20251202 Regular City Council Meeting - MinutesMINUTES
VERNON CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Ybarra called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Pro Tem Ybarra led the Flag Salute.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Melissa Ybarra, Mayor Pro Tem
Jesus Rivera, Council Member
Crystal Larios, Council Member
Judith Merlo, Council Member
ABSENT:
Leticia Lopez, Mayor
STAFF PRESENT:
Brian Saeki, City Administrator
Zaynah Moussa-Milward, City Attorney
Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Alice Hui, Finance Director/City Treasurer
Fredrick Agyin, Health and Environmental Control Director
Su Tan, Human Resources Director
Robert Sousa, Police Chief
Dan Wall, Public Works Director-City Engineer
Todd Dusenberry, Public Utilities General Manager
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOTION
Council Member Larios moved and Council Member Merlo seconded a motion to
approve the agenda. The question was called and the motion carried 4-0, Mayor
Lopez absent.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Pro Tem Ybarra invited public comments. There being none, Mayor Pro Tem
Ybarra, called for a motion.
MOTION
Council Member Rivera moved and Council Member Larios seconded a motion to
approve the Consent Calendar. The question was called and the motion carried 4-
0, Mayor Lopez absent.
The Consent Calendar consisted of the following items:
1. Meeting Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the November 18, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
Minutes.
2. Operating Account Warrant Register
Recommendation: Approve Operating Account Warrant Register No. 162, for the
period of October 19, 2025 through November 1, 2025, totaling $9,773,361.87 and
consisting of ratification of electronic payments totaling $9,066,954.34 and
ratification of the issuance of early checks totaling $706,407.53.
3. Public Works Department Monthly Report
Recommendation: Receive and file the October 2025 Building Report.
4. Report on Services Agreement with AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Approved by the City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive and file a report on the Property Loss Control Services
Agreement with AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc., as approved by the City
Administrator pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Sections 3.32.110(B)(2) and
3.32.110(B)(3) for property and machinery loss control services for a total not-to-
exceed $10,900.
5. Amendment No. 1 to Attorney Services Agreement with Richards, Watson &
Gershon
Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute
Amendment No. 1 to the Attorney Services Agreement with Richards, Watson &
Gershon (RWG) for outside legal services, in substantially the same form as
submitted, to increase the total not-to-exceed amount by an additional $150,000.
ORAL REPORTS
6. City Administrator Reports on Activities and Other Announcements
City Administrator Saeki announced and invited attendance to two events on
December 4th: the Business Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber at City
Hall offering an open forum to discuss the potential Utility Users’ Tax Ballot
Measure and network with other Vernon business members, and on the same day,
beginning at 5 p.m., the Holiday Tree Lighting at the City Hall Lawn.
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7. Council Reports on Activities (including AB 1234), Announcements, or
Directives to Staff
None.
City Administrator Saeki announced there was no business to discuss on Item 8;
therefore, no need to recess to Closed Session.
CLOSED SESSION
8. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representative: Brian Saeki, City Administrator
Employee Organizations:
Teamsters Local 911,
IBEW Local 47,
Vernon Police Management Association, and
Vernon Police Officers’ Benefit Association
Unrepresented Employees:
Confidential, Temporary, Unclassified, Mid-Management, Management, and
Executive classifications
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Ybarra adjourned the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
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