CALEXICO California
WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
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, December 3, 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: 1249
Next City Resolution Number: 2025-73
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 at 6:30 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, December 3, 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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Attorney
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
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
PRESENTATIONS
4. Proclamation Honoring Victor Felix for 37 Years of Service to the City of Calexico.
5. Proclamation Honoring Jesus Marquez for 34 Years of Service to the City of Calexico.
6. Proclamation Honoring Antonio Retana for 23 Years of Service to the City of Calexico. 2 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 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.
7. Acceptance of $20,000 Donation from TerraForm Power (Mount Signal Solar) for the Calexico Fire Department and Approval of the Associated Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Appropriate the Donation Funds.
8. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Repealing Chapters 5.84 and 5.88 and Adding Chapter 5.86 to the City of Calexico Municipal Code Regarding Mobile Vending Regulations.
9. Approval of a Side Letter to the Calexico Police Officers' Association Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and retroactive to July 1, 2002, to address and ensure compliance with internal audit findings identified by the CaPERS Office of Audit Services.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
10. It is Recommended the City Council Review of the Police Department's Annual Military Equipment Report.
11. Appointment by Council Member Marquez to the Business Improvement District (BID).
12. Discuss and Review the Proposed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transportation & Optimization Study, Recommendation to Establish an Ambulance Enterprise Fund, and Approval of the Associated Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Reallocate ARPA Funding for the Project.
13. Reconsideration of Agenda Item 19 from the September 17, 2025 City Council Agenda related to the Cordova Park Request for Proposals (RFP).
3 PUBLIC HEARING
14. Introduction and First Reading by Title Only of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Amending Chapter 17.03 "Residential Zones" of the Calexico Municipal Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units and Finding the Action to be Statutorily Exempt from CEQA Under Public Resources Code § 21080.17.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
15. Receive and File Library Board of Trustees Minutes for Meeting on October 6, 2025.
16. Local Appointments List 2026 in Conformance with the Maddy Act, California Government Code 54970.
17. Informational Item: Derelict Property Abatement and Receiverships.
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 require accommodations to participate in meetings on a regular basis. Any person affected by any application on this agenda may submit their concerns in writing prior to the meeting or appear in person and be heard in support or opposition to the proposal at the time the matter is considered on the agenda. The staff reports, applications and environmental documents may be viewed at the office of the office of the City Clerk, 608 Heber Avenue from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays. Telephone inquiries may be made at (760) 768-2102. If you challenge any agenda issue in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues that you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Calexico at, or prior to, the public meeting
This notice of the agenda is hereby certified to have been posted on or before 3:00 p.m. November 26, 2025. 3:00 p.m./November 26, 2025.
Karla Gomez Silya, Administrative Assistant/Deputy City Clerk