Subscribe
Enter your email address below to receive updates related to this item Invalid E-mail
Cancel
Subscribe
Success
You will now receive updates related to this item
Close
Hide Video
Show Video
Agenda
City of Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 9:00 AM
City Hall, Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California
Judith Merlo, Mayor
Melissa Ybarra, Mayor Pro Tem
Leticia Lopez, Council Member
Jesus Rivera, Council Member
Crystal Larios, Council Member
The public is encouraged to view the agenda and meeting at CityofVernon.org/publicmeetings
. You may address the Council in the Council Chambers, via mail or email to [email protected]
, include the meeting date and item number in the subject line (mail and/or email must be received at least two hours prior to the start of the meeting).
CALL TO ORDER
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
FLAG SALUTE
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
ROLL CALL
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time the public is encouraged to address the City Council on any matter that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The public will also be given a chance to comment on matters which are on the posted agenda during City Council deliberation on those specific matters.
PRESENTATIONS
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
1. Proclamation Recognizing Retired Employee – Ruben Rodriguez Recommendation:
Acknowledge and present a proclamation to retired employee Ruben Rodriguez, Power Resources Settlement Analyst, Senior, in recognition of his dedicated service to the City of Vernon.
Agenda Report
1. Proclamation - Ruben Rodriguez
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
2. Proclamation Recognizing Retired Employee – Armando Hinojos Recommendation:
Acknowledge and present a proclamation to retired employee Armando Hinojos, Utilities Dispatcher, in recognition of his dedicated service to the City of Vernon.
Agenda Report
1. Proclamation - Armando Hinojos
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
3. Employee Service Pin Awards
Recommendation:
Recognize December 2024 Employee Service Pin Award recipients.
Agenda Report
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
4. Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee Awards and Direct Service Grantee Certificates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Recommendation:
A. Receive and file the report; and
B. Present Certificates to FY 2024-25 Direct Service Grant Recipients.
Agenda Report
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar may be approved with one motion. Items may be removed from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Removed items will be considered immediately following the Consent Calendar.
5. Meeting Minutes
Recommendation:
Approve the December 17, 2024 Regular, December 30, 2024 Special, and the January 7, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.
Agenda Report
1. December 17, 2024 Regular City Council Minutes
2. December 30, 2024 Special City Council Minutes
3. January 7, 2025 Regular City Council Minutes
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
6. Claims Against the City
Recommendation:
Receive and file the claim submitted by Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, a/s/o Andrea Garcia-Schmidt, Eugenia Schmidt, and Armando Garcia.
Agenda Report
1. Travelers Commercial Insurance Company a/s/o Andrea Garcia Schmidt, Eugenia Schmidt, and Armando Garcia Claim Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
7. Operating Account Warrant Register
Recommendation:
Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 142, for the period of November 17, 2024 through December 21, 2024, totaling $24,671,559.27 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $23,937,286.16 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $734,273.11.
Agenda Report
1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 142
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
8. Fire Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the November 2024 Fire Department Activity Report.
Agenda Report
1. Fire Department Activity Report - November 2024
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
9. Police Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the November 2024 Police Department Activity Report.
Agenda Report
1. November 2024 Police Department Activity Report
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
10. Appointments to the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Water Management Joint Power Authority (GWMA) Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-002 updating the City staff appointments to the GWMA and repealing Resolution No. 2020-27.
Agenda Report
1. Resolution No. 2025-002 Appointments to GWMA
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
11. Notice of Completion for Contract No. 20240259 – North Parking Security Fencing Recommendation:
A. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because the project consists of the maintenance, repair, or minor alteration of existing structures and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use; B. Accept the work of Golden Gate Steel, Inc. as related to City Contract No. 20240259; and C. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute and submit the Notice of Completion for the project to the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.
Agenda Report
1. Notice of Completion - Contract No. 20240259
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
12. Closure of the Net Energy Metering Electric Program Offering to New Customers Recommendation:
Approve and recognize that Vernon Public Utilities (VPU) has successfully met its Net Metering obligation of five percent (5%) of the electric utility's aggregate peak demand and authorize the closure of VPU’s three Net Metering (NM) electric rate schedules: “NM-Small”, “NM-Medium”, and “NM-Large” for any new customers as of January 1, 2025.
Agenda Report
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
NEW BUSINESS
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
13. City Council Appointments to Outside Agencies
Recommendation:
A.
Appoint a member of the City Council to serve on the Vernon Solid Waste Hearing Panel; and B.
Appoint a member of the City Council to serve as delegate and appoint up to two alternates to represent the City at the Southern California Association of Governments 2025 Regional Conference and General Assembly.
Agenda Report
1. Correspondence from CalRecycle, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
2. Correspondence from Southern California Association of Governments
3. SCAG 2025 Regional Conference & Assembly Tentative Agenda Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
14. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Audited Financial Reports
Recommendation:
A. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Financial Statements; and B. Extend submission
of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Financial Statements and Report to Council to January 20, 2026.
Agenda Report
1. FY 2023-24 Audited City-wide Financial Statements
2. FY 2023-24 Audited VPU Financial Statements
3. FY 2023-24 Audited Electric Financial Statements
4. FY 2023-24 Audited Water Financial Statements
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
15. Ordinance No. 1305 Amending Chapter 13.24 of the Vernon Municipal Code Regarding the Sewer System Recommendation:
A. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, because it is general policy and procedure-making activity that is unrelated to any specific project, which must undergo separate CEQA review, and that will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; B. Introduce and conduct first reading of Ordinance No. 1305 amending Vernon Municipal Code Section 13.24.050 (Definitions) and adding Section 13.24.101 regarding responsibility for the sewer system pipes; and C. Direct staff to schedule second reading and adoption for the February 4, 2025 City Council meeting.
Agenda Report
1. Ordinance No. 1305
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
ORAL REPORTS
Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
16. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
17. Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or Directives to Staff Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
ADJOURNMENT
On January 16, 2025, the foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. Regular and Adjourned Regular meeting agendas may be amended up to 72 hours and Special meeting agendas may be amended up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Guide to City Council Proceedings
Meetings
of the City Council are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. and are conducted in accordance with Rosenberg's Rules of Order (Vernon Municipal Code Section 2.04.020).
Copies
of all agenda items and back-up materials are available for review in the City Clerk Department, Vernon City Hall, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Agenda reports may be reviewed on the City's website at www.cityofvernon.org or copies may be purchased for $0.10 per page.
Disability-related services
are available to enable persons with a disability to participate in this meeting, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In compliance with ADA, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk department at [email protected]
or (323) 583-8811 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to assure arrangements can be made.
The
Public Comment
portion of the agenda is for members of the public to present items, which are not listed on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The City Council cannot take action on any item that is not on the agenda but matters raised under Public Comment may be referred to staff or scheduled on a future agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. Speaker slips are available at the entrance to the Council Chamber.
Public Hearings
are legally noticed hearings. For hearings involving zoning matters, the applicant and appellant will be given 15 minutes to present their position to the City Council. Time may be set aside for rebuttal. All other testimony shall follow the rules as set for under Public Comment. If you challenge any City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to the public hearing.
Consent Calendar
items may be approved by a single motion. If a Council Member or the public wishes to discuss an item, it may be removed from the calendar for individual consideration. Council Members may indicate a negative or abstaining vote on any individual item by so declaring prior to the vote on the motion to adopt the Consent Calendar. Items excluded from the Consent Calendar will be taken up following action on the Consent Calendar. Public speakers shall follow the guidelines as set forth under Public Comment.
New Business items
are matters appearing before the Council for the first time for formal action. Those wishing to address the Council on New Business items shall follow the guidelines for Public Comment.
Closed Session
allows the Council to discuss specific matters pursuant to the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54956.9.
Based on the advice of the City Attorney, discussion of these matters in open session would prejudice the position of the City.
Following Closed Session, the City Attorney will provide an oral report on any reportable matters discussed and actions taken.
At the conclusion of Closed Session, the Council may continue any item listed on the Closed Session agenda to the Open Session agenda for discussion or to take formal action as it deems appropriate.
Attachments