Imperial Local Agency Formation Commission

ACTION MINUTES OF THE LAFCO MEETING

Thursday, August 28, 2025
8:30 am
El Centro City Council Chambers
1275 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

VOTING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:                 
Jesus Escobar, Chai
Robert Amparano, Vice-Chair
John Hawk
David Salgado
Michael Luellen

VOTING COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:                   
None                                                                        

ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:         
Sylvia Marroquin 

ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:           
Peggy Price
Felipe Irigoyen 

STAFF PRESENT:                                                   
Steve Walker, Legal Counsel
Tyler Salcido, Executive Officer
Julie Carter, Accountant
Lori Zinn, Clerk/Analyst

Audio Recording of the meeting is available on the LAFCo website

1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
   No public comments were made.
5. CONSENT ITEMS
   1. June 26, 2025, Meeting Minutes
      
      Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Salgado to approve the consent items
                 AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
                 NAYES:  None
                 ABSTAINED:  None
                 ABSENT:  None
6. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
   1. Commissioner Amparano announced the following:
      1. Hopefully, everybody had a good summer.
      2. September 6 is the 14th annual Imperial Valley 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Fairgrounds.
   2. Commissioner Escobar announced the following regarding 9/11 events:
      1. Our Lady of Guadalupe in Calexico will be having a church service at 7 am, followed by breakfast served by the Knights of Columbus.
      2. There is a luncheon at the Navy Base that we were invited to by the chaplain.
7. EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS
   Executive Officer Tyler Salcido announced the following:
   1. IM 1-25 Extension of Water Service to the City of Imperial was approved on July 1, 2025, for 604 W. Murphy Road, Imperial, CA 92251, APN 063-020-010.
   2. He is now one of the four regional Deputy Executive Officers for CALAFCO and will be working on a lot of things.
   3. CALAFCO has appointed a new Interim Executive Director.
   4. Early registration has closed for the CALAFCO Annual Conference at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside, but we can still register you if you wish to go. So far, we have Commissioner Salgado and Commissioner Irigoyen attending.
   5. El Centro’s Master Tax Sharing Agreement expires at the end of this year.
   6. We will be getting some quotes for landscaping to improve the look of our property, and then we will be requesting a budget adjustment.
8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION
   1. IID 1-25 Municipal Service & Sphere of Influence Review of the Imperial Irrigation District’s Service Area Plan
      
      Executive Officer Tyler Salcido presented a PowerPoint presentation, which may be viewed on the LAFCo website.
      
      The following from the Imperial Irrigation District were present:
      Justina Gamboa-Arce, Planner
      Geoffrey Holbrook, General Counsel
      Cameron Bucher, Outside Counsel
      
      Justina Gamboa-Arce and Geoffery Holbrook answered any questions that the Commission had.
      
      Motion by Commissioner Luellen and second by Commissioner Salgado to continue
                 AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Salgado, Luellen
                 NAYES:  Hawk
                 ABSTAINED:  None
                 ABSENT:  None
      
      Per Commissioner Escobar, the Commission will give directions to Executive Officer Tyler Salcido as to what they are looking for in the form of questions to give ahead of time to the IID to prepare for the continuance.
   2. Investment of funds in the Local Agency Investment Fund
      
      Motion by Commissioner Hawk and second by Commissioner Amparano to approve the investment of funds in the Local Agency Investment Fund
                 AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
                 NAYES:  None
                 ABSTAINED:  None
                 ABSENT:  None
   3. URGENCY ITEM ADDED
      Open a Money Market Account at the Community Valley Bank
      
      Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Hawk to add the urgency item of opening a Money Market Account at the Community Valley Bank
                 AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
                 NAYES:  None
                 ABSTAINED:  None
                 ABSENT: None
      
      Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Luellen to approve and authorize the Executive Officer to open a Money Market Account at the Community Valley Bank
                 AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
                 NAYES:  None
                 ABSTAINED:  None
                 ABSENT:  None
9. CLOSED SESSION
   1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov’t Code § 54957) - Title: Executive Officer
      Legal Counsel Steve Walker reported that there was no reportable action.
10. ADJOURNMENT