Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Emergency Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 19, 2020 10AM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This emergency meeting will be videotaped and/or audio recorded for posting on the City website at www.brawley-ca.gov before 5PM on March 19, 2020.
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 Rosanna Bayon Moore, 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, in person attendance is strongly
discouraged. 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 written comments or schedule
telephonic participation is 9AM on March 19, 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 Annual Planning Report and Progress of the General Plan Year for
Year 2019.
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020– : Resolution of
the City Council of the City of Brawley Declaring a Local State of Emergency in
Response to COVID-19.
5. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
6. CITY MANAGER REPORT
a. Potential for Postponement of Activities, including Republic Services Community
Clean Up Day on April 18, 2020
ADJOURNMENT