Blythe public meetings in 2025

City Council

The Blythe City Council will consider approving a $134,865 contract for new police body cameras, a labor union successor agreement, and the 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant allocation.

• Authorize $134,865 for new Police Department body worn camera system
• Adopt successor MOU for Laborers’ International Union Local 1184
• Apply $79,550 CDBG funds to Bommer Park Playground Improvement Project
• Adopt 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments
• Authorize Animal Shelter Services Agreement with Riverside County

The council unanimously approved Consent Calendar items 1‑9 and 12, including the LIUNA MOU (Resolution 2025‑029). It also approved the 2026‑2027 CDBG allocation of $79,552 to fund the Bommer Park Playground Improvement Project and added a $10,000 grant to Peace from Chaos. Items 10 (body‑worn camera) and 11 (recreation‑center staffing) were pulled and not acted upon.

• Approved Consent Calendar items 1‑9 and 12 (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved Resolution 2025‑029 accepting LIUNA successor MOU (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved CDBG allocation $79,552 to Bommer Park Playground Improvement Project (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved $10,000 grant to Peace from Chaos as part of CDBG funding (unanimous aye vote)
• Item 10 (Body Worn Camera purchase) pulled, not approved
• Item 11 (Recreation Center staffing) pulled, not approved

City Council

The council will hold a closed‑session conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4), involving one potential case. A second conference will address anticipated litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), also involving one potential case. Both items are for discussion only; no motions or votes are listed.

• Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation under Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(4), one potential case
• Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation under Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(2), one potential case

City Council

The council will consider routine consent‑calendar items, including approval of utility‑billing refund warrants totaling $2,307.55 and payroll warrants totaling $600,837.20, as well as other warrants for $372,030.77 and $210,530.00. It will vote on Ordinance No. 944‑25 to amend the municipal code and add regulations for commercial solar energy facilities. It will determine that a public convenience or necessity exists for issuing a Type 21 alcoholic beverage control license to Blythe Liquor at 301 S. Seventh Street. It will authorize execution of a memorandum of understanding with the Palo Verde Unified School District for the 2025‑26 school year programs.

• Adopt Ordinance No. 944‑25 amending Title 17 to regulate commercial solar energy facilities
• Determine public convenience or necessity for a Type 21 ABC license for Blythe Liquor, 301 S. Seventh St.
• Approve utility‑billing refund warrants (numbers 80329‑80343) totaling $2,307.55
• Approve payroll warrants (numbers 55429‑55458 and related direct deposits) totaling $600,837.20
• Authorize execution of MOU between City and Palo Verde Unified School District for 2025‑26 school programs

City Council

The Blythe City Council will vote on routine consent‑calendar items, including approval of several warrants totaling over $1.7 million and a waiver of community‑center rental fees for a local event. The council will also accept completion of the WWTP E. Brine Basin pond liner project and adopt a resolution to destroy certain old financial records. Public hearings will be held on Ordinance No. 944‑25, which amends the municipal code to regulate commercial solar energy facilities, and on a categorical exemption request for the Greenlane EV charging station project.

• Approve warrants: $552,939.78, $1,482.92, $441,675.61, $318,915.24, $311,56.59, $95,111.57
• Waive Community Center rental fees (excluding $150 deposit and $100 labor fee) for Rec‑N‑Crew Homecoming event at Todd Park
• Accept work and authorize release of retention payments for WWTP E. Brine Basin Pond Liner Installation by Layfield USA Corporation
• Introduce Ordinance No. 944‑25 to amend Title 17 zoning code for commercial solar energy facilities
• File a categorical exemption under CEQA for the Greenlane EV Charging Station, temporary truck parking, and solar‑plus‑storage project

The council unanimously approved Ordinance 944-25 to regulate commercial solar energy facilities and exempt it from CEQA. It also waived community‑center rental fees for the Rec‑N‑Crew Homecoming event, accepted completion of the WWTP Brine Basin liner project, and adopted a resolution to destroy certain 2019‑2020 financial records. All consent‑calendar items, including warrants, payroll and monthly reports, were approved with a unanimous vote.

