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Agenda
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 09:00 AM
City Hall, Council Chamber
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
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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 923-9317-5269#.
You may submit comments to PublicComment(a)_ci.vernon.ca.us with the subject line "November
17, 2020 City Council Meeting Public Comment Item #_." Comments received prior to 8 a.m.,
Tuesday, November 17, 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. Health and Environmental Control Department
Presentation on Transition Plan for the Exide Facility
Recommendation:
No action required by City Council. This is a presentation only.
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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 Clerk
Approval of Minutes
Recommendation:
Approve the November 3, 2020 Special and Regular City Council meeting minutes.
1. 20201103 City Council Minutes (Special)
2. 20201103 City Council Minutes
3. Finance/Treasury
Operating Account Warrant Register
Recommendation:
Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 56, for the period of October 18
through October 31, 2020, which totals $11,106,222.76 and consists of ratification of
electronic payments totaling $10,844,643.29, ratification of the issuance of early
checks totaling $261,579.47 and voided Check Nos. 606307, 606382 totaling
$100,000.00.
1. Operating Account Warrant Register No. 56
4. Finance/Treasury
City Payroll Warrant Register
Recommendation:
Approve City Payroll Warrant Register No. 773, for the period of October 1 through
October 31, 2020, which totals $3,092,832.24 and consists of ratification of direct
deposits, checks and taxes totaling $2,034,715.45 and ratification of checks and
electronic fund transfers (EFT) for payroll related disbursements totaling
$1,058,116.79 paid through operating bank account.
1. City Payroll Account Warrant Register No. 773
5. Fire Department
Fire Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the August 2020 Report.
1. Fire Department Activity Report - August 2020
6. Police Department
Police Department Activity Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file the September 2020 Report.
1. Police Department Activity Report — September 2020
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7. Public Utilities
2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report and Power Content Label
Recommendation:
A. Ratify the submission to the California Energy Commission (CEC) of the
attestation signed by Vernon Public Utilities' General Manager, of the veracity of the
2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report; and
B. Approve the 2019 Power Content Label and authorize its submission to the CEC.
1. 2019 Power Source Disclosure Program Annual Report
2. 2019 Power Content Label
8. Public Utilities
Access, License and Reimbursement Agreement with the Water Replenishment
District for Destruction of Well No. 5
Recommendation:
A. Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) review, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to activities that may have a significant effect on the
environment, for the reason that any construction that occurs in the future, relying on
this approval, would be subject to CEQA review at that time and the Water
Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) would be the lead agency, with
oversight by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB); and
B. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute an Access, License and
Reimbursement Agreement with WRD, in substantially the same form as submitted,
for the purpose of destroying Well No. 5, in an amount sufficient to fund twenty
percent of the final costs of destroying Well No. 5 as well as an equal split (1/5) of
shared costs included in the Well Destruction Program Project, currently estimated to
be in the amount of $43,000, for a term of twenty years.
1. Access, License and Reimbursement Agreement with WRD
2. June 2020 WRD and SWRCB Grant Agreement
9. Public Utilities
Request to Extend Electric Consumption Hurdle Date from rPlanet Earth Los
Angeles, LLC
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize the City Administrator to grant the request from rPlanet Earth
Los Angeles, LLC (Customer) to adjust the established Electric Consumption Hurdle
date from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2022 as a one-time-only exception.
1. Letter from rPlanet Earth Los Angeles, LLC, dated October 6, 2020
2. Resolution No. 2015-57
3. Resolution No. 2016-04
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NEW BUSINESS
10. Finance/Treasury
Services Agreement with BLX Group LLC for Financial Advisory Services (Continued
from November 3, 2020)
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
11. Finance/Treasury
Software as a Service Agreement with Tyler Technologies for a Citywide Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) Software System, Hosting, Implementation, and Support
Recommendation:
Approve the Software as a Service Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc., in
substantially the same form as submitted, for the purpose of an upgrade from the
current Tyler ERP system (Eden) to a comprehensive ERP software system, which
would include modules for Munis, EnerGov, Digital Health Department (DHD), and
the Munis Utility Billing Customer Information System (CIS), with funds reserved for a
project management consultant in an amount not-to-exceed $3,439,726 for a three
(3) year term.
1. Software as a Service Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc.
12. Public Utilities
Professional Services Agreement with Northwest Electrical Services, LLC to Perform
Technical Design, Controls, Automation and Analytical Services
Recommendation:
A. Find that award of the proposed agreement is in the best interests of the City and,
therefore, exempt from the competitive selection process pursuant to Section 2.17.12
(13)(2) of the Vernon Municipal Code; and
B. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with Northwest Electrical Services, LLC in substantially the same for as
submitted, for a term of three years, effective November 17, 2020, in an amount not
to exceed $2,644,782, to provide technical design, controls, automation, construction
and analytical services and equipment for the Public Utilities Department.
1. Services Agreement with Northwest Electrical Services
ORAL REPORTS
City Administrator Reports on Activities and other Announcements.
City Council Reports on Activities (including AB1234), Announcements, or Directives to Staff.
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CLOSED SESSION
13. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
Position: City Administrator
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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 12t" day of November, 2020.
By:
Sandra Dolson, Administrative Secretary
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Guide to City Council Proceedings
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are conducted in accordance with Rosenberg's Rules of Order (Vernon Municipal Code Section
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are not listed on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The
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