CALEXICO California
22L COUNTY, CALE
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY/PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City of Calexico
Fernando "Nene" Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
5:30 PM
Council Members City Manager
Diana Nuricumbo, Mayor/Chair Person Benjamin A. Martinez Victor Legaspi, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair Person
Lisa Tylenda, Council Member
Adriana Marquez, Council Member
Lorenzo Calderon, Council Member
City Attorney
Best Best & Krieger LLP
City Clerk
Veronica Luna-Alvarado
Next City Ordinance Number: 1248
Next City Resolution Number: 2025-69
Public participation will continue to be available in the following ways: Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meeting via live stream at the Calexico City Hall YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/@CalexicoCityHall/videos at6:30 p.m.
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, November 5, 2025 to [email protected] or via fax to (760) 768-2103. Public comments will be distributed to the City Council for their consideration and made available for public inspection. Public comments will not be read aloud by the City Clerk during the council meeting. They will be retained for the official record of the City.
CLOSED SESSION
5:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
1 PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on the Closed Session Items only. The City Clerk 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. Group commentators may be requested to limit their group comments to 15 minutes. 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/Planning Commission 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: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager, Best Best & Krieger LLP.
Employee Organizations: Calexico Municipal Employees Association, Calexico Firefighters Association, Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221, Calexico Police Officers Association, Supervisors Association, Calexico City Management Association.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/(e)(1) Three (3) Potential Cases
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Attorney
4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Heffernan Avenue and 1st Street, Calexico, CA 92231 Agency Negotiators: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager and Best Best & Krieger LLP Negotiating Parties: United States of America
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY/PLANNING COMMISSION
OPEN SESSION
6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
2 PRESENTATIONS
5. Proclamation - November 30, 2025 through December 6, 2025, as Farmworker Appreciation Week.
6. Proclamation - November 13, 2025 as National Night Out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES: Non-Agenda Items (Limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. If additional time is required for public comments, they will be heard towards the end of the meeting, after "Discussion and Potential Action Items").
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 City Clerk 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. Group commentators may be requested to limit their group comments to 15 minutes. 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. The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to adjust this time limit based on the number of speakers who wish to address the Mayor and City Council.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
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/Calexico Financing Authority/Planning Commission anc vill 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.
7. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Finance Authority/Planning Commission Minutes for Meetings of September 17, 2025, and October 29, 2025.
8. Ratify Acceptance of Grant Award GEN-25-25337 from the California Arts Council and Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution in the Amount of $12,600.
9. Authorize Public Works Director/City Engineer to Sign Change Order No. 3 with Rove Engineering, Inc. in the Amount of $40,004.40 for Sidewalk Improvement (Grant St., Calexico St. and Van de Graaff Ave.) Federal Project No. CML-5168(036).
10. Authorize City Manager to Issue Purchase Order to Sierra Energy Solutions in the Amount of $36,624.58 to Purchase Sport Lights for Nosotros Park Multi-Purpose Field.
11. Approval of Bid Documents for Community Center and Senior Hall Kitchen Upgrade Project No. 2025-600 and Authorize the Public Works Department to Send the Project Out to Bid.
12. Authorize the Planning & Building Department to Advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) for On-Call Building Plan Check and Inspection Services.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
3 DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
13. Authorize the City Manager or His Representative to Surplus Declaration of Surplus Property - Calexico Fire Department Ambulance Unit 2675.
14. Appointment of Two (2) Residential Commissioners to the Calexico Housing Authority Board
15. Adopt Resolution No. 2025- Requesting Equitable Allocation of Proposition 4 Funding for New River Environmental and Public Health Projects.
PUBLIC HEARING
16. Public Hearing on the Proposed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) User Fee Schedule per the EMS Rate Study Dated April 2018 and Adoption of Updated EMS User Fee Schedule with CPI/ECI Adjustments through 2025 and Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Adopting Fees and Charges for Emergency Medical Services, and Making Certain Findings and Taking Certain Actions Relating Thereto.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
17. Receive and File Library Board of Trustees Minutes for Meeting on September 2, 2025.
18. Receive and File Community Services Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting of September 10, 2025.
19. Status Update on Parks Funding Allocated in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget and Remaining Unspent Balances.
20. Informational Item: Mosquito Abatement Update.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
It is the intention of the City of Calexico to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in all respects. If you are a person with a disability who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services please request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (760) 768-2102. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. Please advise us at the time whether you will matter is considered on the agenda. The staff reports, applications and environmental documents may be viewed at the office of the This notice of the agenda is hereby certified to have been posted on or before 12:30 p.m. October 30, 2025. 12:30 p.m./October 30, 2025.
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk Time/Date
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