City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: July 7, 2026
From: Daniel S. Wall, P.E., Director of Public Works-City Engineer Department: Public Works
Submitted by: Dulce Gonzalez, Management Analyst
Subject
Appointments to the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Water Management Joint Power Authority (GWMA)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-035 updating the City staff appointments to the GWMA and repealing Resolution No. 2025-002.
Background
The City of Vernon is a member of the GWMA, a watershed-based coalition comprised of multiple cities, water agencies, and the Port of Long Beach. Per Section 3 of the GWMA bylaws, the City must appoint staff members by adopting a resolution. 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 designating Public Works staff as alternates.
In 2024, Resolution No. 2025-002 was adopted, transferring the administrative responsibilities for the GWMA from the Public Works Department to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). As of July 1, 2026, these administrative responsibilities will return to the Public Works Department from DHEC. Due to this transition, new staff appointments are necessary.
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2026-035, appointing Daniel Wall, Director of the Public Works Department - City Engineer, to serve as the City’s delegate and appointing 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. Resolution No. 2026-035 also repeals Resolution No. 2025-002.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 2026-035 GWMA Appointments