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   Agenda

Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 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                   Tyler Salcido, Interim 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 October 20, 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.

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:    October 8, 2020 Pgs 5-17  
                        October 16, 2020 Pgs 18-30          
    
b.    Approve City Council Minutes:      October 6, 2020 Pgs 31-33
                        October 12, 2020 (Special Meeting) Pgs 34-35

c.    Approve the Purchase of a New Air Compressor Replacement for an amount of $19,594.86. Pgs 36-39




 
4.    REGULAR BUSINESS

a.    Update on City of Brawley Declaration of Local Emergency as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic
 
Overall Outlook Presented by Fire Chief Mike York

b.    Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 City of Brawley Budget. Pgs 40-47

c.    Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of     the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Withdrawing Council Support     for Measure R. Pg 48

d.    Discussion and Potential Action on November 3, 2020 re: Regular City Council     Meeting Time Change.

5.    DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

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

Update on Parks and Recreation Submittal of a Grant Application for Hinojosa Park Presented by Interim Parks and Recreation Director Marjo Mello. Pgs 49-60

6.    INFORMATIONAL REPORT

a.    Record of Building Permits for September 2020 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 61-62

7.    CITY TREASURER’S REPORT

a.    Quarterly Investment Summary for September 30, 2020. Pgs 63-68

8.    CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
    
9.    CITY MANAGER REPORT

10.    CITY ATTORNEY

11.    CITY CLERK

12.    CLOSED SESSION

PERSONNEL MATTERS (California Government Code §54957)

a.    Public Employee Appointment to the Position of City Manager

b.    Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Police Chief

POTENTIAL LITIGATION (California Government Code Section §54956.9)

a.    Conference with Legal Counsel – One (1) Case

ADJOURNMENT

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