Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
February 1, 2022 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/cityofbrawley
Sam Couchman, Mayor Alma Benavides, City Clerk
George A. Nava, Mayor Pro-Tempore Karla Romero, City Treasurer
Ramon Castro, Council Member William S. Smerdon, City Attorney
Donald L. Wharton, Council Member Tyler Salcido, City Manager/
Luke Hamby, Council Member Executive Director
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION Chaplain Sean Arviso, Christ Community Church
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. The
Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state
your name for the record. You are not allowed to make personal attacks on
individuals or make comments which are slanderous or which may invade an
individual’s personal privacy. Please direct your questions and comments to
the City Council.
The public may attend in person, the City asks that anyone in attendance wear a
mask. The public may choose to be outside subject to the same requirements. Any
member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the
meeting to be answered at the meeting. Please email your questions to
abenavides@brawley-ca.gov or call 760-351-3080 anytime before 2:00 pm,
February 1, 2022. The public may also attend via zoom.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND IN PERSON
OR VIA ZOOM.
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a. Members of the public are allowed to observe and address public meetings via
Zoom 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 City Council Minutes: January 18, 2022 Pgs 5-8
b. Approve Accounts Payable: January 8, 2022 - January 23, 2022 Pgs 9-19
c. Receive and file the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021-22 Treasury Report for
Quarter Ending December 31, 2021 Pgs 20-25
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT
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 Mike York, Fire Chief
b. Discussion and Potential Action to Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Mid-
Year Budget Report and Approve the Recommended Budget Adjustments
presented by Karla Romero, Finance Director. Pgs 26-33
c. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve Resolution No. 2022- : Resolution of
the City Council of the City of Brawley, California Authorizing the Submittal of
Applications for all CalRecycle Grants for which the City of Brawley is Eligible and
Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Grant Documents for Senate Bill 1383
Local Assistance Grant Program presented by Karla Romero, Finance Director.
Pgs 34-37
d. Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt Resolution No. 2022- : Resolution of the
City Council of the City of Brawley, California Approving submittal for an application
to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Funding
under the HOME Investment Partnership Program for the construction of a new
32-unit income restricted senior apartment complex located at 151 South Eastern
Avenue in Brawley, CA presented by Karla Romero, Finance Director. Pgs 38-43
e. Discussion and Potential Action to Approve the Proposed Additions to the Street
Naming Requirements presented by Andrea Montano, Planning Technician.
Pgs 44-49
6. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
a. Monthly Staff Report for January 2022 presented by Shirley Bonillas, Personnel &
Risk Management. Pg 50
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
a. Record of Building Permits for November 2021 in the City of Brawley, Prepared by
Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 51-52
8. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
9. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
10. CITY CLERK REPORT
11. CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision
(d) of Section 54956.9: Two (2) cases.
ADJOURNMENT: