Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
November 05, 2024 at 12:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at https://brawleyca.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1 Ramon Castro, Mayor William Smerdon, Acting Deputy City Clerk Donald L. Wharton, Mayor Pro-Tempore William Smerdon, Acting City Treasurer Gil Rebollar, Council Member William S. Smerdon, City Attorney Luke Hamby, Council Member Jimmy Duran, City Manager/
George A. Nava, Council Member Executive Director
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. PUBLIC APPEARANCES/COMMENTS (Not to exceed 4 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’s personal privacy. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.
Any member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the meeting to be read at the meeting. Please email your questions to [email protected] or call 760-351-3048 any time before 9:00 AM, November 05, 2024.
a. Public Comments for Items not on the Agenda
b. Presentation of IID Residential Energy Assistance and Energy Efficiency Programs Presented by: William James, Officer Collections and Sabrina Barber, Assistant Manager.
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.
a. Approve City Council Minutes: October 14, 2024
(1 attachment)
b. Approve Accounts Payable: Sep 28, 2024 to October 18, 2024 (3 attachments)
c. Approve 2025 City of Brawley Calendar
(1 attachment)
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT
5. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Potential Action to receive and file the Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2023/24 Treasury Report for Quarter Ended June 30, 2024. Presented by: Silvia Luna, Finance Director.
(2 attachments)
2 b. Potential Action to adopt City Resolution establishing a City of Brawley Sick Leave Policy. Presented by: Shirley Bonillas, Human Resources Administrator (3 attachments)
c. Potential Action to approve renewal of the Operational Agreement between the Brawley Police Department and WomanHaven. Presented by: Jonathan Blackstone, Assistant Chief.
(3 attachments)
d. Potential Action to approve renewal of Sure Helpline Crisis Center Operational Agreement. Presented by: Jonathan Blackstone, Assistant Chief. (3 attachments)
e. Potential Action for approval of Amendment No. 1 to agreement with Lee & Ro, Inc. for Professional Engineering and Construction Management. Presented by Rom Medina, Public Works Director.
(3 attachments)
f. Potential Action to approve the purchase of a Vacor Truck for the Public Works Streets & Utilities Division. Presented by Rom Medina, Public Works Director. (3 attachments)
g. Potential Action to approve a letter of support for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe to obtain national monument protections for their homelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Imperial County, California. Presented by Thomas Garcia, Assistant to the City Manager
(2 attachments)
h. Potential action to appoint threePHPEHUV (3) to the Brawley Community Improvement Committee. Presented by Ramon Castro, Mayor.
6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
a. Monthly Staffing Report for November 1, 2024.
7. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
9. CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Latigo Ranch Subdivision
Agency negotiator: City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works Operations.
Negotiating parties: Brawley Investment Ventures
Under negotiation: Acceptance of Subdivision Improvements and Real Property Dedications
3 ADJOURNMENT: Regular Meeting November 19, 2024 @ 6:00 PM, 383 Main Street, Brawley, California. Supporting Documents are available for public review in the Office of the City Clerk, 383 Main Street, Brawley, California 92227 - Monday through Friday during Regular Business Hours; Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to give 48 hours prior notice. Contact: Office of the City Clerk @ 760-351-3048.
William Smerdon, Deputy City Clerk
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