City of Imperial City Council Agenda
December 17, 2025
Imperial City Council
James Tucker – Mayor
Ida Obeso-Martinez – Mayor Pro-Tem
Stacy Mendoza – Council Member
Katherine Burnworth – Council Member
Robert Amparano – Council Member
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Imperial City Council
City Council Chambers
220 West 9th Street
Imperial, CA 92251-1637
December 17, 2025
Open Session at 07:00 pm
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City of Imperial City Council Agenda
December 17, 2025
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: The City Council may amend the order, add urgency items, note abstentions or “no” votes on consent calendar items, and request consent calendar items be removed from the consent calendar for discussion. The City Council may also remove items from the consent calendar before that portion of the agenda. The City Council may address these issues by entertaining a formal motion.
PUBLIC COMMENT: If you wish to address the City Council concerning any item within the City Council’s jurisdiction, please raise your hand and be acknowledged by the mayor. At that time, state your name and address for the record. The mayor reserves the right to place a time limit of three (3) minutes on each person’s presentation.
A. CONSENT AGENDA: All items appearing under the “Consent Agenda” will be acted upon by the City Council with one motion without discussion. Should any Council member or other person request that any item be considered separately that item will then be taken up at the time as determined by the mayor.
A-1. Approval of Warrants Report.
A-2. Approve City Council Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 3, 2025.
A-3. Accept the Clearwell Pump Station Replacement and GAC Treatment project No. 2022-05 as complete, approve the filing of the Notice of Completion and authorize release of 5% retention.
A-4. Award RFP 2025-18 Final Engineering for the Influent Pump Station WWTP Upgrade to Webb & Associates, CIP #851.
A-5. Accept proposal from the Holt Group Inc. for additional engineering services for the Wastewater Demolition Project under the On-Call Civil Engineering Services contract.
A-6. Approve and file the Special Tax Accountability Annual Reports (SB 165) for all city-issued Community Facilities Districts for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
B. REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 2026
B-1. Recognition of Outgoing Mayor.
a) Presentations to outgoing Mayor James Tucker by Mayor Pro-Tem Ida Obeso-Martinez. b) Remarks from Council Members.
c) Closing comments from outgoing Mayor Tucker.
B-2. Selection of New Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem for the 2026 City Council of the City of Imperial and Successor Agency to the former Imperial Redevelopment Agency. a) City Clerk opens nomination for Mayor.
b) Motion and Vote.
c) City Clerk opens nomination for Mayor Pro-Tem.
d) Motion and Vote.
e) Newly selected Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem assume chairs. f) Closing comments by New Mayor.
City of Imperial City Council Agenda
December 17, 2025
C. REPORTS:
C-1. Department Reports
C-2. City Manager Report
C-3. Mayor and Councilmember Reports
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting of the Imperial City Council will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.