October 15, 2025 Regular Meeting Amended

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council Members		City Manager
Diana Nuricumbo, Mayor/Chair Person		Benjamin A. Martinez
Victor Legaspi, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair Person
Lisa Tylenda, Council Member		City Attorney
Adriana Marquez, Council Member		Carlos Campos
Lorenzo Calderon, Council Member
City Clerk Veronica Luna-Alvarado		Next City Ordinance Number: 1247                                                                                                                                                                               Next City Resolution Number: 2025-63

 

CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR 

 

 

 

 

4.   Proclamation – October 24, 2025, as World Polio Day.

4A. Proclamation - Month of October 2025 as Crime Prevention Month

  

  

 

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 City Clerk 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. Group commentators may be requested to limit their group comments to 15 minutes.  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.  The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to adjust this time limit based on the number of speakers who wish to address the Mayor and City Council. 

 

 

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.  City Salaries Report from September 1, 2025, thru September 30, 2025.

 

6.  City Warrants Report from September 1, 2025, thru September 30, 2025.

 

7.  Approval of Professional Ambulance Billing Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC for FY 2025-2028.

 

8.  Mutual Aid Agreement Between the City of Calexico Fire Department and American Medical Responses (AMR).

 

9.  Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the 2026 Lunch at the Library Grant Program and Authorize the City Manager, Fiscal Agent or his Designee to Sign the Certification, Award Agreement and Certificate of Compliance and any Amendments Thereto; and any Related Documents Necessary to Participate in the Program.

 

10.  Staff Recommends that the City Council Adopt the Attached Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or Chief of Police to Approve or Deny License Plate Reader (LPR) Contracts.

 

11.  Approve Resolution No. 2025-__ of the City Council of the City of Calexico Approving the Hosting of the National Night Out Event on November 13, 2025, at Rockwood Plaza.

 

12.  Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__ of the City Council of the City of Calexico Opposing California Proposition 50, the Use of the Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment.

 

13.  Authorize City Manager to Issue Purchase Order to Great Western Recreation in the Amount of $51,488.50 to Purchase and Install Replacement Parts for Adrian C.  Cordova Memorial Park Playground.

 

14.  Ratification of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute Grant Award Agreement and/or any Documentation Pertaining to Grant No. SBRC25417CA with The Southwest Border Regional Commission for New Clarifier at Water Treatment Plant.

 

15.  Request for Approval of Cost of Living (COLA) Increase for Contract Employee Veronica Alvarado and Adoption of Revised General Schedule to Range G-51 CC.

 

16.  Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreement between the City of Calexico and Ecology Organics, a d.b.a. of Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. for the Removal of Biosolids at Wastewater Treatment Plant.

 

17.  Discuss and Review Proposed for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) User Fee Schedule per the EMS Rate Study Dated April 2018 and Set a Public Hearing Date of November 5, 2025.

 

18.  Authorize Public Works Department to Advertise Request for Proposals (RFP) for Engineering Design Services to Replace the Existing Gaseous Chlorine Feed System with a Liquid Hypochlorite Feed System at Water Treatment Plant and Eastside Water Reservoir.

 

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

19.  Approve the City of Calexico Five (5) Year Program Projects 2024-2029 for Road Projects to be Funded by Imperial County Local Transportation Authority (LTA) Sales Tax Revenue Bond.

 

20.  Staff Recommend that the City Council Approve and Authorize to Continue Contract with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for Use by the Calexico Police Department.

 

21.  Adopt and Submit California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Universal Resolution and Ratify Authorization for City Manager to Sign Project Assurances for Federal Assistance.

 

22.  Authorize the City Manager or His Representative to Surplus the Trailers and Approve the Transfer of Five (5) Trailers to the Reps for Vets, a Non-Profit Organization.

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

23. Public Hearing on an Urgency Interim Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Establishing a Moratorium on New Applications and New Permit Renewal Applications for Commercial Cannabis Businesses.

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

24.  Informational Report on the California State Auditor’s Removal of the City of Calexico from the High-Risk Local Government Agency List.

 

25. Status of Audit Findings from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CDHCD) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) Programs.

 

26. Informational Item: Truck Route on Cole Boulevard between M.L. King Avenue and Bowker Road.

 

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 11:30 a.m. October 9, 2025.

Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk