CITY OF BRAWLEY
July 16, 2024
The City Council of the City of Brawley, California met in regular session at 6: 00 p. m., City Council Chambers, the date, time and place of said meeting was duly established. The Deputy City Clerk attests to the posting of the agenda pursuant to Cal. Govt. Code § 54954. 2.
REGULAR MEETING:
Mayor Castro called the meeting to order at 6: 00 p. m. https; jfbrawle+- cagranicus. com/ viewPublisher. php? view Id= 1 PRESENT: Castro, Wharton, Rebollar, Hamby, Nava
PRESENT VIA ZOOM: None
ABSENT: None
INVOCATION: Council Member Hamby
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Police Chief Duran
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The Agenda was approved with a comment regarding the sample letter received from Pioneers Memorial. m/ s/c Rebollar/ Hamby 5-0
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2. PUBLIC APPEARANCES/ COMMENTS: (Not to exceed four minutes) this is the time for the public to address the Council on any item not appearing on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name for the record. You are not allowed to make personal attacks on individuals or make comments which are slanderous or which may invade an individual' spersonal privacy. Please direct your comments to the City Council.
Any member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the meeting to be answered at the meeting. Please email your questions to citvclerk@brawlev- ca. gov or call 760- 351-080 any time before 2: 00 pm, July 16, 2024.
Procedures to "swiftly" accommodate any reasonable request to accommodate access by disabled individuals to meetings that are accessible telephonically or through other electronic means in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (" ADA") are in place.
Notice of the procedure is provided for making requests for such reasonable accommodation is provided with the notice of the public meeting.
a. Public Comments Not on the Agenda:
There were no public comments.
3. CONSENT AGENDA: Items are approved by one motion. Council members or members of the public may request consent items be considered separately at a time determined by the Mayor. m/ s/cNava/ Rebollar 4-0
a. Approved City Council Minutes: City Council Minutes: July 2, 2024. b. Approved Accounts Payable: June 22, 2024 to July 5, 2024. c. Approved for Recordation Parcel Map (PM) 23- 05 for the subdivision of a 3. 23 -acre site, R- 2 zoned ( Residential Low Density) intended for the construction of apartment houses. https:// brawleyca. Kranicus. comJViPwPublisher. ahp? view id - 1
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT:
a. The City Manager reported that he has been meeting with various Main Street business owners about the Main Street Improvement Project.
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5. REGULAR BUSINESS:
a. Discussion and Potential Action to adopt a City of Brawley Resolution appointing one member to the Brawley Public Library Board of Trustees, with a service term ending June 30, 2027. Presented by Thomas Garcia.
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b. Discussion and Potential Action regarding the dissolution of the Pioneers Memorial Health Care District. Proposed for discussion by Mayor Pro- Tempore Don Wharton.
After extensive discussion the Council directed staff to prepare a letter for the Mayor' s signature along the lines of the sample letter provided by the Pioneer' sMemorial Trustees. m/ s/cWharton/ Rebollar 5-0.
The discussion may be viewed at: https: J7brawlev- ca. granicus. com/ ViewPublisher. php?„ iew id= 1 c. Discussion and Potential Action to adopt a City of Brawley Resolution authorizing submission of a ballot measure to a one percent ( 1%) sales tax increase, to be voted on at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024. Presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager
The Resolution was approved. m/ s/c Nava/ Hamby 4-1, (Rebollar voted no). htto:// brawlei- ca. granicus. com/ ViewPublishc• Lpho? vic•wid= 1 d. Discussion and Potential Action regarding City Council for the City of Brawley meeting dates for August and September 2024. Presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager.
The Council gave direction to staff to go dark in August, with the understanding that a special meeting may be called the first week of August if necessary. The Council also gave direction to go dark the first week of September. Finally, the Council gave direction to set a special meeting for the purpose of hold the State of the City Address on September 6, 2024.
6. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS:
The City Council reports are available on the City of Brawley' s website and are available on the
City' s audio record of the meeting.
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7. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT:
The City Attorney had no report.
The meeting was adjourned at 7: 36 p. m.
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William S#nerdon, Deputy City Clerk