October 17, 2018

CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

City of Calexico
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue
Calexico, California 92231
www.calexico.ca.gov
 
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
5:30 p.m.
 

Council Members                                                                                          City Manager
Lewis Pacheco, Mayor/Chairman                                                                    David B. Dale
Jesus Eduardo Escobar, Mayor ProTem/Vice-Chair
Bill Hodge, Council Member                                                                           City Attorney
Armando Real, Council Member                                                                     Carlos Campos
Maritza Hurtado, Council Member 

City Clerk
Gabriela T. Garcia 

Next City Ordinance Number: 1187
Next City Resolution Number: 2018-67

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
5:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER
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.

CLOSED SESSION

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives:  David Dale, City Manager, Carlos Campos, City Attorney   
Employee Organizations:  Calexico Municipal Employees Association, Fire Fighters Association,
Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221, Calexico Police Officers Association, Calexico
Management Association, Calexico Supervisors Association.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Gabriel Rodriguez v. City of Calexico
OAH Case No. 2017011182

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Calexico v. Rudy Alarcon
Imperial County Superior Court Case No. ECU000297

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Rudy Alarcon v. City of Calexico
Imperial County Superior Court Case No. ECU000318

5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
City of Calexico v. Luis Casillas
Imperial County Superior Court Case No. ECU000401

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

REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
6:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER
 
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. 

Mayor Pacheco will have community office hours to hear the concerns of the citizens the fourth Wednesday of the Month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall in the City Manager’s Conference Room, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico.

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.  If the item you wish to comment on is a consent item, please comment now. 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 COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

CONSENT AGENDA

6. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority Minutes for Meeting of August 22, 2018.
 
7. Warrants from September 15, 2018 to September 28, 2018 and City Salaries from September 15, 2018 to September 28, 2018.

8. Adopt Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Authorizing the Submittal of an Application, Acceptance of an Allocation of Funds and Execution of a Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation, for an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Matching Grant.

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

9. 2017-18 General Fund Unaudited Financial Results.

10. Introduce and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico Prohibiting Persons from Feeding Feral Cats.

11. Introduction & Waive First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council Adding Chapter 1.28 of Title 1 to the Municipal Code to Recover Costs and Attorneys’ Fees in Nuisance Abatement Matters and Amending Section 1.26.180.

12. Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Master Equity Lease Agreement and Related Maintenance Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., for a Period of Sixty (60) Months for Vehicle Lease Program.

13. Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Master Equity Lease Agreement and Related Maintenance Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months for Vehicle Lease Program.

14. Authorize City Manager to Sign Change Order No. 1 with Pyramid Construction and Aggregate, Inc. in the amount of $247,920.00 for Cesar Chavez Blvd. Improvements Federal Aid Project No. HPLUL-5168(017).

15. Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Calexico and the Holt Group, Inc. to Provide Engineering and Inspection Services for 2019 Street Improvement Overlay Project.

16. Discussion and Potential Action Regarding Consulate of Mexico Request for Waiver of Temporary Use Permit Filing Fee for the Farm Workers Fair & Breakfast.

17. Discussion and Potential Action Regarding Consulate of Mexico Request for Waiver of Temporary Use Permit Filing Fee for the Lazo Rosa Binacional Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness for Both Sides of the Border.

18. Appointment by Mayor Pacheco to the Centinela State Prison Advisory Committee.

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. on October 11, 2018.

Gabriela T. Garcia
City Clerk