Vernon — 2024-11-19

1. Swearing-In Ceremony for New Police Officer in the Police Department\nRecommendation:\nAdminister the Oath of Office to Police Officer Genevieve Lastra

10. Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement with Alliant Insurance\nServices, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that it is currently commercially unreasonable to rebid the contract\nfor health benefits brokerage and consulting services in light of the ongoing\nopen enrollment period and health benefits implementation period, pursuant\nto Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) Section 3.32.220 (B); and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No.\n1 to the services agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, extending the term of the\nagreement for a period of six months from October 1, 2024 or until a new\nagreement is awarded, for a total amount not-to-exceed $40,000.

11. Contract with Oppenheimer National for Americans with Disabilities\nAct (ADA) Improvements and Street Tree Planting Along Santa Fe\nAvenue and Vernon Avenue\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that award of the proposed contract is categorically exempt under\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), part (c) (existing highways\nand streets), because the Project is merely to repair existing streets and\ninvolves no expansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Oppenheimer National as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder, and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with\nOppenheimer National for ADA Improvements and Street Tree Planting, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, in an amount not-to-exceed\n$657,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $65,700 in the\nevent of an unexpected changed condition in the Project, and grant\nauthority to the City Administrator to issue change orders for an amount up\nto the contingency amount, if necessary.\nNEW BUSINESS

12. Citywide Fringe Benefits Policy\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2024-026 approving the revised Citywide Fringe\nBenefits Policy and repealing Resolution No. 2023-24.

13. Appointment of Health Officer for the City of Vernon\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) Section 3.32.110 (B)(2),\nfind that it is in the best interests of the City to award a service agreement\nfor health officer services to Steven H. Florman, M.D. without a\ncompetitive selection process, for a one-year term, in light of the\nimmediate and indispensable needs for health officer services; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-027 appointing Steven H. Florman, M.D.\nas the Health Officer for the City of Vernon, approving and authorizing the\nexecution of a services agreement for health officer services, and\nrepealing Resolution No. 2022-37.\nORAL REPORTS

14. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

15. Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements,\nor Directives to Staff\nCLOSED SESSION

16. Public Employment\nGovernment Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Administrator\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

2. Employee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize October 2024 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.

4. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Crown Poly, Inc.

5. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 139, for the period of\nSeptember 29, 2024 through October 19, 2024, totaling $9,226,534.10 and\nconsisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $8,219,682.49 and\nratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $1,006,851.61.

6. Vernon Reads! Virtual Library Program\nRecommendation:\nAllocate $25,000 in funding for the Vernon Reads! Virtual Library Program\nto establish a budget for the purchase of e-readers, e-book subscriptions,\nand online resources in support of literacy in Fiscal Year 2024-25 and\nsubsequent fiscal years.

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

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

9. Services Agreement with AdminSure Inc. for Worker's Compensation\nThird Party Claims Administration\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the proposed\nWorker’s Compensation Third Party Claims Administration Services\nAgreement with Athens Administrators, in substantially the same form as\nsubmitted, in an amount not to exceed $257,415 for a three-year term.