RESOLUTION NO. 2026-035
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
UPDATING THE CITY STAFF MEMBERS’ APPOINTMENTS TO THE LOS
ANGELES GATEWAY REGION INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-002
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Vernon is a member of the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority, also known as Gateway Water Management Authority (GWMA), a watershed-based coalition comprised of multiple cities, water agencies, and the Port of Long Beach. City delegates to the GWMA must be appointed by resolution.
B. On August 4, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-27, appointing the Director of Public Works as the City’s delegate to the GWMA and other Public Works staff as alternates.
C. On January 21, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-002 updating City staff member appointments to the Authority.
D. On July 1, 2026, City administrative responsibilities for the GWMA were transferred from the Department of Health and Environmental Control to the Public Works Department.
E. Due to current staffing and pursuant to the bylaws of the GWMA, a resolution is necessary to update the appointments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby appoints Daniel Wall, Director of the Public Works Department – City Engineer, to serve as the City’s delegate on the Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority, and appoints Lissette Melendez, Project Engineer, Dulce Gonzalez, Management Analyst, Rosemary Lozano, Management Analyst, and Joanna Hurtado-Moreno, Public Utilities’ Water Administrator as the City’s alternates.
SECTION 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions, specifically Resolution No. 2025-002, not consistent with or in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed.
Resolution No. 2026-035
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SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED July 7, 2026.
MELISSA YBARRA, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH MOUSSA-MILWARD,
City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-035 that was passed and adopted at the Regular Meeting held on July 7, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk