Vernon — 2025-06-17

1.\nDesignation of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore\nRecommendation:\nConduct City Council Reorganization and Designation of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore\nfollowing the Certification of the April 8, 2025 General Municipal Election (GME) Results and\nFiling Submission to the California Secretary of State.

10.\nProperty and Casualty Insurance Placements for Fiscal Year 2025-26\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute all related documents to procure the\nCity’s annual insurance coverage for Fiscal Year 2025-26, effective July 1, 2025, through June\n30, 2026, for a total amount not-to-exceed $5,662,462.

11.\nPurchase/Installation of Emergency Equipment for New Patrol Tesla Vehicle\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize issuance of a purchase order with Unplugged Performance for the\npurchase and installation of an emergency equipment package in a new Tesla patrol vehicle\nfor a total amount not exceed $64,926; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of ten (10%) percent or $6,492.60, 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.

12.\nBlanket Purchase Order with The Home Depot\nRecommendation:\nApprove the issuance of a blanket Purchase Order with The Home Depot in an amount notto-exceed $190,000 to procure supplies for the Public Works Department and Vernon Public\nUtilities for operational needs and special projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026.

13.\nRevocable Encroachment License Agreement No. 442 with Vernon Environmental\nResponse Corporation, not individually but in its capacity as Trustee of the Exide\nVernon Environmental Response Trust\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that approval of the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), in accordance with CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3), the\ngeneral rule that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a\nsignificant effect on the environment; and\nB. Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Revocable Encroachment License\nAgreement No. 442 (Agreement) between the City of Vernon and the Vernon Environmental\nResponse Corporation (VERC), not individually but in its capacity as Trustee of the Exide\nVernon Environmental Response Trust (VERT).

14.\nServices Agreement with Hill Brothers Chemical Company\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Services Agreement with Hill\nBrothers Chemical Company, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the supply of\n19% aqueous ammonia for a total amount not to exceed $179,010 for a three-year term; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $17,901 in the event of unforeseen\nexpenses, including price volatility, and grant authority to the City Administrator to approve and\nexecute amendments up to the contingency amount, if necessary.\nNEW BUSINESS

15.\nMetro Link Union Station (Link US) Project Update\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the Metro Link US Project Update.\nORAL REPORTS

16.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

18.\nConference 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, and Executive\nclassifications

19.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nNumber of potential cases: 1\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

2.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize May 2025 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.\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.

4.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claims submitted on behalf of Bedelid Guerrero by Barbara Gossom,\nAgent for United Heartland aka SubroIQ, and Andrea Gomez.

5.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 152, for the period of May 4, 2025 through\nMay 17, 2025, totaling $9,114,448.66 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $8,717,957.17 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $396,491.49.

6.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the April 2025 Fire Department Activity Report.

7.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the April 2025 Police Department Activity Report.

8.\nPublic Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the April 2025 Building Report.

9.\nAnnual Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2025-2026\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-019 approving an Annual Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal\nYear 2025-26 and delegating investment authority to the Director of Finance/City Treasurer.