THE CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THE 28' DAY OF MAY 2024 AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE FERNANDO "NENE" TORRES COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 608 HEBER AVENUE, CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA.
THE DATE, HOUR AND PLACE DULY ESTABLISHED FOR THE HOLDING OF SAID MEETING.
OPEN SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Garcia called the closed session portion of the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Mayor: Camilo Garcia
Mayor Pro Tem: Javier Moreno
Council Member: Gloria Romo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Garcia led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno led those present in prayer.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Motion was made by Mayor Garcia and was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Moreno to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: No public comments.
DISCUSSION AND POTENCIAL ACTION ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCIES FOR THE CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor Garcia explained the interview process:
• The interview process is open, where all applicants can participate. • The applicants will answer two questions, one question will be the same for all applicants and the second question will be selected at random by each applicant.
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• The City Clerk will call the name of the applicant chosen at random, and the applicant will choose the second question randomly and they will have three minutes to answer the question.
Mayor Garcia stated that the questions for the applicants were put together by himself only and no one else has seen these questions.
After interviewing all the candidates Mayor Garcia thanked them for their passion and for participating. Mayor Garcia moved to Item No. 2.
ITEM NO. 2 APPOINTMENT OF TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL
The City Attorney stated that Council could either make the appointment now or appoint pending a background check; these options are up to the discretion of the City Council. The City Attorney confirmed that in terms of the law, it does not specify any specific process or order, it is left to the discretion of the City Council.
The following persons provided public comments to the City Council: Hortencia Armendariz, Karla Flores, Rosie Fernandez-Reisin and Angela Moreno.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Moreno to have all the applicants go through the live scan process and come back and take it from there. Due to lack of a second, motion fails.
Motion was made by Mayor Garcia, seconded by Council Member Romo to accept as it is written in the applications, to just go based on California Elections Code Section 20 with no Live-Scan.
Motion passes with the following vote to wit:
AYES: Garcia, Romo
NOES: Moreno
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Motion was made by Mayor Garcia, seconded by Council Member Romo to appoint Victor Legaspi to the Calexico City Council. Motion passed with the following vote to wit:
AYES: Garcia, Romo
NOES: Moreno
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Motion was made by Council Member Romo, seconded by Mayor Garcia to appoint Lisa Tylenda to the Calexico City Council. Motion passed with the following vote to wit:
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AYES: Garcia, Romo
NOES: Moreno
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Garcia called for a ten-minute break so the City Clerk could prepare the Oath of Office for newly appointed Council Members Legaspi and Tylenda.
Council reconvened at 7:22 p.m.
Mr. Legaspi and Ms. Tylenda both took the Oath of Office.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
Camilio Garcia, Mayor
ATTEST:
Veronica L. Alvarado, City Clerk