Vernon — 2024-10-15

1. Employee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize September 2024 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.

10. Amendment No. 1 to Software Support Agreement with Tritech Software Systems and\nAdditional Funds for CentralSquare Technologies, LLC\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and Authorize Amendment No. 1 to the Software Support agreement with TriTech\nSoftware Systems (a CentralSquare Company) for the Vernon Police Department Record\nManagement System (Contract No. IT-0171) for a total amount not-to-exceed $72,643.94;\nB. Approve and authorize payment to CentralSquare Technologies, LLC for outstanding\ninvoices for a total amount not-to-exceed $22,285.05 for Lucity and Lucity Mobile Annual\nMaintenance; and\nC. Approve and authorize payment to CentralSquare Technologies, LLC in the amount of\n$3,000 for anticipated travel fees not included in Contract No. 20240184 for CentralSquare’s\nPro-Suite software implementation.

11. Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant Agreement\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator, Police Chief, and Police Sergeant to execute a\nProfessional Services Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety, in substantially the same\nform as submitted, for participation in STEP for a one-year term, with an effective date of\nOctober 1, 2024.

12. Notice of Completion for Contract No. 20240173 Highway Safety Improvement Program\n(HSIP) Cycle 9\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15302, because the project\nconsists of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new\nstructure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially\nthe same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced;\nB. Accept the work of Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. as related to City Contract No. 20240173;\nand\nC. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute and submit the Notice of Completion for\nthe project to the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.

13. Professional Services Agreement with Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC for On-Call Civil\nEngineering Services\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement\nwith Kevin Ko & Associates, LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted, for On-Call Civil\nEngineering Services for a total amount not-to-exceed $420,000 during a three (3) year term.

14. Resource Adequacy Plan for 2025\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-022 approving and adopting the Vernon Public Utilities\nDepartment Resource Adequacy Plan for 2025, which includes the coincident peak Demand\nForecast, the Planning Reserve Margin, the Qualifying Capacity Criteria, and the Qualifying\nCapacity from such resources, the City’s Resource Adequacy and Supply Data and approving\nthe resources used to satisfy the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) tariff\nrequirements and repealing Resolution No. 2023-21; and\nB. Authorize staff to submit the Vernon Public Utilities Department’s Resource Adequacy Plan\nfor 2025 and the Monthly Resource Adequacy and Supply Data to the CAISO.\nNEW BUSINESS

15. Sports Access Community Alliance Program\nRecommendation:\nApprove the Sports Access Community Alliance Program and related documents, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, and authorize the City Administrator to facilitate the\nadministration of the Program for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for a total amount not-to-exceed\n$100,000 for the purpose of enabling youth in the Southeast Los Angeles area equitable\naccess to athletic activities.

16. City Council Appointment to Outside Agency\nRecommendation:\nAppoint a representative to the Greater of the Los Angeles County Vector Control District\nBoard of Trustees for a 2 or 4-year term commencing January 6, 2025.\nORAL REPORTS

17. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

19. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (1 potential matter)\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

2. Indigenous Peoples’ Day Proclamation\nRecommendation:\nRecognize October 14, 2024 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Vernon.

3. City Administrator Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive presentation on various topics including Business Activity, Grant Funding\nOpportunities, Blue Line Therapy Dogs, Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Workshop,\nBusiness Engagement, and Community Events.\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.

5. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Ken Evans.

6. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 137, for the period of September 1, 2024\nthrough September 14, 2024, totaling $7,209,818.81 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $6,984,732.32 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$225,086.49.

7. Fire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the August 2024 Fire Department Activity Report.

8. Police Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the August 2024 Police Department Activity Report.

9. Public Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the August 2024 Building Report.