September 16, 2026 Regular Meeting - English Agenda

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, September 16, 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.

c) Via Zoom by submitting the request via Zoom Chat.  Persons should submit name and section of the agenda they wish to speak on such as "General Public Comments" or "Agenda Item No."

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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.   CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

      Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)

      Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. City of Calexico

      Superior Court of California, County of Imperial, No. ECU004512

3.   CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION

      Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)

      One (1) Case

4.     PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

        Title: City Manager

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.

5.  Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority/Planning Commission Minutes for Meetings of May 20, 2026, June 3, 2026, and July 1, 2026.

6.  Approval of City Salaries Report from June 1, 2026 thru June 30, 2026.

7.  Approval of City Warrants Report from June 1, 2026 thru June 30, 2026.

8.  Approval of City Salaries Report from July 1, 2026 thru July 31, 2026.

9.  Approval of City Warrants Report from July 1,2026 thru July 31, 2026.

10.  Approval of City Salaries Report from August 1,2026 thru August 31, 2026.

11.  Approval of City Warrants Report from August 1,2026 thru August 31, 2026.

12.  Ratify Acceptance of Gran Award GEN-26-29743 from the California Arts Council and Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution No. __ Authorizing an Amendment to the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in the Amount of $24,000.00. 

13.  Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Calexico Prohibiting Data Centers.

14.  Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the Grant Application in the Amount of $245,935.00, 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 2026/2027.

15.  Authorize City Manager to Issue Purchase Order to BIESCO in the Amount of $36,472.44 for the Purchase of Office Equipment.

16.  Authorize the City Manager to Purchase One (1) Caterpillar 420 Backhoe Loader for the Water Distribution in the amount of $167,807.26 from Empire Machinery under OMNIA Partners Public Sector Cooperative Purchase Agreement.

17.  Authorize the City Manager to Sign Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $26,693.28 with Veolia WTS Services, USA, Inc. for the Rental of Three (3) Mobile Clarifiers during the Rehabilitation of Clarifier “B” and “C” Project at Water Treatment Plant.

18.  Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Submission of a Community Resilience Centers Program Round 2 Implementation Grant Application for Eligible Heber Park Project Components.

19.  Authorization to Enter into FFY 2027 Office of Traffic Safety Grant Agreement No. EM27035 for the Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program.

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

20.   Discussion and any Necessary Action Regarding the Appointment of a Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) for the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo – September 23-25, 2026, Anaheim, CA.

21.  Removal of Current Appointee of the Police Advisory, Traffic and Code Enforcement Commission.

22.  Consideration of Ordinance for Food Distribution on Downtown Public Property.

23.  Consideration of Pursuing Enforcement Municipal Code Violations.

24.  Acceptance of the Calexico Fire Department EMS Valuation and Operational Analysis, Presentation of Findings, and Direction for Implementation.

25.  Discussion and Direction Regarding Review and Modernization of the City’s Business License Program.

26.  Authorize the City Manager to Issue Purchase Order to LC Engineering Consultants Inc. in the Amount of $22,500.00 for the Preparation of a Design-Build Request for Proposal (RFP) for Heber Park Expansion Project.

27.  Receive Update Report and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Hearthstone Second Road Entrance Project.

28.  Receive Update Report and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Border Traffic Realignment Project.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

29.  Accept Informational Report on Historical School Mitigation/Developer Fee Payments Related to Calexico Unified School District within Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 (Hearthstone).

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 6:00 p.m. September 10, 2026.

Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk