Vernon — 2025-03-04

10. Report on Five Year Agreement Approved by the City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the report on award of Five-Year Contract (Spectrum Enterprise Service\nAgreement) to Charter Communications, LLC (Spectrum) for DOJ PAC-50 Network\nConnection in an amount not-to-exceed $29,429.40 as approved by the City Administrator\npursuant to Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110 (B)(3).

11. New and Revised Personnel Policies and Revised Administrative Manual Policy\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt revised Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual Policy I - 8 Employee\nSeparation Policy (revised);\nB. Adopt a revised Administrative Policy Manual Policy Section 1.1 Miscellaneous Taxation\non City Vehicles Used by City Employees (revised); and\nC. Authorize the City Administrator and Director of Human Resources to execute and\ndistribute the Policies.

12. Services Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Services Agreement with\nPacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the\nassessment of source water quality and the design of treatment facilities, in an amount not-\nto-exceed $716,040 for a three-year term; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $71,604 in the event of\nunforeseen expenses and/or project changes and grant authority to the City Administrator to\napprove and execute amendments up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

13. Change Order No. 15 to the Consulting Services Agreement (CS-0099) with CNS\nEngineers, Inc. (CNS) for the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening\nProject\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed change order is within the Initial Study/Mitigated\nNegative Declaration prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15063 of the CEQA\nGuidelines; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Agreement Change Order No.\n15, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge\nRehabilitation and Widening Project, Federal Project No. DBPL02-5139(010), Contract No.\nCS-0099 with CNS, extending the agreement for an additional year to December 31, 2025\nand authorizing CNS to provide additional support and coordination services required to\ncomplete the design phase of the project for the additional cost of $140,579.50, with a\nChange Order effective date of December 31, 2024.

14. Notice of Completion for Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings, Contract No.\n20250017\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 streets and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the work of WGJ Enterprises Inc., dba PCI as related to City Contract No.\n20250017; and\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.

15. Purchase of Electric Vehicle for Police Department\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize issuance of a Purchase Order to Tesla, Inc. for the purchase of a\nnew Model Y vehicle for a total amount not-to-exceed $56,378; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of ten (10%) percent or $5,638, for pricing fluctuations\nand grant authority to the City Administrator to issue a Change Order for an amount up to the\ncontingency amount, if necessary.

16. Amendment No. 2 to the License and Software Services Agreement with Power\nSettlements Consulting and Software, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of YES Energy\nLLC\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Sections 3.32.220 (B) and 3.32.110 (B)(3), find that it\nis commercially unreasonable to rebid the contract for settlement software due to the\nsubstantial financial and operational commitment required from the City, as well as the\nconsiderable learning curve associated with frequent changes in selecting licensing and\nsoftware services from a new vendor;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 2 to the License\nand Software Service Agreement with Power Settlements Consulting and Software, LLC, a\nwholly owned subsidiary of YES Energy LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted,\nfor license and software services, for a total amount not-to-exceed $303,440, for a three-year\nterm; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $30,344 for unforeseen\nfluctuations in the Consumer Price Index, and grant authority to the City Administrator to take\nsuch actions, as necessary.

17. Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement Plan and Enforcement Program\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and adopt the updated Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Procurement Plan\nand Enforcement Program; and\nB. Repeal Resolution No. 2012-02.\nNEW BUSINESS

18. Appointment of Brian Saeki to Serve as City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-004 appointing Brian Saeki to serve as the City Administrator of\nthe City of Vernon, with revised effective start date of February 27, 2025, and approving and\nauthorizing the execution of a related at-will employment agreement, and repealing\nResolution No. 2025-001.

19. New City of Vernon Logo and Tagline\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the use of the proposed City of Vernon Logo and Tagline on City\ncollateral, clothing, vehicles, and signage designed for identification, communication,\npromotion, and marketing, and to visually represent the City’s unique brand among existing\nVernon stakeholders, prospective residents and businesses, policy makers, and surrounding\ncommunities.

2. Claims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claims submitted by Manuel Cortez and Melvin Humphries.

20. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Year Financial Update\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-005 authorizing and approving mid-year budget appropriations\nand amending the Annual Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25.\nORAL REPORTS

21. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

23. Public Employment\nGovernment Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Administrator

24. Public Employment\nGovernment Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Clerk

25. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (3)\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nJason K. Haugen v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Claim No. 25-184471\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case No. ADJ19074308\nTodd A. Hewett v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Claim No. 21019883\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case No. ADJ14892898\nBradley W. Mack v. City of Vernon\nWorkers Compensation Claim Nos. 22025752 and 22025753\nWorkers Compensation Appeals Board Case Nos. ADJ15693842 and ADJ15693843\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

3. Operating Account Warrant Register No.144\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 144, for the period of January 5, 2025\nthrough January 18, 2025, totaling $7,884,924.77 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $7,455,315.50 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$429,609.27.

4. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 145\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 145, for the period of January 19, 2025\nthrough February 1, 2025, totaling $10,833,537.33 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $10,189,904.48 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$643,632.85.

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

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

7. Public Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the January 2025 Building Report.

8. City of Vernon 2025-2026 Legislative and Regulatory Platform\nRecommendation:\nApprove and adopt the City of Vernon 2025-2026 Legislative and Regulatory Platform.

9. Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee Legislative Representative Seat\nAppointment\nRecommendation:\nAppoint Sebastian Lozano to serve on the Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee to fill\none unscheduled vacancy for the Legislative Representative seat with a term ending June\n30, 2026.