On the agenda: Imperial County Board of Supervisors - Jun 16, 2026 — data center (Jun 16)

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Board of Supervisors

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MEETING CONVENES AT
8:30
A.M.




BOARD MEMBERS:
DISTRICT 1 - Jesus Eduardo Escobar
DISTRICT 2 - Martha Cardenas-Singh
DISTRICT 3 - Peggy Price, Chairwoman
DISTRICT 4 - Ryan Elliot Kelley
DISTRICT 5 - John Hawk












Agenda
Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Supervisors
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

County Administration Center Board Chambers 940 West Main Street, Suite 211 El Centro, CA. 92243


Website: board.imperialcounty.org

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dr. Kathleen Lang

COUNTY COUNSEL Geoffrey P. Holbrook



CLERK OF THE BOARD Cynthia Medina






 
All supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors located at 940 West Main Street, Suite 209, El Centro, Ca. 92243 during regular business
hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Please remember to shut off all
cell phones, pagers or electronic devices upon entering the Board Chambers.
 


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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Zoom Meeting ID: 851 5304 9153, Passcode: 972087
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1. All supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located at 940 West Main Street, Suite 209, El Centro, CA. 92243 during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Public comment on a specific item on the agenda and/or general public comment may be submitted in writing. It is respectfully requested that all written comments be sent via email to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Public comments may be submitted orally either through teleconference or in person. Those wishing to make public comment telephonically should make arrangements with the Clerk of the Board prior to Monday at 2:00 p.m. 2. To participate on your computer via Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85153049153?pwd=L2qbI8gRLEtISZbH8o0szFOQmkVJbd.1 or join by phone 1-669-900-6833. Please label your device before entering the meeting with your name and item number wishing to address. Please note that the meeting cannot be viewed live via Zoom, as you are in a waiting room until you are admitted. Please keep an eye on the chats coming into the Zoom waiting room, as order of presenter will be announced in the chat box. 3. To follow along with the meeting, you will need to watch the meeting via Granicus in separate tab. When you are admitted in Zoom to speak, please mute the volume of the Granicus window where you are viewing the meeting to avoid feedback.



 






1.


Call to Order.



 






i.


Roll Call




 








SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS



 






2.


Special Presentations:



 






a.


Proclamation declaring June 19th as Juneteenth Day.



 

2a
 







b.


Recognition to the IV Socal Girl Soccer Team for their outstanding achievements and championships in 2025-2026.



 








CLOSED SESSION



 






3.


Consideration of Urgency items to be added to Closed Session.



 






4.


Closed Session Public Comment - This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on any subject matter within the Closed Session calendar. Please address the Board as a whole, through the Chairwoman. Individuals will be given three (3) minutes to address the board.



 






5.


Motion to convene to Closed Session



 






a.


CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION, Government Code 54956.9(d)(1)



 





i.


City of Imperial v. County of Imperial, Imperial County Board of Supervisors, Does 1-20 and Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC et al.  Case No. ECU004457.



 





ii.


Rea v. County of Imperial, Imperial County Superior Court, Case Number ECU003746.



 





iii.


Essex v. County of Imperial, United States District Court, Southern District of California, Case Number 24-CV-00263.



 





iv.


Perez v. County of Imperial, United States District Court, Southern District of California, Case Number 25-CV-11678.



 





v.


Gomez v. County of Imperial, United States District Court, Southern District of California, Case Number 23-CV-1220.



 





vi.


Alvarez v. County of Imperial, Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU004112. 



 





vii.


Pyramid Construction v County of Imperial, Imperial County Superior Court, Case Number ECU004740.



 





b.


CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION



 





i.


Significant Exposure to Litigation (4 matters) Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)



 





c.


PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, §Government Code 54957(b)(1)



 





i.


Title: Clerk of the Board



 





ii.


Title: Public Works Director



 





d.


CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR, Government Code §54957.6, Conference with Director Human Resources and Risk Management on the following bargaining units:



 





i.


Public Safety Management



 





ii.


Management Unit



 





iii.


Professional Employee Group



 





iv.


Supervisory Unit



 





v.


Professional Legal Bargaining Unit



 





vi.


Probation & Corrections Peace Officers



 





vii.


Confidential Clerical



 





viii.


Sheriff’s Association



 





ix.


Public Safety Supervisors



 





x.


Teamsters Local 542



 





xi.


Fire Fighters Association



 





xii.


Deputy District Attorneys Association



 





xiii.


IHSS Public Authority



 





xiv.


Unrepresented (all)



 





6.


Announcement of Closed Session Actions.



 









10:00 A.M.SESSION



 






7.


Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.



 









PUBLIC COMMENT - This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on any subject matter within the Board’s jurisdiction, but not an item on the agenda. Any action taken as a result of public comment shall be limited to direction to staff. When addressing the Board, state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. Please address the Board as a whole, through the Chairwoman. Individuals will be given three (3) minutes to address the board; Groups or topics will be given a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes. Public comments will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. If additional time is required for public comments, they will be heard at the end of the meeting. 

