Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/TheHubatBrawleyEOC.
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, physical presence is strongly discouraged. Alternative methods of participation are encouraged and 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 comments is 2PM on June 16, 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 Accounts Payable: June 8, 2020 Pgs 5-10
June 12, 2020 Pgs 11-22
b. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Imperial to Consolidate a General Municipal Election to be Held on November 3, 2020, with the School Election to be Held on the date Pursuant to §10403 of the Elections Code. Pgs 23-24
c. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Giving and Calling Notice of the Holding of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the Election of Certain Officers as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California Relating to General Law Cities. Pgs 25-26
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Update by Film Liaison Charla Teeters, Imperial County Film Commission re: Filming Activities for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Effects of COVID-19.
b. Update on City of Brawley Declaration of Local Emergency as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic
i. Overall Outlook Presented by Interim Fire Chief Mike York
ii. Discussion and Potential Action to Extend the Local Emergency by Sixty Days. Pgs 27-29
c. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Authorizing and Approving Interim Expenditures Prior to Adoption of the FY 2020-21 Overall Budget for the City of Brawley. Pgs 30-31
d. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Authorizing the Application for and Receipt of $150,000 in Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Program Funds. Pgs 32-34
e. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Pgs 35-38
f. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the FY 2019-2020 Budget in the Amount of $76,172.20 for Development / Street Facilities to Relocate AT&T Infrastructure. Pgs 39-40
5. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
a. Update on Emergency Purchase of Sewage Pumps for Lift Station No. 1, Presented by Public Works Director Guillermo Sillas, PE.
b. Update on Emergency Replacement of Three Failing A/C Units at Brawley Police Department, Presented by Interim Police Chief Scott Sheppeard.
6. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
7. CITY MANAGER REPORT
a. Staff Direction re: November 2020 Election
8. CITY ATTORNEY
9. CITY CLERK
10. CLOSED SESSION
JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY (JPIA) FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS DISCUSSION (California Government Code § 54956.9)
a. The Legislative Body, as a Member of a Joint Powers Authority, formed for purposes of insurance pooling pursuant to California Government Code § 6500 et seq., will meet in closed session to discuss claims for the payment of tort liability losses, public liability losses, or workers compensation liability incurred by the Joint Powers Agency or a Local Agency Member of the Authority. There is 1 potential claim.
EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Four (4) Cases
REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS (California Government Code §54956.8)
a. Conference with Real Property Negotiator –
Address: APNs 047-231-013 and 047-231-014, Brawley, CA
Negotiator: City Manager
Negotiating Parties: R. Garcia Construction, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Rate and Terms
ADJOURNMENT
