Vernon — 2025-10-21

1.\nCertificate of Recognition for Vernon City Elementary School Principal\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and present a certificate of recognition to Principal Leonora Carrillo.

10.\nRecords Retention Schedule Update\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-030 approving the City’s Records Retention Schedule and\nrepealing Resolution No. 2024-010.

11.\nOffice of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant\nAgreement\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator, Police Chief, and Police Sergeant to execute a\nProfessional Services Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety, in substantially the same\nform as submitted, for participation in STEP for a one-year term, with an effective date of\nOctober 1, 2025.

12.\nPurchase Order with ITT Goulds Pumps Inc\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order with ITT Goulds Pumps Inc. for the\npurchase of packing sleeves, for a total amount not to exceed $4,466.27.

13.\nInterconnection Facilities Agreement with Southern California Edison Company\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because\nthe project consists of the maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing power poles\nand electric facilities and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute an Interconnection Facilities\nAgreement with Southern California Edison Company (SCE), in substantially the same form\nas submitted, for SCE to perform construction-related work to Interconnection Facilities,\nDistribution Upgrades, and Network Upgrades, in an amount not-to-exceed $15,807,553;\nand\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $1,580,755 for unforeseen\nchanges in costs or other expenses not included in the proposal, and grant authority to the\nCity Administrator to issue change orders for an amount up to the contingency amount, if\nnecessary.\nNEW BUSINESS

14.\nPotential Ballot Measure - Utility Users Tax\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file a presentation on a potential Utility Users Tax ballot measure and provide\ninput and direction to staff to continue analysis and development of the measure.\nORAL REPORTS

15.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

2.\nSwearing-In Ceremony for Police Department Sworn Personnel\nRecommendation:\nAdminister the Oath of Office to Police Officers Jorge Gonzalez and Erick Jimenez; and\nCaptain Nicholas Perez.

3.\nProclamation Recognizing Retired Employee - Eugenio Cerda\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and present a proclamation to retired employee Eugenio Cerda, Police Officer,\nin recognition of his dedicated service to the City of Vernon.

4.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize September 2025 Employee Service Pin Award recipient.

5.\nCalifornia Department of Toxic Substances Control Update on Exide Related\nRemediation\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.

7.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 159, for the period of August 31, 2025\nthrough September 20, 2025, totaling $14,407,982.42 and consisting of ratification of\nelectronic payments totaling $13,504,048.62 and ratification of the issuance of early checks\ntotaling $903,933.80.

8.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the August 2025 Fire Department Activity Report.

9.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the August 2025 Police Department Activity Report.