October 20, 2015

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

Council Members                                                                                            Acting City Manager
Joong S. Kim, Mayor/Chairman                                                                        Nick Fenley
Luis J. Castro, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair     
Armando Real, Councilman                                                                              Interim City Attorney
Maritza Hurtado, Councilwoman                                                                       Carlos Campos
John M. Moreno, Councilman

City Clerk                                                                                                      
Gabriela T. Garcia               

Next City Ordinance Number: 1166
Next City Resolution Number: 2015-57

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
5:30 P.M.

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.

CLOSED SESSION

1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
    Govt. Code Section 54957 (b)
    Title:  Acting City Manager

2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 
    Labor Negotiator:  Mayor and City Attorney
    Unrepresented Employee:  Acting City Manager
    (Gov. Code 54957.6)
 

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

REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
6:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER
 
Call to Order and Attendance.
Pledge of Allegiance.
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. 

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 closed session or 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 CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency or Calexico Financing Authority 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 Financing Authority Minutes for Meetings of October 6, 2015, July 9, 2009 and October 27, 2009.

4. Warrants from September 17, 2015 to September 30, 2015 and City Salaries and Benefits from September 4, 2015 to September 17, 2015.

5. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Authorizing the City Manager to execute Certificates of Acceptance on the City’s behalf (Gov. Code 27281).

6. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Approving Application for Funding for Calexico New River Parkway Project from State of California Recreational Trails Program.

7. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Approving Waste Prevention, Recycling and Purchasing Recycled Products Policy.

8. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1165 of the City Council of the City of Calexico’s Purchasing Policy and Procedures to Reduce the Purchasing Authority of the City Manager and Make Other Changes to the City’s Purchasing Policy and Procedures.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

9. Time Limit on City Council Meeting (Council Member Moreno).

10. Purchase Mobile Shower and Restroom Facility for Calexico Fire Department, Station 1.

11. Specific Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) Factual Update with Costs to be Incurred after JPIA
Cancellation of Insurance. (Item Requested by Council Member Hurtado)

12. Audit Update for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 and Executive Plan of Action.  (Item Requested by Council Member Hurtado)

13. Discussion and Direction on Review of Water Meter Account Structure and Water Rate Study. (Item Requested by Council Member Real).

14. Information and Discussion on Garment Industry (Item Requested by Mayor Kim)

15. Discussion and Action on Status of Measure H Fund and Possible Audit.

16. Discussion and Direction on Ordinance Regarding Vacant Buildings in the Downtown Area and Addressing the Property Owner’s Responsibility to Provide Security and Address Blight Inside the Vacant Buildings (Item Requested by Council Member Real).

17. Appointment by Mayor and Council Members to Various Commissions, Boards and Committees
a.  Economic Development Commission – Appointments by Mayor Pro Tem Castro.
b.  Business Improvement District – Appointments by Mayor Kim, Council Member Hurtado and Council   Member Moreno.
c.  Recreation Commission – Appointment by Mayor Kim
d.  Financial Advisory Board – Appointment by Council Member Hurtado

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

18. Status Report on Swimming Pool Project and Confirmation on Naming of the Facility.

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 agenda is hereby certified to have been posted on or before 8:00 p.m. October 16, 2015.                    
Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk

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