Brawley City Council &
Successor Agency to Brawley
Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
December 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
383 Main Street
Brawley, California 92227
This meeting will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/cityofbrawley
Ramon Castro, Mayor William Smerdon, Acting Deputy City Clerk
Donald L. Wharton, Mayor Pro-Tempore William Smerdon, Acting City Treasurer
Gil Rebollar, Council Member William S. Smerdon, City Attorney
Luke Hamby, Council Member Tyler Salcido, City Manager/
George A. Nava, 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@brawleyca.
gov or call 760-351-3048 any time before 2:00 PM, December 19, 2023.
a. Public Comments for Items not on the Agenda.
b. Proclamation in Recognition of the Brawley Union High School Girls Flag Football.
Presented by Mayor Ramon Castro, Brawley City Council.
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: December 5, 2023.
(1 Attachment)
b. Approve City Council Minutes: December 7, 2023.
(1 Attachment)
c. Approve Accounts Payable: Nov. 25, 2023 to Dec. 08, 2023.
(3 Attachments)
d. Approve Various Vehicles as Surplus Property as established by the 2022 City’s
Surplus Policy.
(2 Attachments)
e. Approve Ordinance 2023-05 and Ordinance 2023-06 (second readings) Establishing
traffic safety installations for solar speed radar signs at Malan Street and 18th Street.
Cattle Call Rodeo traffic safety bollards and speed reduction installation, and red stripe
curb from Eastern Avenue to 18th Street on K Street.
(4 Attachments)
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f. Ratify the Side Letter Agreements with Brawley Public Safety Employees Association
(BPSEA) and Brawley Police Sergeants Association
(3 Attachments)
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT
5. REGULAR BUSINESS
a. Discuss and approve Amendment No. 1 to LC Engineering for continued consulting
services to the Lions Center Re-Roofing Project. Presented by Rachel Fonseca,
Parks and Recreation Manager.
(3 Attachments)
b. Discuss and approve award of Main Street Waterline Installation and Paving Project
1 & Project 2. Presented by Rom Medina, Director of Public Works and Operations.
(4 Attachments)
c. Approve agreement with CGI Digital for the creation and production of four (4) one
minute information videos highlighting the City of Brawley. Presented by Petra
Ortega, Library Manager.
(3 Attachments)
6. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS
7. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
8. CLOSED SESSION
a. EXISTING LITIGATION (C.G.C. Section §54956.9)
Conference with Legal Counsel— One (1) Case
Name of Case: Vertical Bridge Development, LLC vs. City of Brawley
b. LICENSE/PERMIT DETERMINATION
Applicant(s): One Applicant.
ADJOURNMENT: