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CALEXICO California ITEM
* COUNTY CI WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
17 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: December 17, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin A. Martinez City Manager
PREPARED BY: Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Informational Item: Report Regarding Future Agenda Items.
Recommendation:
Receive and file report.
Background:
During City Council meetings, councilmembers have requested agenda items, with several topics reiterated in subsequent sessions. These repeated requests highlight areas of particular concern and priority for Council. A number of items have not yet been scheduled for formal consideration. This report provides all the agenda items requested from January 2025 - December 3, 2025.
Fiscal Impact:
None
Coordinated With:
None
Attachment(s):
1. List of Future Agenda Items Requested for Calendar Year 2025.
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
1. Future Agena Items from 01/15/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: thanked Acting City Manager for outstanding job; requested to have the pillars, for the access of Nosotros Park, removed temporarily during the baseball league; requested cameras be installed in the areas that have tagging issues; requested report on Heber Park and a report on the speed bumps for the next meeting; a town hall meeting regarding Heber Park.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: bring back the item for a forensic audit for both the Finance and Public Works Departments and bring the draft RFP for council review for next meeting; an update on the Cesar Chavez property.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: an update on the proposal of having an individual watching the parks after dark to lock up gates, turn lights on and off, and in charge of irrigation; have someone look into the water pump at Rodriguez Park which is not working; would like to meet with Parks and Recreation to bring back the Farmer's Market; requested Chief Orozco look into creating a volunteer patrol for the downtown area; thanked Acting City Manager Contreras for his hard work; thanked the Calexico Fire Department and thanked the department heads for their attendance and their help.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: have all the dead trees in the City cut down and removed; status update regarding the plumbing issues in the restrooms at Alex Rivera Park.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: watering of the City's public green areas; to maintain a proactive approach to the unhoused situation; to find a way to have Code Enforcement officer on weekends; to work in conjunction and start repairs in both Nosotros Park and Rodriguez Park; find a way to tackle the tagging issues, to catch these individuals as well as Code Enforcement going ahead with citations to private properties that have been tagged; requested a trash can for the Bank of America ATM's.
2. Future Agenda Items from 02/05/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: status update on the speed bumps, and Nosotros Park restrooms.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: RFP for the forensic audit on the next agenda; a potential moratorium on development impact fees and a list of items where the money has been used on; a list of activities that the Police Advisory Commission can authorize.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: place more trash cans in Cordova Park and find a way if possible to fix the playgrounds; and have Acting City Manager and the City Attorney provide proper recommendations to the Mayor and to council when items are being presented.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: update on CFD's Hearthstone and Victoria Communities; presentation of the City's financial status; to look into the possibility of sending a newsletter with the water bill; stated that Rodriguez park has been cleaned up and looks beautiful thanks to the volunteer groups.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: to bring the items in a proper manner to avoid confusion; the completion date for the tower at the Carmen Estrada Field; status report on the clean up of the old orthopedic clinic; the Acting City Manager give direction so the Commissions can be filled and advertised in the City's website and in social media; the Acting City Manager contact the IID General Manager to assist with the cleanup of the homeless encampment on IID property; and to have quarterly financial reports.
3. Future Agenda Items from 02/19/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: requested that the Acting City Manager look into gasoline taxes for fixing roadways by next council meeting; complaints by residents regarding owners not cleaning after their pets and requested signage reminding the citizens of the city ordinance violations.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: informational/discussion/action item regarding the agenda policy; update on a plan regarding the transient and unhoused population; update on the old Orthopedic Clinic building; report on the AB1379 fee that is collected on the building permits, how much is in the fund and how it's being used; expressed her appreciation to City staff.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: status on the approved pavement projects for the Community Center, Library and Police Department parking lots; requested to see the possibility of fixing the unfinished sidewalks on Cole Road.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: financial fiscal status report of the City; repair the unfinished sidewalks on the corner of Cole Road and Meadows.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: sidewalks on Cloc Road be repaired; trash cans at Cordova Park to be replaced with proper ones; commented that there is an intention that if the restrooms at Rodriguez Park are not completed, there will be porta potty's, reach out and advise the community that there is a plan B; invited the public to apply for City commissions; requested to move forward with the MOU with San Diego State University; consider the removal of the trash cans from the downtown area and revise the trash pickup schedule in downtown area.
4. Future Agenda Items from 03/05/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: None.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: monthly department memos on the projects being worked on; add department head comments in the agenda so they have a chance to highlight their projects.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: provide information in Spanish to residents when the City is required to do so; look into payroll errors mentioned so employees can receive accurate payment; provide information/guidance to the community member that asked about the snack bar at the baseball field; look into the ordinance regarding trash cans sitting on the curb.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: presentation on the status of the Heber Pak Project by April 3, 2025; presentation on future compliance needs for water and wastewater facilities; status report of cannabis business licenses and the revenue contribution to the City by May 7, 2025; a schedule for the City sweeper and put it on the website so residents can be prepared.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: thanked Acting City Manager Juan Contreras and welcomed Mr.
Daniels; asked Acting City Manager to follow up with Mr. Daniels regarding the MOU with the agency that is going to assist with the Heber Park and look for funding for the Water and Sewer Plants; City Clerk to start the interview process to fill the Commissions and be on the next agenda; start the process regarding the MOU with San Diego State; parking meters item on the next agenda; an update on the paramedics situation.
5. Future Agenda Items from 03/19/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: would like for City Manager to work with both Chiefs on having a Coffee with a First Responder; requested from Chief Orozco to work on conducting a Neighborhood Watch Program along with a Business Watch Program; requested to look into the matter with the construction workers and residents that occurred on Cole Boulevard and Meadows Drive; requested to amend Policy regarding the request of ceremonial documents from 45 days to 30 days prior to the event.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: requested an update on the CFD's and the foreclosure process of property at La Jolla Palms subdivision and include the other CFD's as to where we are at and would like the original plan for Cordova Park to be reviewed as to what those CFD's monies were supposed to pay for and how the changes came about; she stated that it's very difficult to change CFD's that are tied to a bond; requested an update on the trash cans in the downtown area where trash cans were removed.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: requested for the remaining trash cans in the downtown area to be removed; regarding Cordova Park would like to know what the legality of it has been and why the layout has been changed; would like to know what we are going to do regarding the water plant, need to know where we're standing and need to bring that up.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: stated he asked for some items at the last meeting, one was cannabis and two others and hopes they come through; bring an item regarding the feral cat situation; and a presentation by Susan Meyer; thanked Mr. Daniels for being candid with us because the public needs to know where Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: item regarding the feral cat situation; remaining trash cans in the downtown area be removed; requested that City Manager look into the business signage ordinance in downtown and start enforcing it; would like to see on the next agenda the MOU with the intergovernmental agency that is going to assist with Heber Park; look into the legality of Cordova Park and collect the history of the changes to the design; start having conversations with IID regarding what it takes to underground the Beach Canal and the possibility of building the entrance the Hearthstone community needs.
Council Member Calderon requested for the record clarification if the trash cans were being removed permanently from the downtown area. Mayor Nuricumbo stated that yes, they will be painted and put in the parks. Council Member Calderon also stated that the construction company that was working on Cole Blvd. and Meadows Dr. should have been working at night when there is less traffic.
6. Future Agenda Items from 04/02/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: update on the Chamber of Commerce building; look into the phone companies that have sidewalk sales regarding business licenses, enforce penalties; need to enforce the ordinance regarding vandalized or abandoned properties so the owners can get them cleaned up; enforce the ordinance regarding the banners to be removed in the downtown area; requested to work on fixing Rodriguez and Nosotros Parks and see when they can be completed; set up a meeting with stakeholders regarding Rodriguez and Nosotros Parks to see when this can be completed; the Police Department started the Neighborhood Watch Program.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: thanked Recreation Manager Gerardo and Jimmy Duron for allowing them to have the Twilight Concert Event; thanked Public Works Manager Falomir for removing the trash cans in the downtown area; follow up on the City's website so that information is uploaded for the residents; expressed that the closure of City Hall every other Friday is a disservice for the community and requested that the City stay open.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: a presentation from Susan Meyer regarding the budget, focusing on the city's fiscal stability for the next 3-4 years, which he has been asking since he was elected; requested last month a presentation from Water and Wastewater departments to be scheduled for May 7, 2025 council meeting; Ms. Leticia Plancarte from the Imperial Valley Behavior Health Department would like to provide a presentation on May 7, 2025 regarding the services they provide to the homeless population in Calexico; there are no restrooms in the downtown area, spoke with Mayor Pro Tem Legspi and hopefully we can get porter potties until the City can find a way to provide restrooms; thanked Karen Eugenio for all the hard work in getting the valves.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: suggested fixing the restrooms at the Border Park instead of porter potties for the downtown area; agreed with Council Member Marquez that the City should be open every Friday and requested to find a way to have a skeleton crew; requested to start looking at a date and location for the State of the City or it could be moved to another month; look into the possibility of an App where residents can report issues such as graffiti or trash on public ways; if possible by next meeting would like to have a date on the installation of the valves donated by IID.
7. Future Agenda Items from 04/16/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: update report on delinquent business licenses; look into dead trees and overgrown bushes before the start of the fire season; update on the cleaning of the old Chamber of Commerce
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: reminded everyone of some items that she was told would be on the May agenda which were the business license fees from the Finance, and impact fees, building permit fees from Development Services; had previously requested a workshop regarding fees.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: requested to look into filling the two positions needed at the Fire Department and a report to see what we can do in order to attract firefighters and EMT's; inquired about the town hall for Cordova Park; a report of the business licenses that are in violation; options on rerouting truck traffic on Cole Road; schedule City Council workshop in reference to Council priorities; would like to know who is the person taking care of the parks and what is the maintenance schedule and plant some trees around our city in memory of Mr. Levy.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: a report on cannabis businesses; status report on the water and wastewater departments; follow up on truck traffic on Cole Road.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: look into filling the two positions at the Fire Department; an item on the next agenda to appoint a council member to attend the International Conference of Shopping Centers; a council workshop to identify council priorities; look into an empty property located behind Kennedy Gardens Elementary School that has a For Sale sign, would like to know if it belongs to the city; an item on the next agenda regarding the CFD oversight committee so council can start appointing commissioners; the locks on the barriers at Nosotros Park be replaced within the next 48 hours; an item on the next agenda for council's consideration on removing the Mission Statement reading from the agenda; requested that once the staff member who is repairing the Community Center be sent to the Chamber of Commerce building to start repairs; to restart the cleanup of the alleys by Republic Services; look into hiring another code enforcement officer with the funds provided by Republic Services annually; have a staff member drive around the streets at least once a week to identify and report dumping of big furniture on public spaces.
8. Future Agenda Items from 05/07/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: wants to know what are the next steps for the parking meters and also the license plate readers; thanked traffic controllers for painting the red/green curbs in the downtown area; thanked the commissioners; also, regarding the cleanup of overgrown trees and bushes in public areas to avoid potential fires.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: updated fees, internal fee study for business licenses and permit fees and development impact and hopes to see it on the next agenda; has previously asked for updates on the status of the CDBG funds for Program Income, the state reporting, would like to know if the City has been cleared and can Program Income be used, has the City completed the reporting requirements that have been pending since 2014; has previously asked to bring back the food truck ordinance and would like to see that soon; an update from the Chief of Police on the task force efforts, with timelines, addressing the encampments on public and private property; during the budget workshops would like to see the goals on how to get both Police and Fire fully staffed; look into removing the bench in front of the old Selwick's building.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: would like to see the resolution regarding the Adrian Cordova Memorial Park issue by next council meeting; the hiring for the Fire and Police Departments; follow up on cannabis regulations and businesses, would like to know if the City has a business plan to follow; would like to see the maintenance schedule for downtown area clean up.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: stated he has been asking for a report on the water and wastewater facilities, which is an issue that must be dealt with; look into auctioning the 12 empty, unused travel trailers that were donated by the County.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: for next council meeting would like to know about any progress regarding Heber Park, which is a high priority; RFP's or staff reports on the first phase of the three they spoke about regarding the upgrade to the water treatment facilities; for the Calexico Police Department to start having meetings with Imperial County Behavioral Health and Department of Social Services on enforcement policy regarding the encampments; removal of graffiti on public property within 72 hours; would like to see the workshops and move forward with Republic Services in fulfilling that agreement.
9. Future Agenda Items from 05/21/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: bring back item regarding the water plant infrastructure; information item regarding the Community Facilities District commission whether it was a task force or Ad-Hoc or it remains a commission; look into the EV charging station contract and see if it was done correctly and bring back in a couple of meetings as an information item.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: food truck draft ordinance.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: schedule all the public workshop meetings; report on the water plant system improvements; report on Cordova Park; and thanked the city employees for coordinating all of the city's anniversary celebration events; thanked the Library for all their planning of all their summer programs.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: stated he has been asking for a report on the water and wastewater facilities; report regarding the Cordova Park investigation by the City Manager; status report on cannabis industry; report on Police and Fire Department inventory.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: for the next council meeting she will participate via teleconference and would like to see the contracts for key positions that have been discussed that could help the city manager with everything that council has been asking for; provided the list of pending workshops which are the following: parking meters, Cordova Memorial Park, Republic Services increase fees, development impact and user fees, and Capital Improvement Project list.
