Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, December 1, 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 Tyler Salcido, 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 December 1, 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. Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Elliot Houser. Pg 4
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: November 18, 2020 Pgs 5-18
November 24, 2020 Pgs 1929
b. Approve City Council Minutes: November 17, 2020 Pgs 30-32
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Update on City of Brawley Declaration of Local Emergency as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic
Overall Outlook Presented by Fire Chief Mike York
b. Adopt Resolution No. 2020- : Resolution of the City of Brawley, California Amending the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 City of Brawley Budget in the Amount of $71,486.98. Pgs 33-35
c. Discussion and Potential Action to Award Contract to Pyramid Construction for Project No. 2019-04A in the amount of $611,500.00 plus a 10% Contingency of $61,150.00 for a total amount of $672,650.00; and authorize the City Manager to execute all documentation related to this project. Pgs 36-42
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
Record of Building Permits for October 2020 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 43-44
7. CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY
10. CITY CLERK
11. CLOSED SESSION
PERSONNEL MATTERS (California Government Code §54957)
a. Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Director of Community & Economic Development.
b. Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Police Chief.
ADJOURNMENT:
