May 20, 2026 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
5:30 PM
Lorenzo Calderon, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair Person
Adriana Marquez, Council Member
Lisa Tylenda, Council Member
Diana Nuricumbo, Council Member
City Attorney
Mitchell A. Driskill
City Clerk
Veronica Luna-Alvarado
Next City Ordinance Number: 1253
Next City Resolution Number: 2026-29
Members of the public will be able to make public comments in the following ways:
a) In-person comments.
b) Submit public comments via email by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 to cityclerk@calexico.ca.gov or via fax to (760) 768-2103. Public comments will be distributed to the City Council for their consideration and made available for public inspection. Public comments will not be read aloud by the City Clerk during the council meeting. They will be retained for the official record of the City.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
A “Closed” Session of the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/ Calexico Financing Authority may be held in accordance with state law which may include, but is not limited to, the following types of items: personnel matters, labor negotiations, security matters, providing instructions to real property negotiators and conference with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. The Closed Session will be held in the City Hall Conference Room located at 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. Any public comment on Closed Session items will be taken before the Closed Session. Any required announcements or discussion of Closed Session items or actions following the Closed Session will be made in the City Council Chambers, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives: Benjamin A.
Martinez, City Manager, City Attorney
Employee Organizations: Calexico
Municipal Employees Association, Calexico Firefighters Association, Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221, Calexico Police Officers
Association, Supervisors Association, Calexico City Management Association.
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(d)(2) & (d)(3).
Two (2) cases
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Jesus Reyes v. City of Calexico, et al.
Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU004291
5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Clara Manjarrez v. City of Calexico
Claim # COCD-0077
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
6. Proclamation Declaring May 17-23, 2026, as National Public Works Week.
7. Receive and File 2024-2025 Audited Financial Statement.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority/Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately by the City Council.
8. City Salaries Report from April 1, 2026 thru April 30, 2026.
9. City Warrants Report from April 1, 2026 thru April 30, 2029.
10. Acceptance of Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Tree for All Grant Awards for Multiple City Parks; Approval of Budget Amendment Resolution; Ratification of Authorization to Submit Grant Applications and Ratification of City Manager Authority to Execute Agreements.
11. Adopt a Resolution and Authorize Submission of a Grant Application to the California Natural Resources Agency Urban Greening Grant Program.
12. Resolution of the City of Calexico Accepting the State of California Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) Funds for FY 2025/2026.
13. City Endorsement and Support of the Community Public Safety Meeting.
14. Purchase Authorization for the Acquisition and Outfitting of Five (5) Unmarked Police Vehicles.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
15. Discussion and/or Action Regarding Request for Proposal for Redesign Services for Adrian C. Cordova Memorial Park (RFP No. 2025-900).
16. Adrian C. Cordova Memorial Park – Temporary Fencing.
17. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution Reallocating $43,382.81 within Fund No. 255 (FEMA/ARPA) to Support the Costs of Acquisition and Outfitting of Unmarked Emergency Vehicles for the Calexico Police Department.
18. 2025-26 3rd Quarter Budget Status Report and Resolution to Amend the 2025-26 Budget.
19. Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreement of Professional Services between the City of Calexico and LEE & RO, Inc. in the Amount of $318,223.00 for Engineering Design Services for Chlorine Conversion Project – Gaseous Chlorine Feed System to Liquid Hypochlorite Feed System at Water Treatment Plant and Eastside Water Reservoir.
20. Informational Item: Overview and Review of Hearthstone CFD No. 2005-1.
It is the intention of the City of Calexico to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in all respects. If you are a person with a disability who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (760) 768-2102. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. Please advise us at the time whether you will require accommodations to participate in meetings on a regular basis. Any person affected by any application on this agenda may submit their concerns in writing prior to the meeting or appear in person and be heard in support or opposition to the proposal at the time the matter is considered on the agenda. The staff reports, applications and environmental documents may be viewed at either the office of the office of the City Clerk, 608 Heber Avenue from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays. Telephone inquiries may be made at (760) 768-2102. If you challenge any agenda issue in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues that you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Calexico at, or prior to, the public meeting.
This notice of the agenda is hereby certified to have been posted on or before 4:00 p.m. May 14, 2026.
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk