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
May 10, 2022
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
JED LEANO
MAYOR
COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA THIS IS AN IN -PERSON CITY COUNCIL MEETING. The public is invited to attend in -person at the address listed above. The City will require attendees to comply with any Los Angeles County health orders in effect at the time of the meeting, which may include social distancing and masking requirements.
As a matter of public convenience, and technology permitting, the City will continue to allow members of the public to attend and participate in the meeting remotely via Zoom Video Communication. However, this is not a hybrid meeting under Assembly Bill 361 (Government Code Section 54953(e)). Please be advised that THE CITY WILL NOT SUSPEND THE MEETING IN THE EVENT OF A DISRUPTION TO THE REMOTE PLATFORM. Members of the public who choose to attend the meeting via Zoom (as opposed to in -person) should be aware that they are doing so at their own risk that they will be unable to participate in the event of a Zoom disruption.
To participate in the meeting via Zoom, download Zoom on any phone or computer device cut 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.
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:
OPTION 1: IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS – When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one. Do not form a line in the center aisle.
OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk ’s office at [email protected] and jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting.
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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 record of the meeting.
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 four minutes to speak.
Subject to the availability of the remote platform, 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 method:
OPTION 5: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button, which can be seen by the City Clerk. You will be called on in the order received to 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”.
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 to the City website and preserved.
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
Presentation:
Three Valleys Water District Drought Update
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Items
REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE1.
Recommendation: The City Council Ad Hoc Commission Selection Committee recommends that the City Council reappoint Ben Bull and Howard Spector to the Public Art Committee, each to a four-year term to expire August 31, 2026.
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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.
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.
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 THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated April 28, 2022.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated April 28, 2022Attachment(s):
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 26, 20223.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of April 26, 2022.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 26, 2022Attachment(s):
ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE CLAREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 481 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT: FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE (FUNDING SOURCE :
GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT,
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE
CLAREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Ordinance Approving Military EquipmentAttachment(s):
2022-23 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ENGINEER ’S REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT
PREPARED BY WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AS FILED, DECLARING
ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND
LANDSCAPING, AND GIVING NOTICE OF AND SETTING THE TIME AND
PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS; and
B. Set a public hearing date of June 14, 2022, for the purpose of hearing any comments on the proposed 2022-23 LLD assessment and for the ordering of the annual levy.
Engineer's Report
Resolution
Attachment(s):
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (FUNDING SOURCE: SENATE BILL 1 - ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017.
SB1 Resolution 22-23Attachment(s):
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REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE COLBY CIRCLE STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - CIP 2021-02 (FUNDING SOURCE: DRAINAGE FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council reject all bids for the Colby Circle Storm Drain Improvements Project, CIP 2021-02.
SANITATION AND SEWER RATE INCREASE OF 3.0 PERCENT BASED UPON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FROM MARCH 2021 TO MARCH 2022, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022 (FUNDING SOURCE: SANITATION AND SEWER FUNDS)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report. 2022-2023 Sewer and Sanitation Fees
05-04-22 CHS Commission Minutes Excerpt
Attachment(s):
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO CLEAN ENERGY FUELS FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROCUREMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: MOTOR FLEET FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a three -year agreement with Clean Energy Fuels for Renewable Natural Gas procurement.
03-21-22 Sustainability Committee Meeting Minutes ExcerptAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m. Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated.
TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1982 HEARING TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF $ 50 MILLION IN TAX EXEMPT FINANCING BY THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCRIPPS -PITZER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC.
10. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY 2022
TAX EXEMPT LOAN (SCRIPPS-PITZER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC) IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 50,000,000 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING AND REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, RETROFITTING, EQUIPPING AND
IMPROVEMENT OF VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
FACILITIES OWNED AND OPERATED AND TO BE OWNED AND
OPERATED BY SCRIPPS -PITZER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC AND
BENEFITTNG PITZER COLLEGE AND SCRIPPS COLLEGE, BOTH
LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
ORDINANCES - None
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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) UPDATE AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND)
11. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ask clarifying questions regarding the proposed use of the City's American Rescue Plan Act funding, provide any additional direction to staff, and authorize the appropriation of the American Rescue Plan Act funding and implementation of the projects, programs, and expenditures described in the staff report.
Community Survey Results
Business Survey Results
Attachment(s):
2022-24 BUDGET PROCESS UPDATE12.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2022-24 Budget Process Update and provide any additional direction to staff.
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 Architectural Commission Vacancy
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 24, 2022, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Resolution Approving Warrants
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 26, 2022
Direct City Attorney Review of City Conflict of Interest Code Award of Contract for Sewer Rehabilitation Project Phase 4 Award of Contract for City Right-of-Way Landscape Maintenance Award of Contract for Emergency Generator Services
Contract Extension for Urban Forest Maintenance
Assignment and Assumption Agreement for 365 West San Jose Avenue Update to Drought-Related Watering Restriction Ordinance
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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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 MAY 5, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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