June 26, 2025

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Minutes | June 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM

El Centro City Council Chambers | 1275 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243

Commissioners

City
Robert Amparano, Vice-Chair
Michael Luellen
Alternate
Sylvia Marroquin
County
Jesus Escobar, Chair
John Hawk
Alternate
Peggy Price
Public
David Salgado
Alternate
Jose Landeros

Staff

Executive Officer
Tyler Salcido
Accountant
Julie Carter
Clerk / Analyst
Lori Zinn
 ACTION MINUTES OF THE LAFCO MEETING

Thursday, June 26, 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

Michael Luellen

 

VOTING COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:

None                                                                              

 

ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:         

Sylvia Marroquin 

 

ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:          

Peggy Price

Jose Landeros 

 

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. May 22, 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
    No Commissioner announcements were made.
  7. EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Executive Officer Tyler Salcido announced the following:
    1. As part of CALAFCO’s ongoing efforts to improve the CALAFCO organization, they have brought back their CALAFCO U Webinars on different topics. Please let Lori know if you would like to register for any of the three webinars coming up.
    2. CALFCO has asked for the Imperial LAFCo Executive Officer to consider being a voting member on the board.
      1. All the Commissioners gave their support to such, should the Imperial LAFCo Executive Officer agree to such.
  8. DISCUSSION AND ACTION
    1. IM 4-21 Municipal Service & Sphere of Influence Review of the City of Imperial’s Service Area Plan
      Executive Officer Tyler Salcido presented a PowerPoint presentation, which may be viewed on the LAFCo website.

      The following from the City of Imperial were present:
      Thomas Garcia, Assistant to the City Manager
      Yvonne Cordero, Community Development Planner
      Victor Manriquez, Finance Director

      Motion by Commissioner Luellen and second by Commissioner Salgado to accept the municipal service & sphere of influence review presented by the Executive Officer, approve and adopt the City of Imperial’s service area plan, and concur that the currently adopted sphere of influence remains adequate and the same.
      AYES:  Escobar, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
      NAYES:  None
      ABSTAINED:  Amparano
      ABSENT:  None
    2. Appointment of an Alternate Public Member to the Commission

      Motion by Commissioner Luellen and second by Commissioner Hawk to appoint Felipe Irigoyen as the Alternate Public Member to the Commission
      AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
      NAYES:  None
      ABSTAINED:  None
      ABSENT:  None
    3. Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024
      Executive Officer Tyler Salcido went over key highlights from the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

      Motion by Commissioner Amparano and second by Commissioner Luellen to accept the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, from Davis Farr LLP, as presented by the Executive Officer
      AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
      NAYES:  None
      ABSTAINED:  None
      ABSENT:  None
    4. Establishment of an Investment Policy
      Executive Officer Tyler Salcido presented a PowerPoint presentation, which may be viewed on the LAFCo website.

      Motion by Commissioner Hawk and second by Commissioner Salgado to approve and adopt the Investment Policy as presented
      AYES:  Escobar, Amparano, Hawk, Salgado, Luellen
      NAYES:  None
      ABSTAINED:  None
      ABSENT:  None
    5. Establishment of a Reserve Policy
      Executive Officer Tyler Salcido presented a PowerPoint presentation, which may be viewed on the LAFCo website.

      Motion by Commissioner Hawk and second by Commissioner Amparano to approve and adopt the Reserve Policy as presented
      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