Imperial City Council
IMPERIAL
Robert Amparano - Mayor
James Tucker - Mayor Pro-Tem
Ida Obeso-Martinez - Council Member
CITY CALIE Stacy Mendoza - Council Member
Katherine Burnworth - Council Member
190 MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Imperial City Council
City Council Chambers
220 West 9th Street
Imperial, CA 92251-1637
April 17, 2024
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Amparano called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Burnworth, Mendoza, Obeso-Martinez, Mayor Pro-Tem Tucker, Mayor Amparano and City Attorney Tucker
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY:
None
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL:
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - G.C § 54956.8 Property Address: Old Post Office
(APN# 064-055-005)
Agency Negotiator: Dennis H. Morita, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: AT & T
Under Negotiation: Instructions to Negotiator Regarding Price & Terms B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - G.C § 54956.7 (b)(1) Title of Position: City Manager
CITY COUNCIL CONVENES TO REGULAR MEETING
7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Amparano called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Council Members Burnworth, Mendoza, Mayor Pro-Tem Tucker, Mayor Amparano, City Attorney Tucker and City Manager Morita
Absent: Council Member Obeso-Martinez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Stacy Mendoza.
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ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA:
None
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS:
City Attorney Turner stated that City Council discussed the Public Employee Performance Evaluation fo he City Manager with direction given to Council. Council also discussed Conference with Real Propert Negotiators with instructions regarding price and terms were given to the agency negotiator.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
James Gonzalez from Autism Support of Imperial County reported on the Autism Fair held on April 6, 2024.
A. PRESENTATIONS:
A-1. Proclamation presentation for Community Development Week received by Othon Mora from Community Development.
A-2. Proclamation presentation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week received by Imperial County Sheriff's Office Dispatch.
C. CONSENT AGENDA:
B-1. Approval of Claims and Warrants Report
B-2. Approval of City Council Minutes of April 3, 2024
Moved by Burnworth, seconded by Tucker to approve the consent agenda pulling warrant 1166 for James Tucker and 5637 for Robert Amparano.
AYES: Burnworth, Tucker, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Mendoza
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 3-0-1
Moved by Mendoza, seconded by Burnworth to approve warrant 1166 for James Tucker.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Tucker
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 3-0-1
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Moved by Burnworth, seconded by Mendoza to approve warrant 5637 for Robert Amparano.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Tucker
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Amparano
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 3-0-1
C. ACTION ITEMS (DISCUSSION/ACTION- APPROVE-DISAPPROVE):
C-1. Approval of special event application submitted by the Department of Homeland Security for their Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Relay Run event.
Staff Report: Tony Lopez, Parks and Recreation Director Recommended Action: Staff recommends approval of the special event application.
Moved by Burnworth, seconded by Tucker to approve event application.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Tucker, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 4-0
C-2. Approval of a second amendment to the Imperial Police Officers Association (IPOA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to clarify language regarding holiday pay calculations for CaPERS.
Staff Report: Kristen Smith, Human Resources Manager
Recommended Action: Staff recommends approval of a second amendment to the IPOA Moved by Mendoza, seconded by Burnworth to approve the second amendment to the IPOA MOU.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Tucker, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 4-0
C-3. Accept and approve project completion of Highway 86 Fence Replacement Project from 2nd Street to Marshall Avenue.
Staff Report: Othon Mora, Community Development Director Recommended Action: Staff recommends approval of the final contract amount, cceptance of completed project and to authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice o ompletion with the Imperial County Clerk Recorder's Office
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Moved by Burnworth, seconded by Tucker to approve the final contract amount, acceptance of completed project and to authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of completion with the Imperial County Clerk Recorder's Office.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Tucker, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 4-0
C-4. Approval of commercial agreement between Quick Quack Car Wash and the City of Imperial Police Department.
Staff Report: Aaron Reel, Chief of Police
Recommended Action: Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Quick Quack Car Wash for Police Department vehicle car wash services.
Moved by Mendoza, seconded by Burnworth to approve the agreement with Quick Quack Car Wash for Police Department vehicle car wash services.
AYES: Burnworth, Mendoza, Tucker, Amparano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Obeso-Martinez
MOTION CARRIES: 4-0
D. REPORTS:
D-1. Department Reports: Staff reported on their activities since last city council meeting.
D-2. City Manager Report: None
D-3. Mayor and Councilmember reported on their activities since the last city council meeting and upcoming events.
ADJOURNMENT:
Seeing no further business before the Council, Mayor Amparano adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the city of Imperial, California, this 1" day of May, 2024.
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KRISTINA SHIELD:
City Clerk
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