RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMERCE CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION WHEREAS, the City Council (“Council”) for the City of Commerce (“City”) passed a resolution on March 16, 2020, declaring a local state of emergency and passed a resolution on March 25, 2020, declaring an economic emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19 Pandemic Economic Emergency”); and WHEREAS, on October 13, 2020, the Council passed a resolution approving an agreement between the City and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (“DPH”) to establish a temporary COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the City of Commerce Senior Center Facility (“Facility”) located at 2555 Commerce Way Commerce, CA 90040, and pursuant to such agreement, the City of Commerce employees are deemed contractors for DPH, and City’s contractors would be considered subcontractors for DPH; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance No. 2021-0066U (“Ordinance”), which amended Title 2 of the Los Angeles County Code to require that all County contractors be fully vaccinated prior to interacting in-person with County employees and members of the public, or working on County-owned or controlled property; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance is effective immediately and requires that all L.A. County Contractors be in compliance with the vaccination requirements set forth therein by January 1, 2022; and WHEREAS, to ensure compliance with the Ordinance, the County must receive written confirmation from all Contractors covered by the Ordinance that they will fulfill the requirements of the Ordinance; and WHEREAS, as long as the City continues to be a contractor or subcontractor for the DPH, the City would be required to attest that all City employees entering the Facility would abide by the terms of the agreement between the DPH and the City as it relates to a vaccination process for City employees, interns, contractors, subcontractors and visitors; and WHEREAS, the City and the City of Commerce Employees Association (“CCEA”), representing both full-time and part-time employee units, and the City (collectively “the Parties”) have met and conferred regarding the authorization for employees to enter and work at the Facility based on COVID-19 Vaccination Status; and WHEREAS, the contents and points of discussions related specifically to the changes of these requirements and process is included in the attached Letter of Agreement and is recommended for City Council’s approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. The Letter of Agreement between the City of Commerce and the City of Commerce Employees Association related to Senior Center Facility access is hereby approved. The City Manager is authorized to sign the Letter of Agreement on behalf of the City.
Section 3. Authorize the Mayor to execute this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of February 2022 at Commerce, California.
Leonard Mendoza
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway, City Clerk