Vernon — 2025-08-05
City Council
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10.\nMotorola Solutions Inc. Service Agreement for Radio System Support and Maintenance\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Service Agreement with Motorola\nSolutions Inc. (Motorola), in substantially the same form as submitted, including related\nattachments incorporated by reference, for police dispatch radio system support and\nmaintenance for a total amount not-to-exceed $84,458.17 for a three-year term.
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11.\nPurchase Orders with National Auto Fleet Group\nA. Approve and authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order with National Auto Fleet Group\n(NAFG) for a 2025 Super Duty Ford F-350 SRW for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$66,567.03;\n(1). Authorize a contingency amount of twenty percent (20%) or $13,313.41 for the vehicle\npurchase from NAFG in case of unforeseen fluctuations in price caused by inflation or supply\nchain issues;\n(2). Authorize the City Administrator to facilitate the bidding and purchase of a comparable\nvehicle for an amount not-to-exceed $79,880.44 (NAFG price plus contingency amount) from\nan alternate source/dealership should NAFG vehicle availability be impacted by inventory\nshortages; and\nB. Approve and authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order with NAFG for a 2024 Ram 2500\nfor a total not-to-exceed amount of $55,733.03;\n(1). Authorize a contingency amount of five percent (5%) or $2,786.65 for the vehicle purchase\nfrom NAFG in case of unforeseen fluctuations in price caused by inflation or supply chain\nissues; and\n(2). Authorize the City Administrator to facilitate the bidding and purchase of a comparable\nvehicle for an amount not-to-exceed $58,519.68 (NAFG price plus contingency amount) from\nan alternate source/dealership should NAFG vehicle availability be impacted by inventory\nshortages.
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12.\nRegulatory Mandate to Increase Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources\nReceive and file the annual Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Report for Calendar Year\n2024 and Summary Report for Compliance Period 4
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13.\nServices Agreement with Geoscience Support Services, Inc.\nA. Find that the proposed action is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, because the project\nonly involves feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the City has not\napproved, adopted, or funded. To the extent the project includes well maintenance or\nrehabilitation, find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from CEQA review, in\naccordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the\nmaintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Services Agreement with\nGeoscience Support Services, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for on-call\nprofessional hydrogeological services, in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000, for a three-year\nterm.
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14.\nPayment to California Municipal Utilities Association\nApprove and authorize the issuance of a payment to the California Municipal Utilities\nAssociation (CMUA) for the annual membership dues for a total amount not-to-exceed\n$110,143.
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15.\nServices Agreement with General Pump Company, Inc.\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because the project\nconsists of the maintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves\nnegligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Services Agreement with\nGeneral Pump Company, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the on-call\npump repair and maintenance services, in an amount not-to-exceed $3,210,000, for a threeyear term; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $321,000 in the event of\nunforeseen services and expenses, and grant authority to the City Administrator to issue\namendments for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.
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16.\nNotice of Completion for 55th Street Recycle Center & Nursery – Soil & Miscellaneous\nConstruction Material Removal, Contract No. 20250045\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor\nAlterations to Land), part (a) (grading on land with a slope of less than 10 percent), because\nthe project is merely making minor alterations to the land and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of existing use;\nB. Accept the work of Elka Construction, Inc. as related to City Contract No. 20250045; 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.\nNEW BUSINESS
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17.\nSolid Waste Self-Hauling Regulations\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from CEQA review because it is general policy and\nprocedure-making activity that is unrelated to any specific project, which must undergo\nseparate CEQA review, and that will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably\nforeseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a\n“project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378;\nB. Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1306 Amending\nVernon Municipal Code Chapters 8.12 (Solid Waste Management and Recycling) and 8.14\n(Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) regarding Solid Waste Self-Hauling; and\nC. Direct staff to schedule the adoption for the August 19, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.
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18.\nCommission and Committee Appointments\nA. Appoint one (1) Vernon Area Representative to a partial term (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026)\nto the Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee (VCFGC);\nB. Appoint two (2) Vernon Area Representatives to full terms (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2029)\nto the VCFGC;\nC. Appoint one (1) City Council Member Representative to a full term (July 1, 2025 – June 30,\n2029) to the VCFGC;\nD. Appoint one (1) Business Representative to a full term (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2029) to\nthe Vernon Housing Commission (VHC);\nE. Appoint one (1) Resident Representative (non-City Council Member) to a full term (July 1,\n2025 – June 30, 2029) to the VHC;\nF. Appoint one (1 ) Resident Representative (City-Council Member) to a full term (July 1, 2025\n– June 30, 2029) to the VHC; and\nG. Appoint one (1) Vernon Business Representative to a partial term (July 1, 2025 – June 30,\n2026) to the Green Vernon Commission (GVC).\nORAL REPORTS
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19.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements
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2.\nSwearing-In Ceremony for New Police Officer\nAdminister the Oath of Office to Police Officer David Martinez.\nPresentation of Life Saving Awards\nPresent Life Saving Awards to Officer Brittany Gonzalez, Corporal Rafael Landa, and Sergeant\nEdward Hernandez.
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20.\nCouncil Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or Directives to\nStaff\nCLOSED SESSION
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21.\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
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22.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nNumber of potential cases: 1\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT
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3.\nVernon CommUNITY Fund 10-Year Anniversary Publication\nReceive and file the Vernon CommUNITY Fund: A Decade of Giving 2014-2024 Impact\nReport.\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.
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5.\nClaims Against the City\nReceive and file the claims submitted by Alejandro Savedra and Fred Manookian.
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6.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 154, for the period of June 1, 2025 through\nJune 28, 2025, totaling $17,009,331.30 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $16,266,187.71 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $743,143.59.
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7.\nPublic Works Department Monthly Reports\nReceive and file the May and June 2025 Building Reports.
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8.\nReport on Contract Approved by the City Administrator\nReceive and file the report on a one-year contract with Granicus, LLC for Granicus Agenda\nManagement Software for $24,264.72, as approved by the City Administrator, pursuant to\nVernon Municipal Code Sections 3.32.110 (B)(2) and 3.32.110 (B)(3).
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9.\nCarahsoft Technology Corp., Purchase Orders and Additional Funding\nA. Approve and authorize issuance of a Purchase Order with Carahsoft Technology Corp.\n(Carahsoft), for a one-year term for an amount not-to-exceed $74,798.14, and authorize the\nCity Administrator to execute the related End User Agreement with Secureworks, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, for managed network security services;\nB. Approve and authorize issuance of a Purchase Order with Carahsoft, for a one-year term\nfor an amount not-to-exceed $21,580.38, and authorize the City Administrator to execute the\nrelated End User Agreement with Secureworks, in substantially the same form as submitted,\nfor Incident Management Response services; and\nC. Approve additional funds with Carahsoft in the amount of $50,000 for ancillary purchases\nthat may be necessary during Fiscal Year 2025-26.