Vernon — 2026-01-20

1.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize December 2025 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

10.\nRatification of Contingency Funds for First Global Gear Services, LLC\nRecommendation:\nRatify use of $4,511.95 in contingency funds for Purchase Order with First Global Gear\nServices, LLC to cover increased costs due to tariffs on the purchase of gearbox bearings for\nthe Malburg Generating Station.

11.\nReport on Emergency Purchase Approved by the City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the report on the emergency sewer repairs performed by Ocean Blue\nEnvironmental Services, Inc. for a total amount of $525,658.35 as approved by the City\nAdministrator pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.32.250.

12.\nReport on Vehicle Purchase Approved by the City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file report on City Administrator approved vehicle purchase of one 2025 Ram\n2500 Rebel from Van Nuys Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for a total amount of $81,222.68.

13.\nPurchase Contract with D&R Office Works, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Approve and authorize issuance of a purchase contract with D&R Office Works, Inc. for\nthe purchase, delivery and installation of office furniture for the relocation of the Fire\nDepartment office for a total amount not-to-exceed $24,538.79; and\nB. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $2,453.88 for unforeseen price\nincreases or substitutions due to inventory availability, and grant authority to the City\nAdministrator to issue Change Orders for an amount up to the contingency amount, if\nnecessary.\nNEW BUSINESS

14.\nAppointment of Health Officer for the City of Vernon\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) Section 3.32.110 (B)(2), find that it is in the\nbest interests of the City to award a three-year term service agreement for health officer\nservices to Steven H. Florman, M.D., without a competitive selection process, based on his\nqualifications and in-depth familiarity with the City’s public health infrastructure and\ncommunity; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-001 appointing Steven H. Florman, M.D. as the Health Officer\nfor the City of Vernon, approving and authorizing the execution of a services agreement for\nhealth officer services for a total not-to-exceed $90,000 over the three-year term, and\nrepealing Resolution No. 2024-027.

15.\nFiscal Year 2024-25 Audited Financial Reports\nRecommendation:\nA. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Financial Statements; and\nB. Extend submission of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Financial Statements and Report to\nthe City Council to January 19, 2027.\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 Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nCity of Vernon v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, et al.\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCP04505

19.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of Litigation\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nNumber of potential cases: 2\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

2.\nZoning Code Amendments\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nreview, because it has no potential to result in a direct or indirect physical change in the\nEnvironment. The Ordinance does not authorize any specific development or installation on\nany specific piece of property within the City’s boundaries. Moreover, when and if an\napplication for installation is submitted, the City will at that time conduct preliminary review of\nthe application in accordance with CEQA. Alternatively, even if the Ordinance is a “project”\nwithin the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, the Ordinance is exempt from\nCEQA on multiple grounds. First, the Ordinance is exempt from CEQA because approval of\nthe Ordinance will not result in the actual installation of any facilities in the City therefore it\ncan be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a\nsignificant effect on the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3)).\nAlternatively, the Ordinance is categorically exempt from CEQA under State CEQA\nGuidelines sections 15301 (existing facilities), 15302 (replacement or reconstruction), 15303\n(new construction or conversion of small structures), and/or 15304 (minor alterations to\nland);\nB. Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1309 Amending\nZoning Code to Regulate Wireless Telecommunication Facilities; and\nC. Direct staff to schedule the adoption for the February 3, 2026, Regular City Council\nmeeting.

4.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claims submitted by Annette Davis and Manuel Reyes.

5.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 165, for the period of November 30, 2025\nthrough December 20, 2025, totaling $11,546,350.12 and consisting of ratification of\nelectronic payments totaling $11,039,383.67 and ratification of the issuance of early checks\ntotaling $506,966.45.

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

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

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

9.\nLos Angeles Opera Fee Waiver\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that granting a fee waiver for the Los Angeles Opera (LA Opera) is an appropriate\nuse of public funds because the LA Opera is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that\nprovides significant cultural, educational, and community-based programming, and the funds\nwill support activities that enrich the public and provide a substantial benefit to the\ncommunity; and\nB. Waive annual Hazmat Permit and Public Health Permit fees for LA Opera, for an amount\nnot-to-exceed $10,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and for subsequent years.