City of Imperial Beach

The resolution approves an agreement for professional audit services with Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP for the Successor Agency. The agreement covers audit services for fiscal years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, with options to extend for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. The Executive Director of the Successor Agency is authorized to sign the agreement.

The resolution approves an agreement with Lance Soll & Lunghard to provide audit services for the Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 in an amount not to exceed $5,832 and Fiscal Year 2013-2014 in an amount not to exceed $6,007. It also authorizes the Executive Director to sign the agreement.

The Community Resilience Plan for the City of Imperial Beach focuses on developing strategies to address flooding and erosion impacts, encouraging nature-based solutions, and adequately addressing the needs of residents currently experiencing flooding or projected to be substantially impacted by future coastal flooding. The plan outlines adaptation strategies for four segments: Bayside, North Beach, South Beach, and Estuary, each with specific vulnerabilities and opportunities. Key areas of focus include elevating infrastructure, creating dunes, rehabilitating groins, improving stormwater infrastructure, and designating feeder beaches. The plan also emphasizes the importance of monitoring data to track the performance of implemented projects and inform future management strategies.

The strategy for success in Imperial Beach, known as "The Bigger Picture," builds upon the foundation laid by the "Big Picture" strategic plan approved in 2000. The primary focus is to elevate the visioning plan into a more strategic approach with attainable and measurable objectives. Key areas of focus include clean and safe neighborhoods, public spaces, updating the Local Coastal Program and General Plan, enhancing community events and cultural exchange, improving outreach and communications, ensuring physical and social accessibility and equity, and strengthening relationships and partnerships. The plan aims to consolidate and organize the financial and human resources of the City into an action document consistent with the direction provided by the City Council, with a 1-6 year strategy to complete identified tasks across three budget cycles.

The council meeting included reports from council members on their recent activities, such as community meetings, participation in regional planning efforts, and discussions on traffic calming measures. An update was provided on the approval of a grant to fund projects related to storm drain improvements and housing element updates. Public comments included a request to delay financial decisions regarding sheriff's department funding until after a city-wide vote on a sales tax increase.