in the event of\nunexpected repairs in periods of extreme heat and grant authority to the City Administrator to\nissue change orders for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

14. Sale of Surplus Vernon Public Utilities Vehicles to Petrelli Electric, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement\nwith Petrelli Electric, Inc. (Petrelli Electric), in substantially the same form as submitted, for\nthe sale of one 1989 Lorain LCD 150 Crane and one 1983 Hyster H40XL Forklift for a\ncombined price of $10,600.

15. Revocable Encroachment License Agreement No. 439 with Torrance Pipeline\nCompany, LLC.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), in accordance with CEQA guidelines 15301, because the\naction ensures the maintenance, operation, and repair of existing facilities of both investors\nand publicly owned utilities; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Revocable Encroachment\nLicense Agreement No. 439 (Agreement) between the City of Vernon and Torrance Pipeline\nCompany, LLC (Torrance Pipeline).

16. Catch Basin Cleaning Services Agreement with Ron's Maintenance\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Services Agreement with Ron’s\nMaintenance, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the Catch Basin Cleaning\nServices as part of the City’s continued effort to comply with the Los Angeles River Trash\nTotal Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) included in the Municipal NPDES Permit, for a total\namount not-to-exceed $217,680, for a two-year term; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of fifteen percent (15%) or $32,652 for extra inspections\nor cleanings that may be needed, and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue\nChange Orders for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

17. Purchase Order with Merrimac Energy Group to Procure Fuel\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order with Merrimac Energy Group in an\namount not-to-exceed $600,000 to procure fuel for Citywide fleet for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.\nNEW BUSINESS

18. Authorize the City’s Chief Building Official, or authorized representative, to enforce\nthe Fire Code\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) review, because it is a general policy and procedure making activity that will not\nresult in direct physical changes or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment, and therefore does not constitute a "project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15378;\nB. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1301 amending Vernon Municipal Code Section 8.04.010\nto authorize the City’s Chief Building Official, or authorized representative, to enforce the Fire\nCode in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7(h)(1)(B);\nC. Introduce Ordinance No. 1302 amending Vernon Municipal Code Section 8.04.010 to\nauthorize the City’s Chief Building Official, or authorized representative, to enforce the Fire\nCode in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7(h)(1)(B); and\nD. Direct staff to schedule second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 1302 for the\nAugust 6, 2024 City Council meeting.

19. Adoption of California Fire Code by Reference\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nreview, because it is general policy and procedure-making activity that is unrelated to any\nspecific project, which must undergo separate CEQA review, and that will not result in direct\nphysical changes or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment,\nand therefor does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378;\nB. Introduce and conduct first reading of Ordinance No. 1303 amending Title 8, Health and\nSafety, to adopt the 2022 California Fire Code by reference; and\nC. Direct staff to schedule a public hearing for the August 6, 2024 City Council meeting for\nthe second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 1303.\nORAL REPORTS

20. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

22. Conference With Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (3)\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nMichael Docherty v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case No. ADJ15948042\nAlexy Escobedo v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case No. ADJ17041931\nFernando Valenzuela v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case Nos. ADJ14978838 and ADJ15044108

23. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nNumber of potential cases: 1\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

3. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Sareen LLC.

4. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 132, for the period of May 5 through June\n15, 2024, totaling $21,713,641.10 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $20,532,941.90 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$1,180,699.20.

5. Fire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the May 2024 Fire Department Activity Report.

6. Police Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the May 2024 Police Department Activity Report.

7. Report on Emergency Contract Award by the City Administrator to Marx Bros. Fire\nExtinguisher Co.\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the report on emergency contract award approved by the City Administrator\nfor the repair of the City’s Pre-Action System by Marx Fire Extinguisher Co. in the amount of\n$5,924.38.

8. Carahsoft End User License Agreement-SecureWorks\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize issuance of a Purchase Contract with Carahsoft, for a one-year\nterm for an amount not-to-exceed $81,056.78, and authorize the City Administrator to\nexecute the related End User Agreement with Secureworks, in substantially the same for as\nsubmitted, for managed network security services; and\nB. Approve additional funds with Carahsoft in the amount of $50,000 for additional purchases\nthat may be necessary from this vendor during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

9. Records Retention Schedule Update\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2024-10 approving the City’s Records Retention Schedule and\nrepealing Resolution No. 2020-15.