20091221 Regular City Council Meeting - AgendaAGENDA
CITY OF VERNON
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009, 9:00 A.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER
4305 SANTA FE AVENUE
VERNON, CA 90058
Hilario "Larry" Gonzales, Mayor
W. Michael McCormick, Mayor Pro Tempore
William "Bill" Davis, Councilmember
Richard J. Maisano, Councilmember
Dan Newmire, Councilmember
Under the California Public Records Act, any records not exempt from
disclosure that relate to an agenda item for the open session portion of this
meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office of the City of Vernon City
Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058
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Clerk's office at (323) 583-8811. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to
the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in
assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to
the meeting or service.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a
matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or
special circumstances exist. The City Council may direct staff to
investigate and/or schedule matters for consideration at a future City
Council meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT: The public is encouraged to address the City
Council at this time on any matter listed on the agenda,
including those matters listed under the Consent Calendar and
Closed Session. The public is also encouraged to address the
City Council at this time on any matter not on the agenda that
is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
If you would like to comment concerning a matter that is noticed
for a public hearing today, please wait until that hearing is
formally opened before you make your comment.
Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held
December 7, 2009.
Regular City Council Meeting Agenda
December 21, 2009
CONSENT CALENDAR - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar
are to be approved with one motion. Items may be removed from
the Consent Calendar by Council. Those items removed will be
considered immediately after the Consent Calendar.
City Administration
1. Request for funds and authorization for the City
Councilmembers and the Renewable Energy Development Manager to
attend the Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition
(RETECH) 2010 in Washington D.C. from February 3 - 5, 2010, at
an estimated cost of $35,912.00 for all six.
Light & Power
1. Resource Procurement Report for the month of July 2009.
Treasury
Warrant Registers - December 8 through December 14, 2009:
1. Ratification of wire transfers for Warrant Register No.
1296, totaling $308,530.27.
2. Ratification of the issuance of early checks for Warrant
Register No. 1296, totaling $98,859.48.
3. Warrant Register No. 1296, totaling $684,926.94.
4. Ratification of wire transfers for Light & Power Warrant
Register No. 261, totaling $160,182.09.
5. Ratification of the issuance of early checks for Light &
Power Warrant Register No. 261, totaling $1,376.62.
6. Light & Power Warrant Register No. 261, totaling
$202,612.97.
7. There were no wire transfers for Gas Warrant Register
No. 51.
8. Ratification of the issuance of early checks for Gas
Warrant Register No. 51, totaling $132.59.
9. Warrant Checks for Gas Warrant Register No. 51, totaling
7,208.97.
10. There was no BNY Report for this period.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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December 21, 2009
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Amending Rate Schedule Nos. CS, D, GS-1, GS-2, LS-1, LS-2, OL-1,
PA-1, PA-2, PA-TOU, TC-1, TOU-D, TOU-G, TOU-GS-1, TOU-GS-2, TOU-
PA-1, and TOU-V Regarding Electrical Rates to be Charged for
Electrical Energy Distributed and Supplied by the City Within Its
Boundaries, and Renaming Exhibit A and Exhibit B of the Fuel Cost
Adjustment Provision in Each of Those Schedules and Rate Schedule
TOU-I
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Adopting Amended Purchasing and Settlement
Procedures to Provide the City Administrator with Purchasing and
Contracting Authority up to $50,000.00, to Provide Department
Heads with Contracting Authority up to Certain Spending Limits, to
Provide the Risk Manager with Settlement Authority up to Certain
Limits, and to Provide the Risk Manager with the Authority to
Reject Claims for Damages, and Repealing All Resolutions in
Conflict Therewith
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment to the
Purchase Agreement with the Central Basin Municipal Water District
Decreasing the Minimum Amount of Imported Water Provided by the
Central Basin Municipal Water District
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment No. 1 to
Agreement for Professional and Technical Services and Task Order
No. 1 with Commonwealth Associates, Inc. to Support the City's
Interconnection Applications for the Tehachapi Wind Energy Project
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment No. 1 to
Access Agreement with AON eSolutions, Inc. to Provide Access to
Online Safety Management Tools and Information
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Software Service
Agreement with VisionAir, Inc.
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Services Agreement
with CH2M Hill, Inc. for Siting and Permitting Support and
Preparation of an Avian Study Protocol
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Purchase and Sale
Agreement and Escrow Instructions for the Sale of Real Property
Located at 2200 55th Street and 2001 57th Street to C.R. Laurence
Co., Inc.
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Creating the Sustainable Communities Subcommittee
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December 21, 2009
DISCUSSIONS
A. The Director of Community Services & Water will
provide an update of the discussions made on SB 375 during the
meeting held by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments on
December 17, 2009.
Conference/Seminar reports from Elected Officials for
the period of December 7 through December 20, 2009.
City Administrator Reports - brief reports on
activities and other brief announcements.
City Council Reports - Each member of the City Council
will provide a brief report on his activities and make other
brief announcements.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL --ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation. Government Code Section
54956.9 (b) (3) (C)
Number of potential cases: 1
The City has received a claim pursuant to the Tort Claims Act.
The claim is available for public inspection.
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9)
Number of cases: 1
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. City of Vernon, et al. (VC
053546)
OPEN SESSION
CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California, that the foregoing agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the
main entrance of the City of Vernon City Hall, located at 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, Vernon, California, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting set
forth on this agenda. Dated this 17th day of December 2009.
By:
Manuela Giron, City Clerk
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