10. Future Agenda Items from 06/04/2025 Council Meeting:
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: forensic audit; reopen the city attorney position to the public; development impact fees, building permit fees, business license fees, engineering fees, planning fees, updates to incentivize development and dates for these workshops; food truck ordinance and would like the following agenda items: 1) bus stop at Third Street and Paulin Avenue, 2) pavement condition index and include pavement management system, tracking of the improvements of local streets, and how they are being maintained.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: item for pavement management satellite system; regarding cannabis do we have an outlined program to monitor and verify compliance; removal of old pay phones in the downtown area; Fire Department EMS study; replace playground turf at Nosotros and Reisin Parks.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: follow up on Rodriguez Park restrooms; status on Heber Park project: status of the RV sales and expedite the process; status on non-payment of business licenses; update on the Christmas Parade, need to set date; start the Employee of the Month award ceremony; need to address the issue of water rates; parking meters.
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: cleanup in the downtown area; need to remind department heads to start their commissioner meetings.
11. Future Agenda Items from 06/18/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: police schedule and administrative fees for the second meeting in July; removal of phone booths in the downtown area; removal of fire bushes; update on business license; and parking meters.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: update on Rodriguez Park; parking meters; maintenance schedule for the downtown area; study for the ambulance fees.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi, seconded by Council Member Marquez to extend meeting past 9:30 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: parking meters; downtown enforcement; would like to start having meetings on how to move forward regarding Cordova Park and for next meeting an update on the current status.
12. Future Agenda Items from 07/02/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: bring back the tabled item on the proposed Capital Improvement Implementation for first meeting in September; next council meeting, status update regarding cannabis licenses - are all proper documents current and is everything flowing smoothly; is the cooling zone online? Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: for September meeting an item on the agenda regarding the RFP's that were received for the forensic audit; an information item in September of the timeline for the fee study, when the RFP will be released and so forth.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: update report on the cannabis businesses regarding monitoring, inspection and developing a plan; information on cooling zones; update report on the graffiti - reporting it and making sure we're moving forward
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: on the next agenda for the July 16'h meeting, an item for discussion ossible action by council and public input regarding going out to bid for engineering services for the Cordova Par ituation. The main purpose is to have a professional assess the current situation that we have, what can be done, ho much money we have and what can be done; an item for discussion to modify our ordinance or policy - adding a beautification component to our new developments; initiate a discussion on the budget policy timeline - when we should start working on it, any methodology we want to use or if we just want to leave that to the city manager's discretion. If a policy exists, present it and if not, we should look into creating one.
13. Future Agenda Items from 07/16/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: would like to know if the city has charged the wrong business license fees.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: status update regarding the restroom installation at Rodriguez Park and balance amount remaining.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: for the next agenda would like item for discussion regarding attorney services; status regarding putting the RV's for auction.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: clarification was made that there will be no meetings in August and possibly a special meeting on July 30t
14. Future Agenda Items from 09/03/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: 1) will be conducting lots of follow-ups, especially with the Chamber of Commerce building, the truck route issues on Cole Road and Heber Park expansion.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: 1) regarding the Police Advisory, Traffic & Code Enforcement Commission would like for the City Attorney, Police Chief and City Manager to work on a proposal, policy process and/or rules and regulations as to what this commission can and cannot do, so residents are informed; 2) update regarding the RFP's received for the forensic audit; 3) update regarding the school fees as an informational item for the next city council meeting; 4) potential ordinance, rules and regulations for electric bikes and electric scooters from the Police Chief.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: 1) maintenance schedule for downtown area and for our parks; 2) report regarding the balance that still exists for the improvements of both Rodriguez and Nosotros Parks; 3) would like to know if the restrooms at Rodriguez Park have been installed and if not, would like a status report.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: 1) update on Heber Park; 2) update on cannabis program; 3) grant status report from Grant's Manager.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: 1) Capital Improvement workshop scheduled within the next 30 days; 2) Zero Based Budget Policy; 3) start having conversations regarding the airport, which has been in a deficit for the past three years and the FAA has just awarded the City of Calexico $78,850.00 to reseal the runway; 4) RFP for Cordova Park; 5) report or update regarding the parking meters.
