February 4, 2026 Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
6:30 PM
| Council Members | |
City Manager |
| Victor Legaspi, Mayor/Chair Person | |
Benjamin A. Martinez |
| Lorenzo Calderon, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair Person | |
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| Adriana Marquez, Council Member | |
City Attorney |
| Lisa Tylenda, Council Member | |
Best Best & Krieger LLP |
| Diana Nuricumbo, Council Member | |
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| City Clerk Veronica Luna-Alvarado |
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Next City Ordinance Number: 1251 Next City Resolution Number: 2026-05 |
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, February 4, 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.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Presentation of Programs Offered by SoCal Gas - Deborah McGarrey.
2. Sensory Xplorers Program - Dr. Tien Tan Vo.
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.
3. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Finance Authority/Planning Commission Minutes for Meeting of November 5, 2025.
4. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Adding Chapter 17.22 to the City of Calexico Municipal Code Regulating Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.
5. Approval of the 2026 - 2028 CalWORKs PREP Program Renewal Agreement with the County of Imperial and Authorizing the City Manager to Sign Agreement.
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
6. Accept and Adopt City Council Agenda Policy Handbook.
7. Request to Prioritize and Reallocate Local Transportation Authority (LTA) Funds for Street and Infrastructure Improvements in the Downtown Core, Around Schools, and Surrounding Churches, Including a “Light-Up-Downtown” Safety Initiative.
8. Strategic Reduction of Planning & Building Permit Fees to Encourage Legal Construction, Support Economic Development, Enhance Safety, and Offset Cumulative Cost Burdens Including High School Impact Fees.
9. Special Public Safety Sales Tax – Detailed Expenditure Plan and Council Action Request.
10. Discussion and
Potential Action to Direct the City Manager to Develop a Downtown Business
Parking Pass Program
Providing Two to Three Free Parking Passes per Business.
11. Community Center and Senior Hall Kitchen Upgrade Project No. 2025-600:
a) Award Bid Proposal and Authorize City Manager to Sign Construction Agreement between the City of Calexico and LZ Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $92,800.00 for Community Center and Senior Hall Kitchen Upgrade Project No. 2025-600.
b) Authorize City Manager to Approve Any Future Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $9,280.00 (10% of LZ Construction, Inc. Base Bid) as per City Ordinance No. 1218.
c) Reject Bid Proposals from Andrade Construction and TB High Performance due to Non-Responsive Bid.
d) Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution for Fund No. 255 in the Amount of $11,480.00 for Community Center and Senior Hall Kitchen Upgrade Project No. 2025-600.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
12. Receive and File Library Board of Trustees Minutes for Special Meeting on December 2, 2025.
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 2:30 p.m. January 29, 2026.
Veronica Luna-Alvarado, City Clerk