Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/cityofbrawley
Luke Hamby, Mayor Alma Benavides, City Clerk
Sam Couchman, Mayor Pro-Tempore William S. Smerdon, City
George A. Nava, Council Member Attorney/City Treasurer
Ramon Castro, 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 February 16, 2021.
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: February 4, 2021 Pgs 5-19
February 11, 2021 Pgs 20-34
b. Approve City Council Minutes: February 2, 2021 Pgs 35-37
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 Mike York, Fire Chief
b. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2021- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Adopting the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan presented by Mike York, Fire Chief Pgs 38-472
c. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 2021- : Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Adopting Rules and Regulations for Sidewalk Vendors that Choose to do Business in City Parks presented by William Smerdon, City Attorney. Pgs 473-481
d. Presentation of FY 2021/2022 Mid-Year Budget Review by Tyler Salcido, Finance Director.
e. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget Calendar presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager. Pg 482
f. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve the Proposal from Urban3 to Conduct an Economic Analysis for the City of Brawley presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager. Pgs 483-497
5. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
a. Monthly Staffing Report for February 2021, prepared by Personnel & Risk Management Administrator Shirley Bonillas. Pg 498
b. 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
Record of Building Permits for January 2021 in the City of Brawley, prepared by Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 499-500
7. CITY TREASURER REPORT
Quarterly Investment Summary for December 31, 2020 presented by Tyler Salcido, City Manager. Pgs 501-506
8. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
9. CITY MANAGER REPORT
10. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
11. CITY CLERK REPORT
12._ __CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (California Government Code §54956.8)
Property: Wiest Field 3rd Street and Magnolia Street
Agency Negotiator: City Manager
Negotiating Party: Clear Blue Services
Under Negotiation: Terms and Conditions
PERSONNEL MATTERS (California Government Code §54967)
Public Employee Appointment to the Position of Finance Director
ADJOURNMENT:
