Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Special Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
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 Tyler Salcido, Interim City Manager/
Donald L. Wharton, Council Member Executive Director
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOVCATION
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 September 22, 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.
d. Recognition to the Desert Review for their 10 years of service to the Imperial Valley. Pg 5
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: September 4, 2020 Pgs 6-19
September 10, 2020 Pgs 20-37
September 17, 2020 Pgs 38-50
b. Approve City Council Minutes: September 1, 2020 Pgs 51-56
c. Approve Final Parcel Map (PM20-01) –654 South Imperial Avenue Pgs 57-71
d. Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City of Brawley, California Declaring an Emergency, Ratifying Action taken by the City Manager and Approving Emergency of Major Overhaul of the Centrifuge for the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount not to exceed $16,211.37. Pgs 72-79
e. Approve Backhoe #21 CAT 420E Repair - Engine Replacement with a remanufactured Engine in the amount not to exceed $16,095.72. Pgs 80-81
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Update on City of Brawley Declaration of Local Emergency as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic
i. Overall Outlook Presented by Fire Chief Mike York
ii. Discussion and Potential Action to Extend the Local Emergency by Sixty Days Pgs 82-84
b. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Expressing Opposition to Proposed Housing Legislation that Erodes Local Control and Expressing Support for Actions to Further Strengthen Local Democracy, Authority and Control.
Pgs 85-88
c. Six Month Review of the Enterprise Fleet Management Leasing and Maintenance Program. Pgs 89-98
d. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Acceptance of City Vehicle Surplus List. Pgs 99-101
5. DEPARTMENTAL 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.
6. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
a. Record of Building Permits for August 2020 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 102-103
7. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY
10. CITY CLERK
11. CLOSED SESSION
POTENTIAL LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Two (2) Cases
EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Existing Litigation
i. RAL Investment Corporation vs. City of Brawley
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Tyler Salcido, Interim City Manager
Employment Organizations: Teamsters Union Local 542
PERSONNEL MATTERS (California Government Code §54957)
Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Police Chief
Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Interim City Manager
ADJOURNMENT:
