20110201 Regular City Council Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL -
LIGHT & POWER MEETING OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011, 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 8:00 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.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approval of Light & Power Warrant Register No. 293,
totaling $7,380,053.73, which covers the period of December
28, 2010 through January 24, 2011, and consists of the
following:
a. Ratification of wire transfers totaling $7,082,144.98;
b. Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$192,784.21; and
c. Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$105,124.54.
2. Approval of Gas Warrant Register No. 81, totaling
$2,420,097.98, which covers the period of December 28, 2010
through January 24, 2011, and consists of the following:
a. Ratification of wire transfers totaling $2,367,657.44;
b. Ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling
$13,158.83; and
c. Authorization to issue pending checks totaling
$39,281.71.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 2011-10 - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Vernon Approving and Authorizing the
Execution of an Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement By and
Between the City of Vernon and Tyler Technologies, Inc. for
Maintenance of the City's Financial Software System.
4. October 2010 Resource Procurement Report, to be received
and filed.
It was moved by McCormick and seconded by Davis, that the
matters on the Consent Calendar be approved as recommended.
Motion carried, 5-0.
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Light & Power Department Matters
February 1, 2011
ORAL REPORTS
1. Director of Light & Power Reports.
Director of Light & Power Carlos Fandino reported on a
thirteen second outage that occurred on January 26, 2011,
because of a bad customer transformer that caused the
Feeder 67 7kV circuit to relay. Petrelli crews replaced
the transformer.
Fandino advised that the City Hall transformer upgrade
project had been postponed to March because of the
replacement required as a result of the outage.
Fandino advised that there had been an increase in customer
requests for internet service.
Fandino reported that four new gas system installations had
been performed at Overhill Farms and CR Laurence. Four new
customers: King Meat, Millennium, Peerless Material, and
Gavina, are going to be added to the gas system.
Fandino asked Engineering Manager Ali Nour to report on the
Leonis ground fault project.
Nour reported that the 7kV system at the Leonis Substation
uses an outdated ground fault protection system that does
not reliably or consistently cause the line to de -energize
when the wire goes down, posing a danger to the safety of
people and property. The project will replace the outdated
technology with newer, consistently reliable technology
that is already used in the Vernon and Ybarra substations.
Nour advised that the project had been divided into three
phases, the first two of which had already been approved
and were in progress. The final phase was expected to be
presented to City Council for approval at the next meeting.
Councilman Davis asked if the Edison 12kV wire that went
down and experienced a delayed relay was the same potential
issue.
Nour advised that it was, and that the new technology would
make the relays almost instantaneous.
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 8:12 a.m., it was moved by McCormick and seconded by Newmire,
that the City Council enter into closed session to discuss the
items listed on the closed session agenda Motion carried, 5-0.
At 8:14 a.m., the City Council resumed open session.
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Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
Light & Power Department Matters
February 1, 2011
CLOSED SESSION REPORT OUT
The Interim City Attorney reported as follows:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Government Code Section 54957
a. Title: Senior Programmer
The City Council unanimously voted to hire Jared
Miller as a Senior Programmer, step 2, effective
February 15, 2011.
The City Clerk announced that there were no further items on the
agenda.
At 8:15 a.m., it was moved by McCormick and seconded by Davis,
that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
A/�
Wi lard G. a a chi
City Clerk glo
Hilario Gonzal
Mayor
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