15. Future Agenda Items from 09/17/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: 1) informational item from the Police Chief to find ways to bring in revenue for the next meeting.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: None Council Member Marquez requested the following items: 1) informational item regarding update on Rodriguez Park restrooms for next meeting; 2) downtown cleaning schedule; 3) park maintenance and equipment schedule; 4) report on Cordova Park regarding what is broken/missing.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: 1) report on cannabis industry regarding dues and certification; 2) grant status report from the Grant's Manager.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: None
16. Future Agenda Items from 10/01/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: (1) status update regarding the truck route between Cole and Hwy 98 and MLK for next council meeting; (2) informational item on opening up one field at Cordova Park on a temporary basis only.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: (1) food truck ordinance; (2) report on discussion of a policy with business licenses as it relates to garage sales and for special events.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: (1) in a month, bring back the follow up on the parks; (2) report on the balance left from unspent funds allocated to the parks.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: None Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: (1) report on back debt where the City has not been paid, in either open or closed session in the next month; (2) not a future agenda item but send CalTrans pictures of the dead trees on Hwy 98, do a survey on whether they belong to CalTrans or the city.
Council Member Tylenda added future agenda items: (1) informational item on re-establishing eligibility on the CBDG grants, what has been done, what the State has referred back, what step are we in, how close are in to getting It to compliance and actually use the program; (2) ARPA funds update, what projects were budgeted and what projects are no longer able to be done.
17. Future Agenda Items from 10/15/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: (1) status update on mosquitos and removal of water in retention basins for 11-05-2025; (2) food truck ordinance.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: (1) update on the adjustment of permit fees, a few months ago, council gave direction to adjust the permit fees so that they were competitive; (2) had requested department
memos; (3) had requested a business license fee for special events to kind of mirror the garage permit process is, something like what was done for the Christmas Parade; (4) agenda policy review; (5) an update on the school fees; (6) request that we have a workshop if possible united with the Calexico School District to see what we can do; (7) can we get a running list on items that council has asked for because there is no follow-up. It was discussed that some of these items will be at the priority workshop.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: (1) support first responders by not over working them and instead of overtime, hire more people (2) parking lot behind the Fire Department needs to be fixed; (3) a meeting regarding Heber Park update and provide follow-up; (4) would like follow-up regarding the citizens that came up today, in regards to that building or the building of apartments in La Jolla Palms. Director Coyne responded he can provide the information tomorrow.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: (1) remove the dead trees and weeds along Highway 98 due to safety and fire hazards.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: (1) request that the items that were brought up that we look at them at the priorities meeting; does agree with the fee study, agenda policy, the school district workshop, add these to the priorities workshop.
18. Future Agenda Items from 11/05/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayo Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: None Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: None Council Member Marquez requested the following items: None Council Member Calderon requested the following items: Thanked the two residents that came up to speak and informed the council about the situation, stated the city is going to work on it and hopefully they come to a resolution soon.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: reminded the council that they created a CFD commission and the purpose of that commission was precisely to address the question that was just presented, reminded the council to look for someone to appoint as their commissioner so that these homeowners can have answers to their questions.
19. Future Agenda Items from 11/19/2025 Council Meeting:
At this meeting, there were no seconds on the future agenda items requests.
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: (1) look for ways to secure the fence, there's been a lot of complaints of smells, stench at the alleyways, especially on Rockwood Avenue and First Street, figure out a way to clean the alleyways; (2) look into residential and commercial abandoned and burned buildings to make sure they are up to code to avoid a possible fire; (3) update report on the fee study, if we can do a general fee study for all departments; how we can increase our fees?; are we where we are supposed to be at?; how are our surrounding cities?; what do their permits costs and so forth?.
Council Member Tylenda: Absent
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: (1) take care of the pressing payroll issues with the police and fire departments; (2) look into receivership properties, as we have had abandoned properties for years; (3) look into street vendors that sell different items on foldable tables.
Council Member Calderon requested the following items: (1) start an employee of the month program and bring item on the next regular agenda; (2) not for the agenda but would like to see a report from the City Manager at least every two weeks or monthly so that council can be informed as to what is happening in our city; (3) for the next meeting invite the Vincent Memorial Ladies that won CIF championship; (4) made clarification regarding agenda
Item No. 13, stating he is not against donating, just against the rewording of the item, he is in support of this funding.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: (1) requested that the homeowners that brought up the issue be contacted and the complete information, see if it is within the scope of the council's authority to fix; (2) the police and fire departments payroll issue, make it a priority and receive bi-weekly reports on the progress; (3) look into receivership and abandoned properties, the city needs to take action and do whatever is in the scope of the city's authority.
Council Member Calderon asked if the city can find the funding for the recreation department's programs for the seniors. Recreation Manager Norma Gerardo replied that normally they don't have programs for the Thanksgiving week and the two weeks of Christmas and New Year's as they have a low turnout. Ms. Gerardo explained that what is not normal is not to have programs on the first two weeks in December. The need to close for those two weeks is due to budget issues as they were told that the hourly rate for temporary employees would be going up and since that was not in the department's budget, she needed to make adjustments.
Discussion was held regarding raising the pay rate regarding the temporary employees. Council wanted to know who authorized this increase as it has not gone to council for approval. Human Resources/Risk Management Manager Maribel Castro explained that what we have been doing this through the years and we follow the same salary schedule as the city employees, the temporary employees get paid at step one and every time it's been adjusted there's been an increase but last year after July 1s when the increase went up to $19.11 for city employees, the adjustment for temporary employees was not made and she worked with the city manager and finance to adjust those at the proper rate. Council Member Calderon wanted clarification that these were not city employees, they were temporary employees and Ms. Castro confirmed they are temporary employees but stated that they looked thru the history of what has been done in the past and follow that they get paid the same but at step one of that range.
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi stated that the issue he has is that they have employees that are working full time and are not getting what they are supposed to be getting paid and this comes up. HR Manager Castro stated that the regular employees are getting paid the proper rate, in which Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi stated that he's talking about temporary employees and asked why it wasn't brought to council.
Mayor Nuricumbo stated that if it is the temporary agency, there's other agencies available and asked why we were not given the opportunity to go out and look for a better rate. Ms. Castro stated that it's not the rate of the agency, it is just the rate of the employees because the rate of the agency continues to be the same. Mayor Nuricumbo asked if the rates are stipulated in the contract and if we are bound by some type of agreement? Mayor Nuricumbo stated that this needs to be discussed in closed session before any increase in rates is approved or paid out, in which City Manager agreed and stated this item will be brought back at the next meeting. Mayor Nuricumbo stated that this fixes the issue with the increase in rates for now.
Council Member Calderon stated that because of this, our kids and our senior citizens suffer for have not having their programs and this is why our city manager needs to keep the council informed so that they can make decisions.
Mayor Nuricumbo asked the city manager to find out if without this increase, that has not been approved by council, we can continue to keep these recreation programs open for a week or two.
20. Future Agenda Items from 12/03/2025 Council Meeting:
Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi requested the following items: (1) informational item regarding looking into closing the parks during night hours to avoid vandalism seconded by Mayor Nuricumbo (2) informational item, update report on the fees rate study for January meeting, seconded by Mayor Nuricumbo.
Council Member Tylenda requested the following items: informational items for the next council meeting (1) the status of the JPIA item, seconded by Mayor Nuricumbo; (2) update on Heber Park project, seconded by Councilmember Marquez; (3) update on the CDBG Grant status, the grant money from 2014 that has been frozen, seconded by Mayor Nuricumbo; (4) for the January meeting would like a discussion/action item regarding the LTA funds for the Caltrans short term plan; (5) for the January meeting discussion action for the LTA funds for the streets
and provide direction for public outreach, council input and agendize a special meeting to discuss streets and the public can provide feedback on streets and sidewalks and potential bike paths, seconded by Mayor Nuricumbo; (6) Another informational item: the Nosotros Park has structures that are extremely unsafe and they need to be removed yesterday, an update at the next meeting on what's going on or what's the plan to ensure that park is safe, those structures are falling apart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi; informational item on the Nosotros Park, first and foremost because the equipment in jungle gym area just needs to be gone, and in addition, an update on the other parks, if anything is unsafe and when is it going to be removed, seconded by Council Member Calderon.
Council Member Marquez requested the following items: None 'ouncil Member Calderon requested the following items: (1) agrees with the closing of the parks and incorporate le curtew tor juveniles; (2) for the clerk to provide a list of the future agenda items. seconded by Counci Membe Tylenda.
Mayor Nuricumbo requested the following items: (1) informational item on Nosotros Park regarding the idea from the Police Department on installing a camera if not what would be a good idea, but the graffiti needs to stop, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Legaspi; (2) on the next agenda bring an item on the city business hours so Council can vote on a date that this will go into effect, seconded by Council Member Tylenda.