Vernon — 2025-11-04

1.\nVernon Public Utilities Water Rate Study\nRecommendation:\nNo action required by the 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.

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

11.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nInitiation of Litigation (1 potential matter)

12.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (1 potential matter)\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

3.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 160, for the period of September 21, 2025\nthrough October 4, 2025, totaling $8,002,715.72 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $7,620,235.05 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$382,480.67.

4.\nQuarterly Report of Cash and Investments\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the Second and the Third Quarter Cash and Investments Reports.

5.\nServices Agreement with Ocean Blue Environmental Services Inc. for On-Call\nEnvironmental Clean-Up Services\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, because the\naction is being carried out by a regulatory agency to maintain, restore, or enhance the\nenvironment, where the regulatory process includes procedures to protect the environment;\nand\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement\nwith Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. in substantially the same form as submitted, for\non-call environmental clean-up services for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000, for a three (3)\nyear term.

6.\nTypographical Correction to Ordinance No. 1308\nRecommendation:\nAcknowledge and accept typographical correction to Ordinance No. 1308 regarding Vernon\nMunicipal Code (VMC) Section 8.20.050 (Appeals).

7.\nNotice of Completion for Contract No. 20250342 - Citywide Slurry Seal Project\nRecommendation:\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 structures and involves\nnegligible or no expansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the work of Pavement Coating Co. as related to City Contract No. 20250342; 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.

8.\nLabor and Materials Contract with SPX Cooling Tech, LLC\nRecommendation:\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 of the existing cooling tower and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Labor and Materials Contract\nwith SPX Cooling Tech, LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted, for repair work on\nthe Cooling Tower, for a total amount not-to-exceed $245,792; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of five percent (5%) or $12,289.60 to cover any unforeseen\nexpenses and grant authority to the City Administrator to approve and execute amendments\nup to the contingency amount, if necessary.\nORAL REPORTS

9.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements