CITY OF BRAWLEY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
March 17, 2026
The City Council of the City of Brawley, California, met in a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. The date, time, and place of said meeting were duly established. The City Clerk attests to the posting of the agenda in accordance with Cal. Govt. Code § 54954.2.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Galvan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
PRESENT VIA ZOOM:
ABSENT:
Monita, Grass, Kelley (Late), Galvan
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Approved: m/s/c Grass/Monita/4-0
CLOSSED SESSION
Rebollar
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS: This is the time for the public to address the City Council on any item appearing on the Closed Session agenda for this meeting.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:
(Three Cases)
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 694-1/2 Grapefruit Drive, Brawley
Agency negotiator: City Manager
Negotiating parties: Andy Krutzsch - Secured Party
Under negotiation: Terms of pending foreclosure
Approved Agreement with Andy Krutzsch. m/s/c/ Galvan/Grass/4-0 RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 6:10 PM
INVOCATION: Pastor/Doctor Jason Armstrong
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: CM Grass
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 2:30 PM, March 17, 2026.
a. Public Comments for items not on the Agenda.
None
b. This item was d, but it was moved up. Proclamation Designating April 2026 as Autism Awareness Month & April 2, 2026 as World Autism Awareness Day in the City of Brawley (Moved presentation to second item)
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https://brawley-ca.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view id=1 c. This item was b, but was moved down to c. Special Presentation: Recognition of William Huang, IT Technician, as the City of Brawley Employee of the Month for January 2026 presented by Armando Garibay, IT Director.
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https://brawiey-ca.granicus.corn/ViewPublisher.php?view id=1 d. This item was c, but was moved to d. Special Presentation: Recognition of Valerie Solorio, Part- time Library Aide, as the City of Brawley Employee of the Month for February 2026, presented by Petra Ortega, Library Manager.
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https://bra ve'ley-ca. ranicus.corn `iewPublisher.php?view id -1 Informational Presentations from Community Organizations Regarding the Imperial County Lithium Valley Specific Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Report i. Presentation —Valle Unido par Beneficios Comunitarios (5 minutes) Kimberly Palacio Comments may be heard here:
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4. CONSENT AGENDA
Approved: m/s/c Kelley/Monita/4-0
Items are approved by one motion. Council Members or members of the public may request that consent items be considered separately at a time determined by the Mayor. a. Approved March 3, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes. b. Approved Accounts Payable: February 14, 2026, to February 27, 2026. c. Approved Letters to the Governor, State Senate, and State Assembly Regarding Local Impacts of the 2026-27 Governor's Budget and Federal H.R. 1
d. Approved the Agreement with The Holt Group to Provide Professional Engineering Design Services
e. Approved the Award for the Water Treatment Plant Finished Water Storage Tanks Rehabilitation Project.
f. Approved the Annual Operation Stonegarden Agreement for FY 2025-2028.
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5. STUDY SESSION
a. Fiscal Year 2026/27 General Fund Proposed Budget Study Session -- Presented by Silvia Luna, Finance Director.
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6. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Potential Action to Approve First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-01: Adoption of the California Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition — Presented by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. m/s/c Kelley/Grass/4-0
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m/s/c Kelley/Monita/4-0
Feedback and direction given.
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7. CITY MANAGER REPORT
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9. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
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10. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
None
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
Ana Gutierrez, City Clerk