• Approved Ordinance 944-25 to regulate commercial solar facilities and exempt it from CEQA (unanimous aye vote)
• Waived Community Center rental fees (excluding $150 deposit and $100 labor fee) for Rec‑N‑Crew Homecoming event (unanimous)
• Accepted WWTP E. Brine Basin Pond Liner Installation work and authorized notice of completion and retention payments (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2025-026 to destroy certain FY 2019‑2020 financial records (unanimous)
• Approved consent calendar items – warrants, payroll, meeting minutes, and monthly activity reports (unanimous)

City Council

The Blythe City Council will consider the Municipal Service Review prepared by the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission for the Palo Verde Healthcare District. Council members will decide which option or combination of options best restores Palo Verde Hospital to full operation and long‑term financial stability. They will also appoint a city spokesperson to speak at the LAFCO public hearing on September 25, 2025. The staff report indicates no fiscal impact from this action.

• Review of LAFCO Municipal Service Review for Palo Verde Healthcare District
• Council to select the best option(s) to restore Palo Verde Hospital
• Appointment of a city spokesperson for the LAFCO public hearing on Sep 25, 2025
• Public comments on the item limited to 3 minutes per speaker
• Fiscal impact: none

The council voted to approve the posting of the agenda on September 9, 2025, with a unanimous aye vote. The meeting also included a lengthy discussion of the LAFCO Municipal Service Review for the Palo Verde Healthcare District and various options for the hospital, but no formal vote or decision was taken on those matters.

• Approved posting of agenda (unanimous aye vote)

City Council

The Blythe City Council will hold a study session to review design options for the Mesa Bluffs Sewer Expansion Project. The meeting will be held on September 11, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Council Chambers.

• Study Session: Design Options for the Mesa Bluffs Sewer Expansion Project
• Meeting location: Council Chambers at City Hall, 235 N. Broadway
• Meeting date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
• Public comment period scheduled for agenda items

City Council

The City Council will hold a public hearing to establish zoning regulations for commercial solar energy facilities. The body will also review financial assistance for a manganese treatment project and approve several payment registers.

• Public hearing on Ordinance No. 944-25 and Urgency Ordinance No. 943-25-U regarding commercial solar energy facilities
• Approval of warrant register totaling $202,843.95
• Approval of payroll registers totaling $702,515.58
• Resolution No. 2025-025 for financial assistance for the Birch Street Manganese Treatment Project
• Request to waive a $262.00 Temporary Use Permit fee for Calvary Chapel’s Trunk-or-Treat

The council approved its routine consent calendar and several financial registers. It waived a $262 permit fee for Calvary Chapel’s Trunk‑or‑Treat event and adopted resolutions designating camping areas at Quechan Park and authorizing the interim city manager to file a state water assistance application. Most notably, the council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 943‑25‑U to establish regulations for commercial solar energy facilities, passing it by a four‑fifths vote.

• Approved Consent Calendar (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved Warrant Register totaling $202,843.95
• Approved Payroll Register totaling $1,097,? (multiple warrants) – amounts as listed
• Waived Temporary Use Permit Fee of $262 for Calvary Chapel Trunk‑or‑Treat event
• Adopted Resolution No. 2025‑024 designating camping areas at Quechan Park
• Adopted Resolution No. 2025‑025 authorizing interim city manager to file water assistance application
• Adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 943‑25‑U regulating commercial solar facilities (four‑fifths vote)
• Approved minutes of the August 26, 2025 City Council meeting

City Council

The council unanimously approved Consent Calendar items 1‑11, including agreements with Tripepi Smith & Associates and R&L Watkins, Inc. A resolution authorizing the city to apply for $780,000 in grant funding was adopted with a 4‑1 vote. The motion to approve staff’s recommendation on the grant was seconded by Council Member Spraggins and passed.

