Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227

This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/TheHubatBrawleyEOC.

Norma Kastner-Jauregui, Mayor                                        Alma Benavides, City Clerk
Luke Hamby, Mayor Pro-Tempore                        William S. Smerdon, City
Sam Couchman, Council Member                            Attorney/City Treasurer
George A. Nava, Council Member        Rosanna Bayon Moore, City Manager/
Donald L. Wharton, Council Member                                                  Executive Director

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION        

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1.    APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2.    PUBLIC APPEARANCES/COMMENTS (Not to exceed 4 minutes.) This is the     time for the public to address the Council on any item not appearing on the     agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.

To maintain social distancing, physical presence is strongly discouraged.  Alternative methods of participation are encouraged and should a member of the public wish to provide public comments, please submit written comments via email to abenavides@brawley-ca.gov or contact the City Clerk’s Office at 760/351.3080.  The deadline to submit comments is 2PM on April 7, 2020.  

State of California Governor Gavin Newsom waived specific portions of the Brown Act by Executive Order for the period that social distancing measures are recommended and required by state and local public health officials. The waiver of Brown Act provisions requires:

a.    Members of the public are allowed to observe and address public meetings telephonically or through other electronic means.

b.    Procedures “swiftly” accommodate any reasonable request to accommodate access by disabled individuals to meetings that are accessible telephonically or through other electronic means in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

c.    Notice of the procedure is provided for making requests for such reasonable accommodation with the notice for any public meeting.

d.    Proclamation Designating April 2020 as Autism Awareness Month & April 2, 2020 as World Autism Awareness Day in the City of Brawley.  Pg 6

3.    CONSENT AGENDA Items are approved by one motion. Council Members or     members of the public may request consent items be considered separately at a     time determined by the Mayor.    

a.    Approve Accounts Payable:    March 6, 2020  Pgs 7-22
                        March 13, 2020  Pgs 23-37
                        March 20, 2020v  Pgs 38-51
                        March 27, 2020  Pgs 52-66
                        April 3, 2020  Pgs 67-75

b.    Approve City Council Minutes:    February 18, 2020  Pgs 76-80
                        March 3, 2020  Pgs  81-84


c.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Application for     Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Funds Under the Transportation Development Act and     Approving the Adoption of its Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Plan for Fiscal Year     2018/2019.  Pgs 85-87

d.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Application for     Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Funds Under the Transportation Development Act and     Approving the Adoption of its Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Plan for Fiscal Year     2019/2020.  Pgs  88-90

e.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Article Ae     Application for Bus Benches/Shelters Purpose Under the Transportation     Development Act (SB325), PUC 99400 for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.  Pgs  91-92

f.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Article Ae     Application for Bus Benches/Shelters Purpose Under the Transportation     Development Act (SB325), PUC 99400 for Fiscal Year 2019/2020.  Pgs 93-94

g.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Article Ae     Application for Bus Transfer Terminal Purpose Under the Transportation     Development Act (SB325), PUC 99400 for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.  Pgs 95-96

h.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of    the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Article Ae     Application for Bus Transfer Terminal Purpose Under the Transportation     Development Act (SB325), PUC 99400 for Fiscal Year 2019/2020.  Pgs 97-98

4.    REGULAR BUSINESS

a.    Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020– :  Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley Declaring an Emergency, Ratifying Action Taken by the City Manager and Approving Emergency Repair / Replacement of Pumps at Sewer Lift Station No. 1 on 9th Street and Malan Avenue by  Environmental Water Solutions USA in the Amount of $67,368.49, Plus a 20% Contingency Based on Field Conditions.  Pgs  99-115





b.     Discussion and Potential Action to Approve the Repair of the Brawley Fire Department Ladder Truck and Adopt Resolution No. 2020- :  Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 City of Brawley Budget for the Fire Department in the Amount of $47,683.39.  Pgs  116-120
    
c.    Discussion and Potential Action re: Emergency Replacement of Three Failing Air Conditioning Units at the Brawley Police Department.  Pgs  121-128

i.    Adopt Resolution No. 2020- :  Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Declaring an Emergency, Ratifying Action Taken by the City Manager to Award a Contract to Desert Air Conditioning in the Amount of $31,710.00.  

ii.    Adopt Resolution No. 2020- :  Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 City of Brawley Budget for the Police Department in the Amount of $31,710.00.  
    
5.    INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

a.    Record of Building Permits for February, 2020 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official.  Pgs  129-130

6.    DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

a.    Monthly Staff Report for April 2020, Prepared by Personnel & Risk Management Administrator Shirley Bonillas.  Pg 131

b.    Update on Emergency Construction Project at the Brawley Water Treatment Plant to Replace Components of Two Sedimentation Basins by Public Works Director Guillermo Sillas, PE.

7.    CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS     

8.    CITY MANAGER REPORT

a.    Staff Direction re: Support for Transformative Climate Communities (TCC)     Planning Grant Application to Support Strategic Growth Council.

9.    CITY ATTORNEY

10.    CITY CLERK



11.    CLOSED SESSION

EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)

a.    Conference with Legal Counsel – One (1) Case
i.    Frankie Rodriguez, Pablo C. Lopez, Marco A. Garcia, Omar     Balderas, Gerardo Vindiola, David Villalobos, Julian Jimenez,     Ricardo Rosales, Daniel Atondo, David Siquieroz, Jonathan     Gutierrez, Anthony Padilla, Julio Velasquez, Roberto Orozco,     Mariano C. Valenzuela, Jr., Raul Bernal, Ralph Walker, Jose Limon     and Pete Guzman, on behalf of themselves and all other     employees similarly situated vs. City of Brawley.

POTENTIAL LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)

a.    Conference with Legal Counsel – 1 Case

PERSONNEL MATTERS (Government Code §54957)

Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Fire Chief

Public Employee Appointment to the Position of City Engineer

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATIOR

a.    Agency Designated Representative: Rosanna Bayon Moore, City Manager
    Employee Organization: Brawley Firefighters Association

ADJOURNMENT