CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
“We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.”
City Council Chamber
225 Second Street
Claremont, CA 91711
Tuesday
February 22, 2022
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
JED LEANO
MAYOR
COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA Pursuant to the local emergency concerning the COVID -19 virus declared by the City Council of the City of Claremont on March 19, 2020, and in accordance with State Assembly Bill 361 (2021-2022 Regular Session, codified at California Government Code Section 54953(e)), the following protocols will apply to public participation for the duration of the emergency:
Members of the public will not be permitted to be physically present at meetings. To allow for public participation, the City Council will conduct its meeting through Zoom Video Communications. To participate in the meeting from the comfort of your own home or office, download Zoom on any phone or computer device and copy and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/256208090 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. For assistance, please call (909)399-5461 or (909)399-5463.
Members of the public who wish to address the City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council may utilize the following methods. The Council requests, but does not require, the public speakers to identify themselves.
OPTION 1: LIVE COMMENTS - Through Zoom, someone wishing to speak may virtually "raise your hand". Wait to be called upon by the City Clerk, and then you may provide verbal comments for up to four minutes. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please push *9. This will “raise your hand”.
OPTION 2: E-MAIL - Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk ’s office at [email protected] or jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s document archive system.
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OPTION 3: MAIL - Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall, Attn: City Clerk ’s Office, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s document archive system.
OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY - Members of the public wanting to address the City Council telephonically are requested to inform the Claremont City Clerk's office no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Claremont City Clerk's office can be reached at (909) 399-5461, (909) 399-5463, sdesautels@ci .claremont.ca.us, or jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to 4 minutes to speak. The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead.
The recorded meeting will be uploaded and saved as a record.
CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Staff Introductions:
Jacqueline Castro, Accounting Assistant
Eric Ey, Human Services Supervisor
Raymond Garcia, Human Services Special Events Coordinator
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Item
Council Assignment Reports
City Councilmembers may serve as representatives on regional organizations. This time is allocated for reports about their activities. For information about the Council's local, intergovernmental and regional appointments please visit the City website :
www.ci.claremont.ca.us/government/city-council/city-council-assignments-and-appointments.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT
The Council has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council .
Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the City Council regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Council considers those items.
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At this time the Council will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit.
The Brown Act prohibits the City Council from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Council may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting.
The Council requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The City Council or one or more Commissions and /or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Council may act on these items by one motion following public comment.
Only Councilmembers may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion.
The City Council will waive reading of resolutions and ordinances. Each resolution and ordinance will be numbered following Council approval.
Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar.
RESIGNATION OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSIONER PAUL SLANEY1.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Paul Slaney from the Architectural Commission.
Resignation of Architectural Commissioner Paul SlaneyAttachment(s):
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH ARE THE SAME TO BE PAID, dated February 17, 2022.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated February 17, 2022Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5, 2022 AND FEBRUARY 8, 2022 (SPECIAL
AND REGULAR)
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the special City Council meeting minutes of February 5, 2022, and the regular City Council meeting minutes of February 8, 2022.
Draft Special Meeting Minutes of February 5, 2022
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2022
Attachment(s):
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RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council, in consideration of the ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID -19 pandemic, and existing public health orders, adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Resolution Reconfirming EmergencyAttachment(s):
CITY OF CLAREMONT ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the following letters and financial reports for the year ended June 30, 2021:
A. Audit Communication and Management Letters;
B. Auditor Letter on Internal Controls;
C. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR);
D. Transportation Fund Financial Statements;
E. Area Agency on Aging (Senior Nutrition Program) Financial Statements; and
F. Auditor Letter on GANN Limit Calculation.
Audit Communication and Management Letters
Auditor Letter on Internal Controls
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
Transportation Fund Financial Statements
Area Agency on Aging (Senior Nutrition Program) Financial Statements Auditor Letter on GANN Limit Calculation
Attachment(s):
REJECT BIDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AND
UPDATE THE BULK ITEM PICKUP GUIDELINES TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL (FUNDING SOURCE: SANITATION FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to reject all bids received for residential electronic waste collection services and update the City's Bulk Item Pickup Guidelines to allow electronic waste disposal.
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AWARD OF CONTRACT TO DASH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR THE 2021-22
SIDEWALK REHABILITATION PROJECT TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: MEASURE R FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with DASH Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $ 289,377, and authorize a project contingency of $ 30,623, for a total of $ 320,000 to provide sidewalk repair and replacement services between Scripps Drive and the 210 Freeway between Towne Avenue and Mountain Avenue, Mountain Avenue between Base Line Road and Foothill Boulevard, and other identified locations throughout the City;
B. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with RKA Consulting Group in the amount of $ 25,000 for monument preservation and project inspection services; and
C. Appropriate an additional $ 45,000 in Measure R Funds to fully fund the project.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO PREPARE THE 2022-23 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING
WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, AS ENGINEER OF RECORD, TO
PREPARE AND FILE THE 2022-23 ANNUAL REPORT PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 (PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972).
Proposed ResolutionAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to laws pertaining to redistricting, the Public Hearing for Item No. 9 will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated.
DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF DRAFT REDISTRICTING MAP (S) FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Conduct a public hearing to receive input on draft district maps, revise draft maps, and identify a map or maps for further consideration; and B. Provide direction to staff to bring the selected map or maps back to the City Council at the March 8, 2022 regular City Council meeting for further consideration and adoption into a proposed ordinance adopting revised City Council district voting boundaries.
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Draft Redistricting Maps
Existing District Map
Public Comment Received by 2/17/22
Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
2021-22 MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT10.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2021-22 Mid-Year Budget Report.
CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
This time is reserved for those persons who were unable to speak earlier in the agenda because of the 30-minute time restriction.
COMMISSIONS
One Police Commission Vacancy (Pending Appointment)
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MARCH 8, 2022, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items New Employee Introduction
Resolution Approving Warrant Register
Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
Resolution Declaring Continued Existence of an Emergency (COVID) Council Priorities and Action Items
BID Annual Report
Crime-Free Multi Housing Report
Redistricting - Public Hearing #4, (Must begin at 7:00 p.m.) Ordinance Adopting Military Equipment Use Per AB 481
Part 1 Crimes Report
MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK ’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk ’s Office at 909-399-5461.
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IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL
BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE.
I, SHELLEY DESAUTELS, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY
CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON FEBRUARY 17, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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