May 6, 2026 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, May 6, 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: 2026-23
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 6, 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.(d)(1)
City of Calexico v. Armando Real, Armando C. Real and Sandra A. Real, Trustee of the Rosas Family Trust;
Juan M. Lopez and Florence Lopez; Mario Vela and Maritza Vela, Trustees Under Declaration of Trust, Dated
June 30, 2000; Grace W. Lai Family Trust dated October 23, 2022; et al
Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU002591
5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 2441 Scaroni Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231
Agency Negotiators: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager and City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: Metropolitan Calexico 10 Theatres
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
6. Proclamation Declaring May 3 - 9, 2026, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week.
7. Mayoral Recognition to Rocio Vazquez Alvarez, Consul of Mexico in Calexico.
8. Mayoral Recognition to Ricardo Hernandez, Deputy Consul of Mexico in Calexico.
9. Mayoral Recognition to Jose Carrillo, Calexico Little League Director.
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.
10. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority/Planning Commission Minutes for the Meeting of March 18, 2026.
11. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute Grant Application in the Amount of $30,000.00, Grant Agreements, and any Amendments Thereto with the California Arts Council for the General Operating Support Grant.
12. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute the FY 2026-27 California Library Literacy Services Grant Program and Authorize the City Manager and Fiscal Agent to Sign the Grant Application, Certification, Award Agreement and Certificate of Compliance and any Amendments Thereto; and any Related Documents Necessary to Participate in the Program.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
13. Adrian C. Cordova Memorial Park Outer Fencing.
14. Staff Recommends that the City Endorsement and Support of the Community Public Safety Meeting.
15. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution to Reallocate Fund No. 255- American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the Amount of $126,354.00 for Request for Bid for Vegetation Removal and Weed Control at Various Retention Basins.
16. Authorize City Manager to Sign Joint Use Agreement Between the City of Calexico and the Calexico Unified School District for $118,331.58 for a Total of Combined Estimated Cost of $127,225.58 for the Use of Pool Facilities and the Operation of Summer Pool Program 2026.
17. Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Temporary Development Impact Fee Waiver and Parking Requirement Reduction for Development within the Historic Core of Calexico Effective Through June 30, 2029.
18. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution to Reallocate Fund No. 255 – American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the Amount of $349,279 from Non-Departmental Various Projects to the
Purchase of Thermoplastic Striping Equipment, Asphalt Crack Sealing Equipment and Supplemental Funding for Temporary Part-Time Employees for Various Street Maintenance projects.
19. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution to Reallocate Fund No. 255-American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the amount of $250,000 for the
Purchase of Surveillance Cameras and Accessories for Various Parks, Fields and
Retention Basins.
20. FY 2025-2026 Street Improvement Project on Designated Streets.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
21. Receive and File Library Board of Trustees Minutes for Regular Meeting on March 2, 2026.
22. Receive and File Community Services Commission Minutes for Regular Meeting of March 11, 2026.
23. Informational Item: Heber Park Expansion Project.
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 5:30 p.m. April 30, 2026.
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk