CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
City of Calexico
Fernando “Nene” Torres Council Chambers
608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California
www.calexico.ca.gov
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
5:30 p.m.
Council Members City Manager
Bill Hodge, Mayor/Chairman David B. Dale
David Romero, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chairman
Rosie Arreola-Fernandez, Council Member Assistant City Manager
Morris Reisin, Council Member Miguel Figueroa
Lewis Pacheco, Council Member
City Clerk City Attorney
Gabriela T. Garcia Carlos Campos
Next City Ordinance Number: 1205
Next City Resolution Number: 2019-51
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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/(e)(1)
One (1) potential case
CALEXICO CITY COUNCIL/CALEXICO REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY/CALEXICO FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
6:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mission Statement Pledge.
Invocation.
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 Hodge will have community office hours to hear the concerns of the citizens the fourth Tuesday of the Month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at City Hall in the City Manager’s Conference Room, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico.
PRESENTATIONS
2. Presentation on the Planning Commission Activities by Mary Salazar, Chairperson.
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
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency or Calexico Financing Authority and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately by the City Council.
3. Approval of City Council/Calexico Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency/Calexico Financing Authority Minutes for Meeting of November 6, 2019.
4. Ratification of Business Improvement District Commission Minutes for Meeting of April 5, 2019, May 17, 2019, May 21, 2019, August 6, 2019, September 10, 2019 and October 1, 2019.
5. Warrants from October 12, 2019 to October 25, 2019 and City Salaries from October 12, 2019 to October 25, 2019.
6. Warrants from October 26, 2019 to November 8, 2019 and City Salaries from October 26, 2019 to November 8, 2019.
7. Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Destruction of Certain Departmental Records as per the City’s Records Retention and Destruction Policy.
8. Conduct a Second Reading and Adopt of Ordinance No. 1205 - Amending Sections 5.96.020 and 17.11.1020 of the Calexico Municipal Code to Remove Industrial Hemp from the Definition of Cannabis.
9. Conduct a Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1206 - Amending Section 17.11.1040 of the Calexico Municipal Code Increasing the Number of Potential Cannabis Retailer, Non-Storefront Retailer, and Microbusiness Permits from Seven (7) to Twelve (12).
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
10. Appointment to the Business Improvement District Board by Mayor Hodge.
11. Appointment of City Council Member and Assistant City Manager Miguel Figueroa to the Imperial Valley Southern Boarder Committee (IVSBDC).
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
