Vernon — 2025-05-06

1. Results of the City of Vernon April 8, 2025 General Municipal Election\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-011 reciting the facts and declaring the results\nof the General Municipal Election held on April 8, 2025.

10. Notice of Completion for Contract No. 20250060 – Americans with\nDisabilities Act (ADA) Improvements and Street Tree Planting Along\nSanta Fe Avenue and Vernon Avenue\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301, because the project\nconsists of the maintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing structures\nand involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the work of Oppenheimer National as related to City Contract No.\n20250060; and\nC. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute and submit the Notice\nof Completion for the project to the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.

11. Contract with Oppenheimer National for 55th Street Recycle Center &\nNursery – Perimeter Wall Project\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section\n15303(e)(Fences), because the project consists of new construction of\nlimited small new facilities;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Oppenheimer National as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder for the 55th Street Recycle Center &\nNursery – Perimeter Wall Project, and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with\nOppenheimer National, in substantially the same form as submitted, for\nfacility improvements at 55th Street Recycle Center in an amount not-to-\nexceed $388,224.90; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $38,822.49 in\nthe event 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.

12. Contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for Bandini Boulevard\nStreet Improvements from Downey Road to Indiana Street\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the\nmaintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves\nnegligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Onyx Paving Company, Inc. as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder for the Bandini Boulevard Street\nImprovements from Downey Road to Indiana Street, and reject all other\nbids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with\nOnyx Paving Company, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted,\nfor street improvements on Bandini Boulevard from Downey Road to\nIndiana Street in an amount not-to-exceed $906,000; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $90,600 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.

13. Contract with Pavement Coatings Co. for Citywide Slurry Seal Project\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that award of the proposed Citywide Slurry Seal Project is\ncategorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing\nFacilities), part (c) (existing highways and streets), because the project is\nmerely to repair existing streets and involves no expansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from Pavement Coatings Co. as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder for the Citywide Slurry Seal Project, and\nreject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a contract with\nPavement Coatings Co., in substantially the same form as submitted, for\ncitywide street improvements in an amount not-to-exceed $667,840.53; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $66,784.05 in\nthe event 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.

14. Services Agreement with Axiom Group for On-Call Sidewalk Repair\nServices\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Services\nAgreement with Axiom Group, in substantially the same form as submitted,\nfor On-Call Sidewalk Repair Services for a total amount not-to-exceed\n$400,000, for a three (3) year term.

15. Purchases Related to the Fall 2025 Malburg Generating Station (MGS)\nPlanned Outage\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the\nmaintenance, repair or minor alteration of an existing facility and involves\nnegligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the issuance of a purchase order (PO) with\nSiemens Energy, Inc., for the purchase of steam turbine generator parts for\na total amount not-to-exceed $535,861.68;\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of fifteen percent (15%) or $80,379.25\nin the event of unforeseen expenses and grant authority to the City\nAdministrator to approve the issuance of change orders to the PO for steam\nturbine generator parts, up to the contingency amount, if necessary;\nD. Approve and authorize the issuance of a PO with Siemens Energy, Inc.,\nfor the purchase of replacement valve seats for a total amount not-to-\nexceed $387,249.63;\nE. Authorize a contingency amount of fifteen percent (15%) or $58,087.44\nin the event of unforeseen expenses and grant authority to the City\nAdministrator to approve the issuance of change orders to the PO for\nreplacement valve seats, up to the contingency amount, if necessary;\nF. Approve and authorize the issuance of a PO with Siemens Energy, Inc.,\nfor the installation of new high-pressure (HP) and low-pressure (LP) steam\nstrainers and the redesign of the Emergency Stop Valve for a total amount\nnot-to-exceed $325,545;\nG. Authorize a contingency amount of twenty percent (20%) or $65,109 in\nthe event of unforeseen expenses and grant authority to the City\nAdministrator to approve the issuance of change orders to the PO for HP &\nLP steam strainer installations and redesign of the Emergency Stop Valve,\nup to the contingency amount, if necessary;\nH. Approve and authorize the issuance of a PO with First Global Gear\nServices LLC, for the purchase of gearbox bearings for a total amount not-\nto-exceed $116,708.42; and\nI. Authorize a contingency amount of fifteen percent (15%) or $17,506.26 in\nthe event of unforeseen expenses and grant authority to the City\nAdministrator to approve issuance of change orders to the PO for gearbox\nbearings, up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

16. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

18. Conference with Labor Negotiators\nGovernment Code Section 54957.6\nAgency Designated Representative: Brian Saeki, City Administrator\nEmployee Organizations:\nTeamsters Local 911,\nIBEW Local 47,\nVernon Police Management Association, and\nVernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association\nUnrepresented Employees:\nConfidential, Temporary, Unclassified, Mid-Management, Management,\nand Executive classifications

2. Municipal Clerks Week\nRecommendation:\nProclaim the week of May 4 – 10, 2025 as Professional Municipal Clerks\nWeek in the City of Vernon in recognition of the professional contributions\nand vital services performed by Municipal Clerks.

3. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshop I\nRecommendation:\nNo action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nAll matters listed on the Consent Calendar may 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. Operating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 149, for the period of\nMarch 16, 2025 through March 29, 2025, totaling $8,524,384.84 and\nconsisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $7,967,327.12 and\nratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $557,057.72.

6. Public Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2025 Building Report.

7. Excuse for Absences\nRecommendation:\nExcuse the absences of Council Member Crystal Larios from Regular\nCouncil Meetings held on April 15, 2025 and May 6, 2025.

8. Quarterly Report of Cash and Investments\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the First Quarter Cash and Investments Report

9. Amendment No. 3 to the Attorney Services Agreement between the\nCity of Vernon and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for specialized\noutside legal services\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 3\nto the Attorney Services Agreement with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP\n(Burke Williams), in substantially the same form as submitted, to increase\nthe total not-to-exceed amount by an additional $70,000.