Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, July 21, 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
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 July 21, 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: July 09, 2020 Pgs 6-15
July 17, 2020 Pgs 16-29
b. Approve City Council Minutes: May 5, 2020 Pgs 30-36
May 19, 2020 Pgs 37-44
June 2, 2020 Pgs 45-51
c. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 2020-01: Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Brawley Municipal Code to Zone Designation for Specified Properties. Pgs 52-53
d. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 of the City of Brawley (Victoria Park) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2005-1 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Pgs 54-79
e. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2005-3 of the City of Brawley (La Paloma) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2005-3 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Pgs 80-115
f. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2005-4 of the City of Brawley (Latigo Ranch) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2005-4 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Pgs 116-137
g. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 of the City of Brawley (Malan Park) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Pgs 138-162
h. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2007-1 of the City of Brawley (Luckey Ranch) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2007-1 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Pgs 163-198
i. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council for the City of Brawley, California Acting as the Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 2007-2 of the City of Brawley (Springhouse) Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Within Community Facilities District No. 2007-2 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Pgs 199-235
j. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Bernardo Padilla Assessment District Commencing with FY 2020-2021. Pgs 236-241
4. PUBLIC HEARING FOR STATE ADMINISTERED CDBG/CDBG-CV APPLICATION
Public Hearing is continued to August 4, 2020.
Additional staff direction is requested.
5. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. 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
b. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Appointing Three (3) Members to Fill a Vacancies on the Brawley Airport Commission. Pgs 242-246
c. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the Brawley, California Appointing Two (2) Members to the Brawley Planning Commission. Pgs 247-251
d. Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California for Submission to the Voters A Question Relating to the Extension of the City of Brawley Utility Users Tax and the Submission to the Voters a Question Relating to Whether or not the Office of City Clerk should Become an Appointed Office on the Ballot for the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Pgs 252-254
e. Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Approving the Overall Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Pgs 255-429
f. Discussion and Potential Action to Authorize the Purchase of 5 RAS PUMPS at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at a cost of $280,493.72 and Approve City Council Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 City of Brawley Budget for the Wastewater Treatment. Pgs 430-437
6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
a. Update on Emergency Construction Project at the Brawley Water Treatment Plant to Replace Components of Two Sedimentation Basins Presented by Public Works Director Guillermo Sillas, PE
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
a. Record of Building Permits for June 2020 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 438-439
8. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
9. CITY MANAGER REPORT
10. CITY ATTORNEY
11. CITY CLERK
12. CLOSED SESSION
POTENTIAL LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Three (3) Cases
EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – One (1) Case
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.
PERSONNEL MATTERS (Government Code §54957)
a. Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Police Chief
ADJOURNMENT
