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Agenda
City of Vernon
Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 09:00 AM
City Hall, Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California
Yvette Woodruff -Perez, Mayor
William J. Davis, Mayor Pro-Tem
Luz Martinez, Council Member
Leticia Lopez, Council Member
Melissa Ybarra, Council Member
CALL TO ORDER & FLAG SALUTE
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
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.
PRESENTATION
Public Works
2049 Used OR Calendar Awards Presentation
Recommendation:
No action required by City Council This is a presentation only.
1. Contest Winners' Prize List
2. Finance/ Treasury
City of Vernon Pension and Other Post Employment Benefits Briefmg
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Recommendation:
No action required by City Council This is a presentation only.
1. Pension and OPEB Presentation
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 any member of the Council Those items removed will be considered immediately after the
Consent Calendar.
3. City Clerk
Claim for Damages from Ismael Martins received on February 25, 2019
Recondation:
A. Receive and File
1. Claim for Damages: L Martins 2-25-2019
4. City Clerk
Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting Held on February 19, 2019
Recommendation:
A. Receive and File
1. 2019-02-19 City Council Minutes
5. City Administration
Council Conference Attendance Report
Recommendation:
A. Find that receiving this Council Conference Attendance Report is exempt from California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA') review, because it is an administrative activity of government
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and therefore does not
constitute a "project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines section 15378; and
B. Receive and file.
6. Finance/ Treasury
Approval of Operating Account Warrant Register No. 17 Covering the Period of February
12 through February 25, 2019
Recommendation:
A. Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 17 which totals $10,102,587.49 and
consists of the following:
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1) Ratification of electronic payments totaling $9,725,403.10.
2) Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $352,062.72.
3) Authorization to issue pending checks totaling $25,121.67.
1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 17
7. Police Department
Vernon Police Department Activity Log and Statistical Summary for the period of
February I through February 15, 2019
Recommendation:
A. Receive and file.
1. Police Department Activity Report - 02/01/19 to 02/15/19
Public Works
Approval of a Contract between the City of Vernon and West Coast Arborists, Inc. for the
Urban Forest Management Services Project (Contract CS-1022)
Recommendation:
A. Find that entering into the proposed contract for Urban Forest Management Services is exempt
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with (a) CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on
the environment and (b) Section 15301, because the proposed service involves an existing project
with negligible or no expansion of use; and
B. Approve and authorize the execution of a three (3) year contract with West Coast Arborists,
Inc., in substantially the same form as submitted herewith, for the Urban Forest Management
Services Project (Contract CS-1022) in an amount not to exceed $290,896 with an effective date
of April 1, 2019 for the provision of maintenance, removal, and replacement of trees within the
City's urban forest.
1. WestCoast Labor and Materials Contract CS-1022
9. Public Works
Approval of Master Encroachment Agreement No. 434 with Crown Castle Fiber, LLC
Recommendation:
A. Find that the approval of the Master Encroachment Agreement is exempt under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3),
the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects, which have the potential for causing a significant
effect on the environment.; and
B. Approve Master Encroachment Agreement No. 434 between the City of Vernon and Crown
Castle Fiber, LLC, in substantially the same form as submitted herewith; and
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C. Authorize the City Administrator to execute Master Encroachment Agreement No. 434 with
Crown Castle Fiber, LLC with an effective date of March 5, 2019.
1. Master Encroachment Agreement No. 434
ORAL REPORTS
City Administrator Reports — brief reports on activities and other brief announcements by the City Administrator
and Department Heads.
City Council Reports — briefAB1234 reports, or report on: activities, announcements, or directives to stag
CLOSED SESSION
10. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE
Government Code Section 54957
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., and on the City's website, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this
agenda.
Dated this 28th day of February, 2019.
In
Maria E. Ayala.
City Clerk
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