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AGENDA
Special Meeting of the Calipatria City Council
City Council Chambers
125 North Park Avenue
Calipatria California 92233
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Open Session at 6:00 pm
Sylvia R. Chavez, Mayor Laura Gutierrez, City Manager Jesse Llanas, Fire Chief Michael Luellen, Mayor Pro-Tem Gilbert G. Otero, City Attorney Cheryl Fowler, Interim Police Chief Javier Amezcua, Council Member Catherine Hoff, City Clerk Ed Self, Public Work Director Fred Beltran, Council Member
Maria Nava-Froelich, Council Member
6:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION:
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: The City Council will discuss the order of the agenda, may amend the order, add urgent items and or remove items from the consent calendar prior to that portion of the agenda. For the purpose of the official city record, the City Council may take care of these issues by entertaining formal motion.
MOTION: SECOND: ROLL CALL VOTE:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The City Council welcomes your input. Please remember to shut off all cell phones. Now is the time for any member of the public to speak to the Council. If there is an item on the agenda on which you wish to be heard, we ask that you please step to the podium and state your name and address for the record.
For matters not appearing on the agenda: If you wish to address the City Council concerning a matter and or any item not on the agenda but is within the City Council’s jurisdiction you may do so now. We ask that you please step to the podium and state your name and address for the record.
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The mayor reserves the right to place a time limit of three (3) minutes on each person’s presentation. It is requested that longer presentations be submitted to the City Clerk in writing 48 hours before the meeting.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
RESOLUTION 24-38 L. Gutierrez City Manager
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALIPATRIA
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CALIPATRIA AND
GOOD FOR OTHERS FOUNDATION FOR THE EPA COMMUNITY CHANGE GRANT 2024- PROJECT NAME: SPARC
WHEREAS, the city is in need of a Community Resilience Hub as part of Calipatria’s creation of their Climate Resilience District; and WHEREAS, this hub will consist of a shaded park for kids, a community garden, the first indoor pool in the valley, an indoor gym and community center/cooling station, e-bike rentals, office space, classrooms, meeting space, and a Sustainable Preparedness and Resilience Center in case of extreme weather events; and WHEREAS, the city owned a site that has been vacant since 1978; we seek to repurpose this underutilized site for social, environmental, workforce training, and resilience-building uses that directly benefit our disadvantaged population; and WHEREAS, this would make a positive impact on the city and enhance the city’s preparedness and ability to respond to both natural and climate-induced disasters and support our residents who are already suffering from health issues related to our poor air quality and extreme heat; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Calipatria approve said agreement between the city and Good for Others Foundation.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
STAFF and COUNCIL REPORTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
The next regular scheduled meeting of the City of Calipatria City Council is Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 6:00 pm
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
I, CATHERINE J. HOFF, City Clerk of the City of Calipatria, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the agenda was duly posted at Calipatria City Hall, 125 Park Avenue, Calipatria, California and on the City of Calipatria’s website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954-2.
Dated: __________________