Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
Donald L. Wharton, Mayor Alma Benavides, City Clerk
Norma Kastner-Jauregui, Mayor Pro-Tempore William S. Smerdon, City
Luke Hamby, Council Member Attorney/City Treasurer
Sam Couchman, Council Member Rosanna Bayon Moore, City Manager/
George A. Nava, Council Member Executive Director
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Deacon Don Spinney, Sacred Heart Church
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.
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Brawley Union High School Academic Decathlon Team
Presentation by Dominic Fiorenza re: Boy Scout Eagle Project to Repair & Replace Fence at Imperial Valley Conservation Research Center. Pgs 5-17
Introduction of Newly Promoted Assistant Chief Operator of the City of Brawley Water Treatment Plant Ricardo Arguellez and Literacy & Mobile Books Services (LAMBS) Coordinator Karen Teran
4. 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: February 1, 2019 Pgs 18-28
February 15, 2019 Pgs 29-41
b) Adopt Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 City of Brawley Budget for the Fire Department in the Amount of $18,119.28 to Reflect State of California Reimbursement for the Mendocino Complex Fire in Ukiah, CA. Pgs 42-45
5. REGULAR BUSINESS
Scheduled Public Hearing for Submittal of State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application at 6PM or Shortly Thereafter. Pgs 46-148
Open Public Hearing and Receive Public Input
Close Public Hearing
Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019-__ : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving an Application for Funding and the Execution of A Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto From the 2018 Funding Year for the State of California CDBG Program.
Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019-__ : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Adopting the Revised City of Brawley CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program and Homebuyer Guidelines
Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Loan #H10897-447 Funded by 15-HOME-10897 in the Amount of $146,850 and Award a Contract to Raul Garcia Construction. Pgs 149-150
Discussion and Potential Action Approve Insurance Waiver for Mobile Consulate Services at the Brawley Main Branch Library on February 23, 2019 from 9AM to 4:30PM at the Request of the Mexican Consulate. Pgs 151-153
Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019- __: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Authorizing the Submission of the City of Brawley’s Proposed Projects in Response to Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) 2018 Call for Projects for Fiscal Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2021/2022. Pgs 154-159
Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2019-__: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Authorizing the Submission of the City of Brawley’s Proposed Projects in Response to Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) 2018 Call for Projects for Fiscal Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2021/2022. Pgs 160-165
Discussion and Potential Action to Award a Professional Engineering Services Agreement with LC Engineering Consultants, Inc. for the Design of Wildcat Drive Improvements from Western Avenue to South First Street in an Amount Not to Exceed $65,960. Pgs 166-178
6. INFORMATION REPORT
Record of Building Permits for January 2019 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 179-180
7. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
10. CITY CLERK REPORT
11. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Designated Representative: Rosanna Bayon Moore, City Manager
Employee Organization: Brawley Police Sergeants’ Association and Brawley Firefighters Association
POTENTIAL LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
Conference with Legal Counsel – One (1) case
PERSONNEL MATTERS (C.G.C. §54957)
a) Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Finance Director
ADJOURNMENT