Please remember to follow the Public Comment Code of Conduct 
No profanity or obscenity, yelling or screaming, No slander or defamatory statements, No personal threats or attacks, No hateful or demeaning language based on hate of a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, national origin, or disability, Respect all people that are present or watching, Obey the direction of the Chairwoman and Clerk of the Board.



 






8.


PUBLIC COMMENT – Is limited to items NOT listed on the Agenda.



 






9.


Board Member Reports/Announcements



 






10.


Discussion of the Agenda



 






a.


Items to be pulled from the Action/Discussion/Consent/Consent Budget.



 





b.


Urgency items to be added.



 





c.


Approval of order of the Agenda.



 





11.


Approval of the Consent Calendar.



 






12.


Approval of the Consent Budget.



 






13.


Approval of the Official Proceedings for June 2, 2026.



 






14.


Departments’ Announcements.



 









EXECUTIVE OFFICE



 






19.


Conduct a public hearing to consider the following actions:



 






a.


Leasing of real property located at 450 W. Aten Road, Imperial, also identified as a 6.39-acre portion of Assessor Parcel Number 064-230-015;



 





b.


Award the Lease offer to the highest written bid, or the highest oral bid which exceeds the highest written proposal by 5%; and



 





c.


Authorize Executive Officer to execute the Lease Agreement upon completion of all paperwork and approval as to form by County Counsel in order to comply with the ten (10) day final acceptance period specified in Resolution No. 2026-096.



 

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ACTION CALENDAR



 






15.


Discussion/action regarding Three-year Behavioral Health Services Act Integrated Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2029 and submit to the California Department of Health Care Services, as requested by Leticia Plancarte-Garcia, Director, Behavioral Health Services.



 


15 part 1
 



15 part 2
 



15 part 3
 







16.


Discussion/action regarding the following items related to data center development, as requested by Dr. Kathleen Lang, Executive Officer:



 






a.


Adoption of Resolution establishing the Data Center Advisory Committee to evaluate and provide recommendations regarding potential land use, zoning, and policy options relating to data center development within the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.



 





b.


Adoption of Urgency Interim Ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on the approval of data center facilities within the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.




 

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CONSIDERATION OF URGENCY ITEMS



 






17.


Discussion/action of urgency items, if necessary.



 









ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION



 






18.


Discussion/action of items pulled from Consent Calendar for discussion, if necessary. 



 









PUBLIC HEARING(S) 11:00 A.M.



 









DISCUSSION CALENDAR



 






20.


Reports/Correspondence/Announcements of Officers:



 






a.


Legislation



 





b.


County Executive Officer



 





c.


County Counsel



 





d.


Departments



 





i.


Public Health – Imperial County Health Status & Community Health Improvement Plan Presentation.



 

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e.


Agencies



 








CONSENT CALENDAR **CEO recommends approval of Consent Calendar Items**



 









AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT



 






21.


Board sitting as Air Pollution Control District – Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Ratify executed agreement #G25-CAPP-12 in the amount of $1,699,749 to the Community Air Protection Program; and



 





b.


Approve the Air Pollution Control Officer to accept the amount of $1,699,749 from the Community Air Protection Program with Grant Number G25-CAPP-12 for the period of May 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030.



 

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22.


Board sitting as Air Pollution Control District – Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Ratify and approve Air Pollution Control Officer to submit State of California Grant Agreement #G21-PBRM-30, amendment 4, for the Prescribed Burn Reporting and Monitoring Support Program for an additional $10,000 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2027, to June 30, 2028.



 





b.


Ratify and approve Air Pollution Control Officer to accept and execute State of California Grant Agreement #G21-PBRM-30, amendment 4, in the amount of $10,000 for a total amount of $50,000.



 

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES



 






23.


Approve Amendment No. 02 to the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission Grant and Imperial County Behavioral Health Services to add an additional funding in the amount of $450,000; extend the term from December 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028; amend Exhibit A – Scope of Work and Exhibit B – Budget Detail and Payment Provisions and replace Exhibit C in its entirely General Term and Conditions, the new contracts will increase from $3,174,751 to $3,624,751 for Fiscal Years 2026-2028.



 


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24.


Approve to convert two vacant funded Part-Time Psychiatrist allocations – range 621 to one vacant funded Full-Time Psychiatrist allocations – range 621 in Org. Key 1046001.



 


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DISTRICT ATTORNEY



 






25.


Approve First Amendment and Extension Agreement with Sicuro Data Analytics Inc. for the creation of a database to comply with Assembly Bill 2542, extending the agreement termination date from June 11, 2026, to June 11, 2028.



 


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EXECUTIVE OFFICE



 






26.


Approve Resolution extending Declaration of State of Emergency for Compromised Airport Operational Safety at the Imperial County Airport at 1099 Airport Road, Imperial, CA 92251.



 


26
 







27.


Approve the following actions:



 






a.


"Lease Agreement" between the County of Imperial and the City of Calipatria for the property located at 105 S. Lake Ave., Calipatria for a term of five (5) years, with two (2) automatic additional five (5) year term at an annual rental cost of $1.00 per year for a total of $15,000; and



 





b.


"Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Calipatria and Imperial County Free Library Provision of Library Services".



 

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28.


Approve First Amendments to the agreements awarded under RFP #000226, extending the term through July 15, 2026, for community engagement services related to Lithium Valley Specific Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the following organizations:



 






a.


Imperial Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation



 





b.


Los Amigos de la Comunidad



 

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HUMAN RESOURCES



 






29.


Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Approve revisions to the Field Operations Crew Leader – range 232 job description under the Working Supervisors Group;



 





b.


Approve revisions to the Stripping and Sign Supervisor – range 237 job description under the Working Supervisor Group;



 





c.


Approve revisions to the Assistant Regional Road Superintendent – range 248 job description under the Working Supervisor Group; and



 





d.


Approve revisions to the Maintenance Supervisor – Corrections – range 259 job description under the Working Supervisor Group.



 

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PROCUREMENT SERVICES



 






30.


Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Approve revised Procurement Policy PUR-PO-001-2026; and



 





b.


Approve Protest Policy PRO-PO-020-2026.



 

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PUBLIC HEALTH



 






31.


Authorize a seventh modification to the Health Impact Assessment Grant Agreement with San Diego State University Foundation, this modification adds a 3-month, no-cost extension with a new project end date of September 30, 2026.



 


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32.


Approve Agreement for Consultant Services with Mohammed AI-Jasim, MD, in the amount not to exceed $54,000 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.



 


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PUBLIC WORKS



 






33.


Approve Resolution accepting List of Roads for Eligibility of Funds from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; authorize department of Public Works to submit the Approved List of Roads to the California Department of Transportation Commission to establish eligibility for the receipt of funds.



 


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34.


Adopt Resolution Extending Declaration of State of Emergency for Compromised Integrity of the Picacho Road Bridge over the Yuma Main Canal, Bridge No. 58C0028 in Imperial County, County Project No. 7239EBR.



 


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35.


Adopt Resolution Extending Declaration of State of Emergency for Compromised Integrity of the Drew Road Bridge over the New River, Bridge No. 58C0026 in Imperial County, County Project No. 664EBR.



 


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36.


Approve Resolution Extending Declaration of State of Emergency for Compromised Integrity of Arnold Road Bridge over the Reservation Main Drain, Bridge No. 58C0195 in Imperial County, County Project No. 7351EBR.



 


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37.


Adopt Resolution extending Declaration of a State of Emergency for the removal of an existing underground storage tank (UST), the installation of a new above ground storage tank (AGST), and replacement of the existing emergency generator at the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) Regional Adult Detention Facility located at 328 Applestill Road in El Centro, CA.



 


37
 







38.


Approve First Amendment to Improvement Agreement Tract Map 941 – Unit No. 5 to extend date of completion to August 16, 2028.



 


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SHERIFF-CORONER



 






39.


Ratify renewal of Microsoft License Fees for the term of June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, in the amount of $126, 550.



 


39
 







40.


Approve the following:



 






a.


Adopt Resolution approving the cash match commitment for California Senate Bill 863 Financing as requested by Board of State and Community Corrections County Facilities Construction Division in the amount of $201,500; and



 





b.


Authorize County Executive Officer to sign subsequent agreements for the Senate Bill 863 Construction financing project. 




 

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TREASURER TAX-COLLECTOR



 






41.


Adopt Resolution for issuance of Calipatria Unified School District 2026-2027 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 and direct staff to take appropriate action. 



 


41
 










WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT



 






42.


Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Ratify the acceptance and standard agreement execution of the Community Development Block Grant 24-CDBG-10021 in the amount of $1,800,000 and $35,000 in Program Income from the California Department of Housing & Community Development to implement two activities;



 





b.


Approve to establish Org Key 1987002-24-CDEBG-10021 as special revenue account to allocate funds for activities under the awarded grant;



 





c.


Authorize the designated personnel or designees to execute the standard agreement, amendments, and all other documents required for participation in the grant program. 




 

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CONSENT BUDGET CALENDAR  **CEO recommends approval of Budget Calendar Items**  These items require a 4/5 vote




 









INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SERVICES



 






43.


Approve the following actions:



 






a.


Ratify capital purchase of Dell PowerEdge Server 360 Server from Dell Marketing in the amount $13,088;



 





b.


Approve Budget Amendment Resolution No. 25-26-151 $13,088.



 

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PUBLIC DEFENDER



 






44.


Approve Budget Amendment Resolution No. 25-26-152 and allow the transfer of funds from Professional & Special Services to Out of County Travel for $8,000.



 


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SHERIFF-CORONER



 






45.


Approve Budget Amendment Resolution No. 25-26-153 in the amount of $105,404 in Org. Key 1761003, CAL MMET to increase appropriations for Professional & Special Service, Special Department Expense, and Special Department Expense Other. 

* Set next meeting date
* Adjournment




 


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CYNTHIA MEDINA CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS