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20201103 Regular City Council Meeting - Agenda of Vpe Agenda City of Vernon �+{ Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 03, 2020, 09:00 AM City Hall, Council Chamber 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, California Leticia Lopez, Mayor Melissa Ybarra, Mayor Pro Tern William Davis, Council Member Carol Menke, Council Member Diana Gonzales, Council Member THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20. The public is encouraged to view the meeting at http://www.cityofvernon.org/webinar-cc or by calling (408) 638-0968, Meeting ID 942-3520-8409#. You may submit comments to PublicComment(a)_ci.vernon.ca.us with the subject line "November 3, 2020 City Council Meeting Public Comment Item #_." Comments received prior to 8 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2020, will be read into the record. CALL TO ORDER FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF 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. PRESENTATIONS 1. Finance/Treasury Presentation on City-wide Enterprise Resource Planning System Recommendation: No action required by City Council. This is a presentation only. Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 6 November 03, 2020 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. 2. City Council Approval of Minutes Recommendation: Approve the October 13, 2020 Special and the October 20, 2020 Regular City Council meeting minutes. 1. 20201013 Special City Council Meeting Minutes 2. 20201020 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 3. Finance/Treasury Operating Account Warrant Register Recommendation: Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 55, for the period of October 4 through October 17, 2020, which totals $4,527,001 .04 and consists of ratification of electronic payments totaling $4,442,777.83, ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $84,223.21 and voided Check No. 606307 totaling $2,875.32. 1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 55 4. Public Works Public Works Department Monthly Building Report Recommendation: Receive and file the September 2020 Building Report. 1 . Public Works Department September 2020 Building Report 5. City Clerk April 13, 2021 General Municipal Election Recommendation: A. Adopt Resolution No. 2020-39 calling and giving notice of an all-mail ballot General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 for the election of a City Council Member as required by the provisions of the Charter of the City of Vernon; and B. Adopt Resolution No. 2020-40 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating the conduct of the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 . 1. Resolution No. 2020-39 2. Resolution No. 2020-40 3. Resolution 2014-64 adopted October 21, 2014 Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 6 November 03, 2020 6. Police Department Loan Vehicle Use Agreement with National Insurance Crime Bureau Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Police Chief to execute a vehicle use agreement with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) for continued participation in the loan vehicle program. 1. 2021 NICB Nissan Altima Vehicle Use Agreement 7. Police Department Drug Enforcement Administration Agreement Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Police Chief to execute a Surge Program - Funded State and Local Task Force Agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Los Angeles Field Division, for continued participation in the Southwest Border Initiative (SWBI) taskforce with an effective date of October 1, 2020. 1 . Surge Program - Funded State and Local Task Force Agreement with DEA 8. Public Utilities Supplemental Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2020-41 approving and authorizing the execution of a Supplemental Agreement by and between the City of Vernon and Union Pacific Railroad Company to approve the City's intent to rebuild the existing overhead wireline crossing to 16.340kV. 1. Resolution No. 2020-41 9. Finance/Treasury Addendum to Professional Auditing Services Agreement with White Nelson Diehl Evans, LLP Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute an addendum, in substantially the same form as submitted, to the current agreement with White Nelson Diehl Evans, LLP for professional audit services to reflect a name change for the firm. 1. Addendum to WNDE Contract for Professional Services 2. Notice of WNDE Name Change 10. Finance/Treasury Services Agreement with BLX Group LLC for Financial Advisory Services Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a services agreement with BLX Group LLC for Financial Advisory Services, in substantially the same form as submitted, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, for a three-year agreement effective November 3, 2020 for financial advisory services. 1. Financial Advisory Services Agreement with BLX Group LLC Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 6 November 03, 2020 NEW BUSINESS 11. Health and Environmental Control Department Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Annexation No. 2019-07 Recommendation: Adopt a Joint Resolution of the Board of Supervisors, as the Governing Body of the County of Los Angeles, the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, and the Belvedere Garbage Disposal District, and the Board of Directors of the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, the Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 1, the Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 2, the Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 23, and the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, and the City Council of Vernon, approving and accepting the negotiated exchange of property tax revenue resulting from Annexation No. 2019-07 to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District. 1. Joint Tax Resolution 2. Resolution No. 2016-68 adopted December 15, 2016 3. LAFCO Application ORAL REPORTS City Administrator Reports on Activities and other Announcements. City Council Reports on Activities (including AB1234), Announcements, or Directives to Staff. CLOSED SESSION 12. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) A. Bicent (California) Malburg LLC et al. v. City of Vernon et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV08859 and JAMS Reference No. 1100107175 B. City of Vernon v. Bicent (California) Malburg LLC Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCP02411 and JAMS Reference No. 1220062657 CLOSED SESSION REPORT Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Page 5 of 6 November 03, 2020 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 29t" day of October, 2020. By: �k�i+a� � Sandra Dolson, Administrative Secretary Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Page 6 of 6 November 03, 2020 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 2.1-1). 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.citvofvernon.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 CityClerk@ci.vernon.ca.us 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.