Vernon — 2025-11-18

City Council

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1.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize October 2025 Employee Service Pin Award recipient.\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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10.\nServices Agreement with D2 (Squared) Industrial Services, 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 the Services Agreement with D2\n(Squared) Industrial Services, LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted, for scaffolding\nservices, in an amount not-to-exceed $210,642; and\nC. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $21,064.20 in the event of\nunforeseen services or related project expenses and grant authority to the City Administrator\nto issue amendments for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.\nNEW BUSINESS
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11.\nApril 14, 2026, General Municipal Election\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-031 calling and giving notice of an all-mail ballot General\nMunicipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, for the election of one City Council\nMember as required by the provisions of the Charter of the City of Vernon;\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-032 adopting regulations regarding candidate statements and\nrepealing Resolution No. 2024-024 and establishing Candidate Statement regulations; and\nC. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-033 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los\nAngeles render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a General Municipal\nElection to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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12.\nConflict of Interest Code (Statement of Economic Interests)\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2025-034 approving and adopting the amended Conflict of Interest Code\npursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974 and repealing Resolution No. 2024-019.
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13.\nRevocable Encroachment License Agreement No. 441 with BP Products North America,\nInc.\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. 441 (Agreement) between the City of Vernon and BP Products North America,\nInc. (BPPNA).\nORAL REPORTS
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14.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements
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15.\nCouncil Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or Directives to\nStaff\nCLOSED SESSION
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16.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (1 potential matter)
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17.\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\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT
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3.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 161, for the period of October 5, 2025\nthrough October 18, 2025, totaling $9,718,866.50 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $9,507,344.44 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$211,522.06.
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4.\nRedevelopment Agency Obligation Retirement Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Redevelopment Agency Obligation Retirement Account Warrant Register No. 73, for\nthe period of August 17, 2025 through October 18, 2025 and consisting of ratification of\nelectronic payments totaling $1,000.
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5.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the September 2025 Fire Department Activity Report.
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6.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the September 2025 Police Department Activity Report.
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7.\nPublic Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the September 2025 Building Report.
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8.\n2026 Calendar Year Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts,\nEmployee Assistance Program, and Pet Insurance/Savings Plan Benefit Proposals for\nCity Employees and Retirees\nRecommendation:\nRatify the acceptance of the 2026 Calendar Year Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible\nSpending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program and Pet Insurance/Savings Plan benefit\nproposals and authorize the City Administrator to execute 2026 calendar year carrier\nagreements and related implementation documents with Blue Shield of California, Retiree\nFirst/Alignment Health Medicare, MetLife, Ameritas Vision, Lincoln Financial, Igoe Flexible\nSpending Accounts, Nationwide Pet Insurance, and United Pet Care Savings Plan.
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9.\nPurchases from CentralSquare Technologies LLC\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute CentralSquare Technologies\nQuote No. Q-231025 for upgraded warrant services and data conversion for a total amount\nnot-to-exceed $7,656.71, for the term December 1, 2025 - September 18, 2026; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute CentralSquare Technologies\nQuote No. Q-228974 for the purchase of the Centerline AI Software for a total amount not-toexceed $19,544.33, for the term December 1, 2025 - September 18, 2026.