• Approved Consent Calendar items 1‑11 (unanimous aye vote)
• Authorized Interim City Manager to execute communications agreement with Tripepi Smith & Associates (item 10)
• Ratified abatement services agreement with R&L Watkins, Inc. for 316 W. Hobsonway (item 11)
• Approved resolution authorizing application for $780,000 grant (4‑1 vote)
• Posted the meeting agenda on bulletin boards and website (item 1)
• Approved the warrant register totaling $4,? (items 2‑3) – as recorded in the agenda
• Approved the payroll register totaling $?, as recorded in the agenda
• Approved minutes of July 8 and August 5 meetings (items 4‑5)

City Council

The council unanimously approved the posting of the meeting agenda. It also unanimously authorized the interim city manager to execute a memorandum of understanding for E Clampus Vitus to use Quechan Park and to coordinate placement of a historic monument. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved posting of the agenda (unanimous aye vote)
• Authorized interim city manager to execute MOU for E Clampus Vitus park use and monument placement (unanimous aye vote)

City Council

The council accepted a $211,582 grant from the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund to fund DUI enforcement equipment, salaries, and training. It also approved a resolution to add a retired police sergeant as an annuitant position. The Wastewater Treatment Plant East Brine Basin Liner Project was awarded to Layfield USA for up to $85,353 with an additional $15,000 contingency. The council scheduled an August meeting on the 26th (vote 3‑1).

• Approved acceptance of $211,582 cannabis tax grant for DUI enforcement (Resolution 2025-018)
• Adopted resolution to add retired police sergeant annuitant position
• Awarded Wastewater Treatment Plant East Brine Basin Liner Project to Layfield USA, up to $85,353 plus $15,000 contingency
• Approved subordination request for County Successor Agency pass‑through payments
• Levy of special taxes within Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 authorized (Resolution 2025-015)
• Adopted ordinance repealing and replacing ADU chapter for state law compliance (Ordinance 940‑25)
• Adopted ordinance designating fire hazard severity zones (Ordinance 942‑25)
• Scheduled August council meeting on August 26 (vote 3‑1)

City Council

The Blythe City Council approved the consent calendar items, including warrants, payroll, minutes, fireworks displays, and several resolutions and ordinances. It adopted the FY 2025/26 appropriations limit, the road‑maintenance project list, and an amended military equipment policy. The council also granted Mr. Zubaid of Fortune Five Properties until June 30 to repay outstanding arrearages, with a unanimous vote.

• Approved Consent Calendar items 1‑17 and 19‑23 (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved Warrant Register totaling $986,997.62 (unanimous)
• Approved Payroll Register totaling $655,185.95 (unanimous)
• Approved aerial fireworks display request from Blythe Volunteer Fire Department (unanimous)
• Adopted FY 2025/26 Appropriations Limit (Resolution 2025‑009) (unanimous)
• Adopted FY 2025/26 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation project list (Resolution 2025‑011) (unanimous)
• Adopted amended Military Equipment Policy (Ordinance 941‑25) (unanimous)
• Provided Mr. Zubaid until June 30 to repay arrearages; attorney‑fee deadline set for Sep 30, 2025 (unanimous)

City Council

The council unanimously approved the posting of the meeting agenda. It also unanimously approved staff's recommendation to form a Palo Verde Hospital Ad Hoc Committee. Mayor DeConinck appointed Vice Mayor Rodriguez and Councilmember Burton as committee members and named himself as the alternate. The council agreed to add a standing agenda item for future committee updates.

• Approved posting of agenda (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved creation of Palo Verde Hospital Ad Hoc Committee (unanimous aye vote)
• Mayor appointed Vice Mayor Rodriguez to the committee
• Mayor appointed Councilmember Burton to the committee
• Mayor appointed himself as alternate on the committee
• Added standing agenda item for committee updates

City Council

The council unanimously approved the posting of the meeting agenda. The council also unanimously approved moving forward with a non‑negotiable agreement that allows Fortune Five Properties (doing business as EconLodge) to keep its business license if payment conditions are met, otherwise the license will be revoked. The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm.

• Approved posting of agenda (unanimous)
• Approved moving forward with agreement on EconLodge business license (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting at 4:15 pm

City Council

The council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 939-25-U to repeal and replace Chapter 17.33 for ADU compliance, and approved Ordinance No. 937-25 to rezone two parcels and waive the Art in Public Places fee for affordable and special‑needs housing. It also adopted four resolutions for Lighting District 1 and 2 assessments and approved the warrant and payroll registers and several routine reports.

• Approved Urgency Ordinance No. 939-25-U (ADU code compliance) – unanimous aye vote
• Approved Ordinance No. 937-25 (rezoning two parcels and fee waiver) – unanimous aye vote
• Adopted Resolutions 2025-004 to 2025-007 for Lighting District 1 and 2 assessments – unanimous aye vote
• Approved Warrant Register warrants 11052‑11090 and 79507‑79575 totaling $730,836.70 – consent calendar
• Approved Payroll Register warrants totaling $724,136.65 (see itemized amounts) – consent calendar
• Approved Minutes of the April 8 2025 City Council meeting – consent calendar
• Received and filed monthly reports for permits, fire, police, Quality of Life, and General Plan – consent calendar
• Approved Annual Rate Adjustment under Solid Waste Franchise Agreement – consent calendar

City Council

The council held a special closed session to discuss the golf course irrigation system and a real‑property negotiation for 3480 Quail Run Rd. Council members asked the operator, David Bayles, about repair costs and potential city assistance for incidents over $10,000. The city attorney reported that direction was given on the property negotiation but no action was taken. No formal resolutions or votes were recorded.

• No action taken on negotiation of 3480 Quail Run Rd. property (direction given)

City Council

The council unanimously approved the posting of the meeting agenda. After extensive discussion of the lease amendment with BNB Golf Management, the council gave the City Manager authority to execute the agreement with the discussed equipment and irrigation provisions. No other motions were adopted.

• Approved posting of agenda (unanimous aye vote)
• Authorized City Manager to execute lease agreement changes (unanimous aye vote)

City Council

The Blythe City Council adopted the Measure A five‑year Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026‑2030. It also approved Ordinance No. 935‑25, amending the zoning code to add a housing element overlay and waive the Art in Public Places fee for affordable and special‑needs housing, and adopted Ordinance No. 938‑25 to update purchasing thresholds. Additionally, the council authorized acceptance of a $40,000 community‑improvement grant for police equipment and approved several warrants totaling over $1.2 million.

• Adopted Measure A Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2026‑2030 (no vote recorded)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 935‑25 amending zoning code for housing element overlay and fee waiver (no vote recorded)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 938‑25 updating purchasing system thresholds (unanimous aye vote)
• Authorized acceptance and expenditure of $40,000 grant for police officer safety equipment (no vote recorded)
• Approved warrants for the warrant register totaling $649,258.86 and other warrants (no vote recorded)
• Approved payroll warrants totaling $1,296,? (exact total not specified in minutes)
• Received and filed monthly reports from permits, fire, police, and quality‑of‑life programs (no vote recorded)
• Adopted the March 11 and March 27 council meeting minutes (no vote recorded)

City Council

The council approved the posting of the agenda and the receipt and filing of the Annual Element Progress Report, authorizing staff to forward it to state agencies. In a separate vote, the council decided not to move forward with a Rule 20A underground line project. All three motions passed with unanimous aye votes.

• Approved posting of agenda (unanimous aye vote)
• Approved receipt, filing, and forwarding of Annual Element Progress Report (unanimous aye vote)
• Decided not to move forward with Rule 20A underground line project (unanimous aye vote)