July 5, 2023

 

 CLOSED SESSION
5:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER

Public participation will continue to be available in the following ways: Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meeting via live stream at http://communityspectrum.org/live/ at 6:30 p.m. or via the Calexico City Hall Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/CityofCalexicoCA.

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 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 to cityclerk@calexico.ca.gov or via fax to (760) 768-2103.
c) You may make public comments via Zoom from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
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ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on Closed Session Items only. The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name and place of residence for the record. While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks. The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.

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: Esperanza Colio Warren, City Manager, Carlos Campos, City Attorney
Employee Organizations: Calexico Firefighters Association, Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221, Calexico Police Officers Association, Calexico Municipal Employee Association.

2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Title: City Manager

3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)
Title: Chief of Police

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Vertical Bridge Development, LLC v. City of Calexico, et al.
USDC, Southern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02097-L-DEB

CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY

OPEN SESSION
6:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MISSION STATEMENT PLEDGE
INVOCATION
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

ANNOUNCEMENTS
These proceedings may be viewed on the City of Calexico website at www.calexico.ca.gov the Friday following the City Council meeting.
Community office hours with Mayor Ureña will be held by appointment. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 768-2102 to schedule an appointment.

PRESENTATIONS

5. Presentation Update SB 918 Health Care District: County of Imperial by Tomas Virgen, Heffernan Memorial District and Guillermo Hernandez, Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia’s Office.

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES
NOTE: (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on any item not appearing on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name and place of residence for the record. While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks. The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda. If the item you wish to comment on is on the public portion of the agenda, we will take your comment when we get to the item on the agenda. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

COMMISSIONER REPORTS

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 or Calexico Financing Authority 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.

6. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico
Financing Authority Minutes for Meetings of June 7, 2023 and June 21, 2023. (City Clerk)

7. Warrants from May 20, 2023 to June 2, 2023 and City Salaries from May 20, 2023 to June 2, 2023. (Interim Finance Director)

8. Warrants from June 3, 2023 to June 16, 2023 and City Salaries from June 3, 2023 to June 16, 2023. (Interim Finance Director)

9. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Grant Application in the Amount of $988,500, Grant Agreement and/or any Other Documentation Pertaining to the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023/2024. (Interim Police Chief)

10. Adopt Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Reviewing the Local Proclamation of a Local Emergency related to the Tropical Storm Kay occurred on September 9, 2022. (Interim Fire Chief)

11. Approval of Inclusion of Additional Updated Fee Schedule to Original Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Calexico and Norman A. Traub & Associates for the Calexico Police Department Approved by City Council on April 24, 2023. (Interim Police Chief)

12. Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Calexico and the Calexico Management Association for the Term Beginning July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. (Interim Police Chief)

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

13. Adopt a Resolution Ratifying a Grant Application in the Amount of $274,290.30, Accepting Funding from the Department of California Highway Patrol and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Grant Agreements and any Document(s) Related to the Implementation of the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant (CTFGP) Program for Fiscal Year 2023/2024. (Interim Police Chief)

14. Authorize City Manager to Sign Professional Services Agreement for On-Call Street Lighting Maintenance and Repair Services in Downtown Calexico between the City of Calexico and Advance Lighting Services, Inc. (Public Works Manager)

15. Appointment by City Council of One Resident Commissioner to the Calexico Housing Authority Board. (City Clerk)

16. Appointments by Mayor and Council Members to the Community Services Commission. (City Clerk)

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT

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 10:30 p.m. June  29, 2023.

Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk