Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Special Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 4:00 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

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.    Recognition of Retiring Community Service Officer Angelica “Chela”     Garcia, by Police Chief Robert Sawyer.

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 City Council Minutes:    September 17, 2019

b.    Approve Accounts Payable:    November 1, 2019

c.    Approve Memorandum of Understanding between City of Brawley and Brawley     Elementary School District for Use of the Lions Center Pool.

d.    Approve Memorandum of Understanding between City of Brawley and Brawley     Union High School for Use of the Lions Center Pool.    

3.    REGULAR BUSINESS

a.    Next Steps re: Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget.

4.    INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
                        
5.    DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

a.    Monthly Staff Report for November 2019, Prepared by Shirley Bonillas,     Personnel & Risk Management Administrator.  

b.    Guillermo Sillas, City Engineer/Public Works Director

i)    Emergency Construction at the Brawley Water Treatment Plant 1) to Replace Components of Two Sedimentation Basins and 2) to Recondition Water Distribution Pumps and Motors 422 and 423

    ii)    Emergency Installation of Traffic Signal at Cesar Chavez and Main Street
    
6.    CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
    
7.    CITY MANAGER REPORT

8.    CITY ATTORNEY REPORT

9.    CITY CLERK REPORT

10.    CLOSED SESSION

EXISTING LITIGATION (C.G.C. §54956.9)

a.    Conference with Legal Counsel – Two (2) Cases

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.
        
ii.    Brawley Public Safety Employee Association, Jeremy Schaffer,     David Holetz, Jorge Garibay, Darlene Garcia, Dennise Montano,     Nathan Montes-Gonzalez, Karla Razo, Daniel Swithenbank, Daniel     Schleyer, Ricardo Gutierrez, Juan Morales, Ana Amaya, Brian     Harsany, Angelica Garcia, Martha Garcia, Javier Martinez, Jake     Yuhas, Dean Beckwith, Ricardo Valdez, David Pham, Stephen     James Dyroff, Adriana Ruiz, Jon Dellinger, Isaac Romo, Jesse     Yuhas, Susanne Nickel, Rudy H. Nunez, Diana Diaz, Sixto Moreno,     Joon Kim, Francisco Mendoza, Maghen Caudill, Regina Kim vs.     City of Brawley.

ADJOURNMENT