CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT 
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Council Members                                                                                          City Manager 
Lewis Pacheco, Mayor/Chairman                                                                    David B. Dale 
Jesus Eduardo Escobar, Mayor ProTem/Vice-Chair
Bill Hodge, Council Member                                                                           City Attorney 
David Romero, Council Member                                                                     Carlos Campos
Rosie Arreola-Fernandez, Council Member 

City Clerk
Gabriela T. Garcia

Next City Ordinance Number: 1193
Next City Resolution Number: 2019-01

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
5:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call.

Public Comments. 
(Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on Closed Session Items only.  The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name and place of residence for the record.  While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks.  The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda.  Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.

Adjourn to Closed Session.
A “Closed” Session of the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/ Calexico Financing Authority may be held in accordance with state law which may include, but is not limited to, the following types of items: personnel matters, labor negotiations, security matters, providing instructions to real property negotiators and conference with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. The Closed Session will be held in the City Hall Conference Room located at 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. Any public comment on Closed Session items will be taken before the Closed Session. Any required announcements or discussion of Closed Session items or actions following the Closed Session will be made in the City Council Chambers, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California.

CLOSED SESSION

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS   
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives:  David Dale, City Manager, Carlos Campos, City Attorney    
Employee Organizations:  Calexico Municipal Employees Association, Fire Fighters Association, 
Certified Operators Association/SEIU Local 221, Calexico Police Officers Association, Calexico 
Management Association, Calexico Supervisors Association.

2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Rudy Alarcon, et al., v. Michael Bostic, City of Calexico, et al.,
US District Court, Southern District of California
Case No. 15-cv-1606-MMA-RBM

CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL
6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call.

Public Comments. 
(Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City Council on Item No. 3 only.  The Mayor will recognize you and when you come to the microphone, please state your name and place of residence for the record.  While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks.  The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda.  Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.

3. Public Meeting for Possible 2018 Community Development Block Grant Application.

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order.
Roll Call.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mission Statement Pledge.
Invocation by Pastor Baldwin-Israel Avendaño, Calexico Methodist Church.
Closed Session Announcements. 

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

These proceedings may be viewed on the City of Calexico website at www.calexico.ca.gov the Friday following the City Council meeting. 

Mayor Pacheco will have community office hours to hear the concerns of the citizens the fourth Tuesday of the Month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall in the City Manager’s Conference Room, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico.

PRESENTATIONS

4. Presentation by Mayor Pacheco in Recognition for Outstanding Assistance Organizing the City of Calexico’s Holiday Festivities 2018.

5. Presentation to Council Member Jesus Eduardo Escobar for Service on the Calexico City Council – December 2016 to January 2019.

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES
NOTE:  (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes) This is the time for the public to address the City 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 and place of residence for the record.  While members of the public are encouraged to participate, it is unlawful to disturb or delay the Council meeting with personal or slanderous remarks.  If the item you wish to comment on is a consent item, please comment now. The City Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda.  If the item you wish to comment on is on the public portion of the agenda, we will take your comment when we get to the item on the agenda.  Please direct your questions and comments to the City Council.

CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REPORTS OF MEETINGS ATTENDED

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

CONSENT AGENDA

6. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority Minutes for Meetings of November 7, 2018 and December 10, 2018.

7. Application for Alcoholic Beverage License for Western Refining Retail, LLC, 1036 S. Imperial Avenue, Calexico, CA  92231-3127.

8. Application for Alcoholic Beverage License for Western Refining Retail, LLC, 824 S. Imperial Avenue, Calexico, CA  92231-3116.

9. Application for Alcoholic Beverage License for Western Refining Retail, LLC, 444 S. Imperial Avenue, Calexico, CA  92231-2608.

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS

10. Establish Seasonal Fees for Use of City Parks by Adult Leagues.

11. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Setting Cannabis Business Tax Rates.

12. Filling the Vacancy on the City Council by Either, 1) Appointment, or 2) Calling an Election.

13. Review, Introduce and Conduct First Reading of An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico, California, Repealing and Readopting Chapter 5.60 of the Calexico Municipal Code Regarding Junk Dealers and Recyclers; Approve Waiving of Full Reading and Read Ordinance by Title Only.

14. Appointments by Council Member Romero and Council Member Arreola-Fernandez to the following Commissions/Boards/Committees:

a) Arts Commission, Library Board, Historical Commission  
b) Planning Commission
c) Police Commission
d) Parks, Recreation, Beautification & Senior Services Commission
e) Personnel Commission
f) Business Improvement District (BID)
g) Sales Tax Citizen Advisory Committee (Measure H)
h) Economic Development & Financial Advisory Commission

PUBLIC HEARING

15. Public Hearing to Receive and Accept Study on Proposed False Alarm Fees and Approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Adopting a Revised Schedule for Police Department and Fire Department False Alarm Fees.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT