Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 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  Chaplain Pastor D. Lee

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 March 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.

d.    Proclamation Designating April 2021 as Autism Awareness Month & April 2, 2021 as World Autism Awareness Day in the City of Brawley.  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:    March 5, 2021 and March 11, 2021  Pgs 6-35    

b.    Approve City Council Minutes:    March 2, 2021  Pgs 36-39  

c.    Approve Annual Planning Report and Progress of the General Plan Year for Year     2020.  Pgs 40-62




3.    PUBLIC HEARING

a.    Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt Resolution No. 2021-  : Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving the Issuance of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount not to exceed $8,000,000 for the Purpose of Financing or Refinancing the Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Spring Apartments & Encino Apartments and Certain other Matters Relating thereto to Conduit Financing for the Spring & Encino Affordable Housing Project presented by Gordon Gaste, Planning Director.  Pgs 63-68
    
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 Award Specification No. 2021-03, Purchase of Rock Products, Asphalt Cement Concrete & Other Miscellaneous Street Products presented by Guillermo Sillas, Public Works Director.  Pgs 69-70

c.    Discussion and Potential Action to Award Project No. 2020-04, Legion Street Improvements Phase 3 from Kelley Avenue to the West City Limits to LC Paving and Sealing Inc. presented by Guillermo Sillas, Public Works Director.  
    Pgs 71-75

d.    Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Introduction and 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 2021- : Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brawley, California, Amending Ordinance 2013-03 Sewer Use Local Limits presented by Guillermo Sillas, Public Works Director.  Pgs 76-88

e.    Discussion and Potential Action on 2020 Urban Water Management Plant Update by Guillermo Sillas, Public Works Director.  Pgs 89-90

    f.    Discussion And Potential Action to Authorize Contract Change Order No. 2 to     Contract 2019-03 Water Treatment Plant Sedimentation Basin Improvement     Project in the Amount of $4,818.50 to Gierlich Mitchell, Inc. and Authorize the City     Manager to Execute all Documentation in Relation to this Project by Public Works     Director.  Pgs 91-96

5.    INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

a.    2021 Brawley Community Cleanup, April 24, 2021 from 7am – 2pm @ the Imperial     Landfill, 104 W. Robinson Road, Imperial, California.  Pgs 97-98


6.    CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS     

7.    CITY MANAGER REPORT

8.    CITY ATTORNEY REPORT

9.    CITY CLERK REPORT

10._ __CLOSED SESSION

PERSONNEL MATTERS (California Government Code § 54957)

Investigator

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

ADJOURNMENT: