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Agenda
City of Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 20, 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
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FLAG SALUTE
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ROLL CALL
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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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
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1. National Public Works Week Proclamation
Recommendation:
Recognize the week of May 18-24, 2025 as National Public Works Week in the City of Vernon.
Agenda Report
1. Proclamation - 2025 National Public Works Week
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2. Employee Service Pin Awards
Recommendation:
Recognize April 2025 Employee Service Pin Award recipient.
Agenda Report
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3. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshop II
Recommendation:
No action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.
Agenda Report
1. FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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4. Report on the Status of City of Vernon Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Recommendation:
A. Conduct a Public Hearing; and
B. Receive and file informational report and presentation on the City of Vernon vacancies, and recruitment and retention efforts pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561/Government Code Section 3502.3.
Agenda Report
1. I-1 Terms of Employment Policy
2. I-2 -Requesting and Recruiting for Personnel Policy
3. I-3 - Testing Certification and Eligibility Lists Policy
4. Redlines of Revised Policies for Reference
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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 May 6, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.
Agenda Report
1. May 6, 2025 Regular City Council Minutes
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6. Operating Account Warrant Register
Recommendation:
Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 150, for the period of March 30, 2025 through April 19, 2025, totaling $11,284,864.95 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $10,918,813.36 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $366,051.59.
Agenda Report
1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 150
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7. Fire Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the March 2025 Fire Department Activity Report Agenda Report
1. Fire Department Activity Report - March 2025
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8. Police Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the March 2025 Police Department Activity Report Agenda Report
1. March 2025 Police Department Activity Report
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9. Attorney Services Agreement between the City of Vernon and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for Outside Legal Services Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Attorney Services Agreement with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP (Burke Williams) for Outside Legal Services, in substantially the same form as submitted, for an amount not-to-exceed $125,000.
Agenda Report
1. Burke Williams Attorney Services Agreement
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10. Project Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommendation:
A. Find that the approval of the proposed resolution does not constitute a "project" pursuant to sections 15378(b)(2) and (4) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because it constitutes an administrative activity and government funding mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment; and even if the adoption of the proposed resolution did constitute a project, it would be exempt from CEQA in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and B. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-012
adopting a project list to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26.
Agenda Report
1. Resolution No. 2025-012
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11. Sespe Consulting, Inc. (Sespe) Agreement Amendment No. 1 Recommendation:
Authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Services Agreement with Sespe, in substantially the same form as submitted, for environmental compliance and remediation technical consulting services, increasing the contract amount by $200,000, bringing the total amount not-to-exceed to $500,000, for a 3-year term.
Agenda Report
1. Amendment No. 1 - Sespe Agreement
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12. Services Agreement with InfraTerra, Inc.
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the Services Agreement with InfraTerra, Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted, for the water system seismic vulnerability assessment, in an amount not-to-exceed $242,027.
Agenda Report
1. Standard Services Agreement - InfraTerra, Inc.
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13. Professional Services Agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (Raftelis) for Solid Waste Management Consulting Services Recommendation:
A. Find that it is commercially unreasonable to rebid the proposed contract within three years, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.32.110 (B)(3); and B. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Raftelis, in substantially the same form as submitted, for solid waste management consulting services for an amount not-to-exceed $205,000 over a five-year term.
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14. Water Rights Lease Agreements with Liberty Utilities Corporation, the City of Compton and South Montebello Irrigation District Recommendation:
A. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Water Rights License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities Corporation, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a lease of 2,000 acre-feet of the City’s Allowed Pumping Allocation for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 1,000 acre-feet per year of the City’s Allowed Pumping Allocation for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27, for a total revenue amount of $460,000; B. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Water Rights License and Agreement with the City of Compton, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a lease of 1,500 acre-feet per year of the City’s Allowed Pumping Allocation for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Fiscal Year 2026-27, and Fiscal Year 2027-28, for a total revenue amount of $720,000; and C. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Water Rights License and Agreement with South Montebello Irrigation District, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a lease of 500 acre-feet per year of the City’s Allowed Pumping Allocation for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Fiscal Year 2027-28, for a total revenue amount of $130,000.
Agenda Report
1. Water Rights License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities Corporation for Fiscal Year 2024-25
2. Water Rights License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities Corporation for Fiscal Year 2025-26
3. Water Rights License and Agreement with Liberty Utilities Corporation for Fiscal Year 2026-27
4. Water Rights License and Agreement with the City of Compton for Fiscal Years 2025-26 through FY 2027-28
5. Water Rights License and Agreement with South Montebello Irrigation District for Fiscal Year 2026-27
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15. Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement with Architerra Design Group, Contract No. 20240265 Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Services Agreement with Architerra Design Group, in substantially the same form as submitted, for landscape architectural services provided for a total amount not-to-exceed $65,200 (increasing the total contract cost to $188,130).
Agenda Report
1. Amendment No. 1 - Architerra Design Group
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ORAL REPORTS
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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
CLOSED SESSION
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18. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Jason Lucas v. City of Vernon
Workers Compensation Claim Nos. 23017520; 18000390; 21007451; 23003572 Workers Compensation Appeals Board Case Nos. ADJ14447626; ADJ14447631; ADJ16765976; ADJ17853213 Combine item's attachments into one PDF and view
19. Conference with
Labor Negotiators
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Brian Saeki, City Administrator Employee Organizations:
Teamsters Local 911,
IBEW Local 47,
Vernon Police Management Association, and
Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association
Unrepresented Employees:
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20. Public Employment
Government Code Section 54957
Title: Human Resources Director
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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ADJOURNMENT
On May 15, 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.
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