20100503 Regular City Council Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010,
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED
AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA
MEMBERS PRESENT: Gonzales, McCormick, Davis, Maisano, Newmire
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
The meeting was called to order at 9:08 a.m. by Mayor
Gonzales.
The City Clerk announced that there were no changes to
the agenda.
The City Clerk announced that this was the time
allotted for public comments.
The Mayor asked if there was anyone in the audience
who wished to address the City Council. No one responded.
The Mayor presented service pins to the following
employees and congratulated them on behalf of the entire City
Council.
Employee Name
Job Title
Years
1. Steven Towles
Police Chief
30
2. Michael Hendrickson
Sr. Electronics Technician
20
The 'following employee was unable to attend the
meeting and his service pin was forwarded to him.
Employee
Name
lJob Title
Years
1.
Art
Morales
JUtilityman II
30
The City Clerk announced that this was the time
allotted for the presentation on design alternatives for the
Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Widening Project.
Director of Community Services & Water Kevin Wilson
advised that an aesthetic design concept needed to be selected
as part of the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Widening Project. He
provided the Councilmembers with handouts of three design
alternatives prepared by CNS Engineers, Inc. ("CNS"), the City's
design consultant on the project, and turned the presentation
over to James Lui of CNS.
Mr. Lui talked about the federal funding available for
the design phase of the bridge widening project and turned the
presentation over to Bridge Architect David Tatsumi.
Mr. Tatsumi gave a slide presentation of three neo-
classical design alternatives: (1) the "Providing City," (2) the
"Great Blue Heron," and (3) the "Monument," and asked the City
Council to provide direction with regard to its preference.
Councilman Davis asked how the cost of each design
concept compares with each other.
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Mr. Lui stated that the plans were presented in order
of least costly to most costly based on direct costs and future
maintenance costs. Approximately five percent of the federal
funding for the construction of the bridge could be applied to
the design portion of the project.
Councilman Newmire asked if there was a safety walkway
in any of the design alternatives.
Mr. Lui stated that all three alternatives included a
five-foot safety walkway and the mandatory five -inch railing
openings.
Councilman Davis asked if the project would require
the relocation of existing power lines and, if so, whether they
would be moved underground.
Director Wilson stated that some power lines on the
east side would need to be moved and that Caltrans would cover
ninety percent of the relocation costs. City staff will look
into both underground and overhead options.
Councilman Newmire asked which design option would be
the easiest to maintain.
Director Wilson stated that option 1, the "Providing
City," would be the easiest to maintain and most closely
resembles the look of the current bridge.
Mayor Pro-Tem McCormick recommended combining the
entry design in option 1, the "Providing City," with the
handrail design in option 3, the "Monument." Councilman Newmire
concurred with the recommendation. No objections or alternative
recommendations were expressed by the other Councilmembers.
The Consent Calendar was presented.
City Attorney Laurence Wiener clarified that the
funding for Item No. l under City Administration would be
provided by the Light & Power Department.
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Administration
1. Authorization for the City Council Members and the
Renewable Energy Development Manager to attend the
Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) - Wall Street on June.
28-29, 2010.
Treasurer's Department
1. Approval of the following Warrant Registers covering the
period of April 20 through April 26, 2010.
a. Warrant Register No. 1311, totaling $241,900.51, which
consists of the following:
■ Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$35,800.27; and
■ Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$206,100.24.
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b. Light & Power WarrantRegisterNo. 276, totaling
$2,895,681.64, which consists of the following:
■ Ratification of wire transfers totaling $2,852,484.30;
■ Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$2,101.32; and
■ Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$41,096.02.
c. Gas Warrant Register No. 64, totaling $14,710.99, which
consists of the following:
■ Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$4,547.74; and
■ Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$10,163.25.
It was moved by Maisano, seconded by McCormick, that
the matters on the Consent Calendar be approved as recommended.
Motion carried. 5-0
The City Council recessed into closed session to
discuss the items listed on the closed session agenda.
Closed Session Reports: The Chief Deputy City
Attorney/Risk Manager reported that, with regard to LASC Case
No. BS120643, the City Council unanimously voted to approve fees
not to exceed $17,555, pay the balance of $37.90, and file
closing papers.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Davis, that the
meeting be adjourned at 9:52 a.m. Motion carried.
ATTE T:
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Willard G. Y uc'
City Clerk m
Hilario Gonzales
Mayor
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