20101206 Regular City Council Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL -
LIGHT & POWER MEETING OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 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 8:01 a.m. by Mayor Gonzales.
The City Clerk announced that Closed Session Item No. lc should
be removed from the agenda.
The City Council unanimously agreed to remove Closed Session
Item No. lc from 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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
I.RESOLUTION NO. 2010-74 - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Vernon Amending Previously Amended
Resolution No. 9639 Regarding the Compensation, Costs and
Benefits of its Employees ("Salary Resolution") by Amending
Schedule No. XIII of the Salary Resolution (Amendment No.
22) .
2. Approval of Light & Power Warrant Register No. 290,
totaling $4,799,878.31, which covers the period of November
9 through November 29, 2010, and consists of the following:
a. Ratification of wire transfers totaling $4,433,508.67;
b. Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$52,230.41; and
c. Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$314,139.23.
3. Approval of Gas Warrant Register No. 78, totaling
$2,384,111.13, which covers the period of November 9
through November 29, 2010, and consists of the following:
a. Ratification of wire transfers totaling $2,315,704.41;
b. Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$7,359.55; and
c. Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$61,047.17.
It was moved by McCormick and seconded by Newmire, that the
matters on the Consent Calendar be approved as recommended.
Motion carried, 5-0.
ORAL REPORTS
1. Director of Light & Power Reports.
Director of Light & Power Carlos Fandino reported on two
outages. The first occurred around 9:00 a.m. on November
th
20 , as a result of a truck hitting a pole, affecting the
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Light & Power Department Matters
December 6, 2010
7kV feeder. Power was restored by 1:00 p.m. and the total
loss of power amounted to 1 MW. The second outage occurred
around midnight on December 5th, due to a metallic balloon
hitting a 16kV line, and lasted approximately ten seconds.
Councilman Davis asked Fandino about the work Petrelli
performed at Fruitland and Pacific.
Fandino advised that approximately one week ago, as
preventative maintenance, Petrelli replaced a burnt
crossarm. Existing damage was caught and repaired before
any outages occurred.
The City Clerk announced that there were no further items on the
open session portion of the agenda, but there were items for
closed session.
At 8:07 a.m., it was moved by McCormick and seconded by Davis,
that the City Council enter into closed session to discuss the
items listed on the closed session agenda. Motion carried, 5-0.
At 8:17 a.m., the City Council resumed open session.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT OUT
The Interim City Attorney reported as follows:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Government Code Section 54957
a. Title: Associate Resource Scheduler
The City Council unanimously voted to reclassify Edwin
Ochoa to the position of Associate Resource Scheduler,
step 8, effective December 6, 2010.
b. Title: Business and Account Supervisor
The City Council unanimously voted to reclassify
Javier Valdez to the position of Business & Account
Supervisor, step 5, effective December 6, 2010.
The City Clerk announced that there were no further items on the
agenda.
At 8:18 a.m., it was moved by McCormick and seconded by Newmire,
that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
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Willak-d G!
City Clerk
Hilario Gonza es
Mayor
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