February 18, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Imperial City Council

Описание: AGENDA

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

February 18, 2026
Closed Session at 06:00 pm
Open Session at 07:00 pm

6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY:

CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNS INTO CLOSED SESSION:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL –
7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: The City Council 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 before that portion of the agenda. The City Council may address these issues by entertaining a formal motion.

CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

PUBLIC COMMENT: 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.

A. PRESENTATIONS:

A-1. Presentation and discussion of the draft Environmental Justice Element outline, including a determination of whether specific areas of the city should be designated as disadvantaged.
B. CONSENT AGENDA: All items appearing under the “Consent Agenda” will be acted upon by the City Council with 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 Warrants Report.
B-2. Approve the City Council regular meeting minutes for January 7, 2026, January 21, 2026, and February 4, 2026.
B-3. Authorization to reject claim CJP 3055909 submitted by M. Gomez.
B-4. Approve a one-year extension with Moss, Levy, Hartzheim, LLP for auditing services.
B-5. Approve letters of support for SB 887, Good Neighbor Data Centers Leadership Project, and SB 886 Ratepayer and Technological Innovation Protection Act.
C. PUBLIC HEARING (DISCUSSION/ACTION):

C-1. Public hearing to discuss the vacation of the public right-of-way portion of O Street between 2nd Street and 3rd Street, as recommended by the Planning Commission.

Presenter: Othon Mora, Community Development Director
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-04, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VACATION OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY PORTION OF O STREET BETWEEN 2ND STREET AND 3RD STREET WITHIN THE CITY OF IMPERIAL.

D. ACTION ITEMS (DISCUSSION/ACTION):

D-1. Approve Change Order 2 for the Aten Sewer Line Replacement Project.

Presenter: Jenell Guerrero, Interim Public Services Director
Recommendation: Approve Change Order No. 2 for the Aten Sewer Line Replacement Project in the amount of $150,000 (CIP 848, Bid 2025-06)

D-2. Approve the surplus and disposal of Public Services equipment that is inoperative.

Presenter: Jenell Guerrero, Interim Public Services Director
Recommendation: Approve the surplus and disposal

D-3. Approve Haaker Equipment to provide repair services for the 2013 Kenworth Vactor.

Presenter: Jenell Guerrero, Interim Public Services Director
Recommendation: Approve Haaker Equipment to provide repair services for the 2013 Kenworth Vactor.

D-4. Approval to establish a Police Recruit job description.

Presenter: Kristen Smith, Human Resources Director
Recommendation: Approve the creation of the Police Recruit job description.

D-5. Approve the revised job description for the Organic Waste Specialist and replace the current job description.

Presenter: Kristen Smith, Human Resources Director
Recommendation: Approve the revised job description for the Organic Waste Specialist and replace the current job description.

D-6.
Discussion and review of a letter of demand regarding alleged Brown Act Violations.

Presenter: Katherine Turner, City Attorney
Recommendation: Approve and adopt the following actions for added transparency:

Ratify and approve all actions associated with the filing of the City of Imperial vs. Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC, et al, Imperial County, Superior Court Case ECU004457.
Ratify and approve the City Manager in hiring Alene Taber and executing the contract.
E. REPORTS

E-1. Department Reports
E-2. City Manager Report
E-3. Mayor and Councilmember Reports
ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting of the Imperial City Council will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.