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March 20, 2024 Regular Meeting

Imperial City Council
Robert Amparano –Mayor
James Tucker -Mayor Pro Tem
Ida Obeso-Martinez -Council Member
Stacy Mendoza -Council Member
Katherine Burnworth -Council Member

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of the Imperial City Council
City Council Chambers
220 West 9th Street,
Imperial, CA 92251-1637

March 20, 2024
Closed Session at 06:00 pm
Open Session at 07:00 pm

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    Government Code section 54957.5(b)(2)(B)
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6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER:

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY: The City Council welcomes public input. Members of the public may address the City Council on Closed Session items by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 760-355-3334. Pursuant to State Law, the City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2). If you are compensated to communicate with City officials, you may be required to register and/or make certain disclosures as a lobbyist. Please see the City Clerk for additional information. There is a time limit of three (3) minutes for anyone wishing to address the City Council on these matters.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: The City Council finds, based on advice from the City Attorney, that discussion in open session of the following described matter(s) will prejudice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation.

A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION – G.C § 54956.7 (b)(1)
Title of Position: City Manager
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
GC 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Mehdipour v. City of Imperial, Imperial County Superior Court ECU003274

CITY COUNCIL CONVENES TO REGULAR MEETING

7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER:

ROLL CALL:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: The City Council will discuss the order of the agenda, may amend the order, add urgency items, note abstentions or "no" votes on consent calendar items and request consent calendar items be removed from the consent calendar for discussion. The City Council may also remove items from the consent calendar prior to that portion of the agenda. For purposes of the official city record, the City Council may take care of these issues by entertaining a formal motion.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS:

PUBLIC COMMENT: There is a time limit of three (3) minutes for anyone wishing to address the City Council on these matters.

Matters not appearing on the agenda: If you wish to address the City Council concerning any item within the City Council`s jurisdiction, please raise your hand and be acknowledged by the Mayor. At that time, state your name and address for the record. The Mayor reserves the right to place a time limit of three (3) minutes on each person’s presentation. It is requested that longer presentations be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office in writing 48 hours before the meeting.

A. PRESENTATIONS:

A-1.Proclamation presentation for World Down Syndrome Day
A-2.Proclamation presentation for Women’s History Month
A-3.Swear-in Ceremony and Badge Pinning for incoming Chief of Police
A-4.Presentation by David Lantzer, Imperial County Fire Chief, Community Risk Analysis and Standards of Cover Development update
A-5.Presentation by Karin Eugenio, Division 5 IID Director

B. CONSENT AGENDA:

All items appearing under "Consent Agenda" will be acted upon by the City Council in one motion without discussion. Should any Council member or other person request that any item be considered separately, that item will then be taken up at the time as determined by the Mayor.

B-1.Approval of Claims and Warrants Report
B-2.Ratify Letter of Support AB 2757 (Garcia, Padilla) Southeast California Economic Region
B-3.Ratify Letter of Support SB 1309 (Padilla) Lithium Battery Production Council

C. ACTION ITEMS (DISCUSSION/ACTION- APPROVE-DISAPPROVE):

C-1.Authorization to seek bids for the Aten Boulevard Rehabilitation Project between Vilore Way and SR-86, Caltrans Project No. STPL-5134(027)

Staff Report: Othon Mora, Community Development Director
Recommended Action: Authorize staff to solicit bids for the Aten Boulevard Rehabilitation Project between Vilore Way and SR-86.
C-2.Authorization to seek bids for the Aten Boulevard Class II Bike Lane project from Vilore Way to Austin Rd., Caltrans Project No. CML-5134(026)

Staff Report: Othon Mora, Community Development Director
Recommended Action: Authorize staff to solicit bids for the Aten Boulevard Class II Bike Lane project from Vilore Way to Austin Rd.
C-3.Accept Prop 68 Per Capita Grant Projects (5) as complete and authorize staff to record the Deed Restrictions.

Staff Report: Tony Lopez, Parks and Recreation Director
Recommended Action: Accept the grant projects as complete and authorize staff to record the Deed Restrictions with the Imperial County Recorder’s Office.
C-4.Approve Resolution No. 2024-08, Accepting the 2022-2023 State Citizen’s Option for Public Safety (COPS) Allocation and Expenditure Plan.

Staff Report: Max Sheffield, Police Captain
Recommended Action: Approve expenditure plan and Resolution No. 2024-08, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL APPROVING AND ACCEPTANCE OF STATE CITIZENS OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) PROGRAM FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023.
C-5.Approve and adopt the City’s updated Records Retention Policy.

Staff Report: Katherine Turner, City Attorney
Recommended Action: Approve and adopt the updated Records Retention Policy
C-6.Adopt Resolution No. 2024-09 authorizing the destruction of obsolete city records.

Staff Report: Katherine Turner, City Attorney
Recommended Action: Approve and adopt Resolution No. 2024-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE CITY RECORDS

D. REPORTS

D-1.Department Reports
D-2.City Manager Report
D-3.Mayor and Councilmember Reports

ADJOURNMENT

The next regular scheduled meeting of the Imperial City Council is Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

I, KRISTINA SHIELDS, City Clerk for the City of Imperial, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing notice was posted at the City of Imperial City Hall bulletin board at 420 S. Imperial Avenue, Imperial, CA and on the City of Imperial’s website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, per Government Code 54954.2.

Dated: March 15, 2024

KRISTINA SHIELDS
City Clerk

 

 

Agenda Coversheet
CC03-20-24.pdf (103.18 KB)
Agenda Minutes
CCM03-20-24.pdf (582.42 KB)

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