Vernon — 2026-06-16

1.\nEmployee Service Pin Awards\nRecommendation:\nRecognize May 2026 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.\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.\nApplication for 2026 Tree City USA Designation\nRecommendation:\nAuthorize the Mayor to sign and the Public Works Department to submit a 2026 Tree City\nUSA Application to the Arbor Day Foundation.

11.\nAmendment No.1 to Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc.,\nContract No. 20250081\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No.1 to the Services\nAgreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., in substantially the same form as\nsubmitted, for On-Call Building Plan Checks and Inspection Services, for a total amount not\nto exceed $2,500,000 in additional funds.

12.\nBlanket Purchase Order with The Home Depot\nRecommendation:\nApprove the issuance of a blanket Purchase Order with The Home Depot in an amount not-\nto-exceed $234,250 to procure supplies for the Public Works Department and Vernon Public\nUtilities for operational needs and special projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27.

13.\nMaster Sales Agreement with Itron, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the best interests of the City are served by a direct award of an agreement with\nItron, Inc. (Itron) without a competitive selection process, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code\nSection (VMC) 3.32.110(B)(2);\nB. Pursuant to Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110(B)(3) of the VMC, find that it is\ncommercially unreasonable to rebid the proposed agreement for support and maintenance\nevery three years, as Software as a Service (Saas), software license, firmware, and\nequipment, and maintenance services for existing City utility meters are only available\nthrough Itron; and\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Master Sales Agreement with\nItron, in substantially the same form as submitted, for utility metering hardware, software,\nand maintenance services in an amount not-to-exceed $285,229.68 for a five-year term.

14.\nSupport and Maintenance Agreement with Advanced Utility Systems\nRecommendation:\nA. Pursuant to Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110(B)(3) of the Vernon Municipal Code\n(VMC), find that it is commercially unreasonable to rebid the proposed agreement for support\nand maintenance every three years, as a substantial upgrade to the billing system has\nrecently been completed, the software platform is proprietary to Advanced Utility Systems, a\ndivision of N. Harris Computer Corporation (Advanced), and continuity of support is critical\nfor maintaining the reliable operation of the City’s utility billing system; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Support and Maintenance\nAgreement with Advanced, in substantially the same form as submitted, to provide software\nsupport and maintenance to the Infinity Customer Information System (CIS) billing system in\nan amount not-to-exceed $446,604.60 for a five-year term.\nNEW BUSINESS

15.\nPublic Safety Special Parcel Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-027 determining the Public Safety Special Parcel Tax levied\nfor Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.20.020; and\nB. Approve and authorize the Director of Finance to execute an Agreement for Billing Direct\nAssessments (Public Safety Special Parcel Tax) with the County of Los Angeles Auditor-\nController’s Office, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the collection and\ndistribution of the Public Safety Special Parcel Tax for FY 2026-27.

16.\nWarehouse Special Parcel Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2026-27\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-028 determining the Warehouse Special Parcel Tax levied for\nFiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.20.010; and\nB. Approve and authorize the Director of Finance to execute an Agreement for Billing of\nDirect Assessments (Warehouse Special Parcel Tax) with the County of Los Angeles\nAuditor-Controller’s Office, in substantially the same form as submitted, for the collection and\ndistribution of the Warehouse Special Parcel Tax for FY 2026-27.

17.\nElectric Rate Schedules, Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor, and Renewable\nEnergy Cost Adjustment Factor\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2026-029 to Amend Electric Rate Schedule Nos. CS, D, GS-1, GS-2,\nLS-1, LS-2, OL-1, PA-1, PA-2, PA-TOU, TC-1, TOU-I, TOU GS-1, TOU GS-2, TOU PA-1,\nTOU-D, TOU-G, TOU-V, TOU-Vt, and GP regarding electrical rates to be charged for\nelectrical energy distributed and supplied by the City within its boundaries.

18.\nAmendments to Natural Gas Rule No. 14\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolution No. 2026-030 Amending Natural Gas Rule No. 14 (Service Connections\nand Facilities on Customer’s Premises) regarding the Rules for Gas Service for gas\ndistributed and supplied by the City within its boundaries.

19.\nCommission and Committee Appointments\nRecommendation:\nA. Appoint two (2) Business Representatives, one (1) Employee/Labor Representative, and\n(1) Real Estate Representative to full four-year terms (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030) to the\nBusiness and Industry Commission;\nB. Appoint one (1) Business Representative, and one (1) Vernon Area Representative to full\nfour-year terms (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2030) and one (1) City Council Representative and\none (1) Vernon Area Representative to a partial term (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029) to the\nVernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee;\nC. Appoint two (2) Business Representatives to full four-year terms (July 1, 2026 to June 30,\n2030) to the Green Vernon Commission; and\nD. Appoint one (1) Resident (Council Member) to a partial term (July 1, 2026 to June 30,\n2029) to the Vernon Housing Commission.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS

2.\nMeeting Minutes\nRecommendation:

20.\nFiscal Year 2026-27 Citywide Annual Operating Budget, Capital Improvement Plan,\nand Appropriations Limit (Gann)\nRecommendation:\nA. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-031 approving and adopting the Annual Operating Budget and\nthe Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-032 adopting the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27\npursuant to Government Code Section 7910.

21.\n2025 Urban Water Management Plan\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) in accordance with California Water Code Section 10652, which exempts the\npreparation and adoption of Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and the Water\nShortage Contingency Plan (WSCP), collectively referred to herein as the 2025 UWMP, from\nCEQA requirements, and CEQA Guideline Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA\nonly applies to activities that may have a significant effect on the environment, because the\nplan referenced herein is merely an update of the existing 2020 UWMP; and\nB. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-033 Adopting the 2025 UWMP.\nORAL REPORTS

22.\nCity Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements

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

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

3.\nClaims Against the City\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the claim submitted by Adam Willis.

4.\nOperating Account Warrant Register\nRecommendation:\nApprove Operating Account Warrant Register No. 175, for the period of May 3, 2026 through\nMay 16, 2026, totaling $7,453,726.95 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments\ntotaling $7,276,593.36 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $177,133.59.

5.\nFranchise Towing Services Agreement\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 1313 granting a Franchise Towing Services Agreement to Mr. C’s\nTowing of South Gate, Inc.

6.\nFire Department Activity Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the April 2026 Fire Department Activity Report.

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

8.\nProperty and Casualty Insurance Placements for Fiscal Year 2026-27\nRecommendation:\nApprove and authorize the City Administrator to execute all related documents to procure the\nCity’s annual insurance coverage for Fiscal Year 2026-27, effective July 1, 2026, through\nJune 30, 2027, for a total amount not-to-exceed $5,587,684.

9.\nCity Housing Report\nRecommendation:\nReceive and file the City Housing Report presented at the Special Vernon Housing\nCommission Meeting on April 28, 2026.