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Agenda
City of Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 9:00 AM
City Hall, Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California
Leticia Lopez, Mayor
Melissa Ybarra, Mayor Pro Tem
Jesus Rivera, Council Member
Crystal Larios, Council Member
Judith Merlo, Council Member
The public is encouraged to view the agenda and meeting at CityofVernon.org/publicmeetings
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.
You may address the Council in the Council Chambers, via mail or email to [email protected]
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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. Recognition of Outgoing City Commission and Committee Members Recommendation:
Present Certificates of Recognition to outgoing Green Vernon Commission and Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee Member Clara Gazcon, Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee Member Michelle Ybarra, and Vernon Housing Commission Members Juliet Goff and Steven Froberg.
Agenda Report
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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.
2. Meeting Minutes
Recommendation:
Approve the June 17, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.
Agenda Report
1. June 17, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
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3. Claims Against the City
Recommendation:
Receive and file the claim submitted by Americo Blanco.
Agenda Report
1. Americo Blanco Claim
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4. City Council Appointments to Outside Agencies
Recommendation:
Affirm or modify appointments of representatives and/or alternates to various outside agencies.
Agenda Report
1. Outside Agency Appointments
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5. Operating Account Warrant Register
Recommendation:
Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 153, for the period of May 18, 2025, through May 31, 2025, totaling $8,248,897.44 and consisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $8,013,749.09 and ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $235,148.35.
Agenda Report
1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 153
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6. Employee Reclassification
Recommendation:
Approve the reclassification of one Account Clerk, Senior to the existing classification of Administrative Secretary.
Agenda Report
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7. Vernon Public Utilities 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Recommendation:
A. Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment. This action receives and files an update to the city’s plan for the implementation of preventative strategies and mitigation measures to minimize the risk of wildfires caused by electrical lines and equipment; this action does not authorize any construction activity or any disturbance of an environmental resource, and has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and B. Approve the Vernon Public Utilities 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
Agenda Report
1. 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan
2. 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Redline
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8. Services Agreement with Nalco Company LLC
Recommendation:
A. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Service Agreement with Nalco Company LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted, to provide chemical water treatment services for a total amount not to exceed $913,408.80, for a three-year term; and B. Authorize a contingency amount of fifteen percent (15%) or $137,011.32 in the event of any price adjustments or other market factors, and grant authority to the City Administrator to approve and execute amendments up to the contingency amount, if necessary.
Agenda Report
1. Services Agreement with Nalco Company LLC
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NEW BUSINESS
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9. Commission and Committee Appointments
Recommendation:
A. Appoint two (2) Vernon Area Representatives and one (1) Council Member Representative to full four-year terms (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029) to the Vernon CommUNITY Fund Grant Committee; B. Appoint one (1) Business Representative, one (1) Resident Representative (non-City Council Member), and one (1) Resident Representative (City Council Member) to full four-year terms (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029) to the Vernon Housing Commission; C.
Appoint one (1) Vernon Business Representative to a partial term (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) to the Green Vernon Commission; and D. Direct the City Clerk to continue recruitment efforts until all Commission and Committee vacant seats are filled.
Agenda Report
1. Notice Inviting Applications
2. Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy
3. Recruitment Flyer
4. Applications Received Chart
5. VCFGC Applications
6. VHC Applications
7. GVC Applications
8. Current Members Local Appointment List
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10. Donation to the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) to Support Immigrant Vernon Residents and Workers Recommendation:
Approve and authorize a donation in the amount of $25,000 to CHIRLA, a non-profit organization that will provide Vernon residents and workers access to legal support services and education, and relief programs that address food insecurity, healthcare, and financial burden (among other things) to mitigate the impacts of recent federal immigration enforcement action in the City.
Agenda Report
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ORAL REPORTS
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12. 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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13. 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
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14. Conference with Legal Counsel
– Anticipated Litigation
Initiation
of
Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Number
of
potential cases: 1
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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ADJOURNMENT
On June 26, 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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