March 4, 2026 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
5:30 PM
| Council Members | |
City Manager |
| Victor Legaspi, Mayor/Chair Person | |
Benjamin A. Martinez |
| Lorenzo Calderon, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair Person | |
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| Adriana Marquez, Council Member | |
City Attorney |
| Lisa Tylenda, Council Member | |
Best Best & Krieger LLP |
| Diana Nuricumbo, Council Member | |
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| City Clerk Veronica Luna-Alvarado |
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Next City Ordinance Number: 1252 Next City Resolution Number: 2026-05 |
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, March 4, 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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Attorney
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
3. Presentation by Public Works Director/City Engineer Villegas, Chief Orozco, Chief Contreras – a) City Park Improvements; b) Retention Basin Improvements; c) Water Treatment Plant-Clarifiers A & B; Funding updates for park restrooms and concessions; d) Security Cameras Installation Project for parks; e) Truck Routes; f) Veteran Plaques; g) Encampment Cleanup; h) Mario Storm-Related Reimbursement and Repairs; i) Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit at Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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.
4. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Finance Authority/Planning Commission Minutes for Meetings of November 19, 2025 and December 17, 2025.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
5. Adoption of a Sidewalk Repair and Replacement Policy by City Council Resolution and Introduction and First Reading by Title Only of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Adding Chapter 12.06 to the City of Calexico Municipal Code Establishing Property Owner Responsibilities for the Maintenance of Sidewalks, Parkways and Trees and Shrubs in the Public Rights-of-Way.
6. 2025-26 2nd Quarter Budget Status Report and Resolution to Amend the 2025-26 Budget.
7. Discussion and Potential Action – Perform Forensic Audit.
8. Discussion and Potential Action – Fund and Build the Second Entrance to the Hearthstone Community.
9. Approval by City Council on Council Member Tylenda’s Request of the Removal and Replacement of Current Appointee to the Library Board of Trustees with a New Appointment to the Same Commission.
10. Introduction and First Reading by Title Only of an Ordinance Amending Calexico Municipal Code Section 2.04.060 Regarding City Council Agenda Order of Business.
11. Adopt Revised Policy and Procedures for Ceremonial Documents.
12. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Planning & Building Director to Select the Responsible Quote and Proceed with the Purchase of One (1) Replacement Building Inspector Vehicle.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
13. Receive and File Community Services Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting of December 10, 2025.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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 6:00 p.m. February 26, 2026.
Karla Gomez Silva, Deputy City Clerk