CAL EXICO
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City of Calexico
Fernando "Nene" Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
5:30 PM
Council Members City Manager
Gloria G. Romo, Mayor/Chairperson Esperanza Colio Warren Javier Moreno, Council Member
Camilo Garcia, Council Member City Attorney
Carlos Campos
City Clerk
Veronica L. Alvarado Next City Ordinance Number: 1240
Next City Resolution Number: 2024-27
CLOSED SESSION
5:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
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Members of the public will be able to make public comments in the following ways:
a) In-person comments.
b) Submit public comments via email by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, to [email protected] or via fax to (760) 768-2103.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on Closed Session Items only. The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name and place of residence for the record. While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks. The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
A "Closed" Session of the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/ Calexico Financing Authority may be held in accordance with state law which may include, but is not limited to, the following types of items: personnel matters, labor negotiations, security matters, providing instructions to real property negotiators and conference with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. The Closed Session will be held in the City Hall Conference Room located at 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. Any public comment on Closed Session items will be taken before the Closed Session. Any required announcements or discussion of Closed Session items or actions following the Closed Session will be made in the City Council Chambers, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives: Esperanza Colio Warren, City Manager, Carlos Campos, City Attorney Employee Organizations: Calexico Firefighters Association, Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Calexico v. Olugrenga Solomon-Oduyale
Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU002838
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1)
Calexico Unified School District v. City of Calexico
Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU001685
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (1)
Clara Manjarrez vs City of Calexico
Claim # COCD-0077
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
OPEN SESSION
6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MISSION STATEMENT PLEDGE
INVOCATION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
5. Imperial Valley Healthcare District Presentation
6. Presentation by USBP Calexico Station
7. Proclamation - National Police Week
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES
NOTE: (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City 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 and place of residence for the record. While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks. The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda. If the item you wish to comment on is on the public portion of the agenda, we will take your comment when we get to the item on the agenda. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency or Calexico Financing Authority and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately by the City Council.
8. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority Minutes for Meeting of March 6, 2024. (City Clerk)
9. Approve and Authorize City Manager to Sign Non- Exclusive License Agreement between the City of Calexico and Catholic Charities for the use of the Senior Hall for the Provision of Affordable Meals to Senior Citizens. (Recreation Manager)
10. Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreement of Professional Services between the City of Calexico and LEE & RO, Inc. in the Amount of $282,814.00 for the Engineering Design Services for Chlorine Conversion Project - Gaseous Chlorine Feed System to Liquid Hypochlorite Feed System at Water Treatment Plant and Eastside Water Reservoir. (Public Works Manager)
11. Authorize City Manager or Designee to Execute a Lease Between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and City of Calexico ("Lease") for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Communications and Remote Video Surveillance System ("RVSS") Tower on City Owned Property at APN 058-180-021 (Nosotros Park) and to Deliver Such Further Documents and Instruments and Take Such Other Actions as may be Reasonable Required or Appropriate to Evidence or Carry Out the Intent and Purposes of the Lease. (Public Works Manager)
12. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the FY 2024-25 Zip Books Grant Program and Authorize the City Manager and Fiscal Agent to Sign the Grant Application, Certification, Award, Agreement, and Certificate of Compliance and any Amendments Thereto; and any Related Documents Necessary to Participate in the Program. (Library Manager)
13. Authorize City Manager to Enter into an Agreement Related to the City's Use of the Imperial County Geographical Information System (ICGIS)
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
14-1 Approval of a Resolution to Amend City Council Annual Rotation Policy. 14-2 City Council Reorganization
a) Appointment of Mayor/Chairperson of the City of Calexico/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority.
b) Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairperson of the City of Calexico/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority.
15. Discussion/Action Filling of City Council Vacancies Created by the Recall of Councilmembers Raul Urena and Gilberto Manzanarez.
16. 2023-24 Third Quarter Budget Status Report and Resolution to Amend the 2023-24 Budget. (Interim Finance Director)
17. Adopt a Resolution Granting a Two-Year Extension with the Conditions of Approval for a Tentative Parcel Map for a Lot Split into Two Parcels on an Approximately 0.36 Acre Site at APN 058-030-097 within the City of Calexico and Finding the Actions Exempt from CEQA. (Planning and Building Services Director)
18. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Temporarily Suspending Calexico Municipal Code Chapter
2.06 Regarding City Council Salaries and Temporarily Suspending City Council Benefits to Mitigate the Fiscal Impact on the City. (Council Member Moreno)
19. Appointment of a Primary Representative and an Alternate to the Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICT) Board. (City Clerk)
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
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Veronica L. Alvarado, City Clerk Time/Date