Vernon — 2026-05-05

1.\nMunicipal Clerks Week\nRecommendation:\nProclaim the week of May 3 to May 9, 2026, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week in the\nCity of Vernon to recognize the professional contributions and vital services performed by\nMunicipal Clerks.

10.\nQuarterly Report of Cash and Investments\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the First Quarter Cash and Investments Report

11.\nMemorandum of Understanding for Technical Assistance Related to the Regional\nClimate Collaboratives Program Grant\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Memorandum of Understanding\n(MOU) by and between the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) and the City\nof Vernon, in substantially the same form as submitted, to receive technical consulting\nservices funded through the Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Program Grant from the\nCalifornia Strategic Growth Council (SGC) at no cost to the City.

12.\nContract with J&S Striping Company Inc. for Citywide Striping and Pavement\nMarkings FY25-26\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing\nFacilities), part (a) (existing highways and streets), because the project consists of the\nmaintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing facilities and involves negligible or no\nexpansion of an existing use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from J&S Striping Company Inc. (J&S) as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder for the Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings FY25-\n26 project and reject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20260209 in the\namount of $158,541.75 for the Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings FY25-26 project for\na period not to exceed 45 days; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $15,854.18 in the event of\nan unexpected changed condition in the project and grant authority to the City Administrator\nto issue a change order(s) for an amount up to the contingency amount, if necessary.

13.\nServices Agreement with Waterline Technologies, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Accept the bid proposal from Waterline Technologies, Inc. (Waterline) as the lowest\nresponsive and responsible bid for the supply of sodium hypochlorite 12.5 percent solution\nwith Waterline, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the supply of hypochlorite\n12.5 percent solution; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Services Agreement with\nWaterline, in substantially the same form as submitted, for supply of sodium hypochlorite\n12.5 percent solution for a total amount not-to-exceed $192,656.75, for a three-year term.\nNEW BUSINESS

14.\nAppointment of Lilia Hernandez as Deputy City Administrator\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2026-019 appointing Lilia Hernandez to serve as the Deputy City\nAdministrator of the City of Vernon effective May 6, 2026, and approving and authorizing the\nexecution of a related at-will employment agreement.

15.\nAppointment of Veronica Petrosyan as Director of Health and Environmental Control\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2026-020 appointing Veronica Petrosyan to serve as the Director of\nHealth and Environmental Control of the City of Vernon effective May 6, 2026, and approving\nand authorizing the execution of a related at-will employment agreement.

16.\nResults of the City of Vernon April 14, 2026, General Municipal Election and City\nCouncil Reorganization\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-021 reciting the facts and declaring the results of the General\nMunicipal Election held on April 14, 2026;\nB. Acknowledge and present a proclamation and ten-year service pin to retiring Mayor\nLeticia Lopez;\nC. Administer the Oath of Office to Council-Elect Monica Rodriguez and present Certificate\nof Election; and\nD. Conduct the City Council reorganization.\nORAL REPORTS

17.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

2.\nMental Health Awareness Month\nRecommendation:\nProclaim May 2026 as “Mental Health Awareness Month” in the City of Vernon and support\ninitiatives that promote mental health awareness, employee wellness, and access to\navailable resources.

3.\nUpdate on “The BIG 4” Cities Built for Business\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.

4.\nMeeting Minutes\nRecommendation:

5.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Marvin Aguilar Delgado.

6.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 172, for the period of March 22, 2026\nthrough April 4, 2026, totaling $7,898,103.04 and consisting of ratification of electronic\npayments totaling $7,798,823.55 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling\n$99,279.49.

7.\nPublic Works Department Monthly Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2026 Building Report.

8.\nReport on Contracts Approved by the City Administrator for the BIG 4 Initiative\nRecommendation:\nA. Receive and file the report on a Services Agreement with DEODATE Corporation for\n$76,125 for a one-year term, as approved by the City Administrator pursuant to Vernon\nMunicipal Code (VMC) Section 3.32.110 (B)(2); and\nB. Receive and file the report on a Services Agreement with North Star Alliances, LLC for\n$56,000 for a one-year term, as approved by the City Administrator pursuant to VMC Section\n3.32.110(B)(2).

9.\nAmendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with The Pun Group LLP\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110(B)(3), find that it\nis commercially unreasonable to rebid the agreement for professional auditing services given\nthe transition time and resources required to onboard a new audit firm; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with The Pun Group LLP for Professional Auditing\nServices, in substantially the same form as submitted, to extend the Agreement for an\nadditional two (2) years for a total amount not-to-exceed $270,004.