Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Special Meeting Agenda
September 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/cityofbrawley
George A. Nava, Mayor William Smerdon, Acting Deputy City Clerk
Ramon Castro, Mayor Pro-Tempore William Smerdon, Acting City Treasurer
Donald L. Wharton, Council Member William S. Smerdon, City Attorney
Gil Rebollar, Council Member Tyler Salcido, City Manager/
Luke Hamby, Council Member Executive Director
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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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. The
Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your
name for the record. You are not allowed to make personal attacks on individuals
or make comments which are slanderous, or which may invade an individual’s
personal privacy. Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.
Any member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the
meeting to be read at the meeting. Please email your questions to jramos@brawleyca.
gov or call 760-351-3048 any time before 2:00 pm, September 12, 2023.
a. Public Comments for Items not on the Agenda
b. Presentation on pilot program with the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office to
assign Deputy District Attorney at the Brawley City Police Department. Presented
by Imperial County District Attorney George Marquez and Brawley Police Chief
Jimmy Duran.
c. Presentation of Proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness
Month. Presented by Gina Vargas, Executive Director, WomanHaven.
(1 Attachment)
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 City Council Minutes: August 1, 2023. (1 Attachment)
b. Approve City Council Minutes: August 25, 2023. (1 Attachment)
c. Approve Accounts Payable: July 22, 2023 to September 1, 2023.
(3 Attachments)
d. Receive and file the Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022/23 Treasury Report for Quarter
Ended June 30, 2023.
(2 Attachments)
e. Reject two claims presented pursuant to the Government Claims Act.
(4 Attachments)
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4. CITY MANAGER REPORT
5. STUDY SESSION
a. Update of the Downtown Main Street area concerns on noise levels, decibel readings
data collection and potential ordinance revision. Presented by Jimmy Duran, Police
Chief and Tyler Salcido, City Manager.
6. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Discussion and potential action to approve street closure of Cattle Call Drive at Cattle
Call Park for the annual Best Step Forward’s Soap Box Race. Event organizers
further request waiver of the City street closure fee. Presented by Rachel Fonseca
Parks and Recreation Manager.
(2 Attachments)
b. Potential action to award a contract to Andre Construction for the bathroom
renovation project of Fire Station #1. Authorize the City Manager to execute this
agreement and all supporting documents in the total amount of $260,422.69, to
include the 10% contingency. Presented by Fire Chief Mike York, Brawley Fire
Department.
(2 Attachments)
c. Discussion and potential action to pass a city resolution approving a grant application
submittal for an amount of $1.8 Million from the California Strategic Growth Council
Community Resilience Centers Program. Presented by Cynthia Mancha, Consultant
City Planner.
(2 Attachments)
d. Discussion and potential action to approve amendment to the Humane Society contract
for annual renewal, with a necessary budget adjustment of $24,000.00 to meet the total
contract amount of $96,000.00. Presented by Rom Medina, Director of Public Works
Operations & Maintenance.
(3 Attachments)
e. Discussion and potential action to authorize Contract Change Order No. 3 of contract
2021-02 (Water Treatment Plant Valve and Actuator Replacement Project). Presented
by Ruben Mireles, Interim Operations Divisions Manager.
(2 Attachments)
f. Discussion and potential action to approve professional services contract with
Ashworth Leininger Group, for an amount of $157,125.45, for continued support of the
City’s Pretreatment program. Presented by Rom Medina, Director of Public Works and
Operations.
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(3 Attachments)
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
a. Monthly Staffing Report for September 2023.
(1 Attachment)
8. PUBLIC HEARING
a. Public Hearing to review the closeout of CDBG Grants 18-CDBG-12904
Homeownership Assistance and 18-CDBG-12905 Housing Rehabilitation programs.
Presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager. (3 Attachments)
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
b. Update on Public Works Street Projects. Rom Medina, Director of Public Works and
Operations.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
11. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
12. CLOSED SESSION
a. EXISTING LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
Conference with Legal Counsel— One (1) Case
Name of Case: Vertical Bridge Development, LLC vs. City of Brawley
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL LITIGATION (C.G.C
§54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of
Section 54956.9: One (1) Case
ADJOURNMENT: