Ordinance No. 1266 ORDINANCE NO . 1266
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING SECTION 2 . 125 (b) OF ARTICLE XVII
OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE
VERNON HOUSING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2011, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1183 establishing a Housing Commission
pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Vernon and
specifying the membership and duties of the Vernon Housing Commission (the
"Commission") ; and
WHEREAS, Section 2. 125 of Article XVII of Chapter 2 of the
Vernon Municipal Code provides provisions regarding the duties of
Commission members; and
WHEREAS, at its March 11, 2020, meeting, the Commission voted to
eliminate its First Responder Policy for housing preference, and recommended
that the City Council delete any reference to a first responder housing
priority in the Vernon Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated April 7, 2020, the Director of
Public Works has recommended to City Council the adoption of an
ordinance amending Section 2 . 125 (b) to eliminate its First Responder
Policy and remove any reference to a first responder housing priority
from the Vernon Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 2 . 125 (b) to
eliminate its First Responder Policy and remove any reference to a first
responder priority from the Vernon Municipal Code; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1 : The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
SECTION 2: Section 2.125 (b) of Article XVII of Chapter 2 of the
Vernon City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Enforce the Vernon Rental Housing Policy and any amendments
thereto recommended by the Housing Commission and approved by the City Council.
SECTION 3 : Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4 : Severability. If any chapter, article, section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part
thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles,
sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or
ineffective.
SECTION 5: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk shall attest and
certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and
the City Clerk' s certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the
Council of this City. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be
published or posted within 15 days after its passage, as required by law.
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SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into
effect and be in full force and effect at 12 : 01 a.m. on the thirty-
first (31st) day after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April, 2020.
#,ICL—
Name: Leticia Lopez
Title: Mayor / -
ATTEST:
Al) A-
Lisa Pope, C '
Y Clerk
APPR)'ER/"S T FORM.
Arno d Alvarez-Glasman,
Interim City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Lisa Pope , City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1266 was duly
and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, held in the City of Vernon on Tuesday, April 7,
2020, and thereafter adopted at a meeting of said City Council held on
Tuesday, April 21, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES : Councilmembers : Mayor Lopez, Mayor
Pro-Tem Ybarra, Davis,
Gonzales, Menke
NOES : Councilmembers : None
ABSENT: Councilmembers : None
And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of
the City of Vernon.
Executed this 2(r' day of Nuj , 2020, at Vernon, California.
Pr
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Lisa Pope, City Clerk
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STAFF REPORT
City Council Agenda Item Report
Agenda Item No. COV-149-2020
Submitted by: Lisa Pope
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: April 21, 2020
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1266 - First Responders Housing Priority
Recommendation:
Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1266 amending Section 2.125(b) of Article XVII of
Chapter 2 of the Vernon Municipal Code to delete any reference to a "first responders" priority.
Background:
On April 7, 2020, the City Council introduced and conducted first reading of Ordinance No. 1266,
amending Section 2.125(b) of Article XVII of Chapter 2 of the Vernon Municipal Code relating to the
Vernon Housing Commission.
Staff requests Council conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1266.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 1266