Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 17, 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 Pastor Tom Charlton, Full Gospel Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1. 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.
a. Introduction of Assistant Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator Mariano Valenzuela by Public Works Director Guillermo Sillas
b. Update on Imperial County Illegal Dumping Task Force’s Keep Imperial Valley Beautiful Campaign by Linsey J. Dale, County of Imperial Public Information Officer Pg 5
c. Update on Assembly Bill 1826: Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling
by German Hernandez, Republic Services Division Manager Pgs 6-11
2. 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: September 6, 2019 Pgs 12-20
September 13, 2019 Pgs 21-35
b. Approve City Council Minutes: August 22, 2019 Pgs 36-41
c. Approve Resolution No. 2019- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Adopting a Lions Center Pool Cost Recovery Policy for Brawley Elementary School District and Brawley Union High School District as Public Institutions. Pgs 42-44
3. SCHEDULED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
a. Introduction to Enterprise Fleet Management Services Concept by Greg J. Murphy, Sr. Account Executive
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Co-Sponsorship of Mobile Mexican Consulate Event on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9AM to 4PM at the Main Branch Library. Pgs 45-47
b. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Brawley Elks Lodge Request for Alcohol Sales and Consumption on City Property on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 10AM to 6PM. Pgs 48-50
c. Discussion and Potential Action to Authorize the Purchase of a Trailer-Mounted Valve Exercise Machine for the Public Works Department in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,585.89. Pgs 51-63
d. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 2019- : Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the City of Brawley Fireworks Ordinance. Pgs 64-66
e. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 2019- : Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Adopting a Cost Recovery Policy for Emergency First Responder Costs Incurred and Resolution No. 2019 – : Resolution of the City Council of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Setting the Amount of Fees to be Assessed for Emergency First Responder Services. Pgs 67-80
5. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
a. Marjo Mello, Library Director and Interim Parks & Recreation Director, re: Summer 2019 Library and Parks & Recreation Program Statistics Pgs 81-83
b. Mike York, Interim Fire Chief re: Open House on October 12, 2019 from 9AM to 1PM at Fire Station No. 2 at 1505 Jones Street. Pg 84
c. Tyler Salcido, Finance Director re: Update on FY 2017/18 Audit
d. Guillermo Sillas, Professional Engineer/Public Works Director
i) Emergency Construction at the Brawley Water Treatment Plant to Replace Components of Two Sedimentation Basins and to Recondition Water Distribution Pumps and Motors 422 and 423
ii) Emergency Installation of Traffic Signal at Cesar Chavez and Main Street
iii) Community Clean Up Day on October 19, 2019 from 7AM to 2PM at the Brawley Municipal Airport Pgs 85-86
v) Cattle Call Parade Chair Protocol Pgs 87-89
6. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
a. North County Coalition for the Arts (NoCCA) Invitation to A Night “Off” Broadway, September 21, 2019 at Stockmen’s Club. Pg 90
7. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
10. CITY CLERK REPORT
11. CLOSED SESSION
POTENTIAL LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Two (2) Cases
EXISTING LITIGATION (C.G.C. §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – One (1) Case
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, Pete Guzman and Robert Limon on behalf of themselves and all other employees similarly situated vs. City of Brawley.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (C.G.C. §54957.6)
a. Agency Designated Representative: Rosanna Bayon Moore, City Manager Employee Organizations: Teamsters
ADJOURNMENT
