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REGULAR MEETING
EL CENTRO CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1275 MAIN STREET, EL CENTRO, CA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025, 1:00 P.M.
The El Centro City Council met in a regular session on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:12 p.m. in Conference Room A, El Centro City Hall, 1275 W. Main Street, El Centro, California for the purpose of closed session.
PRESENT: Council: Crankshaw, Camarena, Carter, Ellett, Marroquin City Clerk Wyles, City Manager Sawyer, City Attorney Martyn Evans
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION
Moved by Crankshaw, second by Camarena, to adjourn into closed session for:
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVT. CODE SECTION 54957.6 – CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
City Representatives: Interim Finance Directors Liz Fuchen and Andy Heath, Dulce Bedolla Negotiating with all employees’ organizations and groups except the Police Department and Water & Wastewater
Negotiations regarding salaries and benefits
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVT. CODE SECTION 549596(d)(2) – Possible litigation against the City - 1 case
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVT. CODE SECTION 54956.8 – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS:
Property: 1415 Ross and associated properties (ECRMC)
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and Special Counsel
Under Negotiation: Price and/or Terms
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVT. CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) – Existing Litigation City of El Centro v. Norvalk, receivership for 759 Main St.
Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting transitioned from Closed Session to Open Session at 6:10 pm, addressing all listed items.
Subsequently, the Council moved to adjourn into a final Closed Session at 7:53 p.m. to conclude matters and meeting ended at 9:00 p.m.
City Council recessed to 6:00 p.m.
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OPEN SESSION
The El Centro City Council met in a regular session on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. in Council Chambers, El Centro City Hall, 1275 Main Street, El Centro, California.
PRESENT: Council: Crankshaw, Camarena, Carter, Ellett, Marroquin City Clerk Wyles, City Manager Sawyer, City Attorney Martyn Evans Invocation was given by Mayor Pro-Tem Ellett and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America was led by Council Member Marroquin.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
No reportable action.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comment was received from Peter Rodriguez, Mary Helen McCombs (spoke on three different items) and Jason Jackson.
CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1-8)
Moved by Marroquin, second by Camarena, approving consent items # 1-7.
1. 2
nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 25-09, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CENTRO REAPEALING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES THROUGH XVIII OF THE CITY CODE IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND READOPTING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES 1 THROUGH
XVIII BY REFERENCE TO THE UPDATED AND MOST RECENT CALIFORNIA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE, ENERGY CODE,
HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, EXISTING BUILDING CODE, GREEN BUILDING CODE,
AND INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AND UNIFORM CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT AND DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF FEES AND
CERTAIN MOBILE HOME REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS SEISMIC STRENGHTENING FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALL, waived reading and adopted by title only.
2. 2
nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 25-10, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF EL CENTRO REPEALING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND READOPTING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE III, SECTION 10-41 TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT ARTICLE VI TO THE 2025 WILDLAND AND URBAN INTERFACE CODE, waived reading and adopted by title only.
3. Approval of City Council minutes of November 18, 2025 and November 20, 2025.
4. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-81, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
CENTRO AWARDING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR THE SHADE STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
5. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-82, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
CENTRO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A SLUDGE PUMP FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS WATER TREATMENT PLANT.