Vernon — 2026-05-19

1.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize April 2026 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.

10.\nContract with R Dependable Const Inc. for Vernon City Hall Third Floor Facilities\nRenovations\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 facilities and\nequipment and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing or former use;\nB. Accept the bid proposal from R Dependable Const Inc. as the most responsive and\nresponsible bidder for the Vernon City Hall Third Floor Facilities Renovations project and\nreject all other bids;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Contract No. 20260210 in the\namount of $126,000.00 for the Vernon City Hall Third Floor Facilities Renovations project for\na period not to exceed 90 days; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $12,600.00 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.

11.\nServices Agreement with Hafenfeld Ranch, LLC.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that it is in the best interests of the City to award a contract directly to Hafenfeld\nRanch, LLC without a competitive selection process, based on their existing operational\npresence in Kern County and unique combination of services offered, pursuant to Vernon\nMunicipal Code Section 3.32.110(B)(2);\nB. Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), in accordance with the common-sense exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section\n15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity\nin question may have a significant effect on the environment. Further environmental review, if\nrequired under CEQA, will be performed prior to approval of any activity that has the\npotential for causing a significant effect on the environment;\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Services Agreement with\nHafenfeld Ranch, LLC (Hafenfeld Ranch), in substantially the same form as submitted, to\nprovide consulting, infrastructure, and construction services in an amount not-to-exceed\n$600,000 for a three-year term; and\nD. Authorize a contingency amount of ten percent (10%) or $60,000 in the event of\nunforeseen expenses, including surcharges, price volatility, and additional work, and grant\nauthority to the City Administrator to approve and execute amendments up to the\ncontingency amount, if necessary.\nNEW BUSINESS

12.\nFiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Workshop I\nRecommendation:\nConduct a workshop and provide direction to staff on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 estimated\nrevenues and proposed expenditures in preparation for the FY 2026-27 Citywide Budget.

13.\nServices Agreement with Superior Management and Realty Services, Inc. for\nResidential Property Management Services\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator, as Housing Commission Director, to execute a\nServices Agreement with Superior Management and Realty Services, Inc. (Superior), in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, for Residential Property Management Services for\na total amount not-to-exceed $96,000.00, for a one (1) year term.

14.\nCity Council Appointments to Outside Agencies\nRecommendation:\nAffirm or modify appointments of representatives and/or alternates to various outside\nagencies.\nORAL REPORTS

15.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

17.\nConference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation\nClaim for Damages\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)\nClaimant: Larry Harrow\nCLOSED SESSION REPORT

2.\nNational Public Works Week Proclamation\nRecommendation:\nRecognize the week of May 17 - 23, 2026 as National Public Works Week in the City of\nVernon.\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.

3.\nMeeting Minutes\nRecommendation:

4.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Jennifer De Anda Plascencia.

5.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 173, for the period of April 5, 2026 through\nApril 18, 2026, totaling $12,038,189.03 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $11,932,922.26 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $105,266.77.

6.\nFire Department Activity Reports\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the February and March 2026 Fire Department Activity Reports.

7.\nPolice Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the March 2026 Police Department Activity Report.

8.\nPurchase Order with AT&T for VESTA 9-1-1 System Maintenance\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize issuance of a Purchase Order to AT&T for an amount not-to-exceed\n$23,776.11, for a one-year term extension of the Support Agreement for the VESTA 9-1-1\nsystem from April 16, 2026 to April 15, 2027.

9.\nProject Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for\nFiscal Year 2026-27\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the approval of the proposed resolution does not constitute a "project" pursuant\nto sections 15378(b)(2) and (4) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), because it constitutes an administrative activity and government funding\nmechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in\na potentially significant impact on the environment; and even if the adoption of the proposed\nresolution did constitute a project, it would be exempt from CEQA in accordance with Section\n15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant\neffect on the environment; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-022 adopting a project list to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The\nRoad Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27.