Vernon — 2024-08-06

1. Proclamation Recognizing Retired Employee - Carlos R. Fandino Jr.\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and present a proclamation to retired employee Carlos R. Fandino Jr., City\nAdministrator, in recognition of his dedicated service to the City of Vernon.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

10. Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement and Annual Certification Report\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the Police Chief and City Administrator to execute the Federal\nEquitable Sharing Agreement and Annual Certification Report.

11. Amendment No. 1 to Huntington Park Inmate Housing Agreement Ending Fiscal Year\n2023-24\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Huntington\nPark Police Department Jail Division Agreement for Inmate Housing services, covering the\nperiod of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, in substantially the same form as submitted, to\nincrease the value of the agreement by a total amount not-to-exceed $5,149.97.

12. Authorize City’s Chief Building Official to Enforce the Fire Code\nRecommendation:\nConduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1302 amending Vernon Municipal\nCode Section 8.04.010, authorizing the City’s Chief Building Official, or authorized\nrepresentative to enforce the Fire Code in accordance with California Health and Safety\nCode Section 13869.7(h)(1)(B).

13. Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP81 with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District\nfor Measure W Funds\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Transfer Agreement between\nthe City of Vernon and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, in substantially the\nsame form as submitted, to receive Annual Safe, Clean Water Program Funds (Measure W),\nfor a 4-year term.

14. Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing\nFacilities), part (a) (existing highways and streets), because the project consists of the\nmaintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from WGJ Enterprises Inc., dba PCI (PCI) as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder for the Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings project\nand reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20250017\n(20240404) with WGJ Enterprises Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the\nCitywide Striping and Pavement Markings project in an amount not-to-exceed $265,900; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $26,590 in the event of an\nunexpected changed condition in the project and grant authority to the City Administrator to\nissue a change order(s) for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

15. Contract with Elka Construction, Inc. for 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery – Soil &\nMiscellaneous Construction Material Removal\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor\nAlterations to Land), part (a) (grading on land with a slope of less than 10 percent), because\nthe project is merely making minor alterations to the land and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Elka Construction, Inc. as the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder for the 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery – Soil & Miscellaneous\nConstruction Material Removal, Contract No. 20250045 (20240407), and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20250045\n(20240407) with Elka Construction, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the\nsoil and miscellaneous construction material removal at 2221 E. 55th Street in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $850,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of twenty-five percent (25%) or $212,500 to cover\nnecessary disposal fees for materials collected at the site and/or to cover unanticipated\nexpenses in the event of an unexpected changed condition in the project; and grant authority\nto the City Administrator to issue change order(s) for an amount up to the contingency\namount, if necessary.

16. Attorney Services Agreement with Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C.\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110(B)(3) of the Vernon Municipal Code\n(VMC), find that it is commercially unreasonable to rebid the proposed agreement for\nspecialized utility-related legal services every three years due to the expected continuous\nlarge development projects and various deal points that will be negotiated in phases and\nmay span multiple years; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute an Attorney Services Agreement\nwith Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C. (DWGP), in substantially the same form\nas submitted, to provide specialized utility-related legal services to the Public Utilities\nDepartment in an amount not-to-exceed $1,160,382 for a five-year term.\nNEW BUSINESS

17. Annual City Council Reorganization\nRecommendation:\nDiscuss and provide direction regarding the proposed City Council Reorganization Charter\nAmendment.

18. Resolution Approving the Submittals of Applications for Per Capita Grant Funds\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review because it is a government fiscal activity that will not result in direct or\nindirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as\ndefined by CEQA guidelines section 15378; any projects pursued under the grant program\nare possible future actions which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-016 Approving the Submittals of Applications for Per Capita\nGrant Funds.

19. Opposition to Metro Link Union Station (Link US) Project\nRecommendation:\nOppose the Metro Link US Project based on concerns about its potential negative effects on\nthe City and surrounding communities that include, but are not limited to, public safety, air\nquality, traffic, transportation, economic/financial, and socioeconomic impacts.\nORAL REPORTS

2. Adoption of California Fire Code 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 therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378;\nand\nB. Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1303 amending Title 8, Health and\nSafety, to adopt the 2022 California Fire Code by reference.\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.

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 – Anticipated Litigation\nReceipt of claim pursuant to the Government Claims Act\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(e)(3)\nClaimant: Sareen LLC

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

24. Public Employment\nGovernment Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Administrator/Interim City Administrator\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

3. Meeting Minutes\nRecommendation:

4. Public Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the June 2024 Building Report.

5. Quarterly Report of Cash and Investments\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the Second Quarter Cash and Investments Report.

6. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 133, for the period of June 16 through\nJune 29, 2024, totaling $8,769,548.92 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $7,889,274.92 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $880,274.00.

7. Report on Five-Year Contract Award Approved by the City Administrator for the\nInteragency Communications Interoperability System\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file report on the City Administrator’s finding that the Wireless Communications\nUse and Access Agreement with the Interagency Communications Interoperability System\n(ICI) is commercially unreasonable to rebid in three years pursuant to Vernon Municipal\nCode Sections 3.32.220 (B) and 3.32.110 (B)(3).

8. Amendment No. 1 with Jemmott Rollins Group, Inc. for Production of Vernon\nCommUNITY Fund Anniversary Promotional Publication\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the best interests of the City are served by a direct award of the Vernon\nCommUNITY Fund publication project to Jemmott Rollins Group, Inc. (JRG) without a\ncompetitive process pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Sections 3.32.110 (B)(2) and (3);\nand\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 with JRG, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, for an amount not-to-exceed $25,000, to prepare\nand produce the Vernon CommUNITY Fund Anniversary Promotional Publication.

9. Salvation Army Bell Shelter Reimbursement Agreement\nRecommendation: \nApprove and authorize the Mayor to execute a Reimbursement Agreement for shelter beds\nwithin the Salvation Army Bell Shelter with the cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce,\nCudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, and Southgate, collectively referred to as the Local\nCoordinating Alliance (LCA1), in substantially the same form as submitted for a total amount\nnot-to-exceed $31,086.25 for a one-year term through June 30, 2025.