Resolution No. 2015-025RESOLUTION NO. 2015-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2007 the City Council of the City
of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1138 amending Section 2.69 of Chapter
2 of the Vernon Municipal Code to establish the Industrial Development
Department (the "Department"); and
WHEREAS, in or around April 2014, as part of a citywide
reorganization, the Department was inadvertently changed to Industrial
Development Division; and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated May 5, 2015, the City
Administrator has recommended the reorganization/reestablishment of
the Department; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 2.6-6(c),
the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to approve the
reorganization/reestablishment of the Industrial Development
Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon finds
that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA), in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: Contingent and effective upon the effective date
of Ordinance No. 1228, the City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves the reorganization/reestablishment of the Industrial
Development Department.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the
City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of
this resolution, and the City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the City
of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's, or Deputy
City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2015.
ATTEST:
Maria Ayala
City Clerk / D=S` Cry ri erle-r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Zaynah N. Moussa,
ty Attorney
Name: W. Michael McCormick
Title: Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I Maria E . Ayala City Clerk / of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 2015-25, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City
Council duly held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this 7i� day of May, 2015, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
aria E. Ayala
City Clerk / i y
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TRANSMITTAL COMMUNICATION
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 7, 2015
TO: Mark Whitworth, City Administrator
FROM: Deborah Juarez, Records Management Assistant
RE: Resolution No. 2015-25 — A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
Approving the Reorganization of the Industrial Development Department
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2015-25 referenced above, which was approved by City
Council on May 5, 2015.
Thank you.
Attachment
c: Kristen Enomoto
William Fox
Resolution No. 2015-25
STAFF REPORT
RECEIVED
APR 3 4 2015 STAFF REPORT
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CITY ADMINISTRATION
DATE: May 5, 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark C. Whitworth, City Administrator
Originator: Kristen Enomoto, Deputy City Admin r
RE: Approval and Adoption of an Ordinance to Correct the Industrial
Development Division to Industrial Development Department and
Authorization of the Reorganization of the Industrial Development
Department
Recommendations
A. Find that approval and adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt under the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the
general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
B. Approve and subsequently adopt an ordinance to amend Section 2.69-1(i) of the Vernon
Municipal Code to correct the Industrial Development Division to Industrial
Development Department.
C. Contingent upon approval and effect of Recommendation B, adopt the attached resolution
authorizing the reorganization of the Industrial Development Department.
D. Contingent upon approval of Recommendations B and C, direct staff to prepare and
present a separate budget for the Industrial Development Department for fiscal year
2015-2016, and present the proposed budget, including staffing related recommendations
and costs, at the upcoming City Council budget study sessions.
Backeround
The Industrial Development Department ("Department") was created in or around November
2007. In or around April 2014, as part of a citywide reorganization, the Department was
inadvertently changed to Industrial Development Division. In an "Exclusively Industrial" city
like Vernon, having a stand-alone Industrial Development Department to proactively and
vigorously promote business development, expansion, recruitment, and retention is an important
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and valuable part of the organization of the City. As such, it is recommended that the City
Council approve and subsequently adopt an ordinance to correct the Industrial Development
Division back to the Industrial Development Department (Attachment 1).
Due to the 2008 economic recession, the Department has been dormant and unstaffed for the past
several years. As the economy has begun to recover and continues to grow, so has and does the
need for a dedicated Industrial Development Department, headed by an Industrial Development
Director. The re-establishment of the Industrial Development Department is a key and critical
element in support of the City of Vernon's short and long term goals of providing fiscal and
economic stability for the City. In support of the City's fiscal goals, the Department will be
dedicated to and responsible for promoting appropriate new industrial development or
redevelopment of existing properties, and identifying underutilized industrial areas that may have
commercial or residential development potential without significant detriment to existing
industrial/commercial operations, or residential neighborhoods. Promoting area -wide
infrastructure improvements will further the City's competitive position in the region, both for
industrial and residential development. As such, it is recommended that the City Council adopt
the proposed resolution authorizing the re-establishment of the Industrial Development
Department (Attachment 2).
If the aforementioned recommendations are approved, staff will prepare and present a separate
budget for the Industrial Development Department for fiscal year 2015-2016, and present the
proposed budget, including staffing related recommendations and costs, at one of the upcoming
City Council budget study sessions.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the proposed ordinance to correct the
title of the Department or the resolution to re-establish the Department.
Any fiscal impact associated with the proposed staffing of the Department will be presented at
one of the upcoming fiscal year 2015-2016 budget study sessions.
Attachment(s)
1. Ordinance to Correct Industrial Development Department Title
2. Resolution to Reorganize/Re-establish the Industrial Development Department
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ORDINANCE NO. 1228.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.69-1(I) OF
ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL
CODE, AND REPEALING OR AMENDING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal
corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized
and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2007, the City Council of the City
of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1138 amending Section 2.69 of Chapter
2 of the Vernon Municipal Code to establish the Industrial Development
Department (the "Department"); and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2014, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1219, amending Section 2.69-1 of Article
X of Chapter 2 of the Vernon Municipal Code as part of a citywide
reorganization, and the Department was inadvertently changed to
Industrial Development Division; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 2.69-1(i)
of Article X of Chapter 2 to correct the Industrial Development
Division to the Industrial Development Department.
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: The City Council of the City of Vernon finds that
this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that
CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: Section 2.69-1(i) of Article X of Chapter 2, of
the Vernon Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety, to read as
follows:
"2.69-1. Departments.
(i) Industrial Development aivisienDepartment. There is
hereby created and ratified in the service of the City the
Industrial Development DivisienDepartment. The Director of
Industrial Development shall administer the Industrial
Development si&nDepartment and report to the City
Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Charter of
the City of Vernon or the Code of the City of Vernon or as
- -_ prescribed --by -the--City-Council.„ - - - --- ...... - --
SECTION 4: Any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed or amended.
SECTION 5: 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,
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phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or
ineffective.
SECTION 6: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or
Deputy City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or
Deputy City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of
Ordinances of the Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City
Clerk, shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required
by law.
SECTION 7: 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 5th day of May, 2015.
ATTEST:
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
raUU"TO v00i -nr.INx.);Iza
Name:
Title: Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem
Zaynah N. Moussa, Deputy City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, , City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 1228 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, May 5, 2015, and thereafter adopted at a meeting of
said City Council held on Tuesday, , by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
-----And--thereafter --was - duly --signed the —Mayor ---or Mayor—Pro—Tem of - ----------
the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of May, 2015, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS.{._ on November 19,.2.007 the City_Council of the _City ___
of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1138 amending Section 2.69 of Chapter
2 of the Vernon Municipal Code to establish the Industrial Development
Department (the "Department"); and
WHEREAS, in or around April 2014, as part of a citywide
reorganization, the Department was inadvertently changed to Industrial
Development Division; and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated May 5, 2015, the City
Administrator has recommended the reorganization/reestablishment of
-- the Department; -and__ --_----
WHEREAS, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code Section 2.6-6(c),
the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to approve the
reorganization/reestablishment of the Industrial Development
Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon finds
that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA), in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the
environment.
SECTION 3: Contingent and effective upon the effective date
of Ordinance No. 1228, the City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves the reorganization/reestablishment of the Industrial
Development Department.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the
City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of
this resolution, and the City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, of the City
of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's, or Deputy
City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2015.
ATTEST:
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
40�Af� 14r
Name:
Title: Mayor Mayor Pro-Tem
Zaynah N. Moussa, DepUy City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. , was duly passed, approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City
Council duly held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of May, 2015, at Vernon, California.
City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)