Minutes | January 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
El Centro City Council Chambers | 1275 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243
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ACTION MINUTES OF THE LAFCO MEETING
Thursday, January 23, 2025
8:30 am
El Centro City Council Chambers
1275 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243
VOTING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Jesus Escobar, Chair
Robert Amparano, Vice-Chair
John Hawk
David Salgado
ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: None
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Steve Walker, Legal Counsel
Tyler Salcido, Executive Officer
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. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR
Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Hawk to appoint Commissioner Jesus Escobar as the LAFCo Chair for 2025
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
5. APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR
Motion by Commissioner Escobar and second by Commissioner Salgado to appoint Commissioner Robert Amparano as the LAFCo Vice-Chair for 2025
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments were made.
7. CONSENT ITEMS
7a. October 24, 2024, Meeting Minutes
Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Salgado to approve the consent items
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
8. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
8a. Vice-Chair Amparano hoped everyone had a good holiday and is glad everyone is safe and hopes we have a good 2025.
8b. Commissioner Hawk and Commissioner Salgado agreed with what Vice-Chair Amparano said.
8c. Chair Escobar thanked the Commission for electing him as Chair and that he hopes to be on time for every meeting.
9. EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS
9a. Appreciation Awards
An Appreciation Award was presented to Michael Kelley and Javier Moreno for their LAFCo service.
9b. IM 1-24 Extension of Water and Sewer Service to the City of Imperial
The Commission was notified that an extension of water and sewer service to 111 Dahlia Lane, Imperial, CA 92251, APN 064-020-030, was approved on December 23, 2024, by the Executive Officer.
9c. Project Report
The Commission received the current project report.
10. DISCUSSION AND ACTION
10a. HV 2-24 Extension of Services
Motion by Commissioner Hawk and second by Commissioner Amparano to approve the extension of services from the City of Holtville
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
10b. Delegation of Authority for Extension of Services
Motion by Commissioner Escobar and second by Commission Amparano to grant the Executive Officer the delegation of authority to approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions an extension of service within the sphere of influence provided there are ten (10) or fewer connections/users.
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
10c. EC 2-22 Service Area Plan
Motion by Commissioner Salgado and second by Commissioner Amparano to approve and adopt the service area plan/municipal service review.
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
10d. Rules and Regulations to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Salgado to approve and adopt the updated Rules and Regulations to implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
AYES: Escobar, Amparano, Salgado
NAYES: None
ABSTAINED: Hawk
ABSENT: None
10e. Holiday Policy
Motion by Commissioner Hawk and second by Commissioner Salgado to approve and adopt the updated Holiday Policy
AYES: Amparano, Hawk, Salgado
NAYES: Escobar
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
11. CLOSED SESSION
11a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
(Gov. Code § 54956.9) Name of Case: Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District v. Imperial Valley Healthcare District case #ECU00347
Legal Counsel Steve Walker gave a briefing on the litigation as an open session instead of a closed session. Please see the audio recording on the LAFCo website to hear what was said.
12. ADJOURNMENT