Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Special Meeting Agenda Notice
December 7, 2022 at 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 William Smerdon, Acting Deputy 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
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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 read at the meeting. Please email your questions to
jramos@brawley-ca.gov or call 760-351-3080 any time before 2:00 pm, December
7, 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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• 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”).
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accommodation with the notice for any public meeting.
a. Public Comments for Items not on the Agenda
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3. SPECIAL BUSINESS
a. Comments from outgoing Mayor Sam Couchman
b. Comments from Council Members
1. Proclamation in Honor of Mayor Sam Couchman
c. Reorganization of Officers
1) Appointment of Mayor/Chairperson George A. Nava for the City Council,
Successor Agency to Brawley Community Redevelopment Agency, Public
Financing Agency and Public Improvement Corporation
2) Appointment of Mayor Pro-Tempore Ramon Castro for the City Council, Vice
Chairperson for the Successor Agency to Brawley Community
Redevelopment Agency, Vice Chairperson for the Public Financing Authority
and Vice President for the Public Improvement Corporation
d. Comments from Mayor George A. Nava
e. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-54 : Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Brawley, California Reciting the Facts of the General Municipal Election Held on
November 8, 2022, Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided
by Law.
Pgs.4-6
(2 attachments)
f. William S. Smerdon, Acting Deputy City Clerk, Administration of Oath of Office to
Newly Elected Council Members Luke Hamby and Gil Rebollar
g. Comments from Council Member Luke Hamby
h. Comments from Council Member Gil Rebollar
ADJOURNMENT: