September 17, 2025 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
5:30 PM
| Council Members | City Manager | |
| Diana Nuricumbo, Mayor/Chair Person |
Benjamin A. Martinez |
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| 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: 2025-60 |
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 17, 2025 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.
ROLL CALL
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
A “Closed” Session of the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/ Calexico Financing Authority/Planning Commission 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.
- CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager, Carlos Campos, 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager, Carlos Campos, City Attorney
Unrepresented Employee: City Clerk
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Attorney
4. CONFERENCE WITH PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 352 1st Street (Former Orthopedic Clinic) Parking Lot, APN: 058-535-001
Agency Negotiator: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager and Carlos Campos, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: Michael Choutka, Hensel Phelps
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
5. CONFERENCE WITH PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Border Friendship Park, APN’s: 058-510-004 and 058-521-006
Agency Negotiator: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager and Carlos Campos, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: Michael Choutka, Hensel Phelps
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
6. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
7. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c)
One (1) Potential Case
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
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.
9. City Salaries Report from July 1, 2025 thru July 31, 2025.
10. City Salaries Report from August 1, 2025 thru August 31, 2025.
11. City Warrants Report from July 1, 2025 thru July 31, 2025.
12. City Warrants Report from August 1, 2025 thru August 31, 2025.
13. Authorize Public Works Director/City Engineer to Sign and File Notice of Completion for New River Improvement Project – Calexico Reach.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
15. Consideration of Establishing a Registration Fee for the 2025 Christmas Parade.
16. Set a Date, Time and Location Within 30 Days for the Capital Improvement Workshop to Identify the City’s Priorities, Deadlines and Funding, and Post Public Notice.
17. Discussion Regarding Adopting a Zero-Based Budget Policy to Be in Place for the 2026/27 Fiscal Year.
18. Create an Ad Hoc Committee for the City of Calexico International Airport and Appoint Two Councilmembers to the Committee.
19. Authorize the City Manager to Proceed with an RFP for a Conceptual Park Design to Provide Conceptual Plans and Cost Estimate for the Changes to Cordova Park, as per the Workshop Held on June 10th, 2025.
20. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Land Lease Agreement with Hensel Phelps for Temporary Use of Border Friendship Park and the East “Orthopedic Clinic” Parking Lot in Support of the Construction of the New Pedestrian Processing Facility at the Calexico West Land Port of Entry.
INFORMATION ITEMS
21. Receive and File Library Board of Trustees Minutes for Meeting on July 7, 2025.
22. City Manager to provide an Update on the City’s Parking Meters, Projected Date of Installation, and How the City Expects to Offset the Revenue Projected for the First Quarter of this Fiscal Year.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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 12:30 p.m. September 12, 2025.
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk