Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
April 19, 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
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.
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 any time before 2:00 pm, April
19, 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”).
b. Notice of the procedure is provided for making requests for such reasonable
accommodation with the notice for any public meeting.
c. Brawley Fire Department/Burn Institute report of “Fill-the-Boot” event presented by
Mike York, Fire Chief and Paola Rangel of Burn Institute
d. Introduction of New Recreation Coordinator Larissa Avina presented by Rachel
Fonseca, Parks and Recreation Manager
e. Proclamation declaring May 1st thru May 7, 2022 as Youth Week presented by
Sam Couchman, Mayor 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 City Council Minutes: April 5, 2022 Pgs 6-11
b. Approve Accounts Payable: March 26 thru April 8, 2022 Pgs 12-23
c. Approve Second reading of Ordinance 2022- : Establishing Installation of 4-Way
Stop Signs at the Intersection of D Street and 5th Street. Pgs 24-27
d. Approve owner occupied Community Development Block Grant funded housing
program loan application and associated budget adjustments for a not to exceed
amount of $48,922.00. Pgs 28-30
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
f. Discuss and Potential Action to Approve Ordinance No. 2022- : Ordinance of the
City Council of the City of Brawley, California, amending Chapter 15, Section 15.4
of the Brawley Municipal Code in regard to the prohibition of scavenging presented
by Jimmy Duran, Chief of Police. Pgs 31-37
g. Review and potential action to approve a services agreement with Gray Shift to
provide the Brawley Police Department with a 12-month software license for Gray
Key using one-time funding awarded by Non-profit organization Operation
Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) and Homeland Security Investigations; in addition
to approving associated budget adjustments presented by Jimmy Duran, Chief of
Police. Pgs 38-50
h. Review and Adopt Resolution 2022- : Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Brawley, California establishing a Donation Acceptance Policy presented by Karla
Romero, Finance Director/City Treasurer. Pgs 51-59
i. Review and potential action to approve Agreement for Consulting Services with
Finance DTA to provide Community Facility District tax administration services for
the City of Brawley for fiscal year 2022/23 for a not to exceed amount of $29,000.00
presented by Karla Romero, Finance Director/City Treasurer. Pgs60-76

6. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
a. Record of Building Permits for March 2022 in the City of Brawley, prepared by
Oscar Escalante, Interim Building Official. Pgs 77-79
7. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
8. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
9. CITY CLERK REPORT
10. CLOSED SESSION
EXISTING LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel— One (1) Case
Name of Case: Vertical Bridge Development, LLC vs. City of Brawley
POTENTIAL LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
a. Conference with Legal Counsel- One (1) case.
ADJOURNMENT: